The DriveWorks Challenge is a popular part of our DriveWorks Drivers meetings and also featured at this year’s DriveWorks World.

Heather Hasz, DriveWorks Brand & Community Ambassador, and Paul Gimbel, DriveWorks Sherpa, hosted DriveWorks Challenge #5 live. They recapped the challenge brief and shared some of the submissions that we’d already had in. It was a great way to share more information about the challenge and to show everyone how easy it is to get involved.

Heather and Paul rejoined on Day 2 to give an update on challenge #5 submissions and find out who the overall challenge winners were.

In this blog, we recap the previous challenges in more detail. And even though prizes have been awarded, you can still take part. All of the challenges that we’ve run so far are still available to take part in via the DriveWorks Learning Portal.

What Is The DriveWorks Challenge?

The idea of the DriveWorks Challenge is simple, we provide you with a brief and a starter project, and all you need to do is complete the project to meet the requirements in the brief. The challenge is designed to be relatively quick (we certainly don’t want to make more work for you!) and to help you explore new ways of thinking and working within DriveWorks.

We will give you plenty of time to complete the challenge and you can put as much or as little effort into it as you see appropriate. The DriveWorks Challenge is open to, and achievable by all DriveWorks skill levels. You don’t need to have any engineering, IT or SOLIDWORKS knowledge.

At the end of the challenge, we post a video and DriveWorks Package (.drivepkg) in the DriveWorks Learning Portal showing how we solved the challenge, along with some of our favorite submissions.

DriveWorks Challenge #1

The topic of the DriveWorks Challenge #1 was Form Data Validation – to creatively guide the users of the (fictitious) Imaginative Industries Interstellar Hydraulic Cylinder Configurator to design valid products.

We asked for your help to modify one of our configurators to make sure that the cylinders that the users are specifying could actually be manufactured.

DriveWorks Challenge #2

For DriveWorks Challenge #2, we asked you to create the most “user hostile” form you can – we wanted to see your most creative, hardest to use solutions!

Recognizing how hard it can be to always follow the best practice, this project is all about breaking the rules. We encouraged you to think about what not to do as this can be really valuable in recognizing how to improve the user interface of your DriveWorks implementation.

DriveWorks Challenge #3

DriveWorks Challenge #3 is a bit different than the first two. Instead of focusing on the front end, it’s very computational and focuses on the back end.

For this DriveWorks Challenge, we asked you to create a new component that helps our fictional piping system design company, Premier Piping, to optimize the cutting of their pipes. We wanted DriveWorks to take a list of pipe segments and output the optimal way to cut them from raw 250m stock pipes, with the aim of minimizing the amount of wasted pipe.

DriveWorks Challenge #4

DriveWorks Challenge #4 is all about how creatively you can use SVG images. We created a DriveWorks project that allowed you to generate SVG elements live in a DriveWorks form. We wanted to see the best use of that or the technique that we’ve developed (and yes, we only used native DriveWorks functionality, of course). So, you could use the project to create a cool graphic, or create some kind of 2D preview for your product, or some clever user experience,

DriveWorks Challenge #5

For DriveWorks Challenge #5 we asked you to develop a new and creative (or familiar) way to select multiple items. Using the DriveWorks Challenge #5 salad configurator your challenge was to show us how you would give the user the ability to select multiple salad toppings.

Learn More About The DriveWorks Challenge

New DriveWorks challenges are announced at our quarterly DriveWorks Drivers meetings and all of the past challenges, including video briefs​, starter projects, solutions and explanations of how/why the solutions work​ are available in the DriveWorks Learning Portal for you to go back and explore.

Even though the previous challenge prizes have been awarded, you can continue to get involved. You can still take part in the challenge, submit your answers, and we will be happy to review them and send you feedback.

DriveWorks Challenge #6 Launch At The June DriveWorks Drivers Meeting

DriveWorks Challenge #6 will be launched at our next DriveWorks Drivers meeting on 6th June.

This meeting will be virtual so you can join from anywhere, and will last around 60 minutes. It will run at two different times to suit most time zones – 3pm (BST) and 1.30pm (NZST).

Follow the links below to register through the MyDriveWorks Community – you will need a MyDriveWorks account. Don’t worry if you don’t have an account yet, it’s quick and easy to create one.

A record number of attendees joined us for DriveWorks World 2024 last week when we hosted three days of technical learning and knowledge-sharing for DriveWorks users, resellers and partners.

The engagement and interaction from the DriveWorks community played a huge part in making the event such a success. It was amazing to have such positive responses to all of the sessions.

We really do appreciate the support and extend our sincere thanks to everyone for their contribution to making DriveWorks World 2024 a huge success.

Here’s a round up of some of the sessions from DriveWorks World 2024.

Reseller Preview Day Highlights

We started DriveWorks World 2024 with our reseller preview event where we were joined virtually by DriveWorks resellers from all over the world. We were thrilled that this year we had so many DriveWorks resellers join us from so many different countries.

Maria Sarkar, DriveWorks Vice President, and Mark Sarkar, Commercial Director, hosted a lineup of different sessions designed to put our resellers in the best position to support their DriveWorks prospects and customers.

We wanted the day to be as informative and insightful as possible for everyone in our reseller community so there were sessions for all reseller teams – technical, order-admin, sales, and marketing.

The event concluded with the DriveWorks Reseller Awards. The awards are a great way for us to acknowledge and celebrate the achievements of our reseller community. Congratulations to all of the winners! You can find out more about our 2023 reseller awards winners and news about our new 2024 awards program in our recent blog.

DriveWorks World 2024 Day 1 Highlights

Hundreds of DriveWorks users joined us virtually from locations all over the world for Day 1 of DriveWorks World 2024.

Broadcasting live, with sessions hosted by our team of DriveWorks experts, we shared updates, insights and customer stories. And of course, the eagerly anticipated reveal of some of the new features coming in DriveWorks 22.

Here’s some highlights from Day 1. You can learn more in our Day 1 round up blog.

How DriveWorks Model Generation Works

DriveWorks Technical Manager, Dave Meecham, started the session by talking through Queued & OnDemand model generation and the difference between them.

He went on to cover how to release and generate your models and the generation process in more detail. DriveWorks Model Insight lets you see exactly what actions DriveWorks is taking during Model Generation. He explained how it’s great for deeper understanding of Model Generation, diagnosing unexpected generation results and analyzing Generation Task loops.

DriveWorks Challenge #5 Live

New for DriveWorks World 2024, Heather Hasz, DriveWorks Brand & Community Ambassador, and Paul Gimbel, DriveWorks Sherpa, hosted DriveWorks Challenge #5 live. They recapped the current challenge and shared some of the submissions that we’ve already had in. It was a great way to share more information about the challenge and to show everyone how easy it is to get involved.

We rejoined Heather and Paul on Day 2 to get an update on the challenge submissions and find out who the overall challenge winners were.

