DriveWorks – TriMech https://trimech.com Your complete engineering resource, we specialize in delivering and supporting SOLIDWORKS, 3DEXPERIENCE, 3D Printing, FEA tools and more. Mon, 06 Jan 2025 19:55:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://trimech.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cropped-trimech-icon-32x32.webp DriveWorks – TriMech https://trimech.com 32 32 Automating SOLIDWORKS With DriveWorks https://trimech.com/automating-solidworks-with-driveworks/ Mon, 06 Jan 2025 19:55:52 +0000 https://trimech.com/?p=72008 Stop wasting time on repetitive tasks by learning how DriveWorks eliminates repetitive design tasks. This webinar is ideal for professionals looking to enhance their efficiency by learning how to capture and manage SOLIDWORKS models, automate drawings, and implement design rules effectively.

Join us as TriMech Solutions Consultant, Applications, Aleksandar Tepsic takes us on a tour of the foundational concepts in DriveWorks and how they simplify design automation and product configurator setup. We’ll cover key topics such as the importance of a master model, the role of captured models, and what elements should be captured for optimal project setup. Additionally, the session will unpack numerous aspects of capturing parts, assemblies, and drawings, as well as creating model rules to drive automation with precision.

During this DriveWorks webinar, you will learn:

  • Understand the concept of a master model and its role in DriveWorks.
  • Learn what captured models are and why they are essential.
  • Identify key elements to capture, including parts, assemblies, and drawings.
  • Explore the setup of model rules for effective automation.
  • Gain actionable tips to build a strong foundation for your DriveWorks projects.
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DriveWorks CPQ software helps Maglin Site Furniture operate efficiently and win more business https://trimech.com/driveworks-cpq-software-helps-maglin-site-furniture-operate-efficiently-and-win-more-business/ Tue, 05 Nov 2024 21:06:22 +0000 https://trimech.com/?p=71519 In September 2024, automation experts from DriveWorks and Javelin (part of the TriMech Group of companies) hosted in-person events in three locations in Ontario, Canada. Attendees of the “CPQ DriveWorks Automation and Innovation Summits” heard about advancements in technology designed to streamline processes and increase profitability for Maglin Site Furniture.

A robust CPQ (configure, price, quote) system is an essential tool for manufacturers offering a variety of configurable product options, such as heavy machinery, high tech, textiles, or furniture.

DriveWorks enables users to accurately configure custom products, calculate pricing, and automatically create documents and data for sales and manufacturing. And its rules-based SOLIDWORKS® automation eliminates errors and time-consuming design changes.

Client success

Javelin client Maglin Site Furniture has more than 35 years of experience in creating extraordinary furniture for public gathering spaces. Since 2016, its team has witnessed the DriveWorks CPQ platform’s transformative effects on its operations – some anticipated and others unexpected.

At the summits, Maglin presenters Nathasha Cherian, Product Configuration Specialist; Aaron Dawson, Director of Manufacturing; and Chung Kim, Engineering Systems Manager explained that with support from Javelin, Maglin continues to advance how it uses DriveWorks and to unlock new advantages.

Complex, built-to-order manufacturing

Maglin works with landscape architects and site contractors and provides custom outdoor site furniture, including benches, tables and seating, waste containers, bike racks, panels, planters, and sunshades.

The team uses DriveWorks to help manage design and manufacturing of its modular products, which consist of dozens of elements that can be customized for aesthetic and functional purposes.

Easy and transparent for customers

Maglin customers can customize several product lines to their specifications on the company’s website and can clearly visualize what they are about to buy – often without spending any time with the sales team.

DriveWorks software calculates pricing in real-time based on selected configurations, considering material costs, manufacturing complexity, and any relevant discounts or promotions. This ensures accurate pricing and transparency, removes manual calculations, and speeds up the sales cycle.

Maglin wins projects because of excellent user experience and fast service. Most products are ready to ship in six to eight weeks, in about half the time offered by competitors.

