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Throughout SOLIDWORKS, we often see options to make things “tangent” or “curvature continuous” (or other similarly-stated options). These options show up in sketching and solid/surface feature creation, but their mathematical definition is less apparent. Learning to manage your continuity and curvature properly in SOLIDWORK is integral to creating designs with high-quality form factors.

When a SOLIDWORKS model or drawing is saved as a PDF, the image quality can decrease. This can be frustrating for some SOLIDWORKS users because saving to a PDF is a great way for non-SOLIDWORKS users to view a drawing or model. Luckily, there are some simple changes we can make when saving to a PDF that will improve the image quality of a drawing or model. 

 

This article explains the version and revisions history that SOLIDWORKS PDM collects for every file you save into the vault. One of the more powerful features of SOLIDWORKS PDM is its ability to capture information about every event which occurs in the life of a vaulted file. Even activities like changing workflow states and renaming files are captured, but here we will focus on events that change the content of a file, such as modifying the file itself or changing a data card variable.

In the 3D printing space, there has been a long-standing need for a more functional type of rubber-like material. Stratasys has finally answered that call, leveraging their F123 series of FDM 3D printers and announcing the FDM TPU 92A material that can now produce flexible prototypes that closely mimic final parts made from rubbers, elastomers, and urethanes.

Part of becoming a successful Applications Engineer at GoEngineer involves becoming fluent in other tools beyond the specific products we support daily. In my particular case, Stratasys and Desktop Metal 3D printing are my forte. To broaden my perspective regarding some of the tools I don’t necessarily work with daily, I was encouraged to find a project centered on personal interest. This required me to step out my typical comfort zone and learn something new.

For the uninitiated, BattleBots is a robot combat competition, which in 2018 aired on the Discovery and Science channels. Participants design, build and operate 250 lb. remote-controlled armed and armored machines designed to fight in an arena combat elimination tournament.

Some say Chip Foose is the father of the modern hot rod. He is a celebrity within the automotive world, best known for hosting the show “Overhaulin” on the Discovery Channel where he and his team take run-down vehicles and make them into custom-built hot rods. Chip and I first got acquainted when he worked with GoEngineer customer Metal Crafters.

Traffic – the bane of our existence. It is the reason some people choose against working in the city or working in any urban environment if they can. Traffic can turn a great mood into a sour one. Think of that one day that you got out of the door ahead of time, and while you celebrate your small sparkle of time-management success, traffic finds a way to vomit all over that.

Aspire Food Group was hatched by winning the 2013 Hult Prize, which challenged entrants to address the global food crisis. Innovative solutions were to be viewed through a variety of lenses: distribution, manufacturing, production, and technology. The three co-founders dreamed of coming up with a way to farm insects year-round in a cost-effective [and automated] way.