Tuesday August 17, 2010 at 7:00pm
Here at Solid Solutions, we pride ourselves on giving you, our customers, the best value for your subscription of any reseller, of any CAD vendor as possible. Our Launch days for new major releases of SolidWorks have become one of the largest events of its kind in the UK. This year is no different. There will be the similar, much enjoyed format of previous years. The morning will be filled to the brim with presentations and demonstrations of the highlights of the new functionality in all the pro....
Tuesday August 17, 2010 at 6:38pm
Angelic Bulldog is the unlikely name for a world record breaking project. The aim, to break the outright motorcycle land speed record.
The team is made up of volunteers and sponsors, one of which being SolidWorks.
Recently, part of the team attended SolidWorks training at Solid Solutions' Sheffield Office and were so impressed, chose to write about it on their blog!
For more details of this typical SolidWorks customer go to www.angelicbulldog.org.uk
To see what the team had to say about t....
Monday August 16, 2010 at 2:27pm
Elite Reseller Status: What does it mean?SolidWorks Corporation sets standards of excellence to ensure technical competencies within their support, sales and training functions. These standards measure the competencies through formal and rigorous examinations covering ten certifications. An engineer that attains seven key passes qualifies with 'Elite' status. The Elite status is highly coveted and requires extensive theoretical and in-depth practical knowledge.At Solid Solutions we have over ....
Tuesday May 11, 2010 at 2:43pm
The Solid Solutions SolidWorks Tips and Tricks page has been updated!It has been redesigned to load faster to get you to the tips and tricks you want to see as quickly as possible. There are currently 4 pages full of useful hints, tips, tricks and techniques you can use with SolidWorks to become a more productive user.http://www.solidsolutions.co.uk/SolidWorks-Demo-Videos/Tips-and-Tricks.aspxThese are all also on the Solid Solutions Management Ltd YouTube channel. If you are a registered user of....
Monday April 19, 2010 at 3:53pm
New Solution Helps Designers Calculate and Reduce the Environmental Impact of Their Materials and Production MethodsA top design industry publication has named SolidWorks® Sustainability software as one of the most innovative products of 2010. The editors of Design News magazine chose SolidWorks Sustainability as a Golden Mousetrap Award Best Product winner based on its ability to help designers create more environmentally-friendly products. SolidWorks Sustainability helps users determine th....
Monday March 29, 2010 at 5:43pm
SolidWorks has been driven predominantly by user enhancement requests for many years. This is not set to change and in addition to what is being included in SolidWorks® there are a number of other products and services SolidWorks® are looking into providing to assist you with your work on a day to day basis. In order to focus the development, a short survey is currently online to find out what you think. This could make a real difference to you so is well worth the short time to fill i....
Thursday March 25, 2010 at 5:37pm
Beginning with SolidWorks 2010 SP3, the 2D editor formerly known as DWGeditor will be re-named to SolidWorks 2D Editor. In addition to the re-naming, this product will no longer ship as part of the standard SolidWorks installation. SolidWorks 2D Editor will now be available to most SolidWorks customers via a quick and easy download from the SolidWorks customer portal. Click LINKS at the top of the page to access the Customer Portal. The license entitlement to this 2D editor capability for exi....
Tuesday March 16, 2010 at 12:38pm
All of the Solid Solutions Demonstrations, What's New and Tips and Tricks videos are hosted by YouTube. New videos are added regularly onto www.solidsolutions.co.uk and many can be found on the Demo Videos page (see the link at the top of the page). However, Solid Solutions has a YouTube channel! If you register with YouTube, you can Subscribe to the Solid Solutions YouTube channel all for free, and you get an email every time a new video is uploaded. This could be a new tip for any of the Solid....
Tuesday March 16, 2010 at 10:50am
Technical Support from Solid Solutions has been recognised by SolidWorks as being a very proactive, comprehensive service. By calling the support line (01926 623160), you are straight through to one of the dedicated Technical Support engineers. By using email and technologies such as GotoMeeting and GotoAssist, we can be on site, virtually, seeing your screen in a matter of minutes. We can even take control of your PC with your permission. All of these services will continue, but as of October 2....
