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This release is a Service Pack that focuses on bug fixes and compatibility with SOLIDWORKS 2017. Make sure you head to the DriveWorks Community and download 14 SP 2 now.

Each month as part of our Industry Spotlight Demonstrations, our Technical Team create industry specific Design Automation / Configurator projects that showcase the types of companies that can benefit from DriveWorks software. In order to demonstrate the uses of DriveWorks within the HVAC industry, our Senior Applications Engineer, Dave, created an Air Handling Unit project.

At the end of October Heather, who is involved in running the SWUGN Sponsorship program here at DriveWorks, is heading to Illinois to present at three SOLIDWORKS user group meetings.

DriveWorks World 2017 will be held at the Twelve Atlantic Station hotel in Atlanta, Georgia from the 6th-10th March 2017.

This week Heather from the DriveWorks Team has been out and about attending several events where she was able to talk with both SOLIDWORKS and DriveWorks customers.

On Thursday 22nd September 2016, Maria and Heather from the DriveWorks team hit the road to present at the Boston Area North SOLIDWORKS User Group meeting in North Billerica, Massachusetts.

In this case study discover how machinery manufacturer, Industries Desjardins, have reduced the time taken to produce drawings by 85% using DriveWorks.

AJ Manufacturing is a lean, just-in-time manufacturer of some of the world’s best custom made commercial stainless steel HVAC products. In this case study, discover how they are using DriveWorks Pro to produce ‘just-in-time’ products faster than their competitors.

Our new CPQ for Manufacturing demo site DriveWorksLive.com will give you a good idea of what you could accomplish using DriveWorks software.

On Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th September, Glen and Maria from the DriveWorks team will be heading to Coventry to take part in the annual K3 Syspro customer event.

Ever get tired of clicking that same sequence of buttons? Keyboard shortcuts can be a great way to speed up how you work, sometimes removing the need to click several times through a menu to get to where you want to. 10 Useful DriveWorks Keyboard Shortcuts Below I’ve outlined 10 of the most useful DriveWorks keyboard shortcuts for speeding up the way you work. Ctrl + BUse Ctrl + B to build a Rule for whatever you have given focus too. For example, if you have selected a Variable from the Variable list and hit Ctrl + B, the Rules…

See how DriveWorks can be used to configure custom trailers Having a DriveWorks Product Configurator means you can free up design engineers to work on innovative ideas by giving sales teams more power. A complete CPQ system from DriveWorks allows sales teams, distributors and even customers to design a product to their exact specification, without needing any technical clarification. Manufacturing companies from a huge range of different industries have been able to save time, reduce errors and improve customer satisfaction by having a DriveWorks product configurator. Transportation is just one of many industries that DriveWorks has been used successfully. Head…

To activate DriveWorksXpress inside SOLIDWORKS and start automating your designs, follow these quick and easy steps: Step 1 Open SOLIDWORKS and go to Tools, Xpress Products, DriveWorksXpress Step 2 Click on the link for My.SolidWorks.com/xpress to get your free activation code for DriveWorksXpress. Step 3 Copy the DriveWorksXpress activation code. Step 4 Go back to SOLIDWORKS, paste the activation code in to the product code box and press OK. Step 5 Start automating! Learn more DriveWorksXpress is a design automation tool, ideal for all products that are the same but different. It’s a free product included in every license of…

Creating a good first impression is important, and that’s why your product configurators need to be easy to use and professional. With DriveWorks you can have a powerful CPQ solution that is all of this and more. Impressing your customers doesn’t stop there, with the new functionality to send HTML emails. HTML Emails That Wow Customers and Lead to More Sales. In DriveWorks 14, the new HTML email functionality was added. This allows DriveWorks administrators to set up richer, more engaging experiences for their customers, sales teams and distributors. Rather than receiving a plain text email, your customers can now receive a…

DriveWorks 14 SP1 was released 22nd July 2016 and is now available to download from the DriveWorks Community. Let’s take a look at what’s new…