How to Make a Sphere in SOLIDWORKS
Want to learn how to make a sphere in SOLIDWORKS? You’ve landed in the right place. SOLIDWORKS is a computer-aided design (CAD) solution that simplifies design with intelligent features that power...
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How to Handle Custom Built-to-Order Machine Designs With DriveWorks & SOLIDWORKS
The rising demand for customization challenges manufacturing fundamentals like standardization. But things change, and what has worked in the past may not be best practice today. In light of this...
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SOLIDWORKS Simulation Features for Aerospace Applications
Your Key to Putting Satellites into Orbit to Designing Consumer Drones One of the great things about working at Hawk Ridge Systems is working with customers across a wide variety of industries and...
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3DEXPERIENCE: A Beginner’s Guide to Communities and Conversations in 3DSwym
In the 3DSwymer role, you gain access to various apps designed to improve communication within your network. In this article, we’ll focus on the 3DSwym app, a social and collaborative tool that works...
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How to Choose the Perfect 3D Printer in 3 Easy Steps
3D printing has come a long way in the last 10 years. With the incredible advancement in print technologies, there has been a major increase in industry adoption and use. 3D print users in almost every...
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Formlabs Form 4: Unleash the Next Generation of Resin 3D Printing
Formlabs, a leading innovator in 3D printing technology, has introduced the Form 4, a revolution in professional resin 3D printing. The Form 4 breaks through speed barriers, surpasses accuracy...
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Understand The 5 Maturity States in SOLIDWORKS Cloud Services
In 3DEXPERIENCE, there is out-of-the-box lifecycle management to allow you to have more options to control your data. Maturity states allow you to control who can find data or make changes to it. It...
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How Analysis Tools Like SIMULIA CST Are Fueling the Growth of Industry 4.0
Digital technologies, data analytics, smart factories, robotics, and automation have driven manufacturing to be extremely dynamic and efficient. Some call it Industry 4.0 which is a bit of a flashy...
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Maximize Profits: Your Ultimate Guide to Smart 3D Printing Investments
Choosing a 3D printer that’s right for your business is a daunting task. With so many options on the market, how do you know where to start? Here at Hawk Ridge Systems, we are experts in additive...
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The 3 Best Production 3D Printers for Industrial Equipment
Like many manufacturing methods, 3D printing is a great tool for improving the product development cycle. Even if the final method of producing a product is already set in stone, bringing 3D printing...
View Article5 Easy Steps to Installing Your SOLIDWORKS Cloud Services
Ready to get started with the 3DEXPERIENCE platform? This is your quick start guide. The 3DEXPERIENCE platform simplifies remote collaboration across departments, boosting flexibility, enhancing...
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How to Create a Three (or More!) Piece Mold in SOLIDWORKS
For most mold designs, we split the mold tooling into two halves: a core side and a cavity side. However, splitting the tooling into three or more pieces works better for some designs. While this...
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6 Tips and Tricks for Sub-D Modeling in 3DEXPERIENCE xShape
SOLIDWORKS has long been known as the industry-leading CAD tool in the world of parametric modeling. But when it comes to creating organic, ergonomic, or form-fitting shapes, modeling parts...
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Implementation, Data Migration, and Training for Manufacturing Tools
The best manufacturing companies out there are always looking for ways to reduce costs and improve their products. The problem these days is a story that you’ve probably heard before: Everything is...
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How to Use Combine & Intersect Multibody Commands in SOLIDWORKS
Multibody design is a powerful SOLIDWORKS modeling method for creating more complex, yet convenient parts. Complex parts can be broken down into individual bodies to simplify and speed up the modeling...
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Save and Embed Files With SOLIDWORKS Routing System Options
Looking for information on how to save and embed files with SOLIDWORKS Routing System Options? Look no further. We’ve put together a short walk-through of how to use these handy save and embed...
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Performing Topology Optimization in SOLIDWORKS Simulation
When performing a topology optimization in SOLIDWORKS Simulation an option is available to use something called the Min Max Formulation. This is relevant when optimizing a model with multiple load...
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The Best of Both Worlds: Working with CATIA Files in SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD
For seasoned SOLIDWORKS users in the aerospace and defense industry, the word CATIA is likely all too familiar. First released in 1981, CATIA later rose to prominence during the development of the...
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Can I Run SOLIDWORKS on a Mac?
Here at Hawk Ridge Systems, we often get the question: “Can I run SOLIDWORKS on a Mac?” The answer is “Yes!”, but not right out of the box. While Macs often dominate in the realm of graphic, video, or...
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Decreasing Downtime Locally: Cloud Computing for Simulation with 3DEXPERIENCE...
How do you tackle the (computer) age-old question, how often do I need to upgrade? Computers get faster and software needs better hardware. My 3-year-old machine is approaching obsolescence (if it’s...
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