Dassault Systèmes is committed to building a next-generation 3D design platform to replace SolidWorks. Getting it out the door is proving hard; convincing SolidWorks customers to upgrade will be harder. By Randall S. Newton On the final day of SolidWorks World 2010 in Anaheim, then-CEO Jeff Ray gave a preview of major changes coming to the SolidWorks product line. He often … [Read more...] about SolidWorks 2013 will launch as legacy software
SolidWorks World 2011
Exploring the best new technologies and innovative products at SolidWorks 2011
Two well-known engineering software industry analysts team up to rate the most promising new products on display at SolidWorks World 2011. By W. Bradley Holtz and L. Stephen Wolfe, P.E. There’s always lots of news at SolidWorks World. SolidWorks demonstrated improvements to its core CAD software that will appear in the 2012 release and introduced a new CEO. Third-party … [Read more...] about Exploring the best new technologies and innovative products at SolidWorks 2011
Dassault Systèmes did not bench Jeff Ray
Going from being the top dog of a $400 million operation to senior vice president of a $2 billion operation is not a demotion. At the SolidWorks World users conference this week, the media in attendance could not stop telling each other in private that the recent CEO change at SolidWorks was a way to sideline Jeff Ray. As reported here and elsewhere, just before the … [Read more...] about Dassault Systèmes did not bench Jeff Ray
Graebert readies app store for DraftSight
Companies that design will always need 2D CAD drafting. Graebert and its partners including Dassault and its SolidWorks division intend to see that there are plenty of options on the market. Dassault Systémes and its SolidWorks division weren’t the only CAD companies exhibiting at SolidWorks World 2011. Longtime developer Graebert also made the scene. One year ago, Graebert … [Read more...] about Graebert readies app store for DraftSight
SolidWorks World 2011? There’s an app for that
News of the iOS app traveled through social media outlets today. It is well designed and runs fast. SolidWorks has released an iPhone/iPad app for attendees of the upcoming Solidworks World 2011 event in San Antonio, Texas next week. News of the app traveled rapidly through Twitter, Facebook, and the SolidWorks blogger community. Some features of the app: All … [Read more...] about SolidWorks World 2011? There’s an app for that