Having an interest in art growing up, it’s no surprise that I’m drawn to the playful capabilities in 3D Sculptor because it’s like working with digital clay to mold a shape. But 3D Sculptor is not all fun and games; it’s a powerful solution to help users create organic and complex shapes. Curiosity Fueled by Three Generations of Engineering Before I get into the power of 3D Sculptor, I’d like to share a little more background about me.
By now you’ve likely got your feet wet with the latest release of 3DEXPERIENCE® SOLIDWORKS, R2022x FD03, since the update came out in July. But maybe you haven’t had the chance to test drive offline mode, one of the latest and greatest features of this release. In this blog I’m going to provide instructions on not only how to use it, but also give you a checklist on how to use it effectively. Below I’ll walk you through the process and have also included a video so you can start using offline
Note: this blog post was written by Jason Pohl. Hi everyone! I wanted to share with you a project I worked on earlier in the year. I had an absolute blast working with @Sean O’NEILL on this toy Monster Truck!
Good news! The latest 3DEXPERIENCE® Works release of browser-based design roles, R2022x FD03, is here and it’s full of productivity enhancements to help you do your job better and faster. Not to boast, but I think we’ve outdone ourselves on this one, but it’s because of you all, the end users who tell us what you need that helps make these enhancements possible. Did your request make the list this round?
Minimalist electrical power outlets and light switches are the brainchild of ZETR Director Garth Elliott. Throughout 20 years as an electrical contractor on varying commercial and residential jobs in Australia, Elliott noticed the lack of options for electrical fixtures, particularly in high-end architectural buildings. He was inspired to create a series of flush-finished outlets and switches that go beyond their physical function to blend into surfaces as a subtle detail. Transforming
3DEXPERIENCE® SOLIDWORKS users have lots of things to look forward to in the April release. For starters there are many new features that help you collaborate more easily with your teams and your suppliers, including the ability to share design data with suppliers who don’t have access to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform –AND you can now share your designs directly in the 3DSwym online community. In addition to collaboration enhancements this release boasts flexible assembly support, thumbnail view
There’s no question that the best thing about SOLIDWORKS is its large passionate group of users, which is one of the many reasons we were disappointed to not be meeting in person this year. Nowhere is this passion more evident than during our annual World events, and especially on the last day when the spotlight is on all the amazing things being done with SOLIDWORKS and the equally amazing people behind those creations. Today’s general session “From Connections to Relationships / Community”
The 3DEXPERIENCE Works portfolio offers an all-encompassing range of solutions from design and manufacturing to lifecycle management, marketing, and services. The SOLIDWORKS Cloud Offer is a selection of solutions geared exclusively to mechanical and industrial designers who typically work in the industrial equipment, high tech, life sciences, and home & lifestyle industries. The Offer includes a selection of various design roles at a significantly reduced price. There is no software to install
It can seem overwhelming to keep pace with the latest and greatest technologies that intersect with engineering and manufacturing: 3D printing, cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, augmented reality, virtual reality, smart factories, and the internet of things (IoT). There is so much to consider, especially in a delicate economy that continually faces unpredictable disruptions. Even so, staying on top of new technologies can be essential for product innovation and
Each year, makers from more than 2000 Fab Labs worldwide gather to share, collaborate, explore and fabricate together in the annual meeting (FabX) of the international fab lab network hosted by The Fab Foundation, the Center for Bits and Atoms at MIT, and a host fab lab. The venue varies from year to year around the world. In 2018, the Fab14 conference took place in Toulouse, France, while in 2019, Fab15 was hosted in Cairo and El-Gouna, Egypt. Last year, in the wake of the pandemic, the event
Billed as the “World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration” by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) that hosts the annual event, AirVenture 2021 is taking place this week in Oshkosh, WI, celebrating the 51st edition of the event. Along with all of those planes, people, and fried cheese curd vendors is a small crew of SOLIDWORKS employees and users that are participating in the event itself. Now, while there are a few SOLIDWORKS employees that do have private pilots licenses, none of them will
In the previous blog we introduced the goal and challenges of the DTV Shredder design project. For this installment, we’ll design a platform (or “board”) for the rider to stand on using 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS. It’s SOLIDWORKS connected to the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform. That means secure cloud storage, built-in collaboration and data management, and low IT overhead installation and upgrades.
