3DEXPERIENCE – TriMech https://trimech.com Your complete engineering resource, we specialize in delivering and supporting SOLIDWORKS, 3DEXPERIENCE, 3D Printing, FEA tools and more. Tue, 07 Jan 2025 18:23:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://trimech.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cropped-trimech-icon-32x32.webp 3DEXPERIENCE – TriMech https://trimech.com 32 32 Robotic Simulation in the Aerospace Industry https://trimech.com/robotic-simulation-in-the-aerospace-industry/ Mon, 06 Jan 2025 22:09:33 +0000 https://trimech.com/?p=72023 The Aerospace Industry has many complex systems in place to help ensure safety and efficiency when working with specialized materials, regulations, and a multitude of advanced engineering systems. With all the complexity, it is paramount to have tools in place that not only help handle day to day tasks but also achieve project goals across the entire product development cycle. One of the more challenging tasks is programming robotic cells and ensuring that cycle times are quick, movement is efficient, and everything is done safely. Typically, this is done by shutting the assembly line down and programming movements which leads to costly downtime. Fortunately, there are tools on 3DEXPERIENCE platform from Dassault Systemes has tools in place that can help offline program robots to allow for quicker changeover between tasks.

Join us as TriMech Product Manager, Joe Hugan, guides us through available tools and modeling approaches aimed specifically at Robotic Simulation in the Aerospace Industry. We’ll start with gaining a fundamental understanding of the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform and how we can use it for collaboration. From here, we’ll dive deeper into functional examples of painting, riveting, and drilling using 3DEXPERIENCE Robotic Programming tools. Finally, Joe discusses potential next steps for a future Robotic Programming Implementation.

During this aerospace webinar, you will learn:

  1. An understanding of the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform from Dassault  Systemes
  2. Examples of Robotic Painting, Drilling, Riveting applications for the Aerospace Industry
  3. An overview of the Dassault licensing model for the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform
  4. Potential next steps for implementing and evaluating these solutions within your organization.
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High-end CAE Consolidation https://trimech.com/high-end-cae-consolidation/ Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:52:31 +0000 https://trimech.com/?p=72020 As an Ansys user, what would be the benefits of switching to DASSAULT SYSTEMES simulation solutions? In the coming year, we’re going to see numerous consolidations in the high-end simulation space. What does this mean to you as an Ansys user?

Join us as Dassault Systems Simulation experts Dana Parrish and Eric Chavez host this 1-hour educational webinar, presented by SOLIDWORKS and TriMech, you will get an understanding of the DASSAULT SYSTEMES approach to high-end simulation and get the following questions.

During this Ansys Advanced Simulation webinar, you will learn:

  • What advanced Simulation tools are available?
  • How does licensing work?
  • What are the advantages of these solutions vs what I’m using today?
  • What does the learning curve look like?
  • How are other companies innovating with DASSAULT SYSTEMES simulation solutions?
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DraftSight LIVE at 3DEXPERIENCE World 2025 https://trimech.com/draftsight-live-at-3dexperience-world-2025/ Fri, 01 Nov 2024 18:32:12 +0000 https://trimech.com/?p=71437

Inspire. Explore. Achieve.

Join an immersive three day event with inspiring keynotes, workshops, and expert-led breakout sessions centered around the latest DraftSight 2025 release. Keynote speaker Dan Goldin, NASA’s longest-tenured Administrator, will share insights from his tenure at NASA, focusing on monumental projects like the International Space Station, the Hubble Space Telescope repair mission, and the Mars Pathfinder mission. His keynote will highlight the innovation, and problem-solving required to accomplish these ambitious goals. Additionally, attend his exclusive “Masterclass in Innovation”. Space for his masterclass is limited! Guest speaker Terence Barry, leading global corporate consultant, will explain why and how the most successful selling companies in the world use narrative, and how you can do the same to create winning presentations and pitches.

Discover the future of 2D CAD at DraftSight LIVE at 3DEXPERIENCE World 2025.

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Create an Achievable Roadmap for Implementing 3DEXPERIENCE https://trimech.com/create-an-achievable-roadmap-for-implementing-3dexperience/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 22:04:51 +0000 https://trimech.com/?p=70992 Choosing a PLM solution is a decision that a company expects to last 20 years or more. It is important to consider what benefits they hope to achieve in the near and long term and define a multi-year roadmap for their chosen PLM solution.

Join us as TriMech Product Manager, Jon Gable provides some practical guidance for defining a PLM roadmap with Dassault Systemes’ 3DEXPERIENCE solution. Viewers will learn how their PLM roadmap with 3DEXPERIENCE can expand beyond the traditional design data management foundation to include process benefits from product concept development through production and after-market service.

During this 3DEXPERIENCE webinar, you will learn:

  • How to get started on your PLM journey in a focused manner and expand over time to include other users, processes, and business systems.
  • How to align chosen processes with key business challenges and goals to develop an ROI.
  • How to accelerate results by deploying with the Dassault Systemes cloud-based SaaS approach.
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SOLIDWORKS 2025 What’s New Top 10 Features https://trimech.com/whats-new-solidworks-2025-top-10-features/ Tue, 24 Sep 2024 22:43:33 +0000 https://trimech.com/?p=70663 SOLIDWORKS 2025 is nearly here, and with it comes a huge number of improvements that have been chosen directly from user feedback.

Check out our highlights video or read our write-up below to discover our top 10 enhancements and learn how SOLIDWORKS 2025 will help accelerate your design process.

#1 – Greater Part Modelling Flexibility

For our top feature this year we’d like to highlight a number of part modeling enhancements that will help you model more efficiently, especially if you need to create smooth aesthetically pleasing designs.

Continuous Blending for Variable Fillets

Create highly specific rounded edges for your models with the new option for variable-size fillets. The continuous blend option uses an improved algorithm to create continuously blended edges that are extremely smooth.

Continuous Blending for Variable Fillets - SOLIDWORKS 2025

Continuous Blending for Variable Fillets – SOLIDWORKS 2025

Pattern Reference Geometry

It’s now quicker than ever to set up reference geometry as you can use the linear and circular pattern commands to create multiple planes or axes.

