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5 Frequently Asked Questions on the SOLIDWORKS Free Trial
Whether you’re looking to try SOLIDWORKS for your first time or you’ve used it in the past and want to try it again, SOLIDWORKS has options that allow you to take a test drive. Does SOLIDWORKS Have a...
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Understanding a Compliant Mechanism Using SOLIDWORKS Simulation
A compliant mechanism is a flexible device that achieves force and motion transmission through elastic body deformation. A compliant mechanism gains its motion from the relative flexibility of its...
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The Secret to Polishing Markforged Metal X Parts Like a Pro
You may have heard talk of polishing Markforged Metal X parts but haven’t actually seen a sample part, much less how this can be accomplished. In today’s blog post, we are going to remove the veil and...
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The Benefits of Polypropylene for HP Jet Fusion Technology
HP has made a great expansion to their Jet Fusion material portfolio with the announcement of Polypropylene (PP) for the 5200 this year. PP is one of the most widely used injection molded materials in...
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Introducing Onyx ESD for Markforged Industrial Series 3D Printers
Over the past few years, Markforged has aimed to develop materials that open doors to new applications for their users. One such example is Onyx FR, a material capable of self-extinguishing at...
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How and Why You Should Be Vacuum Forming Your 3D Printed Parts
Vacuum forming tools are an application that is usually overlooked when exploring production tooling using additive manufacturing. If you are looking for a quick tool to pull just a few prototypes, or...
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Why You Should Invest in SOLIDWORKS Training and Certification
In today’s market, there is a high demand for skilled workers (especially in technical fields). This makes 3D CAD training more important than ever – because companies can’t afford to lose employees...
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Advantages of PostPro Vapor Smoothing for HP 3D Printed Parts
HP Jet Fusion has become one of the premier printing technologies for end-use parts that are strong and functional at incredible print speeds and low part cost. With all of these great benefits, there...
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Network Licensing Still Available with SOLIDWORKS and Draftsight
The software industry is constantly changing. One of the recent trends, particularly in CAD software, is a move to named-user licensing where each individual user has a license assigned to their...
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This Year’s Virtual (And Free) 3DEXPERIENCE World Is Approaching
Somewhere between late January and early February is my favorite time of the year – when I’m lucky enough to attend 3DEXPERIENCE World (formerly SOLIDWORKS World). It is a time to connect with others...
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Identifying and Preventing Wet Markforged Material
Parts printed with Markforged composite 3D printers exhibit incredible print quality, dimensional accuracy and excellent mechanical properties that allow them to be used in a wide variety of end-use...
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Hawk Ridge Systems Partner Reopens Dental Offices with Corona Shield
At Hawk Ridge Systems, we’re proud to have established relationships with a range of respected product and service suppliers through our Certified Partner Program. We vet the solutions these companies...
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Labor Required to Operate the HP 5200 3D Printing System
If you are thinking of bringing HP Jet Fusion printing technology in house, it is important to understand the human labor required to operate the system. I work with people all the time who are...
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Which is Better: Simulation Consulting vs In-House Simulation Tools?
As your design nears completion, you might be concerned with how it’ll perform during a physical test or in a real-life environment. As we know, physical testing can be a costly and time-consuming...
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How to Integrate Wire Harness Design in Your SOLIDWORKS Assemblies
How often do you wait until you have a physical prototype in hand to start your wire harness design? Do you see revisions to your mechanical assemblies that force changes to your wire harnesses? Have...
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8 Influential Things You Didn’t Know Were Invented By Women
According to the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics, women comprise about 47 percent of the overall workforce. When it comes to science and engineering, however, only 14 percent of engineers are...
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Solving the Top 4 Challenges in PDM with SOLIDWORKS Manage
Building on PDM Professional with SOLIDWORKS Manage SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional provides the SOLIDWORKS CAD community a robust, highly configurable environment to manage your complex CAD documents,...
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Announcing In-Process Laser Inspection With Markforged Blacksmith
With Markforged being most widely known for their hardware and range of printable materials, it can be easy to forget that they are also heavily software-focused as a company. After all, their...
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Subdivision Modeling Made Easy Using 3DSculptor
The 3DEXPERIENCE Platform Subdivision Modeling With 3DSculptor Subdivision (Sub-D) modeling is all about making organic modeling easy. If you are a fan of push-and-pull control points (nurbs) we got...
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Washington Students STEM The Tide with 3D Printed Face Shields
At the height of the pandemic in May of 2020, Quest Integration wanted to help the community. Before being acquired by Hawk Ridge Systems, they launched a grant program. STEM The Tide was designed to...
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