From challenges to solutions

1. Far less time spent on approval drawings

A built-to-order environment makes the customer approval stage a critical step in avoiding delays and waste.

Before using DriveWorks to power an online product configurator, Maglin designers spent weeks creating drawings to suit customer selections. The Ogden product line, with its various seat and back types, color options, and slat directions, has a total of 82,560 possible configurations! After creating layout drawings for approval, designers spent additional time going back and forth with the customer to refine the drawings.

Today, customers or sales representatives generate drawings automatically when they configure the product to their wishes. Both simplified dummy models and appealing customer-facing layouts are generated.

What previously took two weeks now takes only 20 minutes, and customers and salespeople can even edit their own layouts without interacting with the engineering team. That team can now focus on creative pursuits and developing new products, rather than on minor design adjustments.

2. Correct details in production drawings

Maglin designers once used a master SOLIDWORKS model, created manually for the Ogden series, but human error sometimes led to small discrepancies in details like hole size and location or material thickness. Today, DriveWorks pulls the information directly from the database, avoiding errors and delays.

Overall, DriveWorks Autopilot has cut production drawing processing time in half, while all the necessary checkpoints remain in place.

3. Smoother integration of SOLIDWORKS data into the ERP system

Entering engineering and manufacturing data (such as the BOM) into the ERP system used to be a cumbersome process with room for error. Now that process is semi-automated. Only 11 manual-entry fields remain, while DriveWorks fills about 200 fields automatically.

Deeper understanding of shipping and storage needs 

DriveWorks is linked to Maglin’s freight partner’s database, so even shipping details are generated automatically.

 

Pixel product line

Pixel product line

The Pixel product line consists of building blocks that can be mixed and stacked. When model numbers and quantities are entered, the configurator calculates the number of boxes needed. Add the destination postal code in the shipper’s system, and you get the shipping price instantly.

Ogden benches

Ogden benches

Maglin also discovered they can ship three times the number of Ogden benches per container than they once did, increasing the profitability of this product line.

DriveWorks has contributed to better inventory management and a reduced need for warehouse space. Maglin’s space requirements levelled off, even though sales were growing. That’s because materials arrive and go to straight to works in progress – they don’t sit on shelves.

Inspiring a new approach to product development

With DriveWorks providing a solid foundation, Maglin designers can think freely about what can be done with existing and future product lines. They don’t limit their thinking because they can take almost any creative design successfully through to manufacturing – and to a beautiful space near you.

Maglin is online at maglin.com. To learn more about DriveWorks, reach out to our automation experts.

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Interesting and Unique Uses for DriveWorks CPQ https://trimech.com/interesting-and-unique-uses-for-driveworks-cpq/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 21:31:39 +0000 https://trimech.com/?p=70976 DriveWorks CPQ is well known for its best-in-class SOLIDWORKS automation capabilities, dynamic quoting and document automation, and universal integration into business systems such as ERP, MRP, CRM and more! Have you ever wondered what happens when you leverage the underlying technology of DriveWorks to take things even further?

Join us as TriMech Automation and CPQ Specialist, Devin Martin, as he dives into five unique projects that leverage core DriveWorks technology to do unique and exciting things to show just how capable DriveWorks can be! From using DriveWorks to automate business operations, stock watchers, and F1 Racing pools let your imagination run wild and learn to automate everything!

