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On the much-anticipated SOLIDWORKS Delivery Day, we got a rundown of the new features introduced in the latest functional delivery for 2025. If "functional delivery" is new to you, this is the cloud-enabled version of your typical "service pack" release. Enhancements like automatic drawing generation, updates to the user interface, improved file sharing options, and much more. Let's dive in and unpack the key takeaways for your benefit!
When a file is retrieved from the SOLIDWORKS PDM file vault, a copy is placed in the local cache on the user’s local hard drive. To optimize disk space, users should regularly manage their cache and remove files that are no longer needed. This can be done through various methods, including removing local copies at check-in, clearing the local cache as needed, and configuring cache options to meet the needs of users and groups.
By combining The Logic Factory’s deep knowledge in supply chain optimization with GoEngineer’s cutting-edge design, engineering and manufacturing solutions, the partnership will help businesses streamline operations, enhance efficiency, and improve overall performance.
The 3DEXPERIENCE platform is Dassault Systèmes' tool that brings the entire engineering and manufacturing workflow from conception to obsolescence under a single umbrella. The objective of the platform is to make the 3D model the source of truth for anything someone at a company needs to know or do about the product. This means there is a closed loop for every stage of product development. Specifications, concept models, prototypes, simulation results, manufacturing data, and so on are all linked to the same product model.
To display her pottery at an upcoming exhibition, Matt's wife asked him to design and build custom oval tables that would be easy to assemble and transport between shows. Since he's have designed tables before, he had some ideas, so he opened SOLIDWORKS and got to work.
Documents are some of the most powerful features available in DriveWorks, greatly expanding the capabilities of your projects. With these documents, you can create an Excel file that contains your Bill of Materials, shipping labels, quotes to send to your customers, export data to a SQL database, and so much more. There are three types of Documents: Files, Data, and 3D Documents. Each corresponds to different pieces of functionality.
The Systems Engineering community is enamored with MBSE, and rightfully so. Model-Based Systems Engineering provides a host of benefits over traditional Systems Engineering, but it can be difficult to capture the benefits in a way that people new to the subject can understand. This article captures the high-level benefits of MBSE without getting overly technical, allowing a fluid introduction to the topic. Most of the benefits commonly discussed surrounding MBSE are a product of the three pillars of Model-Based Systems Engineering: the modeling language, the modeling methodology, and the modeling tool.
As SOLIDWORKS users, we know the power of simulation tools to answer practical, and sometimes just plain curious, questions about the world around us. In this article, I dive into a simple yet insightful aerodynamic study using SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation. Ever wondered how closely following a semi-truck impacts the drag on your car and how this might affect fuel efficiency? This isn’t a high-tech wind tunnel experiment but it is a relatable, everyday scenario with some interesting findings.
SOLIDWORKS PDM administrators can configure user and group accounts in such a way as to control which users have access to the full history of versions, just the latest version or only versions that have been released as revisions. This article explains the settings involved and how to create the access a user or group should have.