SOLIDWORKS Sustainability Explained
If you have a SOLIDWORKS Premium license, a new design tool has been added to your repertoire. Since its inception, SOLIDWORKS Sustainability was an add-in that was purchased separately from a SOLIDWORKS license. As of SOLIDWORKS 2015, SOLIDWORKS Sustainability is included in the SOLIDWORKS Premium package.
What is SOLIDWORKS Sustainability?
SOLIDWORKS Sustainability is a tool integrated into SOLIDWORKS to analyze the ecological footprint of our designs. As we go through the process of designing, manufacturing, and delivering our products, we consume natural resources and impact the world around us. Understanding this impact can be difficult, although it is extremely important. With SOLIDWORKS Sustainability, we can develop this understanding concurrently with the design process.
How to Use SOLIDWORKS Sustainability
Because it is now included with your SOLIDWORKS Premium installation, you simply need to activate the tool from your Evaluate tab on the CommandManager. It can also be accessed via Tools > SOLIDWORKS Applications > Sustainability.
Once you have opened the tool, you will be able to analyze the environmental impact of your design’s material, manufacturing, use, transportation, and end of life. There are some great tutorials for Sustainability included with SOLIDWORKS. They can be accessed by clicking Help > SOLIDWORKS Tutorials and going to the All SOLIDWORKS Tutorials section. They will walk you through analyzing both parts and assemblies.
This includes choosing a manufacturing location/process, comparing different materials, and more. Once you have completed these tutorials, you will be able to apply the tool to your own designs and develop a sustainability report for each of them.
Sustainability Analysis of a Part
For more information regarding SOLIDWORKS and Sustainability, including an informative guide to sustainable design, please visit http://www.solidworks.com/sustainability.
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