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Join Us at CAD2M Live

Written by Danielle Brown on

Maria and Glen from the DriveWorks team are attending CAD2M Live, which takes place on Thursday 12th October 2017 at the Midden Nederland Hallen in The Netherlands.

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SOLIDWORKS Sponsor DriveWorks World 2018

Written by Jessica Taylor on

This year, we’re celebrating 10 years since SOLIDWORKS chose DriveWorksXpress as the design automation tool of choice for SOLIDWORKS, including our technology as standard in every license of SOLIDWORKS. We’re thrilled that 10 years on, SOLIDWORKS still see the value in our technology and will be sponsoring, attending and presenting at our annual technical event!

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DriveWorks Quick Tips

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Learn the Quick & Easy Way with DriveWorks Quick Tips – our new library of videos that quickly and clearly demonstrate a variety of features in DriveWorks. Designed for users of all levels, everyone can find something useful in these videos. Whether you’re looking at what’s possible with DriveWorks, need a refresher on a feature you have not used in a while, or you are learning it for the first time, the Quick Tip videos take you through the process. Each video is less than 90 seconds so you can get up to speed quickly.

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MechFuse 2017 – A Fantastic Design & Engineering Summit!

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Last week our CEO, Glen Smith and VP, Maria Sarkar, attended the Alignex MechFuse design and engineering summit in Minneapolis. The summit blended together new technologies, forward-thinking manufacturing strategies and educational sessions into one event.

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A Round Up of Our Trip Down Under

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Recently we blogged about how Mark and Phil from the DriveWorks team were travelling to Australia and New Zealand to visit resellers, partners, customers and SOLIDWORKS User Groups. They’re now back in the office and we caught up with them to find out more about thier trip down under.

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Increase Your Capacity for Innovation with Automation – MechFuse 2017

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We’re attending and presenting at the Alignex MechFuse design and engineering summit which takes place on 28th-29th September 2017 in Minneapolis.

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Heather’s SWUGN Tour of the South and Southwest USA

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Heather from the DriveWorks team is hitting the road once again this fall, for a SWUGN tour of the south and southwest USA!

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Digitising Bridges: Transforming the Bridge Industry with DriveWorks

Written by Jessica Taylor on

Laing O’Rourke have been working with Cambridge University to develop a set of design configuration tools for bridges. The tools, created using SOLIDWORKS and DriveWorks, provide a smoother digital process for the design, manufacture and assembly of bridges, reducing the time it takes to complete a bridge.

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Engineers: Gain a New Certification and Improve Your SOLIDWORKS Skills

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DriveWorksXpress is a free design automation tool included in every license of SOLIDWORKS. Complete the DriveWorksXpress Certification to improve your SOLIDWORKS skills and learn about design automation – essential knowledge for all engineering professionals as design automation becomes the norm. Become a Certified DriveWorksXpress Associate in just 3 steps, in 3 hours!

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What Can You Do With a 30 Day Free Trial of DriveWorks Solo?

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Use DriveWorks Solo to reduce the cost of custom designs, respond quickly to sales inquiries, enhance product quality & reduce repetitive tasks. Follow our top tips to make sure you get the most out of your 30 Day Free Trial of DriveWorks Solo.

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SOLIDWORKS Students: Gain an Extra Qualification to Improve Your Skills and Employability

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The DriveWorksXpress Training and Certification is a free certification for all engineering and design students who have access to SOLIDWORKS. Becoming a Certified DriveWorksXpress Associate gives you new skills to add to your résumé, kick starts your engineering career and open doors in a competitive jobs market.

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Rounding Up A Great Week of SWUG Meetings!

Written by Danielle Brown on

Last week Heather, who is involved in running the SWUGN sponsorship program here at DriveWorks, hit the road again for another week long SWUGN Tour. This time, she was on a road trip that took her to both Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

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Automate with DriveWorksXpress and Save $500 when you Upgrade to DriveWorks Solo

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Automate for free with DriveWorksXpress inside SOLIDWORKS, then upgrade to DriveWorks Solo in September or October 2017 and save $500.

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Configure Your Own Ice Cream Using DriveWorks!

Written by Danielle Brown on

At DriveWorks, we love hearing about the creative ways that our customers and resellers are using the software and we regularly blog, tweet and write case studies about their configurators. Recently CAD2M, a DriveWorks reseller based in The Netherlands, got in touch with us as they’d had a really cool idea for a DriveWorks configurator.

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Fundraising at DriveWorks HQ

Written by Jessica Taylor on

Every year we hold a bake sale at DriveWorks HQ. In previous years we have raised money for charities such as Macmillan Cancer Support, Cancer Research UK and the Alzheimer’s Society. Our annual bake sale took place on Friday and this year, we are fundraising for a very different cause, suggested by Jake from the DriveWorks team.

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