Setting Up The CPQ Solution You Already Have

DriveWorks CPQ Product Manager, Tom Wormald hosted a session on setting up the CPQ solution you already have. He talked about how we have made the CPQ DriveApp customizable – so you can add your own functionality easily – and the templates that are available to do this and what steps you need to work through to start implementing CPQ. To demonstrate how quickly you can implement DriveWorks CPQ, while Tom was presenting, one of the DriveWorks technical experts, Nathan Woodward, worked on a CPQ implementation from scratch, showing just how fast it can be done.

New for 22 Feature Q & A – DriveApps

DriveApps provide out of the box functionality to accelerate your DriveWorks implementation. The Dashboard DriveApp gives you a pre-made dashboard inside DriveWorks Administrator, which you can then customize with your own data.

In DriveWorks 22, we’ve added a new styling option – a Menu Dashboard. Selecting this styling replaces the square tile view and presents your dashboard data in a side navigation panel instead. This provides an alternative way to view and navigate between your dashboards.

Customer Story – How DriveWorks gave Wozair a “fresh start”

Wozair are based in the South of England and specialize in the design, manufacture, and installation of heavy-duty heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) products. Members of the DriveWorks team took a trip down to their offices earlier this year to find out about how they use DriveWorks. They opened their presentation by crediting DriveWorks technology with giving them a “fresh start”. Implementing DriveWorks has enabled them to automate and speed up their design process, reduce their risk of human error, and get information from their design team to their manufacturing team much quicker.

They explained how using DriveWorks Model Insight helps them to implement projects faster and how the implementation of DriveWorks technology has enabled them to maintain a consistent design philosophy. Material traceability is key for Wozair’s nuclear accreditations and this is easily facilitated using DriveWorks technology.

DriveWorks World 2024 Day 2 Highlights

DriveWorks World 2024 Day 2 was another fantastic day packed with technical sessions, interactive polls, customer stories and exciting announcements about DriveWorks 22. It was fantastic to have such an engaged DriveWorks community join us again for the second day.

Here’s a selection of some of the sessions that we hosted on Day 2. You can learn more in our Day 2 round up blog.

Troubleshooting Tips & Tricks

A panel of DriveWorks technical experts discussed their experiences and shared the tips and tricks they use to troubleshoot DriveWorks. “Write it down” was a popular piece of advice – this makes it easy to pass information to your support channel, and will also give you an idea of where you have already checked, enabling you to focus your search and make you more methodical.

They also looked at the tools available in DriveWorks to help with your troubleshooting.

How DriveWorks Integrates with Other Company Systems

DriveWorks Product Manager-Integration, Adam Baker shared how DriveWorks integrates with other systems – accounting, ERP and CRM software packages, and showed the tools available inside DriveWorks to set up integrations with your other company systems.

He walked us through some working examples of integrations with QuickBooks, Microsoft Dynamics and Salesforce. He shared how we use the Microsoft Dynamics integration at DriveWorks HQ to generate our quotes, linking the quote to the sales opportunity to convert raw data into actionable information enabling us to make more informed decisions.

The Evolution of DriveWorks 3D Technology

Dave Meecham, DriveWorks Technical Manager, and Amar Panesar, DriveWorks Applications Engineer, hosted a session on the development of DriveWorks 3D technology. They started their session with a look at why we created our 3D technology and the key features that have been added with each release.

They then ran through a project created in DriveWorks 16 and applied some of the 3D features added in subsequent releases to demonstrate the evolution of the technology.

How the New Forms Technology Opens Up New Possibilities for Your Implementation

Rob Hayward, DriveWorks Senior Technical Marketing & UX Specialist, and Eve Glover, DriveWorks Technical Specialist demonstrated how you can use the new forms technology to improve the look and feel of your forms.

They ran through how to create user-friendly and consistent forms and the implications for your future implementations.

Customer Story – SharkCrates

Austin Beck of SharkCrates shared a presentation on how DriveWorks technology has enabled them to reduce human error, save time and keep pace with their innovation. SharkCrates are based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and produce affordable wood shipping crates on demand.

Austin shared how before implementing DriveWorks they had challenges with the amount of time it was taking to generate quotes and other internal items. DriveWorks technology has enabled them to streamline their internal process and reduce their quote cycle times.

What’s New in DriveWorks 22

In 4 separate sessions across Day 1 & Day 2 we unveiled our latest software release, DriveWorks 22.

This new release brings new features and functionality in the following areas:
Usability & UX, Design Automation & PDM, New Form Controls & Enhanced Form Control Properties, DriveWorks 3D and DriveWorks CPQ.

We’re also continuing to enhance our existing design automation functionality with new advanced feature parameters and additional SOLIDWORKS PDM functionality.

At the very end of DriveWorks World 2024, CEO, Glen Smith, CTO, Philip Stears and Technical Engagement Manager, Oliver Basma-Lord shared their closing technical remarks. During this session, they announced that DriveWorks 22 was now avaiable for DriveWorks Resellers to download. They invited Jake Lawley, Systems Team Manager, to join them, and Jake explained how we use DriveWorks to generate and send license certificates to our resellers, he then pressed the button live on air, and the licenses were sent to all resellers!

DriveWorks 22 will be available for customers to download later this month.

Below we’ve explained some of the new functionality so you can start to think about how you can use them to enhance your own implementations.

Brand New Form Controls & Enhanced Form Control Properties

Additional functionality for improved user experience.

New form control properties enabling you to style controls for a completely modern look.

Usability & UX

Making DriveWorks even easier to implement.

Focused visual updates and enhancements adding further functionality across DriveWorks, including white-label project templates and enhanced table visualization.

DriveWorks 3D

Configure custom products in 3D on any device.

Improvements to make interactive 3D visualizations realistic and performant, including extrusion entity allowing geometries to be generated from a set of given paths.

CPQ

Additional functionality to enhance DriveWorks CPQ solutions.

Enhanced DriveApp Dashboard user interface and and multi-level scrollable menu with CSS styling.

Your Feedback on DriveWorks World 2024

This is just a small selection of all the amazing feedback that we received from DriveWorks World 2024 attendees. It really does have such a positive impact and is hugely motivational to get this level of engagement and so many positive responses. Thank you to everyone who took the time to share their feedback.

Keep an eye on your inbox for an email with a link to our feedback survey. If you can spare a few minutes to complete it we’d be very grateful.

DriveWorks World 2024 Event App  – Open Until 10th May

The event app for this year’s DriveWorks World will remain open until 10th May. So you have plenty of time to access all of the on-demand recordings of the live stream sessions and take advantage of the technical learning library with 100+ learning sessions.

Don’t forget that via the event app you can also schedule a post-DriveWorks World one-to-one meeting with a member of the DriveWorks team to discuss specific topics.

DriveWorks World 2025  – Save The Date

DriveWorks World 2025 will start on 8th April with a reseller preview event and continue on 9th and 10th April for all DriveWorks users and resellers.

You can register your interest for DriveWorks World 2025 in this year’s event app.

At the heart of our software development ethos lies a commitment to innovation and continual improvement. Last week at DriveWorks World 2024 we unveiled our latest software release, DriveWorks 22.

This new release brings new features and functionality in the following areas:
Usability & UI, Design Automation & PDM, New Form Controls & Enhanced Form Control Properties, DriveWorks 3D and DriveWorks CPQ.

