SolidWorks Tip: Time to Upgrade! - backup your directory, templates, and Vault plus tips to install the new version, Ricky Jordan's Blog, October 23, 2006

SWIFT: Reducing CAD Complexity - Fielder Hiss of SolidWorks explains the functionalities of DraftXpert, FeatureXpert, SketchXpert, MateXpert and DimXpert features in SolidWorks 2007, MCAD Online, September 14, 2006

Advantages of Implementing PDMWorks Enterprise - understanding the standard configuration of a PDMWorks Enterprise installation and its user Interface, SolidWorks Express, September 2006

SolidWorks Backup and Recovery Options - use auto-recover, backup or save notification options to minimize potential data loss, SolidWorks Express, September 2006

Consumer Credit - with consumer product designing tools, SolidWorks offers improved visualizing, rendering and surfacing capabilities, MCAD Online, September 13, 2006

SolidWorks' Unfinished Business - as competition catches up, SolidWorks ought to consider CAD contests, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, September 6, 2006

SolidWorks Revs Things Up for Media - SolidWorks showcased race car and solar car designs at June's press event that also included SolidWorks' educational initiatives, Sara Ferris, Cadalyst, August 16, 2006

How to Use the SolidWorks Installation Manager - SolidWorks 2007 Installation Manager makes for easy download of new versions and service packs, SolidWorks Express, July 2006

Things to Remember About the SolidWorks Knowledge Base - tips to search the knowledge base effectively and resolving queries, SolidWorks Express, July 2006

SolidWorks Prospers by Bringing 3D CAD to the Masses - including SWIFT tool, more than 250 features in SolidWorks 2007 drive users to become comfortable with 3D CAD, Beth Stackpole, Managing Automation, June 16, 2006

Get 'Em While They're Young: SolidWorks in Education - comparatively easy-to-learn SolidWorks Education Edition is available to students for just $99, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, June 15, 2006

Dassault and SolidWorks Not Talking - Dassault's acquisition of SolidWorks does not seem to have improved communication between products, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, May 11, 2006

Not Talking - Dassault has given SolidWorks autonomy but faces a conundrum, Evan Yares in The CAD Industry, May 11, 2006

SolidWorks to Inject 'Intelligence' into Its Next Release - SolidWorks 2007 to benefit from SolidWorks Intelligent Feature Technology (SWIFT), Zia Askari, DQ Channels, April 12, 2006

SolidWorks 2D Position Paper: A Response - an analysis of Autodesk's official position on the new IntelliCAD-based DWG Editor and some possible errors in the company's statements, Ralph Grabowski, upFront.eZine, August 2, 2004

The Future of CAD: Driving Revolution in 3D - according to John McEleney, CEO of SolidWorks, the future of CAD will be presented not just by 3D CAD but revolutionary input and output devices, such as holographic displays, Machine Design, July 27, 2004

Tips for Starting (or Revamping) Your User Group - successful SolidWorks user groups offer advice on how to keep a group thriving, SolidWorks Community, May 17, 2004 (may require free registration)

SolidWorks World Boston Report - includes a discussion with SolidWorks CEO John McEleney about the company's future and a sneak preview of SolidWorks 2005, Martyn Day, CADdigest.com, February 17, 2004

SolidWorks World 2004 - the highlight of the show was the presentation of a pre-alpha version of SolidWorks 2005, whose new features and enhancements ought to make mold designers, design engineers and consumer product designers happy, Joe Greco, MCAD Tech News, MCAD Tech News #113, January 24, 2004

This Week In Boston - a report from the recent SolidWorks gathering, including what's coming in SolidWorks 2005, Jeffrey Rowe, MCAD Cafe, January 26, 2004

SolidWorks World Report: Day 2 - the second general session of SolidWorks World revealed more details about SolidWorks 2005 and a demonstration of a 3D photography product designed using SolidWorks, Sara Ferris, Cadalyst, January 20, 2004

SolidWorks World Report - highlights of the first day of  the SolidWorks 2004 conference included a sneak preview of SolidWorks 2005 and the announcement that SolidWorks licenses have reached the 300,000 mark, Sara Ferris, Cadalyst, January 20, 2004

2003

SolidWorks 2004 Media Event - a report from the recent unveiling of the latest version of SolidWorks, including highlights of some of the program's 250 new features, Ralph Grabowski, upFront.eZine, July 15, 2003

Analysis During Design Reduces Cost and Time - Finite element analysis can solve for stress in a part, reduce prototyping, shave weight, save design time and much more - so why isn't everybody using it?, Suchit Jain. CADdigest.com, April 29, 2003

Designers Urged to Use CAD to Push Innovation - a report from this year's SolidWorks 2003 gathering, which featured the unveiling of new imaging tools to provide more realistic-looking 3D drawings, Advanced Manufacturing, March/April 2003

 Is SolidWorks the New Autodesk? - the scrappy challenger has become the established leader in MCAD with the right product at the right time. TenLinks looks at the role of SolidWorks in the growing acceptance of 3D design. Roopinder Tara, TenLinks, March 10, 2003

The MCAD/PDM Connection - examines how each of the major high-end and mid-range MCAD applications integrates PDM tools (functions that allow users who don't have the authoring application to preview, open and share documents), Joe Greco, DE Online, February 2003 (may require free registration)

SolidWorks World 2003 Shows Strength of SolidWorks - a report on the recent SolidWorks gathering, TechniCom eWeekly, January 30, 2003

SolidWorks 2002 Salary Survey - SolidWorks users' salaries worldwide - and in all U.S. regions except the West and Northwest - have steadily increased since last year, SOLID Solutions, January/February 2003 (pdf)

