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One of the things we've heard from SolidWorks World attendees over the past few years is that you'd like to learn more in advance about the SolidWorks partners who set up booths in the Partner Pavilion. So now through SolidWorks World 2013, we'll be posting a series of blog entries [more...]

(Soon to be) San Francisco-based Romotive recently announced Romo, a programmable robot that uses your iPhone or iPod Touch as its brain. Using a simple app-based interface, kids as young as eight can program Romo to perform a wide variety of tasks, as well as communicate with other people around [more...]

The team at Design That Matters brings innovative solutions to underprivileged communities in developing countries. Using SolidWorks to develop their Firefly phototherapy machine, they found a way to bring affordable jaundice treatment to newborns in developing countries. You can see the complete video on the Born to Design website [more...]

Maybe you couldn't make it to every session you wanted to attend at SolidWorks World 2013. Or maybe you couldn't make it to SolidWorks World at all, but saw a session on the schedule that you really wish you could have sat in on. Either way, you're in luck. Earlier [more...]

USSC Group is a leading manufacturer of world-class seating for many types of specialty vehicles, such as buses, locomotives, and fire trucks. To maintain its industry-leading engineering capabilities, USSC periodically assesses the effectiveness of its design and engineering tools. In 2009, the company evaluated the Siemens Solid Edge® software it [more...]

Even before his BPG Uno was named one of Popular Science's Inventions of the Year in 2008, 23-year-old Ben Gulak constantly pushed the limits of mechanical design and engineering. Now he and his team have created the incomparable DTV Shredder - an all-terrain skateboard that goes through sand, mud, and [more...]

It may be a bit later getting to you than the first two days, but better late than never. Catch up on the activity from the third and final general session of SolidWorks World 2013, minus the SolidWorks 2014 preview (sorry). Enjo [more...]

Every year we let SolidWorks subscription customers make suggestions for enhancements they would like to see in future versions of SolidWorks. Historically, 70% of these suggestions end up making their way into the software at some point. Here is the list that was unveiled this morning. Make rebuild time faster [more...]

The second day of SolidWorks World was exciting as always, with presentations from Dr. Vijay Kumar and Festo talking about the future of robotics research. See all the action in this video [more...]

Today was a busy day in the general session. Watch the video below to see everything that happened, including SolidWorks CEO Bertrand Sicot's keynote address The announcement of My.SolidWorks Dassault Systemes CEO Bernard Charles on his vision for the future The announcement of SolidWorks Mechanical Conceptual A presentation from the [more...]

As you may have heard, the SolidWorks community continues to grow. At last count, there are over 2 million people learning and using SolidWorks on a regular basis. And that means there are a lot people writing, blogging, tweeting, and posting about SolidWorks, as well as creating videos and images [more...]

On Wednesday, we'll reveal some of the new features in store for SolidWorks 2014, which will be released this fall. But there are some people getting an advance look today. Who are these lucky people? They're alpha testers. Every year, the SolidWorks Product Definition team sets up in a private [more...]

One of the things we've heard from SolidWorks World attendees over the past few years is that you'd like to learn more in advance about the SolidWorks partners who set up booths in the Partner Pavilion. So now through SolidWorks World 2013, we'll be posting a series of blog entries [more...]

I remember the first time I attended SolidWorks World back in 2009. I didn't really know what to expect, I brought too much junk, and I tried to do way too much stuff. I wish I had known about our friend Muggs Ferguson's SolidWorks World Survival Guide. If you're attending [more...]

One of the things we've heard from SolidWorks World attendees over the past few years is that you'd like to learn more in advance about the SolidWorks partners who set up booths in the Partner Pavilion. So now through SolidWorks World 2013, we'll be posting a series of blog entries [more...]

One of the things we've heard from SolidWorks World attendees over the past few years is that you'd like to learn more in advance about the SolidWorks partners who set up booths in the Partner Pavilion. So now through SolidWorks World 2013, we'll be posting a series of blog entries [more...]

One of the things we've heard from SolidWorks World attendees over the past few years is that you'd like to learn more in advance about the SolidWorks partners who set up booths in the Partner Pavilion. So now through SolidWorks World 2013, we'll be posting a series of blog entries [more...]