We’re also continuing to enhance our existing design automation functionality with new advanced feature parameters and additional SOLIDWORKS PDM functionality.

DriveWorks 22 will be available to download later this month.

Below we’ve explained some of the new functionality so you can start to think about how you can use them to enhance your own implementations.

DriveWorks 22 delivers brand new features and enhancements in the following areas:

Brand New Form Controls & Enhanced Form Control Properties

Additional functionality for improved user experience.

New form control properties enabling you to style controls for a completely modern look.

Usability & UX

Making DriveWorks even easier to implement.

Focused visual updates and enhancements adding further functionality across DriveWorks, including white-label project templates and enhanced table visualization.

DriveWorks 3D

Configure custom products in 3D on any device.

Improvements to make interactive 3D visualizations realistic and performant, including extrusion entity allowing geometries to be generated from a set of given paths.

CPQ

Additional functionality to enhance DriveWorks CPQ solutions.

Enhanced DriveApp Dashboard user interface and and multi-level scrollable menu with CSS styling.

If you’d like to watch back any of the live What’s New in DriveWorks 22 sessions from DriveWorks World 2024, they’re available for you to watch on-demand in the event app.  The app will remain open until 10th May. You must have already registered for DriveWorks World to be able to access the Event App.

What DriveWorks 22 Means for Your Implementation

Tech Talks Webinar | Thursday, 18th April | 3pm – 4pm (BST)

In this session, our experts will share a recap of DriveWorks 22 feature highlights and explain how you can use them to enhance and improve your own implementations.

This webinar is exclusively for DriveWorks Pro Customers with Subscription, DriveWorks Resellers and Authorised Partners.

What is DriveWorks Drivers?

DriveWorks Drivers is a quarterly virtual get-together for DriveWorks users worldwide. It’s a chance to connect, swap ideas, and dive deep into all things DriveWorks – from the comfort of your own office or home.

For those of us who enjoy sharing technical hacks and real-world experiences in a less formal way, these virtual meet-ups are perfect. Forget the travel hassle – all of the meetings are online.

DriveWorks Drivers is a value add for those using DriveWorks Solo or Pro with an active subscription. We’ve also extended the invite to Applications Engineers from our VARs who specialize in DriveWorks – bringing their valuable insights to the meetings.

What to Expect? 

Here’s what you can expect from DriveWorks Drivers

Knowledge Sharing

Guest Presentations

Technical Discussions

Secure Your Place At The June DriveWorks Drivers Meeting

Want to Know More About DriveWorks Drivers?

Since starting DriveWorks Drivers in 2020, we have really seen the value of getting together quarterly to share knowledge from our own team as well as talk to DriveWorks users from all kinds of industries who are using DriveWorks software.

If you’d like to know more about DriveWorks Drivers check out our recent blog for a round up of our March DriveWorks Drivers meeting.

DriveWorks World 2024 Day 2 was another fantastic day packed with technical sessions, interactive polls, customer stories and exciting announcements about DriveWorks 22.

Here’s a selection of some of the sessions that we hosted today. Head over to the event app to watch all of today’s action on-demand.

Trouble Shooting Tips & Tricks

A panel of DriveWorks technical experts discussed their experiences and shared the tips and tricks that they use to troubleshoot DriveWorks. “Write it down” was a popular piece of advice – this makes it easy to pass information to your support channel, and will also give you an idea of where you have already checked, enabling you to focus your search and make you more methodical. They also looked at the tools available in DriveWorks to help with your trouble shooting.

How DriveWorks Integrates with Other Company Systems

DriveWorks Product Manager-Integration, Adam Baker shared how DriveWorks integrates with other systems – accounting, ERP and CRM software packages, and showed the tools available inside DriveWorks to set up integrations with your other company systems.

He walked us through some working examples of integrations with QuickBooks, Microsoft Dynamics and Salesforce. He shared how we use the Microsoft Dynamics integration at DriveWorks HQ to generate our quotes, linking the quote to the sales opportunity to convert raw data into actionable information enabling us to make more informed decisions.

How the New Forms Technology Opens Up New Possibilities for Your Implementation

Rob Hayward, DriveWorks Senior Technical Marketing & UX Specialist, and Eve Glover, DriveWorks Technical Specialist demonstrated how you can use the new forms technology to improve the look and feel of your forms. They covered how to create user-friendly and consistent forms and the implications for your future implementations.

The Evolution of DriveWorks 3D Technology

Dave Meecham, DriveWorks Technical Manager, and Amar Panesar, DriveWorks Applications Engineer, hosted a session on the development of DriveWorks 3D technology. They started their session with a look at why we created our 3D technology and the key features that have been added with each release. They then ran through a project created in DriveWorks 16 and applied some of the 3D features added in subsequent releases to demonstrate the evolution of the technology.

What’s New in DriveWorks 22

DriveWorks CEO, Glen Smith revealed more of the new features and functionality coming out in DriveWorks 22. There was lots of excitement about the new Forms & UI features and the new extrusion functionality was described as a “game changer” by more than one attendee. The new 3D features will enable you to incorporate greater complexity into your 3D configurators. We’re hugely excited to see your use cases start to come in.

The live chat provided immediate feedback on the updates that Glen revealed and it was amazing to see such positive response. Everyone is very excited about DriveWorks 22!.

 DriveWorks Challenge #5 Live

We checked back in with Heather Hasz, DriveWorks Brand & Community Ambassador, and Paul Gimbel, DriveWorks Sherpa, to run through more of the challenge #5 submissions, before revealing the overall challenge winners.

Congratulations to the three winners – Rob Miller (Chatsworth Products), Devin Martin (TriMech Solutions) and Dave Meecham (DriveWorks Tech Team).

Customer Story – Odul

ÖDÜL MADENİ EŞYA, based in Turkey, has been a manufacturer of home appliances for more than 50 years, exporting to over 86 countries around the world. Serkan Çibir, from DriveWorks reseller Tekyaz, explained how Ödül have built an online product configurator using DriveWorks Pro, enabling both their sales team and their customers to configure products accurately and efficiently.

For Ödül, the most important aspect of DriveWorks is that it prevents the wrong product from being manufactured. Adding DriveWorks to their design process has also reduced the time spent specifying new products for their customers by 40% and reduced labor time by 70%.

Customer Story – SharkCrates

Austin Beck of SharkCrates shared a presentation on how DriveWorks technology has enabled them to reduce human error, save time and keep pace with their innovation. Shark Crates are based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and produce affordable wood shipping crates on demand.

Austin shared how before implementing DriveWorks they had challenges with the amount of time it was taking to generate quotes and other internal items. DriveWorks technology has enabled them to streamline their internal process and reduce their quote cycle times.

DriveWorks World 2024 Event App  – Open Until 10th May

The event app for this year’s DriveWorks World will remain open until 10th May. So you have plenty of time to access all of the on-demand recordings of the live stream sessions and take advantage of the technical learning library with 100+ learning sessions.

Don’t forget that via the event app you can also schedule a post-DriveWorks World one-to-one meeting with a member of the DriveWorks team to discuss specific topics.

