Exciting news! Early access to SOLIDWORKS 2023 is now available for subscription customers. Test-drive new features and enhancements before the official release and send feedback straight to the R&D team.
Docking stations are a necessity for many modern workforces. Having the capability to take your workstation home, to the office, or to a job site is mandatory in the modern age of mobile work, and having extra monitors and peripherals at your desk is critical to making the most of most SOLIDWORKS workflows.
Have you ever imported a STEP file into SOLIDWORKS and saw the error Encountered invalid record index? This error occurs because SOLIDWORKS found problematic data in the file.
How do I select the right workstation for my design and engineering application needs? Choosing the right platform isn’t too complicated—it mainly comes down to how you’ll be using it and what your budget looks like—but it sure can be confusing. After all, if we had unlimited funds, the answer would be easy! But being a bit more realistic, the goal is to optimize the match between the hardware, system software, applications, and workflows that are in use.
Does your company have SOLIDWORKS PDM? Does your company use SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic? How about SOLIDWORKS Electrical 3D? What about the Connector between SOLIDWORKS PDM and SOLIDWORKS Electrical? If your company has future plans to upgrade or move your software, here are some items to keep in mind.
The API for SOLIDWORKS and PDM can provide a huge number of optional benefits. This is a Q&A-style article intended to walk the average person through an otherwise broad and complicated topic. I’ll start from the beginning by explaining what it is and provide some examples. Then move through to best use cases and suggestions for refining your need into a program. If you need further help or suggestions, we have an experienced development team dedicated to creating custom applications for our customers.
SOLIDWORKS just announced updates to licensing costs that will go into effect April 1st, 2022. Learn what they are and get answers to your questions here.
Over the last few years, more and more SOLIDWORKS users have preferred machine-based Standalone licenses over Online Licensing. SOLIDWORKS has therefore announced that they will no longer be supporting the Online Licensing option after February 2022.
FIRST Robotics and STEM education helps shape and inspire the next generation of designers and manufacturers. At our GoEngineer training lab in Auburn Hills, MI, students from Lake Orion learned how to build a model phone cradle using SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD software, that would then be 3D printed on a Stratasys Fortus 450 FDM 3D printer.