Getting the right look and feel on a 3D model is incredibly important. Whether you’re communicating with factories or explaining parts to non-technical stakeholders, getting the right colours, appearance, and materials is essential to success. SOLIDWORKS offers a whole range of visualisation tools across its platform, with basic colours and materials up to full ray-traced … Read more
Join the SOLIDWORKS team as they design, build and program an Autonomous Robot Car in SOLIDWORKS. This tutorial requires knowledge of designing in SOLIDWORKS. This fabulous tutorial starts with walking you through best practices for folder structures to help you organise your car. This also includes recommendations for tagging parts you’re 3D printing and purchasing. … Read more
Time: 9:30am BSTDate: 28th August 2025Location: Online Join SOLIDWORKS as they explore 16 different areas of Electromagnetic Simulation. Powered by CST Studio Suite, SOLIDWORKS Electromagnetics Engineer provides sophisticated simulation within an intuitive interface. This software addresses the EM analysis needs for a wide range of applications, including the performance and efficiency of antennas and filters, … Read more
SOLIDWORKS is an excellent software for hardware product designers and engineers looking to create an end-to-end environment, from initial sketches to design, simulation and production. Having an all-in-one environment where all departments can collaborate and document effectively can seriously increase productivity across the company. But we want to take it even further! We are offering … Read more
SOLIDWORKS is an incredibly versatile tool, with users across architecture, engineering, construction and technology. The companies that use their products are extremely diverse and span a whole host of products. One of those customers is Team Rembrandts, a robotics team from Eindhoven in the Netherlands SOLIDWORKS recently spoke to Team Rembrandts about how they use … Read more
New to SOLDWORKS? Or perhaps you haven’t had a chance to try xShapes yet? Then this video is for you! In this video tutorial, the SOLIDWORKS team walks through how to design a custom finger grip for a pair of pliers using xShape and the Net Surface command. It’s a practical example of how subdivision … Read more
Date: 10 July 2025Time: 9:30 am BST Register: Sign-up link Join the latest SOLIDWORKS webinar as they present a curated collection of both public and subscription-level resources that you can easily access. You’ll learn where to find this information and how to navigate it in a structured and efficient way. There will also be plenty of time for … Read more
If you’re working with 3D models in SOLIDWORKS and want to test how your designs perform under real conditions, SOLIDWORKS Simulation is a practical starting point. Whether you’re a student learning the basics or an engineer applying simulation in day-to-day design, this guide helps you understand the key steps involved. What Is SOLIDWORKS Simulation? SOLIDWORKS … Read more
Date: 26 June 2025 Time: 9:30 am BST Register: Sign up here. Injection moulding comes with known risks, such as costly tools and quality problems that only appear once parts hit production. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Join the SOLIDWORKS team as they show how SOLIDWORKS Plastics helps you simulate the injection … Read more
Date: 11 June 2025 Time: 9:30am BST Register: Sign up on Zoom Designing products that perform well under real-world conditions doesn’t have to mean expensive prototypes or lengthy testing cycles. With SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation, you can predict fluid flow and heat transfer directly in your CAD environment before building a single part. Join this free … Read more