Pattern Reference Geometry - SOLIDWORKS 2025

Pattern Reference Geometry – SOLIDWORKS 2025

Customizable Bend Notches

A new Bend Notch command makes it faster than ever to generate customizable bend notches for the flat patterns of your sheet metal parts.

Customizable Bend Notches - SolidWorks 2025

Rapid Edge Selection for Chamfers

The selection accelerators for fillets are now also available for chamfer command. Leveraging these dynamic options helps to rapidly select edges on your parts.

Rapid Edge Selection for Chamfers

Rapid Edge Selection for Chamfers

#2 – More Effective Collaboration and Data Management

SOLIDWORKS 2025 brings several smart additions to help teams work together seamlessly on projects.

3DEXPERIENCE Communities Inside SOLIDWORKS

3DEXPERIENCE communities provide a straightforward place for team members to share updates, leave comments, provide feedback on designs, and much more. In SOLIDWORKS 2025, you can access communities directly from within SOLIDWORKS.

3DEXPERIENCE Communities Inside SOLIDWORKS 2025

3DEXPERIENCE Communities Inside SOLIDWORKS 2025

Real-time Notifications

Keep your whole team up-to-date by using the new real-time notification options in SOLIDWORKS. This helps everyone to work with the latest file versions during collaborative design processes.

Real-time Notifications

Real-time Notifications

SOLIDWORKS PDM for 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS

If you are using 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS and would rather manage your files in SOLIDWORKS PDM than on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, this is now an option.

SOLIDWORKS PDM for 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS 2025

SOLIDWORKS PDM for 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS 2025

Both options provide robust file management for SOLIDWORKS data but there are some key differences. If you aren’t sure which is the best fit for your team, then we are more than happy to provide advice and discuss your options, so get in touch with us today.

#3 – Improved Performance

Every new release of SOLIDWORKS makes changes to improve performance offering faster speeds and better responsiveness.

Along with the usual under-the-hood improvements, SOLIDWORKS 2025 has made a few changes to help you handle large assemblies smoothly.

Associative Silhouette Defeature

The new options for the silhouette defeature method enable users to create highly simplified parts that remain associated with the parent part.

Associative Silhouette Defeature

Associative Silhouette Defeature

Using the simplified versions of these models in assemblies can offer significant performance gains when working with parts and assemblies with large amounts of detail.

Easily Add SpeedPaks

SpeedPak configurations at the top level of your assemblies, without needing to modify any of the subassemblies that might be contained within it. The SpeedPak instance is saved in the top-level assembly.

Easily Add SpeedPaks

Easily Add SpeedPaks

Faster Mass Properties

Mass Properties calculation time in assemblies has been improved as SOLIDWORKS now only needs to recalculate the mass of changed components.

Faster Mass Properties

Faster Mass Properties

 

#4 – Faster Assembly Modelling

There are also several upgrades to enhance your assembly modeling workflows in SOLIDWORKS 2025.

Improved Copying of Assembly Components

We’ve long been able to accelerate assembly design by copying assembly components along with their mates. In 2025, this has been improved by allowing us to copy components along with their associated advanced and mechanical mates.

Improved Copying of Assembly Components

Improved Copying of Assembly Components

New Interference Detection Options

SOLIDWORKS 2025 adds the option to detect interferences between solid and surface bodies and also allows for interference while in large design review mode.

New Interference Detection Options - SolidWorks 2025

New Interference Detection Options

These improvements will save valuable time when evaluating assemblies with large numbers of components.

#5 – Improved Detailing of Drawings

We’ll bundle a couple of great enhancements to technical drawing creation in SOLIDWORKS 2025 to make life a little easier for fabricators and approvers.

Improved Approval Process

Streamline drawing quality control and approvals by enforcing company rules with multi-approval stamps on drawings that can be used to make approval a mandatory and integrated part of your workflow.

Approvers can access drawings from any connected device to review and approve drawings thanks to SOLIDWORKS Cloud Services.

Improved Approval Process - SolidWorks 2025

Improved Approval Process

 

BOM Improvements for Structural Members

When it comes to creating bills of materials on our drawings, we can now choose whether to display the quantity for structural members in the bond table as QUANTITY or LENGTH x QUANTITY.

BOM Improvements for Structural Members - SolidWorks 2025

BOM Improvements for Structural Members

This will be a huge time saver when it comes to providing accurate information for manufacturing.

#6 – More Flexible 3D Dimensioning and Tolerancing

With SOLIDWORKS 2025, the process of adding dimension and tolerance information to 3D models has become faster, easier, more flexible, and frankly, more enjoyable

More Flexible 3D Dimensioning and Tolerancing - SolidWorks 2025

Save time by creating DimXpert dimensions from sketch dimensions.

DimXpert is often under-utilized but can be a huge time saver when dealing with molded components that require geometric dimensioning and tolerances.

Generate DimXpert information for drafted geometry - SolidWorks 2025

Generate DimXpert information for drafted geometry.

Options to include custom properties, split periodic faces and export face/edge properties have been added when exporting SOLIDWORKS geometry to Step 242 files.

Step 242 export settings have also been expanded in SOLIDWORKS 2025.

Step 242 export settings have also been expanded in SOLIDWORKS 2025.

#7 – Streamlined ECAD/MCAD Collaboration and Design

CircuitWorks is now available to all SOLIDWORKS users, and it is now possible to import internal and external copy features, including vias traces and shapes from ECAD to SOLIDWORKS by using IDX files.

Streamlined ECAD/MCAD Collaboration and Design - SolidWorks 2025

Streamlined ECAD/MCAD Collaboration and Design

This enables more accurate mass, thermal structural shock, and even electromagnetic analysis with access to more detailed copper trace information in the PCB giving a more complete PCB design and simulation workflow.

#8 – Render Efficiently with Automation and ‘Fast Mode’

Create compelling realistic marketing visuals faster than ever by automating the creation of SOLIDWORKS Visualize renders by using the SOLIDWORKS API. This API available through SOLIDWORKS Visualize allows you to either render SOLIDWORKS documents directly or convert them into Visualize project files.

