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SOLIDWORKS 2021 enhances the capabilities and workflows you use every day for design, documentation, data management, validation, and more. And it delivers the performance you demand so you can get your work done faster.

What's New with SOLIDWORKS 2021?

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SOLIDWORKS CAD

 

SOLIDWORKS 2021 Superpowers - What's New

Defeat slow parts, assemblies, and drawings with performance improvements. Bring together the team: sketches, parts, assemblies, and drawings to improve your project's endgame with Drawings and Detail Mode enhancements.
 

SOLIDWORKS Performance - Past and Present

Design Side: Feature Language - Command Manager Changes - Model Display - Faster Opening - User Interface Updates

Simulation Side: Topology - Pin Connectors - Hot Spot Diagnostics - Improved Accuracy of Bonded Contacts and Gaps - Automatic Creation of Goals.

 

Branch Out with the Feature Tree in SOLIDWORKS CAD

Join the team and learn Feature Tree best practices,  management skills and additional tips & tricks to improve your efficiency and work smarter.

 

 

Can SOLIDWORKS Just Do the Work For Me? SOLIDWORKS Automation

Discover automation tools you already have access to: GoAutomate and Design Tables.  Learn about more advanced automation packages: DriveWorks.  Determine which automation tool works best for you.

 

 

BIM & Mechanical Design?? Is it Really Possible?

In this session, we'll talk all things Revit: what it is, what to expect and the best file type for Revit.

 

 

Do You Mesh Well with Others? Using Mesh Data in SOLIDWORKS

Learn the best way to open files, powerful tools to reverse engineer your mesh file, and how to compare your final model to the original mesh file.

 

 

 

Sheet Metal
Beyond the Bend

Learn what's new in 2021 including: edge flange enhancements, advance flattening, and how to convert to sheet metal and multibody parts.

 

 

Get Weld Soon (Welding Enhancements and Tips)

Learn what’s new including: structural systems, advanced weldment environments, create new profiles easily and manage them better, a  refresher on cut-list properties, stress analysis on structural members using SOLIDWORKS Simulation.

SIMULATION


 

Are You Swimming Against the Current? - What's New in Flow Simulation

Major functionality increase: free surface with rotating regions. Post-processing improvements to capture numerical data efficiently - have you heard of flux plots? Pre-processing improvements - more inputs for heat sources, goals, and more. Time savings methods and workplace efficiency tips.
 

Easier, Better, Faster SOLIDWORKS Simulation

See the improved performance meshing, solving, enhanced contact, and viewing results in SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2021.
 

Improving the Accuracy - SOLIDWORKS Plastics Injection Molding Simulation

We'll create a new simulation study to compare simulation results against experimental data. Explore the redesigned PlasticsManager Tree, enhanced modeling of cooling channels, baffles, and bubblers as well as the e nhanced modeling of sketch-based.


 

SIMULIAworks - Cutting-Edge Structural Analysis

With the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, SOLIDWORKS users have access to cutting-edge analysis tools in SIMULIAworks that enable users to perform advanced structural analysis to validate complex mechanical products. In this session you'll see how to improve analysis productivity with general contact and flexible meshing tools, use experimental data to calibrate materials for the simulation, and speed up analysis with cloud computing.

Electrical Design

 

 

SOLIDWORKS Electrical: Amp Up Your Electrical Designs

Amp up your electrical designs with terminal strip symbols, Excluding components from BOM, Excel Automation add-in, the Environment Archiver, and splines in a routing path. Get an overview of PCB.
 

Rooting on Your Routing! How to Encourage Your Piping, Tubing and Electrical Route Design

Major functionality increase: free surface with rotating regions. Post-processing improvements to capture numerical data efficiently - have you heard of flux plots?  Pre-processing improvements - more inputs for heat sources, goals, and more.  Time savings methods and workplace efficiency tips.

COMMUNICATION

 

What if the Book Just Had a Better Cover? SOLIDWORKS Visualize

The last 10% of any project is the most difficult. Help tell your story with Visualize and sell your hard work with UHD renders! You'll learn how to create  360 renders for the web that will wow your customer and boss in one go, and finish the job with Composer checkout online for the win.


DATA MANAGEMENT

Everything is Under Control: SOLIDWORKS PDM and Manage Enhancements

Everything is Under Control: SOLIDWORKS PDM & Manage Enhancements

Walkthrough SOLIDWORKS 2021 PDM updates like: UI enhancements, including Treehouse product visualization,  BOM improvements, external collaboration and sharing via Web, and project & task management.
 

Cloud Solutions - Data Management with 3DEXPERIENCE

Learn how the 3DEXPERIENCE platform can be used to plan and execute dynamic projects, facilitate collaboration with distributed design teams, and effectively review designs and communicate with stake holders.

3D PRINTING

 

 

The Year the World Fell in Love with 3D Printing... Again

If you are in pursuit of nimbleness in your manufacturing, join the GoEngineer Additive Manufacturing team and get up to speed on technology advances that are strengthening the case for 3D printing.

CAM

 

 

C-N-C: It's as Easy as 1-2-3

Join us for an in depth tutorial including, how to program and cut your first CNC part using SOLIDWORKS CAM, post-processing 101, and  2021 CAM enhancements.

3DEXPERIENCE


 

Clear Skies Ahead – Cloud Solutions for Your Design Challenges

See for yourself new cloud based solutions that provide: anywhere access to design tools and data for the flexible workforce, cutting edge subdivision modeling and mechanical design in the cloud, and connected tools with 'desktop familiarity' that access data seamlessly from the cloud.
 

Cloud Solutions - Data Management with 3DEXPERIENCE

Learn how the 3DEXPERIENCE platform can be used to plan and execute dynamic projects, facilitate c ollaboration with distributed design teams, and effectively review designs and communicate with stake holders.
 

SIMULIAworks - Cutting-edge Structural Analysis

With the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, SOLIDWORKS users have access to cutting-edge analysis tools in SIMULIAworks that enable users to perform advanced structural analysis to validate complex mechanical products. In this session you'll see how to i mprove analysis productivity with general contact and flexible meshing tools, use experimental data to calibrate materials for the simulation, and s peed up analysis with cloud computing.

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3D Printing Services

Need to 3D print a part? Our Additive Manufacturing experts will 3D print your part and deliver it to you using the latest technology on one of our professional FDM, PolyJet and SL 3D printers.  3D Printing Services

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