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We’re going to be sponsoring this year’s DEVELOP3D Live We’ve been going to DEVELOP3D Live since it began in 2012. This year is no different and again, DriveWorks are going to be Silver Sponsors. We’ll also have a booth at stand number 34. DEVELOP3D LIVE 2015 promises to be the most significant global forum on the future of engineering and product design tools. It is a really unique global conference, showcasing innovation and talent and highlighting future trends and products that will change our industry and we’re excited to be a part of it again. There are simply no other events…

Save $750 with the DriveWorks World 3for2 offer. The DriveWorks World Early Bird rate ended last week but don’t worry if you missed it, you can still save $250 per person if you register 3 or more people. DriveWorks World is a value-added, technically focused event for DriveWorks Customers on Subscription Support and DriveWorks Reseller AEs. We would like to make sure that many of our customers benefit from DriveWorks World and the training provided, so we’re offering a special price of $1500 for 3 delegates. Attendees should register individually here and a joint invoice for the special group price will be sent once…

If you’re going to be at SOLIDWORKS World 2015, there are a number of Design Automation presentations you can attend. Along with presentations from DriveWorks ourselves, there are generic design automation presentations and specific DriveWorks presentations from DriveWorks Reseller Applications Engineers. The DriveWorks team will be at booth #324 in the Partner Pavilion. See you there! Chris, DriveWorks Pre-Sales Engineer will kick off the Design Automation presentations with a hands-on session, ‘An Introduction to DriveWorksXpress‘ on Monday at 10.30am. Later that day at 4.30pm, Jesse Seger from DriveWorks Reseller, Hawk Ridge, will be presenting ‘Integrating DriveWorks Across Your Company‘. On Tuesday, Ryan Dally from DriveWorks Reseller, CATI will…

Don’t miss the opportunity to save $250 per person with the DriveWorks World early bird rate. DriveWorks World is a technically focused, Value-Added event for DriveWorks Solo and Pro customers with an active subscription support contract. The Early Bird Rate ends on January 11th Hurry so you don’t miss out! Standard DriveWorks World fees are $750 per person, with the early bird rate, you’ll pay just $500 per person. DriveWorks World will be held at the Chicago Marriott O’hare hotel from the 16th to the 20th of March 2015. Join us there for your opportunity to discover, network and be inspired.…

Heat and Sensor Technology has been using DriveWorks Software for a while now, we caught up with the team to see how they’ve been using it. Heat and Sensor Technology is a premier manufacturer of industrial electric resistance heaters and sensors available primarily to the plastic injection industry. They have distributors across the USA and Canada. So how are you using DriveWorks? We’re using DriveWorks to power our Online Configurators. These contain an array of renders of stock and custom components, from which customers can begin building their own customised heater with a click of their mouse. Customers can see a…

A new series of Tech Team Thursday Webinars. As we welcome in the new year, we also welcome in a new series of Tech Team Thursday Webinars. On the 8th of January, a new series of Tech Team Thursday Webinars will begin. The ‘Under The Hood’ series will explore, in more detail, the categories introduced in the previous 6 Tech Team Thursday Webinars. In this new series, the DriveWorks Tech Team will be lifting the lid on the topics covered in each category. These Webinars will provide more insight to help you to learn beyond the training manuals. The Tech…

What’s the story behind DriveWorks HQ? DriveWorks HQ is a 250 year old barn situated on Laskey Lane Farm in Thelwall, Cheshire. The barn has been restored and modernised to become the home of DriveWorks but over ten centuries ago it was very different. Thelwall At that time, Thelwall was a frontier town, positioned south of the river Mersey. The Danes occupied the lands to the north and the Saxons held Thelwall and the lands to the south of the Mersey. Thelwall’s existence was first officially recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle of AD923 when King Edward the Elder is said to have…

The DriveWorks World early bird rate means you can save $250 per person. DriveWorks World is a technically focused, Value-Added event for DriveWorks Solo and Pro customers with an active subscription support contract. It will be held in Chicago in March 2015 but the early bird rate ends in January. Register now to secure your place and save $250 per person. Standard DriveWorks World fees are $750 per person, with the early bird rate, you’ll pay just $500 per person. DriveWorks World will be held at the Chicago Marriott O’hare hotel from the 16th to the 20th of March 2015.…

Familiarise yourself with the many DriveWorks Pro Resources available. Helping others to help themselves is the DriveWorks philosophy. In order for others to help themselves well, we are continuously improving The DriveWorks Pro help resources. They continue to get better with each new Service Pack. On the 18th of December, the Tech Team Thursday webinar will be hosted by Ian, responsible for all of the DriveWorks Technical Documentation. Ian will take you on a tour of the DriveWorks Pro help resources including: • Accessing and searching the Help File.• Accessing, searching and posting in the Forum.• Accessing Training material.• Registering…

DriveWorks HQ is full of Christmas cheer… Christmas music, decorations, jumpers and lots of baking has made DriveWorks HQ a wonderful place filled with Christmas joy! We’ve donned our Christmas jumpers and Simon, a baker turned software developer, has treated us all to some delightful Christmas baking. Our buildings have been filled with the best kind of decorations – the cheesy kind! And, of course, the Developers have topped their tree with a 3D printed Santa! We’re ready for a very festive month.