CAD
Designers are increasingly being expected to produce extremely complex geometry.
How to design mechanisms that fit within size constraints and move smoothly.
How to design mechanisms that fit within size constraints and move smoothly.
The latest edition of a popular CAD software introduces a new tool to speed up your workflows
Oh no! The handle on my outdoor spigot broke! I need to make a nice smooth handle so my wife and I won’t cut our hands anytime we go to water the garden. The handle ...
We catch up with the Lithuanian guitar company as it grows from strength to strength.
Best practices for importing a company logo and working with it in SOLIDWORKS.
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.
Engineers Rule explores the list of new user-generated ideas for a popular CAD platform.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
Engineers Rule walks you through a game to obtain your certification for the most widely used CAD software.
A look at the way CAD is being used by the space industry.
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.
A tutorial covering the basics of topology studies for CAD.
EngineersRule.com explores five of the most useful features of the newest version of the popular CAD software.
Datum features are the foundation of sound GD&T definitions. As the basic references of dimensions and tolerances, they guide the machining and inspection procedures. SOLIDWORKS MBD has built GD&T rules into the software to automatically ...
Founder of Icon Wheelchairs, Christian Bagg, describes the design behind his motorized, articulating tricycle for disabled athletes.
New in SOLIDWORKS 2018 is a dedicated CAM package. To automate the Numeric Code programming, it reads the tolerance information from the 3D annotations directly attached to models. SOLIDWORKS calls it a game changer. How ...
Sebastien Heintz, Zenith Aircraft Company CEO, Discusses How the Company Uses CAD and CAM to Make Aircraft Kits.
Until recently, the number of SOLIDWORKS users who needed to import mesh files in SOLIDWORKS was relatively small. They would have typically needed to reuse geometry created in an artistic modeling software, such as Maya ...
SOLIDWORKS 2018 released a dedicated CAM package. To automate the Numeric Code (NC) programming, it reads the surface finishes in 3D annotations directly attached to models. How does it work? What can you do with ...
Engineer Matt Moseman lets us in on how Ringbrothers uses modern machine tools and advanced CAD software to pull off some of the most exciting car mods on the road today.
Pairs of tabs and slots are widely used in self-locating and self-fixturing designs such as food processing machines and furniture. Up to now, it has been time consuming and repetitive to manually create multiple pairs ...
Configurations are very popular among SOLIDWORKS users, but how can you present multiple configurations and associative properties in one 3D PDF document? SOLIDWORKS MBD 2018 now provides the answer.
The story of how an Australian motorhome company boosted its business with SOLIDWORKS.
