Vince Johnson's News Tagged 'solidworks' (46)

The new SolidWorks Demo Library is a great way to pick up on something new in SolidWorks. Flow Simulation, Sustainability, Data Management. Just a few of the things you can…

HSMXpress from HSMWorks is a free, easy-to-use full featured CAM Solution that allows all licensed users of SolidWorks 2010 or newer to create high quality toolpaths using the latest in…

For those of you who are attending SolidWorks World 2012 in San Diego this year, there is a great survival guide from Muggs Ferguson that will…

Great new post from the SolidWorks blog. In it they talk about how SolidWorks can design a safe igloo that won't collapse on you while you huddle for warmth.…

Over at the SolidWorks blog there is a great post about the potential for old school sports cars to make a return to the forefront after a year or "Green" vehicles. …

"Domespace International designs and builds dome-shaped, eco-friendly homes. According to the company, the dome shape is designed to be more in harmony with nature, takes advantage of solar radiation, and is less susceptible to seismic and cyclonic forces than traditional, angular designs. On some models,…

For all our sports fans out there, over at the SolidWorks Blog there is a great simulation titled 'Perfect Free Kick'.

The "model is the perfect example of how you can use Design Studies with Motion to solve complex multi-physics problems.  If we consider the ball in isolation, there are three…

Every year SolidWorks gives users a chance to submit their ideas for what they would like to see in future versions of SolidWorks software. Now is your chance to submit your ideas! At SolidWorks World they will unveil the 10 best…

Architects and building engineers have been using BIM (building information modeling) software to study energy efficiency and reduce construction costs in their building projects. Industrial designers and engineers who create products, however, have had to rely on research and data separate from their…

Architects and building engineers have been using BIM (building information modeling) software to study energy efficiency and reduce construction costs in their building projects. Industrial designers and engineers who create products, however, have had to rely on research and data separate from their…

SolidWorks has a new cost savings calculator so you can easily quantify the financial benefits that PDM could deliver. You can also create and download a persuasive PDM cost savings report.

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SolidWorks World 2012 in San Diego may be nearly four months away, but the first early bird deadline to save $200 is coming up next week on October 28. If you haven't registered or convinced the boss to send you yet, here's your first chance to get in for free.

For a chance to win a free pass to…

Just wanted to let you know about the free handy material importer utility written and posted by Benj Shapiro. It reads any SolidWorks (.sldmat) material file and adds all eligible materials to the Scan&Solve material file. You can find a variety of SolidWorks material files on the web, or generate them from…

SolidWorks 2012 includes lots of usability and workflow enhancements in the area of assemblies. Some of these include:

• Creating…

The powerful toolset in SolidWorks Sustainability uses established Life Cycle Assessment to measure environmental impacts. New features give you even greater…

SolidWorks 2012 includes some new tools that help you create better-looking and more accurate drawings,…

Sometimes it's the small improvements that make the biggest difference. For example, in SolidWorks Enterprise PDM, user names are displayed to indicate who has checked out or created files, sent or received mail messages, or initiated actions performed on files. If your company creates users with truncated user…

Over at the SolidWorks blog you can find a great little tutorial to help get you started on designing a 16 cylinder engine with SolidWorks.

All you need to do is…

Splines are versatile. They define the complex, organic shapes that are important in industrial design. But there’s a price to pay: controlling splines usually requires moving spline points, dragging control handles and editing tangent influences. That’s a lot of work, although often it’s…

School is here and its time to gear up with your SolidWorks 2011-2012 educational version. Be sure to get your copy today.

New features of the education version include:

• PhotoView 360 and…