This year saw a record number of attendees, reflecting the value of DriveWorks World for the whole DriveWorks community, including the DriveWorks team.

DriveWorks World is only possible, when you, our DriveWorks community, register, attend, participate and engage.  It was amazing to have so much interaction in the live chat and polls. Your feedback is valuable and helps drive our development.

We really do appreciate the support and extend our sincere thanks to all of the attendees for their contribution to making DriveWorks World 2024 a huge success.

DriveWorks World 2025  – Save The Date

DriveWorks World 2025 will start on 8th April with a reseller preview event and continue on 9th and 10th April for all DriveWorks users and resellers.

You can register your interest for DriveWorks World 2025 in this year’s event app.

Today was the first day of DriveWorks World 2024 with hundreds of DriveWorks users joining us virtually from locations all over the world.

Broadcasting live, with sessions hosted by our team of DriveWorks experts, we shared updates, insight and customer stories. And of course, the eagerly anticipated reveal of some of the new features coming in DriveWorks 22.

Below we’ve pulled out some of the sessions from today in more detail for you. You can watch the full livestream again on-demand in the DriveWorks World 2024 event app.

DriveWorks World continues tomorrow with another day packed with more technical sessions, customer stories and What’s New in DriveWorks 22.

How DriveWorks Model Generation Works

DriveWorks Technical Manager, Dave Meecham, started the session by talking through Queued & OnDemand model generation and how to tell the difference between them.

He went on to cover how to release and generate your models and the generation process in more detail. DriveWorks Model Insight lets you see exactly what actions DriveWorks is taking during Model Generation. He explained how it’s great for deeper understanding of Model Generation, diagnosing unexpected generation results and analyzing Generation Task loops.

DriveWorks Challenge #5 Live

New for DriveWorks World 2024, Heather Hasz, DriveWorks Brand & Community Ambassador, and Paul Gimbel, DriveWorks Sherpa, hosted DriveWorks Challenge #5 live. They recapped the current challenge and shared some of the submissions that we’ve already had in. It was a great way to share more information about the challenge and to show everyone how easy it is to get involved. Tune in tomorrow where we’ll be announcing the challenge #5 winners live on the main stage.

Setting Up The CPQ Solution You Already Have

DriveWorks CPQ Product Manager, Tom Wormald hosted a session on setting up the CPQ solution you already have. He talked about how we have made the CPQ DriveApp customizable – so you can add your own functionality easily – and the templates that are available to do this and what steps you need to work through to start implementing CPQ. To demonstrate how quickly you can implement DriveWorks CPQ, while Tom was presenting, one of the DriveWorks technical experts, Nathan Woodward, worked on a CPQ implementation from scratch, showing just how fast it can be done.

DWLambda – How We’ve Been Using the Functionality

Jake Lawley, Systems Team Manager, and Thomas Guillard, DriveWorks Senior System Developer, ran through the DWLambda functionality that we added in DriveWorks 21 and how we’ve been using it. DWLambdas allow custom, reusable functions to be created, all within DriveWorks rules so you don’t need to have any prior knowledge of programming. The session included tips and tricks and showed how the DriveWorks team have been using DWLambdas themselves, including a live configurator example.

What’s New in DriveWorks 22

DriveWorks CEO, Glen Smith revealed some of the new features and functionality coming out in DriveWorks 22. There was lots of positive reaction to the new features in the Live Chat and it was great to have that live immediate feedback.

Glen will be revealing more new features in tomorrow’s What’s New sessions.

New for 22 Feature Q & A – DriveApps

DriveApps provide out of the box functionality to accelerate your DriveWorks implementation. The Dashboard DriveApp gives you a pre-made dashboard inside DriveWorks Administrator, which you can then customize with your own data.

In DriveWorks 22, we’ve added a new styling option – a Menu Dashboard. Selecting this styling replaces the square tile view and presents your dashboard data in a side navigation panel instead. This provides an alternative way to view and navigate between your dashboards.

In this session Eve Glover, DriveWorks Technical Specialist, showed more detail on the new styling and ran through how you can incorporate it into your own DriveWorks implementation.

Customer Story – How DriveWorks gave Wozair a “fresh start”

Wozair are based in the South of England and specialize in the design, manufacture, and installation of heavy-duty heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) products. Members of the DriveWorks team took a trip down to their offices earlier this year to find out about how they use DriveWorks. They opened their presentation by crediting DriveWorks technology with giving them a “fresh start”. Implementing DriveWorks has enabled them to automate and speed up their design process, reduce their risk of human error, and get information from their design team to their manufacturing team much quicker.

They explained how using DriveWorks Model Insight helps them to implement projects faster and how the implementation of DriveWorks technology has enabled them to maintain a consistent design philosophy. Material traceability is key for Wozair’s nuclear accreditations and this is easily facilitated using DriveWorks technology.

DriveWorks Customer Story – Stahlton Bauteile

Stahlton Bauteile is an Architectural and Building components company based in Switzerland. Together with DriveWorks reseller, Visiativ Benelux, they shared how they have implemented a DriveWorks CPQ solution. They used CPQ DriveApps as an “out of the box” framework which met all of their customization requirements. They also explained how they have successfully integrated DriveWorks with their ERP system, and how they have adapted their UI to work for different user ability levels.

Their customer story video was followed up with a live Q&A with Christian Hagen – Civil Engineer Stahlton Bauteile AG, Jeroen van der Burg – DriveWorks Consultant & Specialist Visiativ The Netherlands (Design Solutions) and Geert Henrikx – Data Management Consultant and DriveWorks Design Specialist Visiativ The Netherlands (Design Solutions). It was great to have them join us live to answer questions from DriveWorks World attendees and share their experience.

DriveWorks World Live Polls

We were really excited to be able to run live polls during some of the sessions. It’s great to have audience interaction and to get feedback and understand more from our DriveWorks community. The polls were perfect for that and we were pleased that they were so popular. There will be more live polls running in the sessions tomorrow.

On-Demand Technical Learning Sessions

Alongside the live broadcast at DriveWorks World 2024, there are over 100 on-demand technical learning sessions in the event app.

These sessions cover a variety of DriveWorks topics, at different skill levels. You don’t need to watch them all, you can select the sessions that are relevant to you and your learning.

The on-demand sessions will be available throughout DriveWorks World, so you can watch them even when we’re not broadcasting live. They will also remain available in the event app until 10th May so you don’t need to rush through them.

DriveWorks World 2024 Continues Tomorrow

We have another schedule packed with technical learning and customer stories tomorrow, and we’ll be broadcasting live from 1pm BST.

There’s still time to register and join us.

DriveWorks World is our annual technical training event for DriveWorks users.

This year’s event is virtual and tickets are free for all DriveWorks customers with an active subscription, resellers, and authorized DriveWorks partners.

The focus of DriveWorks World is always on sharing knowledge, technical know-how, and handy tips & tricks.

This is a unique, once-a-year opportunity to learn from our team.

Find out more below about the technical learning sessions available to you as valued DriveWorks customers, resellers and partners.

