CAD
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.
Why customers should be excited about using 3D CAD with Extended Reality.
Engineers Rule explores the user interface for Manage, a PDM software for a popular CAD platform.
Do you like cars? Do you like rendering? How about some driving simulation? If you’ve answered YES to any or all of those questions, then buckle up, because Visualize Professional in SOLIDWORKS 2019 has got ...
SOLIDWORKS 2019 SP0 was released in October of 2018, and some amazing new features were added with the release. Here is a list of some of my favorite enhancements. Although SOLIDWORKS 2019 added a lot ...
A good solid graphics card is a must for any professional SOLIDWORKS user. But what exactly does this mean, and how have the requirements for graphics cards changed going into SOLIDWORKS 2019? By following this ...
With the October release of Sell Publisher, you can push online the configurations automatically with better consistency.
An in-depth introduction to mechanism synthesis using SolidWorks.
Engineers Rule’s fifth installment of the SOLIDWORKS Power User Challenges.
An in-depth look at how to set up SOLIDWORKS Toolbox according to your company’s specific needs.
Our fourth installment discusses unique CAD modeling challenges.
The world's largest paper ball serves a reminder that documentation is critical, but is doesn't have to be on paper or overwhelming.
How to use and create library features and smart components in SOLIDWORKS.
In light of the strong growth of e-commerce and a surprising lack of 3D online product customizations, wouldn’t it be sensible to repurpose CAD models for online sales and marketing?
CAD owes a lot to the field of shipbuilding, which in turn has been used to advance the field of shipbuilding.
A rundown of what’s new to SOLIDWORKS in 2018 and how you can use the software’s latest enhancements.
This is the third installment of our series on impossible modeling challenges for CAD power users.
As someone who has written software, I can tell you there may be inherent dangers in installing software considered to exist at a “beta,” or unfinished, level. Sure, every software package is different. Generally, we ...
There are a whole lot more to automotive design than just designing aesthetically pleasing and aerodynamic CAD models (although modeling is definitely a big part of it). The automotive design and manufacturing process in Industry ...
This is the second installment of our articles covering the SOLIDWORKS Power User Challenges (SWPUC). If you have not read the first articlein the series, you can find it here. The Challenge Currently SOLIDWORKS does ...
SOLIDWORKS Variable Pattern can be used to generate different versions of a single set of features in the same model.
Online shopping has been widely adopted across the globe. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could interrogate 3D product models on a webpage, customize desirable options to your liking in an online catalog, and make ...
Engineers Rule guides readers through the process of using Mate Controller for assemblies.
EngineersRule breaks down a number of case studies in which consumer product manufacturers rely on CAD tools for design.
Engineers Rule walks you through a game to obtain your certification for the most widely used CAD software.
Engineers Rule explores one of the SOLIDWORKS Power User Challenges and its solution from a power use.
Engineers Rule breaks down a number of CAD tips and tricks in a fun, informative Jeopardy! Format.
A look at the way CAD is being used by the space industry.
Earlier this year, Dassault Systèmes launched a new platform called the 3DEXPERIENCE Marketplace. Billed as “the Amazon of Manufacturing,” the 3DEXPERIENCE Marketplace is split into two halves: Marketplace PartSupply, an online 3D components catalog, and ...
In this tutorial, we are going to be taking a look at running flow visualization simulations on a basic aerofoil (or “airfoil”), which will hopefully be of use to those of you in aerospace engineering ...
A common question on Model-Based Enterprise is how to implement. At SOLIDWORKS World 2018, several experts shared their insights. Let’s recap the lessons learned and recommended practices.
SOLIDWORKS can help you reuse sketch dimensions. However, here are three areas to consider with this practice.
An interview with Tom Smith, winner of SOLIDWORKS World 2018’s Model Mania.
A prosthetic device startup is on the verge of changing its industry thanks to an ambitious business model and the acceptance of advanced technologies.
