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A great resource for learning about specific DriveWorks functionality. Tech Tips are small example projects created by the DriveWorks Tech Team. Each Tech Tip project contains an explanation of how it has been set up, making it easy to deconstruct so you can learn exactly how you can re-implement the same functionality into your own DriveWorks projects. If there’s any specific functionality you want to learn more about or implement in your project, have a look at the Tech Tips Portal to get some guidance. One of the main selling points of DriveWorks software is it’s ease of use and scalability, allowing you…

To raise money for Cancer Research UK. You might remember our charity Bake Sale last year that even had our CEO, Glen, rolling up his sleeves and putting his baking skills to the test. The charity bake sale was in aid of Cancer Research UK, it was a really successful day and it was fantastic to see how generous and supportive everyone was, donating cakes and prizes, buying raffle tickets and of course, enjoying lots of cake! Thanks to the generosity of the DriveWorks team and other attendees we raised a total of £364.86 which was doubled by DriveWorks, totaling an impressive £729.72! We’re really…

DriveWorks Senior Developer, Sarah, took part in Pretty Muddy this weekend to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Pretty Muddy is a 5k muddy obstacle course where women run, climb, stomp and jog to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Sarah took part in the event at the racecourse in her home town of York. Sarah finished the very muddy 5k obstacle course with 4 friends in a time of 45 minutes. “I originally set out to raise £100 and thanks to the wonderful people that sponsored me I have managed to raise £210 in total, more than double my target!!” “A big thank…

TenLinks chooses DriveWorks to win the SOLIDWORKS WORLD 2015 Best of Show Software – Silver Award

We are really pleased to announce that Disher have joined the DriveWorks Partner Program. After visiting Disher back in April and seeing what a professional company they are, we’re really excited to welcome them as DriveWorks Implementation Partners. Disher have a great culture and work from an office that rivals The Barley Store. To join the DriveWorks Partner Program, Disher had to commit to and complete the DriveWorks Pro Training and Certification. At DriveWorks World 2015, members of the Disher team joined us to learn more about DriveWorks and it was a great chance for us to get to know each other. Disher are professional, talented and doing…

Rewarding Certified DriveWorks Professionals for their hard work. The DriveWorks Continual Professional Development Program was introduced to help DriveWorks Reseller AE’s and Partners to learn more about DriveWorks and keep their technical knowledge up to date to support DriveWorks users  in the best way possible. Once they become a Certified DriveWorks Professional, all Reseller Applications Engineers and Partners have the opportunity to take part in the CPD Program. Every time the certified professionals complete an activity that helps them to maintain their technical knowledge, e.g watch a DriveWorks Webinar, they can register the tasks to earn credits. These credits are counted…

How can an Online Sales Configurator help you to offer customized products profitably? Consumer choice has been increasing steadily, meaning customized products are sought after more and more. In some industries, customized products are expected, in fact they are even the norm. Customization is changing, ‘individualized personalization’ is within reach but it has proved hard to achieve profitably at scale. McKinsey on Business Technologies has published an article looking at ‘How technology can drive the next wave of mass customization’. The article explains that profitable mass customization requires success in two broad areas: 1. Identifying opportunities for customization that create value for the customer and provide smooth,…

Our team is growing rapidly and last week we welcomed 4 new students, a graduate, plus a summer placement student to the DriveWorks team. It’s been an exciting couple of weeks at DriveWorks with lots of enthusiastic students joining our team to build their knowledge. We’re always keen to invest in students that show potential so we’re pleased to welcome the 4 new 12 month placement students and our new graduate software developer. This year we’re also welcoming back a summer placement student from last year who has returned to the Barley Store. Let’s find out more about our new faces… Danielle Marketing…

Another SOLIDWORKS reseller has now begun supporting DriveWorks, in Florida. The SolidExperts have now started selling and supporting DriveWorks in their area. The team are made up of dedicated engineers and CAD professionals and are the longest serving (and largest!) SOLIDWORKS reseller in Florida. The SolidExperts decided to become a DriveWorks reseller because they believe we represent the industry’s leading design solutions and using DriveWorks will assist their customers to achieve the highest levels of innovation and success. We’re excited to welcome them to the DriveWorks Reseller Community!

A DriveWorks visit to ClueHQ to test our problem solving skills. Having good problem solving skills is really important for every member of the DriveWorks team, especially for the tech team working who work with our resellers to support their customers. Last night, these skills were put to the test when we visited ClueHQ in Warrington. Clue HQ is a real life escape room game. The rooms are full of clues, riddles, locks and puzzles. We were split into three groups and challenged to escape the rooms within one hour. Using team work and initiative we needed to get out as fast as…

We are really pleased to announce that Epigrid have joined the DriveWorks Partner Program. Companies who have purchased DriveWorks Configurator Software and who wish to host their configurator in a secure and stable hosted environment will now be able to work with their DriveWorks Reseller and EpiGrid to achieve this. To join the DriveWorks Partner Program, Epigrid had to commit to and complete DriveWorks Pro Training and Certification. Engineering companies that use DriveWorks as a 3D Online Configurator will be able to run DriveWorks on a private cloud network. This configuration is managed and monitored by EpiGrid, lowering IT overhead costs. Maria Sarkar…

Throughout April we’ve been travelling through America to visit our customers and resellers and SOLIDWORKS too. DriveWorks CEO, Glen and VP, Maria traveled out to America with Chris, Pre-Sales Engineer and Gemma, Business Development. Their journey started at Engineer 3D! a great event organised by DriveWorks Reseller, Graphics Systems. We were platinum sponsors and had a booth to showcase DriveWorks software. Glen delivered a lively presentation entitled “Configure My Product”. Keynote speakers were Gian Paolo Bassi, CEO of SOLIDWORKS and Erik Buell motorcycling superstar. Tuesday night’s welcome reception was great fun with darts, table soccer (football for us Brits) and giant jenga with Gian Paolo Bassi and GXSC’s Dave Mandl…

Another SOLIDWORKS Reseller has now become an Authorized DriveWorks Reseller in Australia. SFWorks have now started selling and supporting DriveWorks in Australia. SFWorks was originally a design company, giving them real world design experience to really understand their customers and their needs. They have a passion for SOLIDWORKS and its growing community of successful users, which makes them a great addition to the DriveWorks Reseller community. Not only that, they also have a really cool office with an air hockey table so we’re really excited to welcome them as a DriveWorks Reseller! The SFWorks Blog, Facebook and Twitter records all of the SFWorks latest news and handy SOLIDWORKS tips.…

What are the first things you should do when setting up DriveWorks Pro? Find out by watching the Tech Team Thursday Webinar on 30th April. Every Thursday, the DriveWorks Tech Team share their knowledge with DriveWorks Pro Customers on Subscription Support and Reseller AEs. Tech Team Thursday Webinars often cover in-depth, more advanced features but this week we’re going back to basics to guide you through how to set your projects up correctly. Following these steps will provide you with a solid foundation for building great DriveWorks projects. If you have just purchased DriveWorks Pro, this Webinar will be a…