During this DriveWorks webinar, you will learn:

  • DriveWorks Integrations
  • HTTP Requests
  • Document Automation
  • Automated Emails
  • 3D Preview and Rendering
  • Data collection and analytics
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Optimizing SOLIDWORKS Models for DriveWorks Success https://trimech.com/optimizing-solidworks-models-for-driveworks-success/ Thu, 29 Aug 2024 18:49:38 +0000 https://trimech.com/?p=70334
DriveWorks leverages best-in-class design automation to make creating custom products, calculating pricing, and automating document creation easier than ever. DriveWorks and SOLIDWORKS work hand in hand to reduce the manual work needed to create robust deliverables for your company. It’s able to do so by utilizing all the intelligence built into your SOLIDWORKS models. However, not all models are created equal and certain techniques can have profound effects on how efficiently DriveWorks is able to enhance our workflow.
Join us as TriMech Solutions Consultant, Aleksander Tepsic, gives us insight into optimizing your SOLIDWORKS models for DriveWorks success. We’ll take a look at how DriveWorks really interacts with the SOLIDWORKS models that we create alongside some essential tips for building a robust modeling workflow. Then Aleks dives into some best practices to help build a model that is best suited for design automation as well adapting existing models to best integrate with DriveWorks. Finally, you will be left with some tips for success with your current or future DriveWorks implementation.

During this DriveWorks webinar, you will learn:

  • Understand how SOLIDWORKS and DriveWorks Interact
  • Learn to build DriveWorks ready models
  • Adapting existing models for use with DriveWorks
  • Receive Advice for Current or Future Implementations
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DriveWorks PDF Tools https://trimech.com/driveworks-pdf-tools/ Tue, 30 Jul 2024 18:01:32 +0000 https://trimech.com/?p=69988
PDFs are one of the most common formats for sharing office documents. There are a ton of benefits to converting office documents but most importantly are preserving formatting and protecting from modifications. Most people associate DriveWorks with configuring and automating their SOLIDWORKS files to enable anyone in the organization to generate packages. Did you know that DriveWorks can also be used to automatically generate PDFS from Word or Excel files?
Join us as TriMech Solutions Consultant, Matthew Siddall teaches us all the ways that DriveWorks enhances your PDF generation. We’ll take a look at a few different file types and how easy it is to convert to a PDF. In doing so, we’ll discuss how easy it is to turn a single PDF into multiple or multiple PDFs into one! Additionally, PDF properties can be altered during the process by updating metadata and other document information. 

During this DriveWorks webinar, you will learn:

  • Learn how to generate PDFs from different file types
  • Manipulate multiple PDFs to create a single document or vice versa
  • Enhance your PDFs by altering the metadata and document info
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Automating Drawings, PDFs, and DXFs with DriveWorks https://trimech.com/automating-drawings-pdfs-and-dxfs-with-driveworks/ Mon, 01 Jul 2024 14:37:35 +0000 https://trimech.com/?p=69621
Explore the power of DriveWorks in automating drawing files and creating diverse file formats such as DXF, PDF, and more, all while managing precise file paths. DriveWorks offers unparalleled capabilities to streamline design processes and enhance productivity through automated file generation and control over output formats and locations.
Join us as TriMech Solutions Consultant, Applications, Aleksandar Tepsic gives you the opportunity to master the automation of drawing files and file format management with DriveWorks. Register now and elevate your design automation capabilities.

In this DriveWorks Webinar, you will learn:

  • How DriveWorks simplifies the automation of drawing files, enabling efficient creation of DXF, PDF, and other formats with customizable parameters
  • Effective strategies to control file paths seamlessly, ensuring organized storage and accessibility of generated design documents
  • Practical knowledge for integrating DriveWorks into your workflow to optimize engineering processes and achieve greater efficiency
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Transform Your Spec Sheets – Form Automation using DriveWorks https://trimech.com/transform-your-spec-sheets-form-automation-using-driveworks/ Thu, 30 May 2024 15:12:47 +0000 https://trimech.com/?p=69248 In this webinar, we will be discussing different ways companies gather the information they require in order to make a product. From using handmade spec sheets and napkin drawings to PDFs and website forms, it can be difficult to gather the correct information the first time.

Learn how companies are using DriveWorks to easily digitize their old spec sheets and streamline the order specification process. We will review the DriveWorks form designer and show how you can leverage form intelligence to make sure you always get accurate orders true to your design standards and engineering rules.