Render Efficiently with Automation and 'Fast Mode' - SolidWorks 2025

Render Efficiently with Automation and ‘Fast Mode’

When working within SOLIDWORKS Visualize, you can now choose Fast Mode to render your project with the Stellar render engine.

This provides real-time, interactive raytraced rendering by taking advantage of the Vulkan ray-tracing API and Deep Learning AI technology to maximize the performance of next-generation video cards, especially when creating high-resolution renders.

#9 – Cut-List Property Editor Improvements

It’s now possible to quickly copy Cut-List items from one item to multiple others. This simple improvement will make it much more efficient to add information to models with a large number of cutlist items.

Cutlist Property Editor Improvements - SolidWorks 2025

Cutlist Property Editor Improvements

#10 – Improved User Experience

SOLIDWORKS 2025 introduces a number of user interface tweaks to make it faster and more intuitive to perform common actions. Here are two of our favorites!

Easily Fix Broken Sketch Dimensions

Making changes in SOLIDWORKS can sometimes cause errors in sketches further down your feature tree because those sketches may have referenced a model edge, or vertex that no longer exists.

To fix this we need to reattach the dangling dimension to a new entity, but with SOLIDWORKS 2025 there is a new option to automatically fix all dangling dimensions after making a single selection, which has the potential to save a huge amount of time.

Easily Fix Broken Sketch Dimensions - SolidWorks 2025

Easily Fix Broken Sketch Dimensions

 

Breadcrumbs in Large Design Review Mode

In SOLIDWORKS 2025, selecting an item in Large Design Review mode will show an improved breadcrumbs menu, allowing you to easily refine your selection.

Breadcrumbs in Large Design Review Mode - SolidWorks 2025

Breadcrumbs in Large Design Review Mode

The above image shows the breadcrumb menu being used to pick between selecting the assembly, the sub-assembly, and the part.

Clicking the auto repair button will have SOLIDWORKS solve the issue for us.

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3DEXPERIENCE Masterclass #5 – Beyond CAD https://trimech.com/3dexperience-masterclass-5-beyond-cad/ Thu, 29 Aug 2024 21:15:59 +0000 https://trimech.com/?p=70363
During this 3DEXPERIENCE Masterclass webinar, the fifth episode will focus on the broader picture in the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. From the first 4 webinars, users learned about data management and structure, file access, and Cloud Design apps. There are many other functionalities in the platform for those not focusing on creating and designing CAD models.
Join us as TriMech Solutions Consultant – Applications, Wayne White hosts this fifth episode of five, “Beyond CAD in 3DEXPERIENCE”, we will look at Product Release Engineer, 3D Product Architect, Project Planner, and Lean Team Player. These roles, exclusively with web-based apps, allow for the manipulation and generation of engineered products’ structure,  top-down project planning, and resource management.

During this 3DEXPERIENCE Masterclass webinar, you will learn:

  • Identify, create, and modify Engineering Bill of Materials
  • Duplicate and manipulate the designed product structure
  • Create a Project Plan
  • Create and interact with a Manufacturing digital whiteboard
  • Share and collaborate with the Design Team using Web apps
Other installments of this 3DEXPERIENCE Master Class Series:
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Solving Key Challenges in Process Engineering https://trimech.com/solving-key-challenges-in-process-engineering/ Thu, 29 Aug 2024 19:19:09 +0000 https://trimech.com/?p=70342
In this webinar, attendees will be introduced to connecting Engineering Bill of Materials (EBOM) data to the Manufacturing Bill of Materials (MBOM) in the Dassault Systemes 3DEXPERIENCE Platform. This ongoing connection allows users to plan a process for manufacturing while continuing to design the product and its variants. It does not matter where the design data resides whether it is CATIA, SOLIDWORKS, or another design tool. These relationships and connections can be maintained to allow the MBOM to be updated based on changes in the EBOM.
Join us as TriMech Product Manager Joe Hugan discusses the solutions to key process engineering challenges like “Make vs, Buy”, increasing model rariants, handling engineering changes, and balancing the complexity of a process versus shop floor flexibility. In summary, the main focus of the webinar will be how to solve these challenges by having design and manufacturing access to the same data that is always current and relevant.

During this webinar, you will learn:

  • The definition and use cases for EBOM and MBOM in developing process plans.
  • The methods used to update and maintain process plan data from EBOM through use in process plans.
  • Use case examples of process plans and how changes are propagated through the system.
  • Understanding the difference between process planning and CAD data management
  • A description of the next steps beyond process planning and the implications related to data management.
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3DEXPERIENCE Master Class #4 – SOLIDWORKS Cloud Intro https://trimech.com/3dexperience-master-class-4-solidworks-cloud-intro/ Thu, 29 Aug 2024 17:40:44 +0000 https://trimech.com/?p=70326
During this Master Class webinar, the fourth episode will focus on SOLIDWORKS Cloud , which is a portfolio of cloud-design apps that run directly in a web browser.  During this webinar, we will review a typical design process completely in a browser, no tools or apps installed!
Join us as TriMech 3DEXPERIENCE experts Matt Kokoski and Wayne White peek into the future of design, collaboration, and revision management with SOLIDWORKS Cloud.
SOLIDWORKS Cloud includes a myriad of functionality that allows mechanical designers and engineers to create complex products using easy-to-use software. Matt and Wayne will review the Rescue Arm Spreader design, create a new model and prepare it for manufacture, assemble the product, and get it ready for release using a number of web apps.

During this 3DEXPERIENCE Master Class webinar, you will learn:

  • Create a Project Plan to govern tasks and responsibilities
  • Design a 3D part and prepare for manufacture
  • Finish building the Rescue Arm Spreader
  • Create a technical illustration and exploded view
  • Release the product for manufacture
Other installments of this 3DEXPERIENCE Master Class Series:
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3DEXPERIENCE World 2025 TriMech Client Appreciation Event https://trimech.com/trimech-client-appreciation-event/ Thu, 22 Aug 2024 15:17:00 +0000 https://trimech.com/?page_id=70216

Join us at 3DEXPERIENCE World for an exclusive client appreciation event!

We are delighted to invite you to our Client Appreciation Event. This special occasion is our way of expressing our gratitude for your continued trust and partnership. Join us for an evening of celebration, networking, and entertainment.

