SOLIDWORKS Simulation has powerful structural and thermal capabilities and puts them in the hands of everyday designers and engineers directly through the SOLIDWORKS interface. This allows them to quickly iterate through model variations while in the design or conceptual phase and select the best … [Read more...] about Advanced SIMULIA Simulation Capabilities Now Available
As the year wraps up, many of us start to think about New Year's resolutions. Of course, we all want to exercise more and lose weight – but what about work goals? Here are eight of my 2020 resolutions to become a better designer and engineer. 1) Fix Your File Management Disaster For years I’ve … [Read more...] about 8 New Year’s Resolutions to Becoming a Better Engineer
It's that time of year again. A new SOLIDWORKS release is just around the corner. But you don't have to wait until the actual SP0 release in October to take the new features for a test drive before it deploys. You can try out the new features and enhancements now and help the SOLIDWORKS research … [Read more...] about Try SOLIDWORKS Beta 2020 Now
What is an API? API Stands for “Application Programming Interface”. The EPDM API allows a programmer to hook directly into EPDM to automate just about anything you can dream up. It is possible to create the perception of new functionality into the software that does not exist today. For … [Read more...] about Demystifying SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM API – Part 1
SOLIDWORKS Utilities SOLIDWORKS Utilities is a set of tools that lets you examine in detail the geometry of a solid model, and make comparisons to other models. All SOLIDWORKS Utilities require SOLIDWORKS Professional. Most tools are located in the Task Pane, which you can pin to keep it … [Read more...] about SOLIDWORKS Utilities I: Feature Paint
