Maximizing your DriveWorks Solo free trial
What is DriveWorks Solo?
DriveWorks Solo is the ideal solution to transform your SOLIDWORKS® design process. Using DriveWorks Solo, design engineers can automate repetitive SOLIDWORKS tasks so they have more time to work on new product design. Automating and streamlining the process of designing custom products improves customer experience, reduces repetitive tasks, and increases accuracy.
A 30-day free trial of DriveWorks Solo provides you with the ideal opportunity to get started with design automation. Maximizing your free trial will enable you to see the benefits of DriveWorks technology and help you to decide if it’s the right solution for your business needs.
We’ve put this blog together to share our advice on the steps you can take to ensure you get the most out of your free trial.
1. Set goals
Before you activate your free trial license, take some time to set out what you want to learn and achieve.
Ask yourself:
- What are the key challenges you would like DriveWorks Solo to help you overcome?
- Which SOLIDWORKS tasks would you like to automate?
- How will you measure the success of the free trial?
Setting goals at the start will help you stay focused throughout the trial period and provide a framework to compare DriveWorks against other solutions. It will also enable you to provide metrics to key stakeholders who approve the budget, and increase the likelihood of buy-in from other areas of the business.
2. Watch the getting started webinar
The DriveWorks Solo Getting Started webinar is designed to help you get a head start with design automation. The webinar is hosted by DriveWorks technical experts and covers setup, key technology features, and common pitfalls.
Watching the webinar at the start of your trial will give you a clearer understanding of how to use DriveWorks Solo, and might highlight features you weren’t yet aware of.
3. Meet with a technical expert
Schedule a session with a DriveWorks technical expert. These meetings are incredibly valuable for understanding features and best practices. Before your meeting, think about any specific questions you have so you can get immediate answers.
Follow up with another meeting as your trial progresses. This can be helpful in consolidating learning and checking in on progress against your goals.
4. Document your findings
As you start to use DriveWorks Solo, take notes on what you learn, things that are going well, and areas you need help with. Documenting your findings will help you to:
- Share insights with other team members and stakeholders
- Track progress against your goals
- Demonstrate the value of DriveWorks Solo
5. Involve other team members
Involving other people in your DriveWorks Solo free trial is a good way of helping to determine the potential value of the solution. Encouraging participation and feedback from colleagues involved in different parts of your workflow enables you to see the full impact of design automation. Engaging other teams and stakeholders at the trial stage will help with the approval and adoption of DriveWorks Solo, and also provide insights for future training and onboarding requirements.
6. Use the free resources
Explore the wide range of resources put together by DriveWorks technical experts and designed to help you get the most out of your free trial.
Resources include an online help file, how-to videos, and sample projects.
DriveWorks Solo – Powerful SOLIDWORKS® part, assembly, and drawing automation
DriveWorks Solo sits in the SOLIDWORKS® task pane, enabling engineers to configure custom products and automatically generate order-specific SOLIDWORKS parts, assemblies, and drawings.
Setting up DriveWorks Solo is quick and easy. Capture the parameters that engineers manually update in SOLIDWORKS, create forms to enter product requirements, and build rules to accurately calculate how the captured parameters should be updated.
There’s no need for complex macros, design tables, or code.
Learn more about DriveWorks Solo
Powerful SOLIDWORKS part, assembly, and drawing automation – start your 30-day free trial today.