This event is designed with you in mind, but spots fill up quickly. Register now and secure your spot!

TriMech Client Appreciation Event
TriMech Client Appreciation Event

Benefits of attending the Event

Event networking

Learn

Learn all the exciting new possibilities TriMech has to offer with cutting-edge technology, services, expert support, software and hardware solutions.

TriMech open house event

Enjoy

Enjoy a relaxed evening with great food and drinks while mingling with fellow SOLIDWORKS users. Take the opportunity to chat with experts and share experiences.

Event network

Connect

Connect with fellow SOLIDWORKS enthusiasts, exchange ideas, and find new opportunities in a fun and informal environment.

3DEXPERIENCE World 2025 TriMech Client Appreciation Event FAQs

Date & Time

Monday, February 24, 2025 at 6:00 - 8:00 PM CT

Location Details

Tom's Watch Bar

Tom's Watch Bar, 1201 Caroline Street, Houston, Texas 77002
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3D Demonstrator https://trimech.com/3d-demonstrator/ Tue, 06 Aug 2024 07:43:48 +0000 https://trimech.com/?page_id=70079

3D Demonstrator

Create impactful interactive 3D experiences for commercial customer engagements from VR to web using the 3D Demonstrator Role on the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform

3D Demonstrator Role Overview

3D Demonstrator allows you to create real-time, high-end visualizations for powerful product marketing experiences, images and animations.

Part of the 3DEXCITE portfolio of products, 3D Demonstrator allows you to transform engineering data into interactive content for mobile, AR, VR marketing. We call it engineered excitement.

Communicate product features and values

3D Demonstrator is a game changing role for creating impactful 3D experiences that demonstrate product values to customers on every channel.

Create simple experiences without coding or complex VR experiences including scripting, all through one artist-friendly tool.

Communicate product features and values by leveraging 360° product data, across multiple channels, from one reference experience.

A fully integrated workflow minimizes time and cost-to-market from Virtual Twin to commercial and immersive 3D media.

  • Time to experience – benefit from direct access of the 360° product data, including animations and simulations, to speed up your time-to-market.
  • Artist-friendly – reuse assets from engineering or benefit from simple creation tools for storytelling, animation and interactivity to promote products within relevant context
  • Reach your audience – provide interactive 3D product experiences to internal stakeholders, partners to reach customers in 3DSwYm, HomeByMe or share the product as 3D online data (glTF)

3D Demonstrator Capabilities

The 3DEXCITE Role brings democratized Marketing Content Creation to the Virtual Twin

  • Use the virtual twin

    Present compelling product stories, including features and functions, by leveraging the Virtual Twin.

  • Video Creation

    Illustrate and present your product USPs and usage scenarios through videos in a highly impactful way.

  • Less Documents

    Cut the number of documents to create and maintain, due to more integrated product definitions.

  • Single-source, multi-channel

    Use the optimized interactive experience for event setups, VR, or publish and share it as an online experience in 3DSwYm, HomeByMe or as a 3D web product in glTF

  • Use any device

    Enable everyone to create product communication content with an intuitive user experience at anytime & on all devices, directly in the web browser.

  • Present in context

    Stage the product in different conditions and usage scenarios, by using ambience, lights, cameras and virtual humans

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3D Demonstrator Features

3D Demonstrator easily creates the interactive content from the 3D design data

3D Demonstrator VR
OpenXR Integration

Creative Experience now supports the OpenXR standard for virtual reality, bringing several enhancements:

  • Several VR (XR) behaviors, actors and scripts have been updated to follow the OpenXR standard
  • Geometry adapts automatically to the headset and controllers in use
  • Create XR actors directly from the right-click menu of the XR Interaction Area
Play Optimization

Play Optimization now includes three presets to simplify and accelerate the process of publishing optimized experiences for different use cases and devices:

  • Performance: Optimizes the experience for smallest size and best performance on web and mobile
  • Balanced: Offers a balanced optimization between visual quality and output size
  • Quality: Focuses on the best visual quality resulting in the largest model size
3D Demonstrator play optimization
3D Demonstrator Animation
New Camera Workflow

The workspace of the Creative Experience editor has been partially restructured, providing new ways to work with the cameras of experiences through the redesigned canvas.

  • The canvas header now allows for direct switching between different cameras and the authoring viewport
  • Panels no longer overlay the canvas, ensuring a smooth workflow with the 3D scene
  • User interface responsiveness for different screen sizes can be visualized by resizing the canvas

Connect to SOLIDWORKS Desktop

Connect your traditional desktop experience with SOLIDWORKS to the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform.

  • Integrated directly into SOLIDWORKS, the 3DEXPERIENCE Desktop Add-in allows you to access all of your information from the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform right from within SOLIDWORKS.
  • This workflow allows you to combine the power of SOLIDWORKS to quickly create and edit your engineering designs, with the collaborative features of the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform.
SOLIDWORKS Cloud Collaboration

3DEXPERIENCE Works provides a Safe, Social, Connected, Informed and Structured environment for team leaders, project managers and other professionals who want to manage data on the cloud and collaborate without constraints.

Safe: Customer controlled access. Transparent cloud backup. Encrypted communication protocols. Data always safe-no overwrite, no loss of data.

Social: Integrated structured and unstructured collaboration tools enabling social innovation. Collaborate on product design or engage with your stakeholders early in product development.

Connected: Every user always connected to a single, common database. Access data anywhere, anytime, on any device. Review and markup models.

Informed: Choose from the widget library, Create and share Dashboards. Get the latest information about your product development. Always have access to your latest data.

Structured: Zero overhead data management - store and manage data across collaborative spaces, share information in communities. Find indexed data faster by using tags, custom search, etc.

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3D Motion Creator https://trimech.com/3d-motion-creator/ Mon, 05 Aug 2024 15:59:27 +0000 https://trimech.com/?page_id=70071

3D Motion Creator

3D Motion Creator provides easy-to-use functionality for kinematic and dynamic analysis of any mechanism in a browser-based environment.

3D Motion Creator Role Overview

Assess motion behavior of any mechanical system in a browser-based environment.

Simulate product kinematic and dynamic behavior for complex mechanism to drive better design decisions and improve product performance.