Live Technical Sessions

Wednesday 10th & Thursday 11th April – Technical Sessions for Everyone

Broadcasting live 1pm-9pm BST
DriveWorks Customers with Active Subscription, Resellers, and Partners are invited to join us on both days. We are presenting What’s New in DriveWorks 22, holding technical panel discussions, running through how projects are built, and answering your questions live.

This is an opportunity to spend valuable time with the DriveWorks team and hear the latest updates from us.

We’ve also invited some of our customers to share how they’re using DriveWorks, to share tips, ideas and things they’ve learnt along the way.

On-Demand Technical Learning Sessions 

Alongside the live broadcast at DriveWorks World 2024, there will also be over 100 on-demand technical learning sessions in the event app.

These sessions cover a variety of DriveWorks topics, at different skill levels. You don’t need to watch them all, you can select the sessions that are relevant to you and your learning.

These on-demand sessions will be available throughout DriveWorks World, so you can watch them even when we’re not broadcasting live. They will also remain available after the event so you don’t need to rush through them.

New for 2024! Did You Know?

Our Did You Know videos in the DriveWorks World 2024 event app show specific functionality in DriveWorks that you might not know about.

Learn how it works, have a go at setting it up yourself and download the .drivepkg to explore the functionality.

You will need to be registered for DriveWorks World to be able to access the on-demand technical learning sessions in the event app.

Oliver BasmaLord

Technical Engagement Manager, DriveWorks

Our Team’s Perspective on DriveWorks World 2024

“Everyone at DriveWorks is gearing up for what will be another amazing DriveWorks World experience this year. We’ve built an agenda that’s packed with live project run-throughs, insightful customer presentations and panel discussions, and of course, what’s new for DriveWorks 22. We’re so excited to show everyone what we’ve been busy working on and look forward to seeing everyone next week!”

Don’t Miss the Chance to Join Us at DriveWorks World 2024

Register Now to Secure Your Place

The DriveWorks World 2024 Event App Is Live!

The DriveWorks World event app is the hub for everything going on at DriveWorks World, including the live broadcast stream and our on-demand technical library. We’ve designed the app to enable you to get the best out of your DriveWorks World experience. It’s also packed with downloadable resources, and the full event agenda so you can explore and start learning before the event even starts.

Start exploring the app today and get the most out of your DriveWorks World registration!

If you are already registered for DriveWorks World 2024, check your emails for details on how to access the app. If you haven’t received an email, please get in touch with us at events@driveworks.co.uk. The first time you access the app you will need to create a login. It will ask you for a few details, and to set a password. You will need to use the company email address you used when registering.

If you haven’t yet registered for DriveWorks World 2024, don’t worry there’s still time! Register before 5th April to guarantee access to the event app before DriveWorks World starts.

What Can You Do in the DriveWorks World 2024 Event App?

See the Full DriveWorks World 2024 Agenda

Check out the details of each of the live sessions at DriveWorks World.

Add Sessions to Your Personal Schedule

Choose the sessions you want to watch and add them to your own personal schedule.

Download Your Personal Schedule to Your Calendar

Make sure the sessions are blocked out in your calendar and set reminders for each session.

Explore the Learning Resources

Learning and training resources to help you get the most out of DriveWorks software.

New for 2024 Did You Know? 

Our Did You Know videos show specific functionality in DriveWorks that you might not know about. Learn how it works, have a go at setting it up yourself and download the .drivepkg to explore the functionality.

On-Demand Technical Library

Over 100 on-demand technical learning sessions, covering a variety of topics at different skill levels. Watch the sessions relevant to you and your learning, at your own pace.

Find Answers to All Your DriveWorks World Questions

Got a question about DriveWorks World 2024? You’ll find the answer in our FAQ section.

Watch the Livestream

We’re broadcasting live from within the event app 2-5.30pm BST on Tuesday 9th April for resellers only and 1pm-9pm BST on Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th for everyone.

Participate in Chat & Polls

Chat with other users, ask questions during the livestream and participate in topic-specific polls, all displayed next to the livestream so you don’t miss anything.

Book A One to One Meeting with A DriveWorks Expert

Schedule a post-DriveWorks World one to one meeting with a DriveWorks Expert to discuss specific topics.

Ask Technical Questions

During the  live sessions you can submit your questions to the presenters, see other attendees’ questions, and even respond to questions if you would like to.

Share & Vote on Enhancement Suggestions

Share your ideas for the future of our software. See other people’s enhancement ideas and vote on any you would also like to see added to DriveWorks.

Watch Back Any Live Sessions You Missed

All the live content will be available to watch back after we have finished broadcasting, so you can watch anything you missed at a time that works for you. Ideal if you’re joining us from a different time zone.

Share Your Feedback, Thoughts & Ideas

We love to hear from you – throughout the event we will be gathering your ideas, opinions and feedback on all things DriveWorks and DriveWorks World.

Whether you’re in a different time zone or simply have a busy schedule, you can still be part of DriveWorks World.

DriveWorks World registration gives you access to the event app and all of the on-demand recordings and technical library, ensuring you don’t miss out on any valuable insights shared during the event.

The event app will remain open until 10th May so you’ll still have plenty of time after DriveWorks World has finished to access all of the technical content and recordings.

You need to be registered for DriveWorks World to be able to access all of the on-demand content and technical resources in the event app

There’s Still Time to Register for DriveWorks World 2024

And remember, to access the event app you will need to be registered for DriveWorks World

Once you have registered you will receive a confirmation email straight away.

Following that email you will then receive an invitation to create your event app log-in.

You need to be registered before Friday, 5th April to guarantee access to the Event App before DriveWorks World 2024 starts.

Don’t Miss A Thing:
Register for DriveWorks World 2024 to Access On-Demand Sessions

DriveWorks World 2024 will be an amazing event, packed with panel discussions, technology reveals, project run-throughs, workshops, and expert Q&As. It’s your opportunity to join hundreds of other DriveWorks community members from around the world to share knowledge, hear about the latest updates and learn how to get the very best from DriveWorks. See the full event agenda here.

Whether you’re in a different time zone or simply have a busy schedule, you can still be part of the action. Registering for DriveWorks World gives you access to the on-demand recordings and technical library, ensuring you don’t miss out on any valuable insights shared during the event.

Watch Again with On-Demand Access to DriveWorks World 2024

Are you ready to join DriveWorks World 2024? Broadcasting live from 1pm – 9pm BST, or watch on-demand at a time that suits you.

The livestream at DriveWorks World 2024 will be recorded and available to watch again once the broadcast has finished, giving you the flexibility to catch up on all the discussions and expert insights at your convenience.

Catch up on all of the knowledge shared during the panel discussions, project run throughs, workshops and expert Q&As throughout the event.

So if you’re in a different time zone, you can still join DriveWorks World, explore all of the resources in the Event App, and watch any sessions you miss, at a time that works for you.

You will need to be registered for DriveWorks World to be able to access the on-demand recordings.

Deep Dive with On-Demand Technical Learning Sessions

DriveWorks World 2024 will also feature over 100 on-demand technical learning sessions.

Put together by experts from the DriveWorks team and our community, these sessions cover a wide range of topics to enhance your DriveWorks skills.

