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Great ideas can come from many places. Product developers must find ways to bring their best people together so they can effectively collaborate as an ongoing part of development process, but must do this without ...
Historically, engineers were reluctant to use nonlinear analysis, because of its complex problem formulation and long solution time. However, as nonlinear FEA software integrates with CAD software it has become much easier to use. In ...
Since its addition to the SOLIDWORKS family of products, SOLIDWORKS Manage has seen substantial development, and the 2020 release continues along that path.
Have you seen cool 3D-enabled online products with augmented reality? Here is the latest 3D commerce development and how 3D content can be built.
Designers are increasingly being expected to produce extremely complex geometry.
There are few things that engineers and designers dislike more than performing clerical tasks, especially data entry.
Engineering managers are sporadic SOLIDWORKS users, but play a key role in the design process.
This article will focus on a special import problem that is usually experienced by manufacturing companies that provide wire bending solutions.
The most significant enhancement to SOLIDWORKS PDM 2020 is performance. The developers at SOLIDWORKS have redefined how data is loaded, so that the amount of time required to access information is greatly reduced. Following performance, ...
Prologue This is a story about the struggles that software companies go through in implementing and perfecting new enhancements. The best companies are actively listening to their end-users’ feedback, identifying specific needs and developing new ...
Engineers Rule visits the 2019 edition of this large CAD event.
In the second part in our series, Engineers Rule discusses adapting traditional graphical synthesis methods.
How can a marketer or a designer with zero coding experience build an appealing webpage layout with a powerful 3D configurator?
This comparison looks at DriveWorksXpress and the SOLIDWORKS API, breaking down their ease of learning, ease of use, app integration, and backwards compatibility.
New enhancements make SOLIDWORKS MBD 2019 the best release yet.
Engineers Rule explores the list of new user-generated ideas for a popular CAD platform.
Before placing an online order, you can fit a 3D digital product into your actual environment with augmented reality.
For the longest time, it felt like the terms “SOLIDWORKS” and “3D printing” were rarely discussed in any particularly paired light. Sure, we conceptually understood that SOLIDWORKS was a mechanical design tool used to make ...
We explore CubeSats and discuss the Birds CubeSat project, including Maya-1.
Founder of Icon Wheelchairs, Christian Bagg, describes the design behind his motorized, articulating tricycle for disabled athletes.
SOLIDWORK’s Connector and 3DEXPERIENCE lets businesses leverage CAD data.
Simulation software helps engineers break a human-powered vehicle record.
Copenhagen Suborbitals uses SOLIDWORKS to design rockets for its amateur space program.
Great design and engineering ideas have to go through manufacturing to reach fruition. Let’s find out how Gulfstream uses the MBD data to empower downstream manufacturing.
A look at how to make the transition from 2D drawings to MBD easier using SOLIDWORKS MBD.
Bow-and-arrow design has been difficult for millennia. Now, digital manufacturing is making it a bit easier.
How DFAM is rewriting traditional design paradigms.
How Citizen streamlined its engineering processes with CAD and PLM solutions.
Massachusetts company uses CAD to design flying car for the masses.
Personal flying machines enter reality with help from SOLIDWORKS.
Long a sci-fi concept, another Japanese team looks to make it real.
IoT takes the thinking and chances of error out of brewing? I’ll drink to that.
Seemless CAD interoperability; a lot achieved, but a long road ahead
MIT grad’s $100 machine for DNA production leads to funding.
Get used to MBD and you will wonder why you ever put dimensions on a 2D interpretation of the model.
Plastics release follows the SOLIDWORKS 2016 trend of improving user experience.