Kinematic and dynamic motion studies

3D Motion Creator is an easy-to-use, browser-based solution that offers kinematic and dynamic motion capabilities to evaluate and validate your design.

Set up your motion analysis efficiently using intuitive tools and modeling elements. Built on the cloud-based 3DEXPERIENCE® platform, 3D Motion Creator allows automated motion model generation based on 3D design and quick update of the model after design changes working seamlessly with the design-to-manufacturing, data management and collaboration solutions on the platform.

  • Quick kinematic assessment of your product based on automated model generation in intuitive the Kinematics Player tool.
  • Work entirely in a web browser, giving you the freedom to simulate anytime, anywhere, with no need for installation.
  • Rapidly evaluate what-if design scenarios.
  • Understand the complete impact of product motion, with 3D animations and results plots.

3D Motion Creator Capabilities

Design and verify complex product range of motions

  • Easy creation of the assembly motion

    Utilize an easy-to-use environment to quickly enhance your model with dynamic capabilities like drivers and spring/damper.

  • Fast solver for analysis results

    Rapidly update the model based on designs iterations and perform analysis using a world-class solver.

  • 2D and 3D Motion Simulation

    Evaluate your results using 3D animation as well as 2D Plots built-in to the motion environment.

  • Complex Mechanism Dynamics

    Intuitive and streamlined assessment of complex mechanism dynamics using the Motion Manager tool.

  • Easily share results

    Save and share mechanism motion animation with your colleagues.

  • Evaluate different models

    Navigate tabular and 3D design data simultaneously, and easily validate the differences between two product structures.

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3D Motion Creator Features

3D Motion Creator easily creates the structure directly from the 3D design data

3D Motion Animation example
Discover Early-stage Issues

3D Motion Creator enables you to validate mechanical designs at an early, conceptual stage, preventing potential downstream design or manufacturing issues.

Because 3D Motion Creator is so easy to use, you can rapidly evaluate what-if design scenarios and significantly increase efficiency in decision making—across the board—by directly evaluating design change impacts on mechanical system behavior. Plus, you can evaluate models from a variety of top CAD systems.

Work Together

Collaborate on motion analysis results and share animation of kinematic or dynamic analysis with peers via the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.

Even management can review motion studies without the need for specialized software—speeding the time to decision.

No powerful workstations are required. 3D Motion Creator works on any (mobile) device; the simulation runs on powerful servers in the cloud, not on your device or machine. Simply run the program from a web browser.

3D Motion Creator provides a browser-based, easy-to-use and lightweight experience dedicated to kinematic and dynamic mechanism analysis.

3D Motion Creator example
3D Motion Creator example assembly
Associativity

Based on existing 3D design, a motion simulation can be generated in one click. The motion simulation is associative to the design, so design changes will have direct influence on the motion analysis. Here are several benefits of 3D Motion Creator:

  • Reduce the time to generate motion simulations
  • Motion simulation automatically updates when the design changes
  • Validate that design is working as expected
  • Streamline product development

Plus, because 3D Motion Creator is on the 3DEXPERIENCE® platform, you can easily collaborate with your colleagues and keep everyone up to date—including managers and suppliers.

Connect to SOLIDWORKS Desktop

Connect your traditional desktop experience with SOLIDWORKS to the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform.

  • Integrated directly into SOLIDWORKS, the 3DEXPERIENCE Desktop Add-in allows you to access all of your information from the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform right from within SOLIDWORKS.
  • This workflow allows you to combine the power of SOLIDWORKS to quickly create and edit your engineering designs, with the collaborative features of the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform.
SOLIDWORKS Cloud Collaboration

3DEXPERIENCE Works provides a Safe, Social, Connected, Informed and Structured environment for team leaders, project managers and other professionals who want to manage data on the cloud and collaborate without constraints.

Safe: Customer controlled access. Transparent cloud backup. Encrypted communication protocols. Data always safe-no overwrite, no loss of data.

Social: Integrated structured and unstructured collaboration tools enabling social innovation. Collaborate on product design or engage with your stakeholders early in product development.

Connected: Every user always connected to a single, common database. Access data anywhere, anytime, on any device. Review and markup models.

Informed: Choose from the widget library, Create and share Dashboards. Get the latest information about your product development. Always have access to your latest data.

Structured: Zero overhead data management - store and manage data across collaborative spaces, share information in communities. Find indexed data faster by using tags, custom search, etc.

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3DEXPERIENCE Master Class #3 – Issues and Change https://trimech.com/3dexperience-master-class-3-issues-and-change/ Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:44:15 +0000 https://trimech.com/?p=69992
During this Master Class webinar series with 5 episodes, the third episode will focus on change in the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. This series will be a technical deep-dive of 3DEXPERIENCE. The intended audience is existing SOLIDWORKS clients, that are looking for a best practice and a consistent workflow in the platform.  
Join us as TriMech Solutions Consultant – Applications, Wayne White, hosts the third episode of five, “Address Change in 3DEXPERIENCE”, we will cover the maturity graph for the governance of your data. We will review issues, routes, and change actions. Depending on the approval process that your team desires, the platform offers a scalable approach that can be tailored to your precise workflow. Small or large team, there is a solution to handling change within the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.  

During this 3DEXPERIENCE webinar, you will learn:

  • Present simple CAD workflow for a representative change 
  • Define the Maturity Graph for Data Governance 
  • Present Issues in the Web Browser 
  • Create Routes and Route Templates 
  • Create a Change Action and Demonstrate Automation
Other installments of this 3DEXPERIENCE Master Class Series:
SOLIDWORKS Cloud Intro (September)
Beyond CAD (September)
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SOLIDWORKS Ultimate https://trimech.com/solidworks-ultimate/ Wed, 24 Jul 2024 08:53:26 +0000 https://trimech.com/?page_id=69843

SOLIDWORKS Ultimate

The ultimate end-to-end product development solution from SOLIDWORKS

Go Beyond Design with Ultimate

Today’s designers and engineers face challenges that extend beyond just design. SOLIDWORKS® Ultimate provides a holistic approach to expand into all aspects of product development. A foundational solution for professional designers and engineers, SOLIDWORKS Ultimate builds on 3D design by laying the groundwork for simulation, manufacturing, marketing, and management tools that eliminate silos and accelerate your product development processes.