Monday March 1, 2010 at 6:54pm
SolidWorks CAD software, with over 1.2millions licenses sold to date, is without a doubt the most used 3D CAD software in the world. You only need to search on job websites, Google Trends or even YouTube to see how much it is being used. However, over the last few years, SolidWorks Corporation has a lot more strings to its bow. SolidWorks Simulation (formerly known as CosmosWorks) has been around a long time now, and is a well established, well proven suite of tools. It really add value to a lot....
Monday February 22, 2010 at 5:20pm
2010 CAD COMPETITIONFebruary saw the launch of a CAD modelling competition to find the best Student SolidWorks modeller. The competition is split into 4 categories; • Automotive and Transportation• Consumer Products• Electronics• General, and the brief, is simply to submit an excellent SolidWorks model (part or assembly), ideally, based on an existing product (since the competition is about modelling, not design). The competition is open to any age of University student in th....
Thursday December 3, 2009 at 9:21pm
Following the Solid Solutions’ SolidWorks 2010 Launch days, there has been huge interest in 3DVIA Composer. This is the tool which allows you to create graphical content for all of your Technical and Marketing Documentation directly from your 3D CAD data and when the design changes, the graphical content updates accordingly. This link to the original CAD means that the technical documentation (used for anything from assembly instructions to user manuals to marketing) can be started at a mu....
Friday November 27, 2009 at 12:13am
It's the busiest time of the year at Solid Solutions right now, so not a lot of time for blog updates! After some very successful SolidWorks 2010 launch days around the country, there has been a real spike in interest in 3DVIA Composer. As a result, a demostration video has been added to the 3DVIA Composer page on our website. (Here). This provoked a thought. Some of our videos on the website have text callouts instead of a voice narration. This is so that they can be watched in an office ....
Friday October 30, 2009 at 2:59pm
This week is has been announced that SolidWorks 3D CAD design and engineering package was extensively used to help develop the squeezy bottles now used for Marmite and Colman's Mustard. Key to the designer’s choice to use SolidWorks for this project is SolidWork’s capablity of assembling and also testing the design in a virtual environment, enabling engineers to analyse in detail the design and perfect it prior to releasing the product into production.
SolidWorks photo-realist....
Sunday October 25, 2009 at 8:19pm
You may have seen the video on the news of the Maldives Government holding a meeting six metres under water. The reason they did this was to show what would happen to the Maldives should sea levels continue to rise. We all need to be doing whatever we can to reduce carbon emissions. As Designers and Engineers, we have a much greater impact on this than many of us are probably aware. A small change at the Design stage can have a huge impact across the full life of a product. Its recyclability, ho....
Tuesday October 20, 2009 at 8:31pm
SolidWorks 2010, the 18th version of the MCAD software was released today. It is a slight change of focus from what has been seen in the past. Previous versions of SolidWorks have seen unprecedented levels of new tools and features which have grown into the vast and comprehensive set available today. Earlier this year, SolidWorks reached a major milestone of 1,000,000 licenses sold. With such a large customer base, with a very large percentage of these users actively engaged in the SolidWo....
Friday October 9, 2009 at 12:33pm
Over the last few years, SolidWorks has become a very powerful Industrial Design tool capable of creating some very complex geometry. A few years ago, if someone had asked you to design a car in SolidWorks, you may have struggled with the few surfacing tools that were available in 2006 and earlier versions. But the power and robustness of these tools has come along way and with new additions like the boundary surface, much more is possible. Take a look at http://www.solidworksaudir8.com/ for a ....
Wednesday October 7, 2009 at 12:38am
It's very nearly that time of year again already. It seems to get faster every year! The next version of SolidWorks is almost upon us.