Key Takeaways of this webinar of Form Automation using DriveWorks include:

  • Digitize forms that were previously filled out by hand
  • Add intelligence to your form options
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SOLIDWORKS Automation using DriveWorks https://trimech.com/solidworks-automation-using-driveworks/ Mon, 29 Apr 2024 19:54:45 +0000 https://trimech.com/?p=68963
We are taking it back to basics with this webinar. DriveWorks is a CPQ tool used by manufacturing companies to automate their business from sales through manufacturing. DriveWorks automates the quoting process, pricing, systems integrations, AND SolidWorks CAD parts, assemblies, and drawings.
Join us as TriMech Solutions Architect, Automation, Devin Martin dives in to see specifically how to set up DriveWorks on any SOLIDWORKS model to start automating your engineering and manufacturing designs in no time!

During this DriveWorks webinar, you will learn:

  • An introduction to SOLIDWORKS automation
  • What is a Master Model?
  • How to capture model data
  • How to write rules and push information into SOLIDWORKS
  • How to make a user form to capture parameters
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Setting Up Realistic 3D Preview Appearances in DriveWorks CPQ https://trimech.com/setting-up-realistic-3d-preview-appearances-in-driveworks-cpq/ Thu, 29 Feb 2024 14:04:30 +0000 https://trimech.com/?p=68032 TriMech x DriveWorks – CPQ Business Solution for Manufacturing https://trimech.com/trimech-x-driveworks-cpq-business-solution-for-manufacturing/ Tue, 30 Jan 2024 20:29:11 +0000 https://trimech.com/?p=67513 Our quarterly webinar in the Trimech x DriveWorks series. Each quarter, we partner with a member of the DriveWorks technical team to present exclusive content and share news and updates in the world of DriveWorks!

Join us as Devin Martin, a TriMech Solutions Architect – Design Automation, and Tom the CPQ product manager from DriveWorks, explore the capabilities of the CPQ DriveApp and how DriveWorks can quickly be set up and used as a CPQ dealer portal tool! We will show forms embedded in a standard HTML website, web-based orders, and a customizable CPQ portal. Join us as we take you through the process from an initial website quote request (in the US) to final engineering models and drawings being generated (in the UK) all done in minutes.

During this DriveWorks CPQ On-Demand Webinar, you will learn:

  • DriveWorks CPQ & Website quote requests
  • DriveWorks Dealer Portal
  • Product Configuration and Automation
  • Document Automation
  • DriveWorks World 2024
  • DriveWorks News and Updates
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Introduction to Creating a CPQ Solution Using DriveWorks https://trimech.com/introduction-to-creating-a-cpq-solution-using-driveworks/ Mon, 08 Jan 2024 16:25:08 +0000 https://trimech.com/?p=67213 Learn how to create a CPQ solution using DriveWorks software

DriveWorks combines powerful SOLIDWORKS® part, assembly, and drawing automation with engaging 3D CPQ sales configurator features to enable manufacturers to implement a successful digital selling strategy, work smarter, reduce errors, and exceed customer expectations.

Use DriveWorks to configure, price and quote configurable products faster and with greater accuracy.

In this Introduction to Creating a CPQ Solution Using DriveWorks Webinar

In this webinar, the DriveWorks product experts will share their knowledge:

  • Learn how to build a CPQ solution with DriveWorks to stay ahead of your competition, reduce costs, and win more business.
  • Respond to customer enquiries faster, improve customer experience with guided selling and 3D visualisation, and automatically generate all of the documents and data to sell and manufacture custom products.

Join our experts as they take you through the steps involved in creating a CPQ Solution using DriveWorks.