And the best part? You can watch these sessions anytime, even outside the live broadcast hours. Plus, they’ll remain accessible even after the event finishes, so you can revisit them at your leisure.

You will need to be registered for DriveWorks World to be able to access the technical learning sessions.

DriveWorks World Agenda:
Built by DriveWorks Experts

The focus of DriveWorks World is always on sharing knowledge, technical know-how, and handy tips and tricks. We’ve built an agenda packed with technical sessions and opportunities to learn directly from the DriveWorks team.

Join hundreds of DriveWorks users from around the world to share knowledge, hear about the latest updates and learn how to get the very best from your software.

Register For DriveWorks World 2024 Today

DriveWorks World 2024 will be hosted virtually and tickets are free for all DriveWorks customers with active subscription, reseller technical staff and authorised DriveWorks partners.

If you haven’t registered yet then what are you waiting for?

Registration is easy using your MyDriveWorks Community Account.

If you don’t already have a MyDriveWorks Community account, it’s quick, easy and free to create one.

DriveWorks 21 shipped with support for a new group login method, Single Sign-On (SSO) which is now supported for Microsoft Entra (formerly Microsoft Azure Active Directory).

SSO is one of those very rare features where it not only makes security better but also improves the end-user experience. SSO improves security because it allows user credentials to be centrally managed by the Microsoft Entra administrator (usually the IT team) in the context of the domain user. It also provides the opportunity to add additional security requirements such as password complexity requirements (length, special characters, etc) and multi-factor authentication (MFA).

The DriveWorks Systems Team is responsible for an internal implementation of DriveWorks Pro  – “Internal Projects”. This implementation of DriveWorks has been created purely for business process automation, with no CAD. Everybody in the DriveWorks team uses Internal Projects. There are team-specific Internal Projects and a DriveApp implementation for managing our community users, sales data analysis, license generation, and lots more. We also use Internal Projects to make holiday booking requests, order clothing, and file expense claims.

DriveWorks now has over 60 employees, so managing all these user logins for Internal Projects was becoming a bigger challenge. When the new DriveWorks 21 SSO feature was released, we decided it would be a great feature to adopt in our Internal Projects.

Adopting SSO in our Internal Projects

First, we upgraded the development environment to DriveWorks 21 following our standard process of backing up the database, the group, and the implementation files (an upgrade guide can be found on our public help file).

After the upgrade and testing to ensure the implementation behavior was the same as before the upgrade, we worked with our internal IT team to set up the Entra App. Together, we followed the DriveWorks help file guide on SSO to create and configure an app that serves as the connection point for the group into Entra.

Using the credential keys created from the Entra app, we applied them inside the Pro Server application under the correct group.

Pro Server Application – SSO Credentials Form

The final step in connecting the group to the Entra app was to configure the DriveWorks Live Integration Theme config file. Again, following the online DriveWorks help file we set the keys generated from the Entra app in the DriveWorksUserConfig.xml file.

While still only changing the development environment, the group was connected to the Entra app, the next task was to map the users. This is done inside the Pro Server application itself on the “SSO Credentials” form. Working our way down our company staff list alphabetically we mapped every DriveWorks user to the corresponding Entra user by simply selecting and saving users from the list. We were cautious performing this mapping as we did not want a situation where an Entra user was mapped to the incorrect DriveWorks user. For reassurance, we had a separate member of staff check the mappings. This did find one or two incorrectly mapped users – a helpful reminder, that it’s always a good idea to have a separate person check your work!

At this point, SSO was set up and ready to go for anybody accessing the group via DriveWorks Administrator. However, it is only a small group of administrator staff who access the group in this way. The majority of the DriveWorks team use the front-end website, powered by the Integration theme. So the final task was building a login experience into this website to allow for SSO login.

Our strategy was to take the example code from the corporate website example and implement it into our existing site. The corporate website example was updated in 21.1 to showcase how SSO login can be implemented. We did make a few stylistic/UX tweaks to better suit our website. However, overall the logic to implement SSO in the client site is very straightforward, in fact, the actual JavaScript code is a one-liner when using the JavaScript Client SDK (.loginSSO())

Lastly, we gave this feature a thorough round of testing amongst a range of different user accounts, across different browsers. Once we were happy the feature was robust and working as expected, we repeated the same process in production. Albeit, not re-writing the website code but instead pushing the code from the development site into production.

We have had the SSO login feature enabled in our Internal Project Group and intranet portal for a number of months now. The feature has streamlined the process for the Systems Team. Whilst there is an initial investment of work to set the feature up (as outlined above), the benefit of the investment is a more secure, maintainable and streamlined login experience. The day-to-day experience of all our staff is improved too. Instead of repeatedly typing in username and password to log into the site, it’s as simple as a one-click login.

SSO was an entirely new feature that launched with DriveWorks 21.0. In fact, it is only the 2nd login method added to a group in all of DriveWorks software history! Adopting the feature internally as well as engaging with DriveWorks Pro customers who have adopted the feature, we have learned from these experiences and have used the release of DriveWorks 21 Service Pack 1 to make the overall feature more robust. Now looking to the future we plan to improve the experience with better reporting, tooling and assistance when setting up SSO. Watch this space!

We are really interested to hear from anybody who is happy to share their own DriveWorks-SSO story, get in touch using our contact form or post in the MyDriveWorks Forum.

Join Us at DriveWorks World 2024 to Learn More About How We Use Our Own Software at DriveWorks

Have you registered for DriveWorks World 2024? DriveWorks World is a value-added virtual event, hosted by DriveWorks experts. It’s a celebration of innovation, knowledge sharing, and technical expertise free for DriveWorks Customers with Active Subscription, Resellers, and Partners to attend. Our team of DriveWorks Technical Experts will be hosting a number of sessions designed to explain how we use the functionality in DriveWorks in our own Projects.

DriveWorks Drivers connects DriveWorks users from around the world, featuring guest speakers sharing experiences and encouraging questions and dialogue about the technology. Sharing technical know-how and practical experience informally with each other is something we know many people using DriveWorks like to do.

On March 14th, we hosted the first meeting of DriveWorks Drivers for 2024. DriveWorks Drivers was hosted via Microsoft Teams at 3pm (NZDT) and 3pm (GMT). Hosting at different times provides the opportunity for our global community to join at a time that suits them. 

Since starting DriveWorks Drivers in 2020, we have really seen the value of getting together quarterly to share knowledge from our own team as well as talk to DriveWorks users from all kinds of industries who are using DriveWorks software. 

We had about 85 people in attendance as we shared a short preview of DriveWorks World 2024 as well as news, and technical content. 

DriveWorks World 2024 Preview 

Our Marketing Manager, Jessica Taylor, joined to share information on our upcoming technical event – DriveWorks World. At DriveWorks World, we will be presenting a variety of technical sessions to help our customers learn and get the most from our software. Our CEO, Glen Smith, will be sharing What’s New in DriveWorks 22 and we’ll be joined by several DriveWorks customers sharing how they have built their implementations.

DriveWorks World will be held virtually on April 10th and 11th and registration is open!

