A round-up of September DriveWorks Drivers
DriveWorks Drivers: Connecting a global community of DriveWorks users
Sharing technical know-how and practical experience informally with each other is something we know many people using DriveWorks like to do. DriveWorks Drivers provides a platform for this, connecting DriveWorks users from around the world. The meetings feature guest speakers sharing their experiences and encouraging questions and dialogue about the technology.
We recently hosted the September DriveWorks Drivers meeting. We hold the meetings at two different times to make it easier for as many users as possible to join us.
The 11am AEST meeting was hosted by DriveWorks Technical Territory Manager, Ahmed Lasheen, and DriveWorks Technical Specialist, Mark Deng. This was followed by the 3pm BST meeting, hosted by DriveWorks Community Engagement & Onboarding Manager, Bridie Mills, and DriveWorks Head of Technical Engagement, Oliver Basma-Lord.
Here’s a round-up of what we covered.
Celebrating 25 years of DriveWorks
We shared the news that this year we are celebrating 25 years of DriveWorks. From a CAD automation program in 2001, DriveWorks design automation, 3D product configurator, and CPQ for manufacturing solutions now make a difference for manufacturers all over the world.
DriveWorks Drivers is now in its 5th year, and many of our DriveWorks Drivers attendees have been using DriveWorks technology for much longer. Over the next 12 months, we’re looking forward to DriveWorks Drivers attendees sharing their DriveWorks experiences from the last 25 years.
Whilst our official birthday is the 1st of February, with this being such a significant milestone, we’ll be celebrating our achievements all year. Keep a lookout for more blogs and follow us on LinkedIn to stay up to date.
DriveWorks 23 new feature highlights
Ahead of the release of DriveWorks 23, Head of Technical Engagement at DriveWorks, Oliver Basma-Lord, shared some of the new features that will be shipped with the new release, enabling attendees to start thinking about how they can use them to enhance their own implementations.
He ran through updates and enhancements to:
- Pro Server
- DriveWorks Live
- SOLIDWORKS PDM
- Higher order functions
- 3D documents & appearance
The resources below will also help you prepare for DriveWorks 23:
- Tech Talks recording – best practices for updating to a new version of DriveWorks
- Tech Talks recording – setting up DriveWorks Pro Server
- DriveWorks World 2025 session recordings – What’s new in DriveWorks 23
The Final Ascent – Using SOLIDWORKS® configurations in DriveWorks
DriveWorks Technical Expert, Paul Gimbel, took a deep dive into using SOLIDWORKS configurations in DriveWorks. He shared his insight on best practices for when and how to use them.
This Final Ascent has been recorded and is available to watch back in the MyDriveWorks Learning Portal.
Upcoming Tech Talks
We shared details of the upcoming monthly Tech Talks scheduled for September – December 2025. Each Tech Talks will focus on the new features in DriveWorks 23, and will include a live Q&A with our technical experts, so you can get your questions answered.
Thursday 18th September – Setting up and configuring DriveWorks Live
Thursday 16th October – Using DriveWorks & SOLIDWORKS PDM Pro
Thursday 20th November – Enhancements
Thursday 18th December – Using new features to make it easier to build and enhance your 3D configurators
Update to DriveWorks Drivers meeting times
To enable more of our worldwide community of users to join us, we’re updating the DriveWorks Drivers meeting times.
The next DriveWorks Drivers meeting is on Thursday, 4th December, and will run at 8am GMT and 4pm GMT. Use this handy tool to convert the meeting times to your time zone and choose the best meeting time for you.