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Introduction to Using DriveWorks as a 3D Sales Configurator https://trimech.com/introduction-to-using-driveworks-as-a-3d-sales-configurator/ Mon, 08 Jan 2024 16:15:04 +0000 https://trimech.com/?p=67206 Learn how DriveWorks software can be used as a 3D Sales Configurator

DriveWorks combines powerful SOLIDWORKS® part, assembly, and drawing automation with engaging 3D CPQ sales configurator features to enable manufacturers to implement a successful digital selling strategy, work smarter, reduce errors, and exceed customer expectations.

In this Introduction to Using DriveWorks as a 3D Sales Configurator Webinar

In this webinar, the DriveWorks product experts will share their knowledge:

  • Learn how creating an online sales configurator with DriveWorks can help you to stay ahead of your competition, reduce costs, and win more business.
  • Respond to customer enquiries faster, improve customer experience with guided selling and 3D visualisation.
  • Help customers visualise configurable product options with images and interactive 3D previews. Communicate design details easily and spend more time solving customer challenges.

Join the DriveWorks team to learn more and ask any questions you have about Using DriveWorks as a 3D Sales Configurator.

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Introduction to Using DriveWorks for Automating Your SOLIDWORKS Designs https://trimech.com/introduction-to-using-driveworks-for-automating-your-solidworks-designs/ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 16:43:47 +0000 https://trimech.com/?p=67172 Learn how DriveWorks software provides the tools you need for automating your SOLIDWORKS designs

DriveWorks combines powerful SOLIDWORKS® part, assembly, and drawing automation with engaging 3D CPQ sales configurator features to enable manufacturers to implement a successful digital selling strategy, work smarter, reduce errors, and exceed customer expectations.

In this Automating Your SOLIDWORKS Designs Webinar

In this webinar, the DriveWorks product experts will share their knowledge:

  • Provide you with an introduction to using DriveWorks for automating SOLIDWORKS.
  • Show you how to capture and reuse design, manufacturing, and cost estimation knowledge to deliver custom products faster and with greater accuracy, without using complex macros, design tables or configurations.

Join the DriveWorks team to learn more and ask any questions you have about Using DriveWorks for Automating Your SOLIDWORKS Designs.

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Overview of the DriveWorks 3D Preview Document https://trimech.com/overview-of-the-driveworks-3d-preview-document/ Tue, 02 Jan 2024 14:30:52 +0000 https://trimech.com/?p=67109 If you tuned in to our last webinar where we introduced the DriveWorks 3D Preview, you may have noticed there are several ways to display a live 3D preview of your models on the web.

Devin Martin, a TriMech Design Automation Solutions Architect, explores using the 3D preview Document to build out and manipulate a 3D preview through rules! This webinar dives into adding a model to the 3D document, adding primitives, manipulating the 3D preview to suppress and unsuppressed features, as well as adding textures and changing the surrounding scenery. See how easy it can be to add a preview to your DriveWorks project using the 3D Preview Document!

During this Driveworks On-Demand Webinar, you will learn:

  • What is DriveWorks 3D Preview
  • The 3D Preview Document
  • Adding a .Drive3D file to DriveWorks
  • 3D preview properties and rules
  • Editing the 3D preview scene
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Introduction to DriveWorks 3D Preview https://trimech.com/introduction-to-driveworks-3d-preview/ Tue, 28 Nov 2023 21:57:02 +0000 https://trimech.com/?p=66210 Have you ever wanted to show a live, 3D model preview of your parts or assemblies while configuring choices/options on a form? In this webinar, we break down one of the core technologies of DriveWorks – the 3D preview.

Product Sales Specialist, Devin Martin, shows how you can add 3D models on your website, enable sales to see updated previews of products they are quoting, and provide instant previews to customers based on the selection of options! The DriveWorks 3D preview control is dynamic and flexible and adding it into your DriveWorks project can transform your product specification workflows and lead times.

During this DriveWorks On-Demand Webinar you will learn:

  • What is DriveWorks 3D Preview
  • How to create a Drive3D file
  • What can you do with a 3D preview box
  • 3D Preview rules based design
  • Integrating 3D preview into your existing DriveWorks Project
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