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SOLIDWORKS 2019 SP5 is available for download

Latest SOLIDWORKS press releases, news, technical alerts and announcements. These feeds are seen on...




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3DEXPERIENCE Marketplace add-in 6.28.146 is available for download

Latest SOLIDWORKS press releases, news, technical alerts and announcements. These feeds are seen on...




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SOLIDWORKS 2020 SP3.0 EV (Early Visibility) is available for download

Latest SOLIDWORKS press releases, news, technical alerts and announcements. These feeds are seen on...




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Fin24.com | Another 3 million Americans file unemployment claims as jobs bleed continues

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits topped 3 million for a seventh straight week, signaling little relief in sight for the economy since the coronavirus began closing restaurants, factories and offices from coast to coast in mid-March.




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Fin24.com | Lockdown | African governments must balance saving lives and preserving economies

The African Union Development Agency says countries should think about how they choose the lesser of the two evils because strict lockdowns have severe consequences.




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Fin24.com | WATCH: Bank of England predicts worst slump in 300 years

The Bank of England says the UK faces its worst slump in 300 years, but on Thursday held off from any moves on rates or bond buying.




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Fin24.com | UN asks super-wealthy to 'step up' and donate for coronavirus relief

The United Nations on Thursday issued a new appeal for $4.7 billion in funding to "protect millions of lives and stem the spread of coronavirus in fragile countries."




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Fin24.com | UIF will be under 'very serious' strain, warns labour minister

Minister of Employment and Labour Thulas Nxesi said on Thursday afternoon that the Unemployment Insurance Fund was going to be under "very serious strain" and that he foresaw a period where there would be heavy dependence on the state.




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Fin24.com | IMF to discuss SA request for coronavirus assistance

The South African government is seeking a $4.2 billion loan from the IMF to support its response to the Covid-19 crisis.




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Fin24.com | Lockdown | Almost a million people in Jo'burg need food aid, says mayor

Almost one million people in Johannesburg, South Africa’s commercial hub, are in need of food aid due to movement restrictions imposed to curb the coronavirus pandemic, according to its mayor.




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Master and Expand Your SOLIDWORKS Skills with LIVE Design series

Don't miss tuning in for our LIVE Design web series to see our own SOLIDWORKS experts as they model a variety of products and provide design Tips, training, and more ways to increase your design knowledge.

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Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp. offers complete 3D software tools that let you create, simulate, publish, and manage your data. SolidWorks products are easy to learn and use, and work together to help you design products better, faster, and more cost-effectively. The SolidWorks focus on ease-of-use allows more engineers, designers and other technology professionals than ever before to take advantage of 3D in bringing their designs to life.

The post Master and Expand Your SOLIDWORKS Skills with LIVE Design series appeared first on The SOLIDWORKS Blog.




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Get 50% Off SOLIDWORKS Certification Exams

Take advantage of half-off on SOLIDWORKS Certification exams now through the end of April.

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Mike Puckett

Senior Manager, World Wide Certification Program SOLIDWORKS

The post Get 50% Off SOLIDWORKS Certification Exams appeared first on The SOLIDWORKS Blog.




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Linear Static FEA Productivity with Simulation Professional

Read to learn about the features and functionality of Simulation Professional that could significantly increase your linear static productivity.

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Brian Zias
Senior Territory Technical Manager at Dassault Systemes SOLIDWORKS

Brian is a 15-year, expert SOLIDWORKS CAD, FEA, and CFD user and community advocate. His interests include engineering, simulation, team leadership, and predictive analytics. Brian holds a BS in Aerospace Engineering and an MBA in Data Science.

The post Linear Static FEA Productivity with Simulation Professional appeared first on The SOLIDWORKS Blog.




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Can You Handle a Single Source of Product Truth?

To improve communication, everyone in your company must get their information from the same source. Sounds reasonable, right?

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Mohit Daga

Mohit is a Senior Product Portfolio Manager for ENOVIAWORKS. Sports enthusiast, Vegetarian foodie and likes bourbon!

The post Can You Handle a Single Source of Product Truth? appeared first on The SOLIDWORKS Blog.




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The Value of Simulation: Which Design is the Best?

SOLIDWORKS Simulation revolutionizes the traditional design process by allowing design validation to be done in parallel with product design. Join us for a four-part Simulation webinar series starting on April 22nd to learn more.

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Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp. offers complete 3D software tools that let you create, simulate, publish, and manage your data. SolidWorks products are easy to learn and use, and work together to help you design products better, faster, and more cost-effectively. The SolidWorks focus on ease-of-use allows more engineers, designers and other technology professionals than ever before to take advantage of 3D in bringing their designs to life.

The post The Value of Simulation: Which Design is the Best? appeared first on The SOLIDWORKS Blog.