For the first time, have a sneak preview of some of the new features and enhancements directly on the Solid Solutions website. Click on the Demo Videos link at the top of the screen and then choose the What's New link.
Also, registration for the Solid Solutions 2010 Main Launch Event is open. This year, Jeff Ray, CEO of Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corpo....
Wednesday September 30, 2009 at 5:28pm
CAD files can get to quite a size. Sending them to other people can be a nightmare. There are a number of ways they can be sent to view and review but sometimes you just need to send the actual native files. There are a number of options. You could use a tool like Skype or Windows Live Messenger to send the files over but this is not very convenient if the recipient is not online at the time you need to send them. FTP sites are a useful alternative but they are not always that simple to use. The....
Thursday September 10, 2009 at 3:31pm
The End of PhotoWorksSolidWorks 2010 will be the last release to include PhotoWorks. PhotoView 360 will be its replacement and the photorealistic solution for SolidWorks software. There are many more features to PhotoView360 in 2010 and by 2011 I expect there will be a full suite and be at least as rich as PhotoWorks is today without the depth of knowledge required to use it. Will you miss it? Let us know. What else would you like to see in PhotoView360? Leave a comment below.SolidWorks Vi....
Friday August 28, 2009 at 12:21pm
Being able to transfer your activation of SolidWorks to your home computer is a really useful way of getting that last bit of work done or honing those CAD skills in some more comfortable surroundings. However, I was reading an article on another CAD blog and got me thinking what this home activation may have been used for. SolidWorks is a very versatile products used in all kinds of industries from Consumer Product Design to Architecture, Furniture to Aerospace, Marine to Machine....
Friday August 28, 2009 at 9:33am
Here at Solid Solutions we're starting to get a lot of interest from our customers to find out what the new features are going to consist of. We could have written a review ourselves, but you might think it was a little biased. Enhancement requests, logged by users through the SolidWorks Customer Portal have always been the main source for the new features and fnctionality in the new versions of SolidWorks and this year is no exception. More time than ever of the developers time for the 2010 rel....
Monday August 17, 2009 at 9:43pm
With more and more SolidWorks users everyday, you want to be able to stand out from the crowd.
There is no better way to do this than with the CSWP exam. "SolidWorks certifications can be used as a benchmark to measure your knowledge and competency with SolidWorks software. Exams focus on the fundamental skills necessary to ensure your company’s overall success using SolidWorks."
Great for your CV, great for your employer to show they hire the best people. Usually, this exam c....
Friday August 14, 2009 at 4:25pm
One of the questions I get asked most on Technical Support is "Do I have to download GotoMeeting again??!!" and the answer is usually yes. However, it is possible to have it installed fully so that you do not need to even open a web browser to join a meeting hosted by our Support guys. To do this, go to www.gotomeeting.com and click on Host a Meeting.Then download the software and install it. You will be asked to Log in but at this point simply hit the "X" to Cancel. You will....
Thursday August 13, 2009 at 2:14pm
One of the most innovative new features to be included in SolidWorks 2010 is the ability to conduct Product Life Cycle Analysis. This basically tells you how "green" your design is before you have produced a single drop of Carbon Dioxide (apart from getting to work, and turning your PC on). The feature is called SustainabilityXpress and will ensure that you have the most sustainable, environmentally-friendly design possible. However, you probably will not want to wait to save the plane....
Wednesday August 12, 2009 at 5:48pm
Following the launch of our new FREE* Training program in April, we are pleased to announce the addition of 2 new courses "Use SolidWorks to help Generate New Sales” and “Improve your Document Management Process”. So if you’re interested in finding out how to create stunning sales and marketing documents and/or improve the way you manage your engineering data these two courses are just the ticket!Contact nsibly@solidsolutions.co.uk for further information*The FREE tr....
Thursday July 23, 2009 at 4:02pm
Solid Solutions has just completed a major upgrade of its website http://www.solidsolutions.co.uk/.
Our new website is a much improved resource for all of our valued customers and will be a backbone of many more improvements in the months to come.....