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3D Printing Dec 19, 2024

On December 2, 2024, GoEngineer announced its partnership with Formlabs, a leader in 3D printing, to deliver the latest commercial and dental solutions in desktop SLA and SLS 3D printing across the U.S. and Canada.

SOLIDWORKS PDM Dec 18, 2024

How do you store your data? If you’re like most people, you probably take advantage of your hard drive space before shifting files onto USB drives or external storage when you need more space. But what about for business? How do you store your data? If you’re like most people, you probably take advantage of your hard drive space before shifting files onto USB drives or external storage when you need more space. But what about for business? In this article, we discuss why proper data management matters and the steps you can take to mitigate the negative consequences.

SOLIDWORKS CAD Dec 17, 2024

While moving some items stored at my parents' house, I came across a favorite childhood toy: an Army Men C-130 aircraft. It had been left in neglect, and in a storage space that caused the wings to warp. However, after looking at it, I realized I could recreate this vehicle in SOLIDWORKS to bring it back to life.

As with any Windows-based program, sometimes database files, registry keys, dlls, or many other files can get lost, deleted, or corrupted; SOLIDWORKS is not immune to these problems. Fortunately, when these problems do arise, SOLIDWORKS has a built-in repair mechanism that can rewrite the program files and registry keys back to the original install state to help get you back up and running.

3D Printing Dec 12, 2024

Stratasys has announced an expanded, long-term partnership with NASCAR, becoming the exclusive provider of 3D printing solutions for the racing organization. NASCAR will now exclusively use Stratasys technology for creating parts and tools, replacing previously used systems. 

This article was created out of my need to clearly display the auto-alignment prompts for text and dimensions in SOLIDWORKS. This was a serious issue in drawings and parts when sharing screens or presenting in a classroom environment. The problem was that the default yellow color didn’t have enough contrast. In this tip, learn how to change the temporary colors for graphics and shaded previews in SOLIDWORKS.

SOLIDWORKS CAD Dec 06, 2024

Occasionally while troubleshooting, Technical Support will need event logs and system information files from your PC. Normally these are obtained through the user of the SOLIDWORKS Rx utility. Every now and then, the Rx does not obtain these files, or SOLIDWORKS is not installed on the system.

SOLIDWORKS Electrical Dec 04, 2024

There are some great new features and enhancements in SOLIDWORKS Electrical 2025. Let's make a 3D design change that starts with the 2D schematic and flows all the way to the drawing of the 3D assembly.

SIMULATION Dec 02, 2024

Are you a SOLIDWORKS user ready to jump into simulation and start doing static analysis? There used to only be one tool for the job: SOLIDWORKS Simulation. Now there is a second option: 3DEXPERIENCE Structural Designer. So which should you choose? In this article, we’ll compare and contrast so you can make the right choice.

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