Your job does not stop at making great designs. Watch this video to learn how SOLIDWORKS Ultimate accelerates all phases of your product development process.

NOTE: This is 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS, the desktop version is coming soon.

OVERVIEW

Take a First Look at SOLIDWORKS Ultimate

Included Ultimate Tools

SOLIDWORKS Ultimate includes SOLIDWORKS Premium, and expands your capabilities well beyond design, into simulation, collaboration, management, marketing, and manufacturing. Learn more about the additional tools below:

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    Project and Resource Management

    Shorten time to market with a collaborative project planning, monitoring, and execution solution, connecting your design data with all project members, tasks, deliverables, and communications.

  • DELMIA Lean Team Player
    Lean Teamwork

    Put lean principles into action to address operational waste, variability, and meeting efficiency with a new, visual way to plan, facilitate, and complete objectives.

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    Release Management

    Ensure consistent product quality by providing a shared product definition, maximizing data reuse, reducing the complexity of product structure, and aligning with corporate standards.

  • ENOVIA Project Planner Schedule
    Product Structure Management

    Reduce development time with the ability to create, modify, and explore multi-CAD product structures in a single context, reducing design iterations by making the review of designs and proposed changes universally accessible to stakeholders.

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    Virtual Experiences & Renderings

    Engage customers with 3D experiences from virtual reality to the web by leveraging virtual twins. Easily create and share photorealistic renderings of your product to promote a design and deliver stunning content for customer engagements

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SOLIDWORKS Ultimate Features

All the design and cloud collaboration tools you need are included with the Ultimate version

Simulation Tools

Design and Simulate

Professional, flexible, and trusted design tools combined with robust simulation solutions

  • Industry-standard SOLIDWORKS design solutions found in the Premium offer
  • Freeform, subdivision design tools
  • Vast library of fasteners, hardware parts, and a catalog of over 50 million components from manufacturers worldwide through our online catalog
  • Specialized design tools for routing, large assembly design capabilities, weldments, mold design, sheet metal, and more
  • Flexible cloud-based design tools so you can create on-the-go
  • Simulation tools to account for linear stress, frequency/modal, thermal, linear buckling and motion analysis
  • Ability to leverage cloud-computing for simulation
ENOVIA 3D Product Architect

Collaborate and Manage

Cloud-based BOM and product lifecycle management tools that are secure and always available, and greatly improve communication between teams

  • Built to support cross-discipline collaboration between disparate teams
  • Easy sharing and markup capabilities for outside stakeholders
  • Secure, CAD-aware cloud storage
  • Easy revision management with branching and merging
  • Flexible, cloud BOM and lifecycle management tools
  • Associate project tasks to your design data
  • Conceptualize and release entire product structures online
  • Collaborative planning tools, Gantt charts, and project management
  • Whiteboarding and organization tools that follow Lean principles
Product Communicator

Document and Market

Solutions to create product documentation along with stunning and compelling marketing assets

  • Connect engineering and marketing directly to single source of truth
  • Cloud-based solutions to create technical illustrations, user guides, photorealistic images, and immersive experiences
  • Cloud-based studio for capturing lifelike photo renderings quickly and easily
  • Marketing content creation and product illustration for everyone, everywhere, at any time
  • Impactful 3D experiences for commercial customer engagements from VR to web
DELMIA NC Machine Validation

Manufacture

Advanced CAM tools combined with cloud-based 3D machine programming solutions to manufacture correctly the first time

  • Rule-based machining that enhances programming processes and accelerates quoting
  • Automatic feature and hole recognition
  • Real-time toolpath verification for improved accuracy and efficiency
  • Nesting to easily cut multiple parts on one sheet for routers, lasers, plasma, and water-jet machines
  • Manufacturability checker for quick part design validation to determine optimal manufacturing process
  • Extended capabilities specific for wire EDM, laser, water-jet, and plasma cutting