DriveWorks and SOLIDWORKS PDM

At both sessions of DriveWorks Drivers, Ahmed Lasheen and Phil Gilbanks provided an overview of how DriveWorks and SOLIDWORKS PDM work together.

During both presentations, we looked at how the SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional Plugin can be configured and setup to work with your existing PDM vaults. We also looked through the different functionality that the plugin adds to your DriveWorks toolbox, such as the functions for PDM search and tasks for checking in and out files or folders. We also covered some general tips and tricks and general rules of thumb when setting up the plugin.

DriveWorks Challenge 

DriveWorks Challenge #4 gave our community a chance to play with the creation of dynamic 2D images with a project that was created using DriveWorks 21 lambda functions. We reviewed a wide variety of submissions from an interactive Etch-A-Sketch clone to motion simulations to interactive artwork, stained glass 2D previews, and a printed circuit board layout example. Congratulations to our winners, Zach Long from CHL Systems and Bill Murch from IDM Consulting with a special Honorable Mention for Dorian Koch from Simphonis.

We then revealed DriveWorks Challenge #5 which is open until April 11th for prize submissions, with the winners being announced live at DriveWorks World 2024. We’ll be showcasing some of the challenge #5 submissions at DriveWorks World, but if you’d prefer us not to share your submission then please just let us know.

Final Ascent – Simplify Your Rules 

In a specially requested Final Ascent Segment, we looked at how to increase the readability, maintainability, scalability, and performance of your rules within DriveWorks. And because rules are everywhere, a small boost in your DriveWorks Rules techniques can be a valuable asset. If you missed it, this Final Ascent segment is available to watch in the MyDriveWorks Learning Portal.

See You in June!

If you have an idea for a future DriveWorks Drivers meeting, drop us an email at drivers@driveworks.co.uk today!

Registration is now open to join us on Thursday, June 6th for our next meeting of DriveWorks Drivers which will be hosted at 1:30pm NZST and 3pm BST.

DriveWorks Challenge 4 Recap

For DriveWorks Challenge 4 we asked you to develop the best use of SVG images in DriveWorks. You could either use the project we provided to create the best SVG image or use the project to create the best use case for SVG images.

DriveWorks Challenge 4 – The Winning Solutions

Firstly, a huge thank you to everyone who took part. We had some very creative submissions, with some participants really going to town. It was really great to see the effort that had gone into all of the submissions.

And the DriveWorks Challenge 4 winners are…

Zach Long and Bill Murch. Congratulations to both of them! They had excellent creative entries and we are very happy to recognize them as DriveWorks Challenge 4 winners.

What’s next? Challenge 5…

For DriveWorks Challenge 5 we’re asking you to develop a new and creative (or familiar) way to select multiple items. Take our DriveWorks Challenge 5 salad configurator and show us how you would give the user the ability to select multiple salad toppings.

You can use the project provided or create your own OR allow users to select and unselect multiple options.

Start DriveWorks Challenge 5 today

DriveWorks Challenge 5 welcomes participants of all DriveWorks skill levels—no need for engineering, IT, or SOLIDWORKS expertise.

Feel free to spend as much or as little time as you want (average time is about 30 minutes), but you can go at your own pace.

Don’t forget, the deadline for prize submissions is April 11th with the winners being announced live at DriveWorks World 2024.

We’ll be showcasing some of the submissions throughout DriveWorks World, so it’s the perfect opportunity to demonstrate your DriveWorks skills in front of a global audience.

How to Join the DriveWorks Challenge 5

Follow 3 simple steps to join the DriveWorks Challenge 5

Log In to the DriveWorks Learning Portal

Head to the MyDriveWorks Community and log into the Learning Portal. The Learning Portal includes learning courses about a variety of topics. It’s also home to the DriveWorks Challenge. If you don’t yet have an account, it’s quick, easy and free to create one.

Follow the DriveWorks Challenge Instructions

The DriveWorks Challenge course in the Learning Portal guides you through the steps required to join the challenge.

There’s a video and a downloadable brief, along with all the files you need.

Upload Your Drive Package Submission

Once you have made all of your changes to the provided project, zip your Drive Package up and upload it on the final page of the DriveWorks Challenge course.

That’s it, you’re in!

Join Us at DriveWorks World 2024 to See Some of the DriveWorks Challenge 5 Submissions

Have you registered for DriveWorks World 2024? DriveWorks World is a value-added virtual event, hosted by DriveWorks experts.

It’s a celebration of innovation, knowledge sharing, and technical expertise free for DriveWorks Customers with Active Subscription, Resellers, and Partners to attend.

We are going to be highlighting some of the DriveWorks Challenge 5 submissions throughout DriveWorks World so register for your place today to be a part of it.

New Updates to DriveWorksLive.com

The configurator examples on driveworkslive.com are a great way to see what’s possible with DriveWorks software across many scenarios. 

They allow you to get hands on and see what it is like to use a configurator built using DriveWorks software. 

The range of different examples show how versatile and customizable the software is to tailor it to your own company’s requirements. 

To get the full experience, and really see what DriveWorks technology can do, make sure to submit your configuration so you can see the type of sales documentation and manufacturing data, including quotes, BOMs and SOLIDWORKS parts assemblies and drawings, that can be automatically generated using DriveWorks technology. 

New Website Examples 

Our new website examples demonstrate how DriveWorks configurators can be embedded in a real-world company website so you can see how a DriveWorks configurator brings products to life and can take website and online sales to the next level. 

All of the examples also include a Guided Tour, helping you navigate through the website and understand which parts of the website are being powered by DriveWorks.

Agricultural Trailer

The new Agricultural Trailer Website Example demonstrates how customizable the look and feel of DriveWorks software is. The new example uses the same design automation and 3D rules set as the existing Agricultural Trailer Industry Example, but with a different user-interface and user-experience.

Technical Know-How: This has been done by modularizing the DriveWorks Projects using Specification Host Controls ensuring both examples can use the same 3D and design automation projects.

The Agricultural Trailer website example also includes a rotating 3D preview with a transparent background; demonstrating how DriveWorks can be used to enhance a website outside of the configurator.

Multi-Head Weigher

The new Multi-head Weigher Website Example demonstrates how DriveWorks can be fully embedded inside a website, with the website triggering tasks inside DriveWorks.

Selecting one of the Quick Start Configurations that are part of the website, and outside of the DriveWorks configurator, will trigger tasks inside the configurator to set up a preconfigured product guiding users to select valid product options.

Technical Know-How: In technical terms, this has been done by triggering a Specification Macro from the website using the DriveWorks Live Web API.

Staircase

The new Staircase Website Example demonstrates how DriveWorks can be used to configure dynamic products. In this example, users are given the ability to specify number of flights, number of steps per flight, turn type and stair specific options with a 3D preview of the configured product to help users make the right decisions.

Technical Know-How: The configurator’s 3D Document uses a combination of the Document Replacer and Duplicate Document Node to achieve the dynamic 3D and looping Generation Tasks have been setup in the background to generate the required SOLIDWORKS files.

The example also demonstrates how animations can be applied to a DriveWorks configurator’s forms, creating an appealing user interface. Clicking the View Documents or View Summary buttons will trigger the animation.