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Learn the Keys to Kick-Start your business [Podcast]

Charles Adler is a designer, entrepreneur, technologist, and one of the founders of Kickstarter.com.  Charles has a wealth of insight on the keys to success for small businesses and start-ups, and creative people in general.  I interviewed him recently (online,

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Cliff Medling

Cliff Medling is a Senior Marketing Manager at SolidWorks and the host for the Born to Design Podcast.

The post Learn the Keys to Kick-Start your business [Podcast] appeared first on The SOLIDWORKS Blog.




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Maintaining SOLIDWORKS Design and Data Efficiency While Working From Home

Read this blog to learn how you can maintain efficiency throughout your design and data management activities when working from home.

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Mark Johnson
Expert Technical Support Engineer, Escalation Manager for the Americas at SOLIDWORKS

Mark Johnson is the SOLIDWORKS Escalation Manager for the Americas. He also has resolved the highest number of technical support cases in SOLIDWORKS support history – over 45,000! This experience gives him a unique perspective which he leverages to train our VAR community and take part in the SOLIDWORKS Development process to improve overall customer experience. Mark also hosts and organizes the SOLIDWORKS World AE Workshop for the past 10 years and The VAR Performance Tuning Workshops (VPTW) at company HQ.

The post Maintaining SOLIDWORKS Design and Data Efficiency While Working From Home appeared first on The SOLIDWORKS Blog.




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Working From Home Successfully with SOLIDWORKS Electrical

The purpose of this post is to help users understand the various options and best practices available when it comes to collaborating and designing remotely with SOLIDWORKS Electrical.

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Thomas Smith

As a Technical Manager for SOLIDWORKS ECAD Solutions, Thomas is responsible for providing comprehensive technical pre-sales support and coaching to SOLIDWORKS resellers and TTM employees working in all areas of North America. Thomas acts as the primary SOLIDWORKS Electrical and SOLIDWORKS PCB technical pre-sales resource for North America's WEST and CENTRAL areas.

With SOLIDWORKS, Thomas assists with developing and training resellers and TTM employees on SOLIDWORKS Electrical and SOLIDWORKS PCB demonstrations, specific product positioning, new product releases, competitive overviews, and contributing to help sell other products in SOLIDWORKS’ portfolio.

The post Working From Home Successfully with SOLIDWORKS Electrical appeared first on The SOLIDWORKS Blog.




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Frequently Asked Questions about Cloud-based Abaqus Simulation for SOLIDWORKS

Structural Mechanics Engineer now gives you direct access to Abaqus capabilities on the cloud-based 3DEXPERIENCE platform from within SOLIDWORKS.

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Nicolas Tillet
Product Portfolio Manager at DS SOLIDWORKS Corp.

Product Portfolio Manager for SOLIDWORKS Simulation

The post Frequently Asked Questions about Cloud-based Abaqus Simulation for SOLIDWORKS appeared first on The SOLIDWORKS Blog.




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ECAD Solutions Town Hall Mini-Series

Learn how you can unite your electrical and mechanical design teams with collaboration tools in SOLIDWORKS ECAD tools.

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JP Emanuele

JP is a Territory Technical Manager, SOLIDWORKS Electrical, North America.

The post ECAD Solutions Town Hall Mini-Series appeared first on The SOLIDWORKS Blog.




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Lighten your Components by over 50 Percent with Topology Optimization in SOLIDWORKS Simulation

Learn how you can reduce the weight of your components without impacting performance with SOLIDWORKS Simulation solutions.

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Mai Doan

Mai DOAN is a Product Portfolio Manager for SOLIDWORKS Simulation. She has 20 years of experience in Simulation and Design. Prior to joining SOLIDWORKS in 2014 as a Territory Technical Manager, Mai worked as a Senior Application Engineer for ANSYS with expertise in Finite Element Analysis for more than 8 years. Before that, she developed her real world experience by designing mobile devices with an emphasis on Simulation for High Tech companies such as Siemens and Novatel Wireless. She holds Bachelor and Master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering, and speaks English, French & Vietnamese fluently.

The post Lighten your Components by over 50 Percent with Topology Optimization in SOLIDWORKS Simulation appeared first on The SOLIDWORKS Blog.




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The Value of a “Body Double” During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Double Robotics communication tools are more vital than ever as social distancing and isolation help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

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Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp. offers complete 3D software tools that let you create, simulate, publish, and manage your data. SolidWorks products are easy to learn and use, and work together to help you design products better, faster, and more cost-effectively. The SolidWorks focus on ease-of-use allows more engineers, designers and other technology professionals than ever before to take advantage of 3D in bringing their designs to life.

The post The Value of a “Body Double” During the Coronavirus Pandemic appeared first on The SOLIDWORKS Blog.




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Perform Abaqus High-End Simulations from Home with Structural Mechanics Engineer

Structural Mechanics Engineer on the cloud-based 3DEXPERIENCE platform enables SOLIDWORKS users to solve any finite element analysis (FEA) problem with confidence.

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Nicolas Tillet
Product Portfolio Manager at DS SOLIDWORKS Corp.

