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Article Archive for September 2011

New for 2012: 3DVIA Composer Highlights

September 30, 2011 – 10:18 am |
New for 2012: 3DVIA Composer Highlights

SolidWorks isn’t the only thing that’s been enhanced for 2012–3DVIA Composer has lots of great new features as well. New visual effects showcase product features in print, animation, and online, and new Web templates quickly …

SUPPORT FAQ – Answers You Can Use Today

September 23, 2011 – 10:49 am |
SUPPORT FAQ – Answers You Can Use Today

Error messages explained, sheet metal updates and more! This month’s edition of SolidWorks Support News covers a few of the most common questions and issues handled by the support team over the past month, as …

SolidWorks Merchandise Store

September 20, 2011 – 10:51 am |
SolidWorks Merchandise Store

 Now you can have the presence of SolidWorks everywhere you go! Visit SolidWorks merchandise store now!

Click here to visit the SolidWorks Merchandise Store for Backpacks and Other Accessories.

FREE “Let’s Go Design” Sticker with Every Order!

Let’s Go Design SolidWorks Skills Competition

September 16, 2011 – 10:45 am |
Let’s Go Design SolidWorks Skills Competition

Engineers use their imagination and analytical skills to invent, design and turn ideas into products. Today, virtually every aspect of our daily lives is enabled some way by engineers.
In this Skills Competition, we aim to …

LIVE WEBCAST – 9/21/11 – Flow Simulation: Electronic Cooling Webinar

September 16, 2011 – 10:09 am |
LIVE WEBCAST – 9/21/11 – Flow Simulation: Electronic Cooling Webinar

The Electronic Cooling Module is aimed at companies who are facing thermal challenges with their products, and require very accurate thermal analysis of their PCB and enclosure designs.
With virtual flow simulation, designers can optimize the …

LET’S GO DESIGN: Weldment and Metal Fabrication of the Hot Rod Baby Buggy

September 13, 2011 – 2:23 pm |
LET’S GO DESIGN: Weldment and Metal Fabrication of the Hot Rod Baby Buggy

In Episode #4 Jeremy visits a metal fabrication shop and begins design of his chassis.
Jeremy starts designing the chassis using weldment features in SolidWorks; then visits a metal shop to create precision pieces for our …

CAD/CAM SLAM!: CAM for SolidWorks featuring MecSoft

September 13, 2011 – 2:03 pm |
CAD/CAM SLAM!: CAM for SolidWorks featuring MecSoft

CAD/CAM Slam Webinar Series:
In this special CAD/CAM webcast series, SolidWorks presents world-class CAM solutions that are fully integrated into SolidWorks software to help you reduce product manufacturing costs, shorten lead times, and increase throughput and …

SolidWorks 2012 Has Arrived!

September 12, 2011 – 2:57 pm |
SolidWorks 2012 Has Arrived!

With over 200 new enhancements, which will be your favorite?
 

 
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SolidWorks 2012 – Design Costing

September 9, 2011 – 9:48 am |

The new Design Costing tool lets you quickly estimate costs for sheet metal and machined components using built-in templates or customized data. You can calculate manufacturing costs throughout design to stay on budget.
 
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SolidWorks 2012 – Design That Drives Your Business

September 7, 2011 – 9:39 am |
SolidWorks 2012 – Design That Drives Your Business

SolidWorks 2012 is here. The benefit is simple—SolidWorks® 2012 will help you design faster and do your job better. Visit our website to see what’s new for the 20th release of SolidWorks!