Technical Know-How: This has been setup by targeting the Frame Control inside the configurator’s ProjectStyles.css file.

The example also shows how the product specified is fully customizable using DriveWorks software, with this example offering users the ability to configure in millimeters or inches.

Technical Know-How: The conversion between different units has been set up using DriveWorks Rules.

Industry Example Updates

Three Industry Examples have also been updated with new DriveWorks functionality:

Wooden Door

The Wooden Door Industry Example enables users to configure the product in multiple languages.

Technical Know-How: This has been setup using Table functions and the DWLambda functionality added to DriveWorks 21.

Industrial Stairs

This example shows how DriveWorks Rules are evaluating in the background and generating a PDF, on request, to further explain how values are being calculated.

Technical Know-How: This has been setup using the Markdown to PDF Specification Macro task introduced in DriveWorks 21.

Entrance Canopy

The Entrance Canopy Industry Example demonstrates how a product can be configured using a single scrolling page.

Technical Know-How: This has been setup using a Frame Control and its Vertical Scroll Visibility

Deployment

All the new and updated examples have gone through an automated deployment process going from our development environment, through to testing and production. This uses the DriveWorks Data Management Copy Group functionality that can be automated using the Specification PowerPack Task Copy Group. This ensures any changes pushed to the production environment have been thoroughly tested before being used by external users.

Join Us at DriveWorks World 2024 to Learn More About New DriveWorks Functionality

Have you registered for DriveWorks World 2024? DriveWorks World is a value-added virtual event, hosted by DriveWorks experts. It’s a celebration of innovation, knowledge sharing, and technical expertise free for DriveWorks Customers with Active Subscription, Resellers, and Partners to attend. Our team of DriveWorks Technical Experts will be hosting a number of sessions designed for you to find out about new DriveWorks functionality and how we manage our DriveWorks implementations.

DriveWorks World 2024

Wednesday, April 10th & Thursday, April 11th | Virtual | Free to Attend

Broadcasting live from 1pm – 9pm BST, plus a library of on-demand technical sessions

DriveWorks World 2024 isn’t just an event; it’s a community-driven celebration of innovation, knowledge-sharing, and technical expertise for DriveWorks users and resellers.

This is your opportunity to join hundreds of other DriveWorks community members from around the world to share knowledge, hear about the latest updates and learn how to get the very best from DriveWorks.

DriveWorks World 2024 will be hosted virtually and tickets are free for all DriveWorks customers with active subscription, reseller technical staff and authorised DriveWorks partners.

Plus: Reseller Preview – Tuesday, 9th April

Broadcasting live from 2pm to 5.30pm BST – an opportunity for resellers from around the world to spend valuable time with the DriveWorks team and hear the latest news and updates from us. There will be sessions for all reseller teams – technical, order-admin, sales, marketing and more.

“Anyone else excited for an EPIC event? I can’t wait to see some familiar faces”

The DriveWorks World 2024 agenda is live!

The focus of DriveWorks World is always on sharing knowledge, technical know-how, and handy tips and tricks. We’ve built an agenda packed with technical sessions and opportunities to learn directly from the DriveWorks team.

The livestream at DriveWorks World 2024 will be recorded and available to watch again once the broadcast has finished. So if you’re on a different time zone, you can still join DriveWorks World, explore all of the resources in the Event App, and watch any sessions you miss. You will need to be registered for DriveWorks World to be able to access the recordings.

Can’t Join Live? Watch On-Demand

The livestream at DriveWorks World 2024 will be recorded and available to watch again once the broadcast has finished. So if you’re on a different timezone, you can still join DriveWorks World, explore all of the resources in the Event App, and  watch any sessions you miss.
You must be registered for DriveWorks World to be able to access the recordings.

Technical Video Library

Available throughout and after the event

Alongside the live broadcast at DriveWorks World 2024, there will also be over 100 on-demand technical learning sessions created by experts from across the DriveWorks team, and our community.
These sessions cover a variety of DriveWorks topics, at different skill levels.
Choose the on-demand sessions that are relevant to you and your learning. Learn at your own pace and at a time that suits you. These on-demand sessions will be available throughout DriveWorks World, so you can watch them even when we’re not broadcasting live. They will also remain available after the event so you don’t need to rush through them.

Register For DriveWorks World 2024 Today

If you haven’t registered yet then what are you waiting for?

Registration is easy using your MyDriveWorks Community Account.

If you don’t already have a MyDriveWorks Community account, it’s quick, easy and free to create one.

The MyDriveWorks Community

The MyDriveWorks Community is our user portal, bringing together DriveWorks users from around the world.

It’s where DriveWorks customers, resellers and partners can connect, learn and find useful exclusive DriveWorks resources. Whether you’re trialing DriveWorks Solo, familiar with DriveWorks Pro, or from a reseller sales, technical, marketing or order admin team, the MyDriveWorks Community is a place for everyone.

The MyDriveWorks Community provides helpful content, learning resources and opportunities to connect with other DriveWorks users. It’s designed to enable you to get the very best out of DriveWorks technology.

The MyDriveWorks Community is home to a wide range of support and resources – including DriveWorks software and PowerPacks, the DriveWorks Learning Portal, DriveWorks user forums, DriveWorks Certifications and lots of other useful resources.

You can access the MyDriveWorks Community through a MyDriveWorks Community Account.

How To Set Up a MyDriveWorks Community Account

It’s quick and easy to create a MyDriveWorks Community account and get access to all of the resources.

1. Enter Your Details

Enter your details into the form. You will need to enter your first name, surname and your email address.

2. Set a Password

Once you’ve entered your details, you will need to set yourself a memorable password, in line with our password policy.

3. Subscribe to DriveWorks monthly emails & set up your My DriveWorks Community Account

4. Verify Your Email Address

You will receive an email from us with a verification code to activate your MyDriveWorks Community Account. The code will be active for 1 hour before expiring.

If you don’t receive the verification email, please check your spam or junk folder and make sure that your email address is correct.

5. Set Up Your Profile

Once you have verified your email, click on your name in the top right corner of My.DriveWorks to edit your profile. Upload an image or an avatar to your profile and change your details here.

You’re all set up with your MyDriveWorks Community Account!

Explore the MyDriveWorks Community

Through the MyDriveWorks Community it’s easy to keep your knowledge and software up to date and ensure you’re getting the most from your DriveWorks software.

DriveWorks Forum

Join the conversation in the DriveWorks forum. Share ideas and connect with other users.

Download Software

Download the latest DriveWorks software and PowerPacks or find previous versions.

Learning Portal

Access exclusive DriveWorks learning resources and build on your knowledge.

Webinars & Events

See upcoming events and webinars, sign up, get involved and join us to learn and network.

DriveWorks Learning Portal

The DriveWorks Learning Portal is part of the MyDriveWorks Community and provides a wide range of DriveWorks training courses, exclusive learning resources and DriveWorks certifications. It’s available for you to access at any time.

Set up your MyDriveWorks Community Account Today

Create a MyDriveWorks Community account today to connect with other DriveWorks users, learn new DriveWorks skills and access a wide range of DriveWorks resources.