Compare SOLIDWORKS Versions

Standard, Professional, Premium, or Ultimate offering

Capabilities Standard Professional Premium Ultimate
Cloud Collaboration
Cross-Discipline Collaboration
Collaborate in real time using configurable dashboards, social communities, Kanban-style task management, activity streams, persistent chat, and video calls. Easily search, visualize, explore, and mark up SOLIDWORKS and other files directly in your browser, from any device.
Share and Markup
Invite anyone, inside or outside your organization, to view, share, and mark up your 3D designs in the cloud, directly within SOLIDWORKS. Getting real-time feedback and iterating on your work is as easy as sharing a link from within SOLIDWORKS, with no download required.
Project and Resource Management
Shorten time to market with a collaborative project planning, monitoring, and execution solution, connecting your design data with all project members, tasks, deliverables, and communications.
Lean Teamwork
Put lean principles into action to address operational waste, variability, and meeting efficiency with a new, visual way to plan, facilitate, and complete objectives.
Cloud Data Management
Store and Revise
Utilize secure cloud storage that’s purpose-built with CAD relationships and collaboration in mind. Save your data to the cloud right from SOLIDWORKS. Lock designs to ensure no one overwrites your work, easily manage revisions, and create detailed markups with redline, measurements, and annotations.
Data and Lifecycle Management
Manage the life cycle of any type of content, such as CAD files, simulation models, and documentation, across disciplines and CAD solutions. Assign tasks, track issues, communicate and coordinate design changes, manage reviews and approvals, and capture decisions.
Administration
Monitor license usage, manage members, and assign and remove licenses from a single administrative dashboard, lowering administrative overhead. Easily stay up-to-date and benefit from the latest enhancements.
Release Management
Ensure consistent product quality by providing a shared product definition, maximizing data reuse, reducing the complexity of product structure, and aligning with corporate standards.
Product Structure Management
Reduce development time with the ability to create, modify, and explore multi-CAD product structures in a single context, reducing design iterations by making the review of designs and proposed changes universally accessible to stakeholders.
Cloud 3D Design and Modeling
Parametric Modeling
Create, review, and evaluate 3D models through an intuitive parametric modeling solution that interacts seamlessly with the 3D CAD solution.
2D Drawings and 3D Manufacturing Documentation
Define, organize, and communicate key manufacturing information such as dimensions, tolerances, and notes all from a web browser with a combined 2D drawing and model-based solution.
Subdivision/Freeform Modeling
Create organic shapes quickly and easily with an intuitive modeling solution that interacts seamlessly with the 3D CAD solution.
Sheet Metal Design
Build components, assemblies, and enclosures using associative parametric sheet metal design capabilities
Mold Design
Provide specialized, automated, easy-to-use capabilities for the design of mold cores, cavities, and inserts.
Weldments Design
Create structure members; add plates, gussets, and end caps; and generate a manufacturing cut list with associative, featurebased frame design capabilities
3D Design and Modeling
Part and Assembly Modeling
Handle all aspects of your part and assembly modeling and transform ideas and concepts into virtual 3D models
Specialized Design Tools
Speed up the design of sheet metal, plastic and cast parts, weldments, molds, tools, and dies.
2D Drawings and 3D Manufacturing Documentation
Create production-ready 2D drawings or go drawingless and use intelligent, automated 3D dimensioning and tolerancing capabilities.
Productivity Tools
Easily analyze, compare, check and report on your designs
Industry 3D Component Catalog
Access over 50 million components from manufacturers worldwide through our online catalog.
Interference Check
Before going into production, verify in 2D and 3D that your parts and assemblies will fit, assemble and operate correctly
Design Reuse & Automation
Simplify the reuse of existing design data with search, automation and configuration tools that help you speed up the creation of new designs
Manufacturability Checks
Review your designs for Draft, Undercut, Thickness and Hole Alignments early in the development process to ensure manufacturability.
Advanced CAD File Import/Export
Convert incoming CAD data into SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD format and export SOLIDWORKS data to other CAD applications using 30+ translators
Linked CAD Models
Use models saved in other CAD formats directly inside SOLIDWORKS assemblies, parts, and drawings while maintaining associativity with the original CAD model.
AR/VR Exporter
Export CAD data for AR, VR, and web viewing experiences while retaining geometry, appearance, motion studies, display states, and more
ECAD/MCAD Collaboration
Share, compare, update, and track electrical design data so users can quickly resolve electrical-mechanical integration and collaboration issues.
Intelligent CAD Libraries
Easily find, customize, and share hundreds of thousands of prebuilt industry-standard fasteners that configure on the fly and assemble automatically in your design.
CAD Standards Checking (Design Checker)
Establish design standards and check drawings (or models) against them to create uniform designs and documentation.
Automated Tolerance Stackup Analysis (TolAnalyst™)
Automatically check the effects of tolerances on parts and assemblies to ensure consistent fit of components and verify tolerancing schemes before manufacturing your designs
Design for Cost (SOLIDWORKS Costing)
Continuously check your designs against cost targets with automatic cost estimation tools fully integrated within the 3D CAD solution
Reverse Engineering (ScanTo3D)
Recreate designs with the ability to import, edit, evaluate and create solid geometry from scanned point-cloud and mesh data
Advanced Surface Flattening
Flatten complex, nondevelopable surfaces typically encountered in products made from textiles, like clothing, or sheet metal, like metal stampings
Pipe and Tube Routing
Simplify the design and documentation of piping and tubing for a wide range of systems and applications, including machinery, skid systems, and process plant piping.
Electrical Cable and Wiring Harness Routing
Quickly add cables, wires, and harnesses to your design. Create flattened drawing representations of your 3D cables and harnesses with wire lists, connection information, and bills of materials
Rectangular and Other Section Routing
Route rectangular and round sections that include ducting, cable trays, conveyors, material handling chutes, and other systems.
Cloud Immersive Experiences
Training and User Guides
Create stunning digital content including interactive product presentations and technical illustrations to showcase product values, enable partners, guide use, and win customers.
Virtual Experiences
Engage customers with 3D experiences from virtual reality to the web by leveraging virtual twins.
Rendering
Easily create and share photorealistic renderings of your product to promote a design and deliver stunning content for customer engagements.
Rendering
Basic Animation and Visualization
Move assemblies by dragging components or using motors, create CAD videos, and generate basic CAD renderings and 3D walk-throughs.
GPU Rendering
Utilize the full power of your hardware with GPU rendering capabilities.
Artificial Intelligence Denoiser
Leverage artificial intelligence to eliminate noise from your renders with a single checkbox, dramatically boosting your render speed.
Full Animation Suite
Tell a more compelling story with your CAD data by using the full Animation suite. Easily animate exploded views, appearance properties, cameras, and much more to create photo-quality videos to showcase even the most complex projects.
Immersive Virtual Reality
Create immersive virtual reality experiences with 360-degree cameras and interactive output.
Advanced Lighting Techniques for Sun and Sky
Simulate the lighting at a specific location and time, and create sun study animations.
Physics Simulation
Create more realistic and immersive content with rigid-body and vehicle-driving physics simulations.
Simulation
Linear Static Analysis for Parts and Assemblies
Calculate the stresses and deformations of geometry by using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) methods and running linear stress analysis to determine the response of parts and assemblies.
Motion Analysis
Realistically visualize your product moving throughout its operational cycle, measure the forces and loads on your design, and use the data to correctly size motors and ensure product performance, quality, and safety.
Structural Analysis for Cloud Design
Explore the impact of structural and thermal loads on your parts and assemblies by using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and running linear stress analysis.
Motion Analysis for Cloud Design
Understand the impact of assembly motion on your design with motion simulation in the cloud. Study the kinematics and dynamic behavior of your designs by checking the range of motion, component interference, and performance.
Training and Support
Support
Get up to speed fast using online training content, a vibrant community, and support from TriMech
Learning Experiences
Improve your skills with a library of over 200 learning modules comprising thousands of on-demand lessons.

SOLIDWORKS Ultimate Benefits

How you and your team can benefit with the Ultimate tools

Scalable Solution

SOLIDWORKS Ultimate lays the foundation for companies at any stage, from startup to sustaining.

As you expand beyond design, you can utilize the tools in SOLIDWORKS Ultimate to tackle today’s product development needs and overcome tomorrow’s challenges.