Product Portfolio Manager for SOLIDWORKS Simulation

The post Perform Abaqus High-End Simulations from Home with Structural Mechanics Engineer appeared first on The SOLIDWORKS Blog.




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COVID-19, Simulation and Computational Fluid Dynamics

Read this blog to learn the important role simulation technology is playing during this pandemic.

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Reza Tabatabai is a Sr. Technical Manager for Simulation products, focusing on SOLIDWORKS Simulation and SIMULIA works product portfolios at Dassault Systèmes. He has 20 years of industry experience. Reza received his PhD from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) and was a Lecturer & Research Associate at the University of California at Berkeley.

The post COVID-19, Simulation and Computational Fluid Dynamics appeared first on The SOLIDWORKS Blog.




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Collaborating Remotely Using SOLIDWORKS: How to Do It Like the Pros

Many of us find ourselves collaborating remotely today in ways we weren’t prepared for. Learn how three SOLIDWORKS users who had never met before, located in three different countries, were able to do it effectively – and how you can, too!

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Sean O'Neill

I'm a Community & User Advocacy Manager here at SOLIDWORKS. As a longtime SOLIDWORKS user myself, I love meeting with users and hearing about all the interesting things they're doing in the SOLIDWORKS community!

The post Collaborating Remotely Using SOLIDWORKS: How to Do It Like the Pros appeared first on The SOLIDWORKS Blog.




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Learn How to Improve Productivity with Simulation

Learn more about this simulation-focused webinar series on Improving Productivity, which will cover topics like 2D Simplification in detail, FEA vs CFD, Static vs Dynamics, Large Assembly analysis and simulation for 3D-printed parts.

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Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp. offers complete 3D software tools that let you create, simulate, publish, and manage your data. SolidWorks products are easy to learn and use, and work together to help you design products better, faster, and more cost-effectively. The SolidWorks focus on ease-of-use allows more engineers, designers and other technology professionals than ever before to take advantage of 3D in bringing their designs to life.

The post Learn How to Improve Productivity with Simulation appeared first on The SOLIDWORKS Blog.




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The Easy Way to Work from Home with your SOLIDWORKS Team

SOLIDWORKS has cloud-based tools that will help you share, review, annotate, and validate designs with your engineering team from your home office starting today.

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Salih Alani

Graduate of the University of Technology , Iraq - Baghdad with BS in Mechanical Engineering , graduate of Northeastern University with a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, specializing in mechanics and design - 6+ Years in SOLIDWORKS ®Technical Support team - Focused on core SOLIDWORKS , DraftSight , licensing (Online Licensing), Lead Technical Support of 3D CONTENTCENTRAL® , Technical Support Account Manager for Enterprise Subscription Services (ESS) customer account and lead organizer for VAR Performance Tuning Workshop in Dassault Systemes Waltham - Certifications: - 3DEXPERIENCE® Platform Explorer – Associate - CSWA, CSWP, CSWP-Drawing Tools, CSWP-Weldment, CSWP-Sheet Metal

The post The Easy Way to Work from Home with your SOLIDWORKS Team appeared first on The SOLIDWORKS Blog.




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How I Used SOLIDWORKS to Design the Cars You’ve Seen in Movies

Ever heard of Mission Impossible? Ready Player One? How about Terminator? Learn all about how Dave Clark, a mechanical engineer and industrial designer, makes stunt cars for the big screen – and how he got there.

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Sean O'Neill

I'm a Community & User Advocacy Manager here at SOLIDWORKS. As a longtime SOLIDWORKS user myself, I love meeting with users and hearing about all the interesting things they're doing in the SOLIDWORKS community!

The post How I Used SOLIDWORKS to Design the Cars You’ve Seen in Movies appeared first on The SOLIDWORKS Blog.




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Zimbabwe: At The Crossroads




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Zimbabwe in Crisis: Finding a Way Forward




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Ground Zimbabwe's Jet-Setting Despots




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Hit Mugabe hard where it hurts, now




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All Bark and No Bite? The International Response to Zimbabwe's Crisis




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Mugabe Will Try to Outfox the World




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Zimbabwe at the Crossroads: Transition or Conflict?




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Don't let Zimbabwe implode




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Zimbabwe: The Politics of National Liberation and International Division




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Dealing with Savimbi's Ghost: The Security and Humanitarian Challenges in Angola




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Zimbabwe: Danger and Opportunity




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Decision Time in Zimbabwe




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Leaders of Africa must act now to save Zimbabwe




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More food for thought over Zimbabwe




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Blood and Soil: Land, Politics and Conflict Prevention in Zimbabwe and South Africa




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Swaziland: The Clock Is Ticking




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Swaziland: Beyond Royal Rule and Naked Reed Dances




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Zimbabwe's Continuing Self-Destruction




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Zimbabwe: An End to the Stalemate?




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Failing to Empower Women Peacebuilders: A Cautionary Tale from Angola




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Zimbabwe: Prospects from a Flawed Election




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Quelles perspectives après la présidentielle?