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Estimating Weld Distortion with SOLIDWORKS Simulation Premium
What is Weld Distortion? Understanding how welded joints will behave under loads is necessary during a design process, considering they are a common failure point. When using an FEA package to find...
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How to Use the Stress Hot Spot Tool in SOLIDWORKS Simulation
When refining a mesh to achieve convergence, it is possible that the stress values will diverge as the mesh becomes more refined due to a stress singularity. This article explains a few signs that can...
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SOLIDWORKS Weldment Tools: Quick Guide to Gussets & End Caps
Gusset and End Cap tools in SOLIDWORKS Weldments significantly enhances your ability to create precise and robust welded structures. In this article, we will explore the robust capabilities of...
View ArticleThe Best 2024 SOLIDWORKS Buying Guide for Your Money
SOLIDWORKS is the core of many engineering design ecosystems and integrates simulation, data management, CAM, and cloud services, which are now automatically included for all new customers. SOLIDWORKS...
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Using 3D Printing to Embrace Sustainability in Product Design
Sustainability should be an area of focus from a product’s conception, throughout the design phase and even beyond when considering environmental impacts. When considering sustainability from the...
View ArticleHow 3D Printing Is a Billion-Dollar Industry & What You Can Do Today
Technology has a way of making things better — it speeds up processes, streamlines workflows, and turns the impossible into the possible. The manufacturing industry has seen the impact of innovation...
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How to Create a Hidden Light Bar for a Car Using SOLIDWORKS
I designed a mounting bracket part for a light bar on my Subaru Outback. This lets me mount a light bar behind the bumper of my car and keep it relatively out of the way. I used SOLIDWORKS to design...
View Article3DEXPERIENCE Roles Explained: What Are They in SOLIDWORKS Cloud Services?
Cloud Services for SOLIDWORKS comes with every new SOLIDWORKS CAD license, offering a cloud-based system that enhances product development through collaboration and data protection. Here are the top...
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5 Ways 3D Printers Transform the Heavy Construction Industry
The industrial industry faces numerous challenges as it continues to modernize and expand automation across production lines. Additive manufacturing — particularly in-house 3D printing — provides a...
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From Go to Pro: Geomagic Design X’s New Multi-Level Software System
For years, Geomagic Design X has been an industry standard for reverse engineering parts from a 3D scan. With the ability to scan into it, modify mesh data, extract references, and create fully...
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How to Create Your 2025 Annual Plan for Engineering Leaders
Great companies don’t just happen overnight. They are the result of rigorous work, long hours, lessons learned from past failures, and exhaustive future-oriented planning. Planning for the future of...
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SOLIDWORKS Simulation Fixtures 101: Understanding Fixtures
SOLIDWORKS Simulation is a well-known tool in the world of finite element analysis (FEA). Its direct integration with SOLIDWORKS means that we can analyze, update, and validate our models very easily...
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4 “Home Renovation” Techniques to Refresh Your SOLIDWORKS PDM System
Extreme Makeover: Data Management Edition It’s a story that I hear all the time… “We use SOLIDWORKS PDM, but I don’t think we take advantage of all that it has to offer.” “I’m sure there are things we...
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Driving Sustainability in 3D Printing: HP’s Commitment to a Greener Future
The push for sustainability in manufacturing has led to a surge in new technologies and processes that minimize environmental impact. 3D printing or additive manufacturing (AM) is at the forefront of...
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EMAG Meets Thermal: A Beginner’s Guide for Electrical Engineers with SIMULIA...
In today’s complex high-tech landscape, devices are becoming more compact, dense with components, and power-hungry. Any of those aspects can lead to excess heat and potentially cause serious issues....
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Understanding End-to-End In-House Solutions in your Manufacturing Tech Ecosystem
In today’s business climate with more and more technologies and competitive solutions emerging, it’s more important now than ever to incorporate integrated end-to-end solutions. This is true in the...
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DyeMansion Powershot X: The Future of 3D Printing Post-Processing
Additive manufacturing demands post-processing solutions that are precise and highly adaptable. The DyeMansion Powershot X addresses these needs with a sophisticated design that offers flexibility,...
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FX10 Metal AND Composite Printing: The Most Versatile Tool for the Factory Floor
Back in November of 2023, I covered the launch of the FX10 Composite 3D printer – the next-generation industrial machine from Markforged. Sporting enhancements such as a heated build chamber, a...
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What’s New in Artec Studio 19? Scanning, Processing, & Post-Processing Features
Artec Studio is the premier software to process scan data captured by Artec3D scanners. With each new release, quality-of-life enhancements and exciting new tools are added to make processing and...
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Which Is Better: SOLIDWORKS Surface Modeling vs. xShape Subdivision Modeling
When it comes to designing complex, organic parts, we — as engineers and designers — have many options in the SOLIDWORKS suite. Among those tools, by far the most popular is SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD with its...
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