One of the things we've heard from SolidWorks World attendees over the past few years is that you'd like to learn more in advance about the SolidWorks partners who set up booths in the Partner Pavilion. So now through SolidWorks World 2013, we'll be posting a series of blog entries [more...]

One of the things we've heard from SolidWorks World attendees over the past few years is that you'd like to learn more in advance about the SolidWorks partners who set up booths in the Partner Pavilion. So now through SolidWorks World 2013, we'll be posting a series of blog entries [more...]

One of the things we've heard from SolidWorks World attendees over the past few years is that you'd like to learn more in advance about the SolidWorks partners who set up booths in the Partner Pavilion. So now through SolidWorks World 2013, we'll be posting a series of blog entries [more...]

A great benefit to being a SolidWorks user is access to endless amounts of content, but here's something you might not know about. Every month, the SolidWorks Services team puts together a "Featured Content" blog entry which samples some of the best items from four key areas. The SolidWorks Part [more...]

One of the things we've heard from SolidWorks World attendees over the past few years is that you'd like to learn more in advance about the SolidWorks partners who set up booths in the Partner Pavilion. So now through SolidWorks World 2013, we'll be posting a series of blog entries [more...]

One of the things we've heard from SolidWorks World attendees over the past few years is that you'd like to learn more in advance about the SolidWorks partners who set up booths in the Partner Pavilion. So now through SolidWorks World 2013, we'll be posting a series of blog entries [more...]

One of the things we've heard from SolidWorks World attendees over the past few years is that you'd like to learn more in advance about the SolidWorks partners who set up booths in the Partner Pavilion. So now through SolidWorks World 2013, we'll be posting a series of blog entries [more...]

One of the things we've heard from SolidWorks World attendees over the past few years is that you'd like to learn more in advance about the SolidWorks partners who set up booths in the Partner Pavilion. So now through SolidWorks World 2013, we'll be posting a series of blog entries [more...]

The German engineers at Auswall combine industrial design, engineering, and ergonomics to create thrilling products. These specialties all matter when designing equipment, including a downhill mountain bike that folds into a backpack and can be used on skis or wheels. See how they're using SolidWorks to design products that are [more...]

One of the things we've heard from SolidWorks World attendees over the past few years is that you'd like to learn more in advance about the SolidWorks partners who set up booths in the Partner Pavilion. So now through SolidWorks World 2013, we'll be posting a series of blog entries [more...]

One of the things we've heard from SolidWorks World attendees over the past few years is that you'd like to learn more in advance about the SolidWorks partners who set up booths in the Partner Pavilion. So now through SolidWorks World 2013, we'll be posting a series of blog entries [more...]

Earlier this year we released eDrawings for iPad, followed soonafter by eDrawings Pro for iPad. But here's another update. Both apps are now universal iOS apps, which means they will both work on the iPhone and/or iPad. Even better, if you already bought one of the iPad apps, you can [more...]

Every winter, we travel somewhere warm to meet up with 5000 of our best friends for SolidWorks World. If you're reading this, chances are you're familiar with the event, even if you've never attended. Maybe you tune in to Twitter for all of the updates from the event, or maybe [more...]

One of the things we've heard from SolidWorks World attendees over the past few years is that you'd like to learn more in advance about the SolidWorks partners who set up booths in the Partner Pavilion. So now through SolidWorks World 2013, we'll be posting a series of blog entries [more...]

A new hole type finds its way into the Hole Wizard for SolidWorks 2013. The much anticipated Dowel Hole now allows users to create this unique feature with characteristics that are unique to this type of hole. This includes things like the fit characteristics. You can learn more in the [more...]

SolidWorks 2013 provides automatic manufacturing cost estimation to support more manufacturing processes and improves access to cost data for downstream manufacturing systems. Machined part costing with increased capabilities for turning and mill/turn, improved process recognition, and multibody support New APIs to access cost data in the 3D model for downstream [more...]

The world is full of great ideas and MassChallenge is helping novice entrepreneurs make their ideas a reality. MassChallenge’s global accelerator program and startup competition is designed to give entrepreneurs the momentum needed to launch and succeed. Each year, through a partnership with SolidWorks and FISHER/UNITECH, the MassChallenge is able [more...]