by Diane Sofranec, Contributing Editor The capability to design, test and validate in the digital world helps get products to market faster for less money. Testing is a critical part of the design process. No matter how complex or simple, every design must be vetted to ensure it works as intended. Typically, powerful finite element […]
Dassault Ships Mechanical Conceptual
Though it was announced back in January at SolidWorks World, Dassault Systemes today announces that Mechanical Conceptual is now available. The first SolidWorks application on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, Mechanical Conceptual has already been hard at work in production environments at numerous customer sites. Touted to be more social and conceptual, the software is expected to […]
SolidWorks 2014—An Upgrade for New and Long-term Users
by Leslie Langnau, Managing Editor Adding to—or improving—an existing software program that already contains millions of lines of code is a task most engineers approach cautiously; it’s too easy to introduce code that wrecks havoc on either other parts of the program or on the whole program. So, while some will opine that the latest […]
Guitar maker speeds design process
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is a leading manufacturer of stringed instruments, including electric, acoustic, and bass guitars as well as guitar amplifiers. While the company handcrafted guitars and used 2D AutoCAD design tools for many years, the 2002 acquisition of the JACKSON guitar brand brought more complex geometry challenges that required 3D design technology to […]
New software slated to change the workplace
CAD software vendors have touted product usability for a long time. However, they haven’t really delivered on that promise until recently. There were a few software debuts in 2011 that changed that premise. True user usability could lead to a broader CAD audience and a bigger market share. The product development team at PTC came […]
Recreated USS Missouri
SolidWorks user Donn McKinney’s dream is to construct a Hollywood-quality fleet of battleships for museums and ports. He is part of a team engaged in producing operational replicas of the Iowa Class Battleships USS Iowa, USS New Jersey, USS Missouri, and USS Wisconsin. The goal of the project is tto put these ships on display […]
AAC Engineered Systems
The company focuses on heavy-duty applications and advanced material handling. The company was using a 2D design package and decided to move to a 3D CAD system to gain greater flexibility in designing equipment to meet customer requirements. AAC’s engineers attended the Chicago Machine Design Show and reviewed every CAD system being demonstrated. They were […]
Orange County Choppers
Orange County Choppers (OCC) started designing and building custom motorcycles in 1999. The company selected SolidWorks Premium software as its standard design platform because it is easy to use, includes visualization and surfacing tools, and integrates well with MasterCAM software which automates machining on the company’s HAAS CNC production systems. “Every bike we build […]
SolidWorks models on an iPad
CadFaster, the simple, free application for collaborating on SolidWorks 3D models is now available on the iPad App Store. CadFaster lets you access your projects on the move and allows your whole team to markup and co-view models in real time. You can export models as EXE files for Windows users and to cloud service […]
20th release of SolidWorks wins kudos
There are new drawing tools to help create better looking and more accurate images. For example, changed dimensions are automatically highlighted and show previous values to help with revisions. Sequential balloon ordering and magnetic lines automatically help order and position balloons. So you may not have to spend as much time detailing and aligning drawings. […]
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