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The Oxford Dictionary defines engineering as “the branch of science and technology concerned with the design, building and use of engines, machines and structures.” We are all aware that this is an extremely broad term, ...
The world of engineering is broad and encompasses a vast number of disciplines, industries and organizations. However, one thing that all engineers have in common is that they make things.
We delve into additional enhancements available in SOLIDWORKS Manage 2021.
If you’ve heard the phrase “the drawing is the contract” then First Article Inspection or FAI reports are the means by which said contract is enforced.
The Assembly Visualization tool can help you visually convey important trends of your model, identify and correct missing information and help you quickly locate components that may be adversely affecting your assembly’s performance.
The SOLIDWORKS Fill surface was added to the software in 2001, after surfacing was added in 1998+. It is essentially an N-sided Coons patch that will fill an opening in a surface that is otherwise ...
When SOLIDWORKS Assemblies get bigger, the stakes get higher—every click matters, sluggish seconds gets amplified and your system can come to a screeching halt. We all know the helpless feeling of the system locking up ...
Boundary has several advantages and differences when compared to the other interpolating features Loft, Sweep and Fill.
SOLIDWORKS Top Ten 3DEXPERIENCE World 2021 – Curated Short List Focused on Large Assembly Productivity.
The optimal end goal of innovation is to provide solutions that help society.
The Urban Electric Company grows in engineering and manufacturing with SOLIDWORKS.
SOLIDWORKS templates are the foundation for modeling faster.
As the world remains in pseudo-lockdown due to COVID-19, we find ourselves becoming more siloed than ever. Working remotely may have had its upside to begin with—after all, who doesn’t mind avoiding that morning commute, ...
The old adage, “Necessity is the mother of invention,” rings loud and true for Geoff Babb and his team at AdvenChair. In 2005 Babb was a Bureau of Land Management Fire Ecologist and an active ...
The list of improvements for SOLIDWORKS Manage 2021 is impressive.
Parametric definition of bicycle geometry.
James Hobson designs, prototypes and destroys an array of fictional tools and devices by bringing them to life.
This article will examine the optimization tools and techniques available when a STEP file is imported as an assembly.
Customization makes SOLIDWORKS work just the way you want.
It’s time to see what SOLIDWORKS is offering in the new release of SOLIDWORKS PDM 2021.
This is the third article of the Ultimate Guide for Working with STEP File Series.
SOLIDWORKS just gave us our first taste of the latest release – SOLIDWORKS 2021.
I get it – you’ve heard it ALL when it comes to the Cloud. I have been preaching the benefits of the Cloud for nearly ten years in my journey as a Technology Evangelist, and I ...
We’re all aware of the growing robotics boom throughout most industries. Robots are everywhere these days, and they will only become more prevalent. One of the biggest challenges with robotics is how they interact with ...
The first-ever 3DEXPERIENCE World took place in February 2020, hosted by Nashville, Tennessee. The traditional SOLIDWORKS World format was altered to include other Dassault brands, and with that, several additional competitions and experiences for all ...
Robotics and engineering go hand-in-hand in some of the coolest things this industry has to offer. Boston Dynamics has a celebrity robotic dog that goes viral on YouTube any time a new video comes out, ...
This is the second article of the Ultimate Guide for Working with STEP File Series.
Come on in, the water’s warm.
Figure 1. From Left to right: traditional engine, 3D Interconnect assembly, 3D Interconnect part. Background: Working with Imported Geometry In today’s multi-CAD world, the interoperability between various CAD solutions becomes increasingly important. For example, large ...
If you were fortunate enough to attend 3DEXPERIENCE World 2020, then you might remember SOLIDWORKS CEO Gian Paolo Bassi unveiling the three 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS offers that were promised to arrive in the summer. That seemed ...
Magic Wheelchair is a non-profit organization that builds costumes for children in wheelchairs, at no cost to their families. Last month we shared Magic Wheelchair’s story through an interview with executive director Christine Getman. This ...
19-year-old Danielle Boyer shares how she began teaching STEAM through robotics.
The greatest business minds know that working together as a collective team is more beneficial than working separately in silos. Even Steve Jobs, who thought very highly of his own ideas and abilities, said that, ...
The 3DEXPERIENCE World conference (formerly known as SOLIDWORKS World) is the premier CAD conference for SOLIDWORKS users, and is attended by thousands of CAD enthusiasts each year. With the new show format, Dassault Systèmes is ...
Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE is a collaborative platform where community members can share ideas as well as access tools to build on these ideas. The dashboard is the landing page where your company’s members access this ...
Communities join forces to build wheelchair costumes for children with disabilities.
What do you really need to know to get started?
The 3DEXPERIENCE Platform gives mechanical designers and other SOLIDWORKS users the ability to create, collaborate and control designs on a public or private cloud through a user’s browser. This is a dramatic shift from the ...
When SOLIDWORKS introduced the Boundary Surface feature in 2008, I was just finishing writing the first SOLIDWORKS Surfacing and Complex Shape Modeling Bible. It was a new feature, and it was being added to the ...