Single Source

Everything in SOLIDWORKS Ultimate connects to a single source of truth.

Seamlessly take your CAD data downstream without the need to export or import, improving accuracy and eliminating the need to move or duplicate data. Your data stays safe and in your control, while providing accessibility to your trusted stakeholders.

Set Up for Success

Engineers and designers can experience challenges when they are required to expand into other disciplines.

SOLIDWORKS Ultimate includes access to thousands of training lessons to help you quickly learn how to use new tools and be productive. You can master the included applications and level up your skills with in-depth learning modules.

SOLIDWORKS Ultimate FAQs

Get answers to your questions

3DEXPERIENCE Works provides a Safe, Social, Connected, Informed and Structured environment for team leaders, project managers and other professionals who want to manage data on the cloud and collaborate without constraints.

Safe: Customer controlled access. Transparent cloud backup. Encrypted communication protocols. Data always safe-no overwrite, no loss of data.

Social: Integrated structured and unstructured collaboration tools enabling social innovation. Collaborate on product design or engage with your stakeholders early in product development.

Connected: Every user always connected to a single, common database. Access data anywhere, anytime, on any device. Review and markup models.

Informed: Choose from the widget library, Create and share Dashboards. Get the latest information about your product development. Always have access to your latest data.

Structured: Zero overhead data management - store and manage data across collaborative spaces, share information in communities. Find indexed data faster by using tags, custom search, etc.

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3DEXPERIENCE Project Planner https://trimech.com/3dexperience-project-planner-training-course/ Fri, 05 Jul 2024 14:12:01 +0000 https://trimech.com/?page_id=69677

3DEXPERIENCE Project Planner

Learn project planning, execution and monitoring on the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform

3DEXPERIENCE Project Planner Training Course Overview

The 3DEXPERIENCE Project Planner course covers the basics of using the Project Planner role on the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform.

You will learn how to create project schedules, understand tasks, learn the different project types available and integrate all that within the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform. Also included is a review of basic 3DEXPERIENCE Dashboards and Community functions.

NOTE: Participants will require access to their own 3DEXPERIENCE Tenant and SOLIDWORKS software for this training course.  Access to software is not included with the course.

Course Duration

1 Day (8 hours)

Skill Level

Basic/Intermediate Level

Course Type

Practical Hand-on Training

3DEXPERIENCE Project Planner Course Requirements & Benefits

Understand the course requirements and the skills you will acquire after completing the 3DEXPERIENCE course

Requirements

Attended the Using 3DEXPERIENCE with SOLIDWORKS or Using 3DEXPERIENCE for the Non-CAD User training course

Access to a 3DEXPERIENCE Tenant

Features Targeted

Project Types

Project Schedules

Project Tasks

Acquired Skills

Create Project Schedules

Understand Project Types

Keep up with Project Progress

3DEXPERIENCE Project Planner Lessons

The following lessons are included in the course

Getting started with 3DEXPERIENCE

TriMech can help you to use 3DEXPERIENCE® Works Governance in your business environment quickly and successfully following a best-practices-driven methodology developed for this training course.

The training course provides best practices that enables you to become comfortable with using the Project Planner role on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform in the shortest amount of time.

The training course includes:

  • Introduction to the Project Planner role.
  • How to create Project Schedules.
  • Working with Project Tasks.
  • Creating Project Types.
  • Project Planner and the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform.
  • 3DEXPERIENCE Dashboards.
  • Working with a 3DSwym Community.

Training Methods

Choose the training method right for you

Training Promotion

Group/Public Training

Receive training as a group (limited amount per class) from certified instructors using vendor approved training content and methodologies.

Training is delivered either live online or in a traditional classroom environment.

Advantages
  • Cost effective training method.
  • More effective than video based training, with videos learners are often not as focused on the training and skip exercises.
  • Learn more through group questions and feedback.
3DEXPERIENCE Onsite Training

Private Training

This style of flexible training is perfect for teams or individuals who are faced with a specific challenge and require personalized courses with on-the-job coaching.

Training is available live online, in-person classroom or onsite at your location.

Advantages
  • Use our state-of-the-art mobile classroom at your facility.
  • Bring your team up to a consistent level of knowledge by having them take the same training at the same time.
  • Benefit from flexible scheduling options.

Upcoming Training Courses

Choose a scheduled 3DEXPERIENCE Project Planner course

Date & Time
  • March 13, 2025
  • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm ET
Location
Live Online
Language
English
Date & Time
  • June 12, 2025
  • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm ET
Location
Live Online
Language
English
Date & Time
  • September 11, 2025
  • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm ET
Location
Live Online
Language
English
Date & Time
  • December 11, 2025
  • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm ET
Location
Live Online
Language
English

Are you using SOLIDWORKS to its full potential?

Enhance your skills and capabilities with a SOLIDWORKS Training Assessment from TriMech.

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3DEXPERIENCE Master Class #2 – Finding your Data https://trimech.com/3dexperience-master-class-2-finding-your-data/ Mon, 01 Jul 2024 15:02:20 +0000 https://trimech.com/?p=69650
This is the second episode in our Master Class Series which is a technical deep-dive of the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform. This series will be a technical deep-dive and the intended audience is existing SOLIDWORKS clients, who are looking for a best practice and a consistent workflow in the Platform. This installment will focus on finding your data in the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform.
Join us as TriMech 3DEXPERIENCE Solutions Consultant, Wayne White investigates how users can easily find their data in the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform. We will review the naming convention of objects such as name and title, along with other attributes, 6W tags, setting up a pinned search for dynamic sorting, and we will review the power of the information panel both in SOLIDWORKS and on the web. We will also understand various object types, including documents.
During this 3DEXPERIENCE Master Class Webinar Series, you will learn:
  • Showcase 3DSpace with Bookmark Editor
  • Understand Name, Title, File-name
  • Demonstrate Search, and review 6W Tags
  • Set up a dynamic “Pinned Search”
  • Deep Dive the Information Panel/ Side Pane- Connectivity between objects
Other installments of this 3DEXPERIENCE Master Class Series:
  • Issues and Change (August)
  • SOLIDWORKS Cloud Intro (September)
  • Beyond CAD (September)
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