SOLIDWORKS
Engineers Rule visits the 2019 edition of this large CAD event.
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 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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Newer lightweight robotics wearable to help patients with limited mobility.
The many resources of MySolidWorks helps users and prospects alike.
We take a look at how to best alter the appearances of parts and assemblies.
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.
GD&T is an engineering language widely used in both 2D drawings and MBD. Are there any definition differences in these two approaches? This article will illustrate three MBD advantages over 2D drawings in GD&T compliances.
After annotations are defined on 3D models directly, rather than in separate 2D drawings, how can a quality inspector extract the key characteristics to generate inspection reports? SOLIDWORKS Inspection 2018 answered this need to support ...
SOLIDWORKS ramps up AI in CAM 2018 and in the forthcoming Xdesign.
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 ...
