SolidWorks Express Newsletter

March 17, 2009

In this issue:

	TRAINING VIDEOS: Test your skills in SimulationXpress.

	PARTNER OFFERS: Find special deals from SolidWorks Partners.

	SUBMIT YOUR TIPS: Share your SolidWorks expertise.

Complimentary Training Videos

SOLIDWORKS SIMULATION: Perform structural analysis, learn when and why use SimulationXpress, download exercises, and test your skills in design validation >>

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TAKE ADVANTAGE of special discounts offered by SolidWorks Partners, including savings on an HP Workstation with a blazingly fast ATI FireGL V7700 graphics card.

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TECHNICAL TIPS

>	DWGeditor Tips - The Lost is Found: Objects must be visible on screen in order to be selected, but a text object that contains nothing but spaces cannot be selected to correct or erase it >>
>	DWGeditor Tips - Who is That Masked Object? Have you ever wanted to mask out part of a drawing so you could put something in front of it? A bit of 3D cheating makes it easy to do so >>
>	Tips from the Experts - Creating Configurations on the Fly: With the Configure feature dialog we can modify multiple items by CTRL selecting more than one item before selecting Configure feature >>
>	Submit Your Tips: Share your SolidWorks expertise with others. SUBMIT YOUR TIPS HERE >>

NEWS and EVENTS

>	Cambridge University Students Racing to Design Solar Car: A team of Cambridge University engineering students is using SolidWorks 3D CAD and Abaqus finite element analysis (FEA) software from Dassault Systèmes’ SIMULIA brand to develop a solar-powered car they will race across Australia in the fall of 2009 >>
>	Hand-on Test Drive Seminars: You are invited to try the suite of SolidWorks products and gain valuable engineering skills at your local SolidWorks reseller >>
>	SolidWorks Certification Programs Online: SolidWorks certifications can be used as a benchmark to measure your knowledge and competency with SolidWorks software >>

ENGINEER-to-ENGINEER

>	Video - RevoPower, Inc.: RevoPower, Inc. developed The Wheel, a bicycle wheel with a completely self-contained engine and gear train that transforms almost any bicycle into a motor-assisted vehicle >>
>	Case Study - ATW Advanced Assembly Automation: Engineers at ATW’s AAA division use SolidWorks software to automate the development of assemblies of 1,000 to 5,000 components, resulting in less rework and increased throughput >>

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