The browser-based design and engineering capabilities on the 3DEXPERIENCE® platform have been recently updated with the R2021x FD04 release on January 23, 2021. You may not have noticed it, because all updates to our cloud-based portfolio of products happen automatically. The power and flexibility these applications are worth considering as part of your product development toolbelt. Let’s take a closer look at what is new in the January 2021 update.
3D Creator offers 3D parametric modeling on the cloud that complements SOLIDWORKS® 3D CAD with flexible design workflows and a seamless interchange of design data. With its single modeling environment for parts and assemblies, 3D Creator lets you focus on design and not on how you organize your files. We recently added updates to 3D Creator, but you don’t need to download or update the product manually. All updates to our cloud-based portfolio of products happen automatically.
As more and more software is deployed on the cloud, many might question how secure these cloud-based applications really are compared with traditional on-premise software. To some, “the cloud” sounds like data is magically jettisoned to some nebulous place in the atmosphere—and all that data is now floating out there (securely, somehow) in the sky. In actuality, the biggest difference in cloud computing is the physical location of servers. You still control access to all your data.
3DEXPERIENCE World 2020 at the City Music Center in Nashville, TN, is just a few days away. To make planning for the event a little easier, we’ve put together a checklist to help you maximize your time while in Nashville. Can’t attend 3DEXPERIENCE World? Don’t worry.
Editor’s Note: At SOLIDWORKS, we’ve sponsored Nate and family’s three-part series where Nate, with the help of his 9-year-old son (Alex) and 5-year-old daughter (Ali), try out three different approaches for modeling a spacecraft. Nate tackles the challenge using SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD, Alex accepts his mission using SOLIDWORKS xDesign, and Ali shape-shifts her spacecraft in SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids! Subscribe to his YouTube channel here. — My son once asked me “what does an engineer do?” He was four
Furniture_1 Are you sitting comfortably? No really, are you? Since mankind moved out of the Stone Age and onto the chaise lounge, humans have been finding increasingly satisfying ways to park their derrieres. With the digital revolution however, furniture has faced an upgrade that’s more than just updating the upholstery.
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SOLIDWORKS World 2019 is coming to its final countdown. As you pack up gears, remember to bring several design models. At the SOLIDWORKS booth, in several minutes, Mike Sande and I can help build your own 3D online configurators using SOLIDWORKS Sell, similar to the one as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1.
As 2018 quickly comes to an end, we thought it would be good to look back over the last year and share what has been this year’s 10 most popular blogs on our corporate blog. So without further ado, the top 10 blogs are: 1. Every year, our users eagerly await news of what new enhancements and functionalities will be included in the new release of SOLIDWORKS. This year was certainly no different with this blog, written by Craig Therrien, coming in at the top of the list.
Welcome back to this multi-part blog series featuring Mike Sabocheck and his efforts to outsmart his local squirrels using SOLIDWORKS xDesign. If you need to catch up, please read the part 1 and part 2 first. In the last blog the original design I came up with needed to be changed based on my wife Tracy’s input. She wanted the feeder support arms to rotate independently from one another and not have them stationary.
Technology is rapidly evolving and our smart devices are playing an ever-increasing role in our day-to-day lives. One may not realize the importance of these devices. For example, imagine you’re traveling alone in a foreign country, and you’re relying on your smart device to help translate, navigate, and operate your trip around the country. What would you do if your device ran out of battery charge or lost internet connection.
The September 2018 upgrade to 3DEXPERIENCE cloud platform brings with it new features and enhancements that are now available to all SOLIDWORKS xDesign users. The xDesign upgrade focused on bringing new features along with several productivity and usability enhancements. Here is the list: 1. All features now support External references.
