{"id":23320,"date":"2014-09-11T02:00:20","date_gmt":"2014-09-11T06:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/?p=23320"},"modified":"2014-09-29T22:05:46","modified_gmt":"2014-09-30T02:05:46","slug":"introducing-solidworks-2015-designed-by-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2014\/09\/introducing-solidworks-2015-designed-by-you.html","title":{"rendered":"Introducing SOLIDWORKS 2015: Designed by You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The world of design has changed in many ways since I joined SOLIDWORKS in 1997. Computer hardware becomes faster and more powerful every year, which is changing the way that our customers do their jobs. These days, engineers are required to wear many hats. When I visit customers, I often see situations where one person is doing work that would have been spread across an entire team twenty years ago, from designing and drafting to FEA and data management. It\u2019s probably not a surprise to hear that these changes influence the development of SOLIDWORKS, and, in particular, this week\u2019s release of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/launch?scid=SM_BL_Launch15_sicot_9.11\">SOLIDWORKS 2015<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NO9I_da55Oo?rel=0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>From the start, SOLIDWORKS has been a user-driven product, and we rely on feedback from our global community of more than two million users to shape the future of the tools you use. It\u2019s true that some users are more vocal and honest than others, but understanding and responding to this feedback\u2014both good and bad\u2014is important. Listening to end users lets us understand how our products are being used; our product team has to be 100% certain that any new feature or enhancement provides real benefit to the SOLIDWORKS community before it goes into development. Our user-centric focus has not changed in SOLIDWORKS 2015, nor will it change in the future. In fact, SOLIDWORKS 2015 includes more than 200 new features and enhancements, and 90% of them are the direct result of requests and other feedback from end users.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/watershot_launch_social.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23321\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/watershot_launch_social-615x458.png\" alt=\"watershot_launch_social\" width=\"615\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/watershot_launch_social-615x458.png 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/watershot_launch_social-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/watershot_launch_social-120x89.png 120w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/watershot_launch_social.png 771w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our first promise was to \u201cput the power of 3D on every engineer\u2019s desktop.\u201d But that\u2019s not a big enough challenge anymore. Our new promise is to continue developing 3D solutions that let you meet modern engineering challenges head-on. It\u2019s not enough to focus on making the software faster. We need to give you the tools that inspire you to design products that change the world. SOLIDWORKS 2015 is one step to fulfilling our commitment. As we continue to develop SOLIDWORKS to meet new and emerging needs, we\u2019ll also look to expand the power of 3D and push its capabilities to the limit. Your success is our success.<\/p>\n<p>I invite you to visit our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/launch?scid=SM_BL_Launch15_sicot_9.11\">launch website<\/a><\/strong> to explore the powerful new enhancements found in SOLIDWORKS 2015. I am certain that they will help improve your everyday productivity, optimize your work process, reduce operations costs, and let you solve more design challenges. Let\u2019s go design!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/launch?scid=SM_BL_Launch15_sicot_9.11\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23302 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/launch-intro_9.9.jpg\" alt=\"launch intro_9.9\" width=\"525\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/launch-intro_9.9.jpg 525w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/launch-intro_9.9-300x94.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/launch-intro_9.9-120x37.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world of design has changed in many ways since I joined SOLIDWORKS in 1997. Computer hardware becomes faster and more powerful every year, which is changing the way that our customers do their jobs. 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