SolidWorks World 2003 - a look at some of the new products that will be unveiled at next week's SolidWorks gathering, Heidi Hill, Arnie Williams, and Kenneth Wong, CADENCE, January 2003

2002

Manufacturing Network - describes the SolidWorks Manufacturing Network, an online directory of design and engineering service providers who use SolidWorks software, SOLID Solutions, November/December 2002

The Help File - SolidWorks no longer ships with a users guide, and to make matters worse the help files often aren't much help, Tom Devlin, SOLID Solutions, November/December 2002

SolidWorks and PDM - SolidWorks CEO John McEleney discusses the implications of his company's most recent extension to its product line - product data management, Al Dean, CADserver, October 23, 2002

Sting Stops Sale of SolidWorks Sourcecode: Q&A - upFront.eZine's Ralph Grabowski follows up on last week's arrest of a man charged with trying to sell the source code for the current version of SolidWorks to undercover FBI agents in New Delhi, upFront.eZine, September 4, 2002

Toy Story - sophisticated 3D CAD programs, including Pro/E and SolidWorks, help to build construction toys for kids, Bart Eisenberg, Product Design & Development, August 2002

Why Pick CATIA Over SolidWorks? - SolidWorks is less expensive and easier to use, but the advanced engineering software integrated with CATIA provides the tools for designing more complex products, CADCAMNet, August 22, 2002

Shoot-out Between Inventor and SolidWorks - Inventor wins this although the scoring is close, Elise Moss, CADdigest.com, August 8, 2002

A Valuable Resource - SolidWorks User Groups - links and information on SolidWorks user groups locations, meetings and support, John McEleney, SolidWorks Corporation, August 6, 2002

How to Evaluate Your Hardware Requirements - tips for SolidWorks users for determining if hardware upgrade or replacement is necessary, Greg Jankowski, SolidWorks, Aug 2, 2002

Feature Data Replacing Geometry as Key to CAD Interoperability - giving engineers the ability to reuse models with little or no effort requires a different philosophy; one based on the exchange of feature information, John J. McEleney, CEO, SolidWorks, timecompress.com, July 2002

For the Users, by the Users - the All Texas SolidWorks User Conference comes up in July, Richard Doyle. Solid Solutions, July/August 2002 SolidWorks World 2002 - Fillets and Lofting in Las Vegas - report from SolidWorks user and reseller jamboree, Al Dean, CADserver, May 15, 2002

It's All in the Translation - importing and exporting files from SolidWorks, Kevin Silbert, SOLID Solutions, May/June 2002

Keeping Track - custom property management made easy in SolidWorks with VBA, Kent Homola, SOLID Solutions, May/June 2002

Animations on a Budget - using eDrawings 2.0 is an economic alternative for SolidWorks users, Richard Doyle, SOLID Solutions, May/June 2002

Faster, Ever Faster - workstation/SolidWorks benchmark update includes 2.4GHz machines, David Schaller, SOLID Solutions, May/June 2002

How to Design Better Plastic Parts - the process of a good plastics part design can involve not only mechanical design but FEA, tools and molds, assembly and more, Greg Jankowski, SolidWorks Express, April 2002

How to Improve Freeform Modeling with SolidWorks 2001Plus - Greg Jankowski, SolidWorks Express, April 2002

Straight Talk from SolidWorks CEO John McEleney - SolidWorks worries about how fast rival Inventor is catching on, MCADcafe, April 11, 2002

A First Step for Design - A Giant Leap for the Manufacturing Enterprise - John McEleney, CEO of SolidWorks talks about the slow acceptance of 3D solid modeling by many designers, CAD User, April 2002

3D Vendor Seeing Success With .Net Strategy - SolidWorks is finding success with a strategy of creating a Web service that its customers can access to download three-dimensional models of catalog items over the Internet, Richard Karpinski, Internet Week, April 1, 2002

A Changing Climate for CAD - executives from SolidWorks, PTC, Autodesk and other leading CAD/CAM companies weigh in on the current state of the industry, NASA Tech Briefs, March 2002

Design Staff the Focus of Intense Pressure - users strive to squeeze every bit of productivity from design software, as witnessed at the SolidWorks user conference, Todd Phillips, Advanced Manufacturing, March 2002

SolidWorks Is on A Roll - 1,700 Attendees at User Conference Get Glimpse of SolidWorks 2002, CAD Reports, TenLinks.com, March 12, 2002

Best Practices in CAD Conversion - the Pilot Projects - pilot projects are an absolute necessity in tackling a significant conversion project that may be unfamiliar, 3rd in series, Butch Smigel and Derek Meiding, Solid Solutions, March/April, 2002

SolidWorks World 2002 - a report from this year's user conference, Joe Greco, CADENCE MCAD Tech News, Feb 25, 2002

Tips for SolidWorks Users - fresh batch from Solid Solutions, March/April 2002

The Decline of Parametric Technology - several reasons have led to PTC and its flagship Pro/ENGINEER dropping from its preeminent position in MCAD, but chief among them is the rise of much lower-priced, feature-based CAD systems such as SolidWorks, Solid Edge, and Autodesk Inventor, Computer Aided Design Report, Jan 2002

Orphan Views - adding a cross sectional view to a drawing without adding a parent view in SolidWorks, Steve McGilvrey and Marc Leizza, SOLID Solutions, Jan/Feb 2002

Solid Modelers in 2001 - last year, SolidWorks added kinematics, enhanced its surface modeling and thereby increased its lead over archrivals Solid Edge and Inventor, Joe Greco, MCAD Tech News, Jan 10, 2002

Tips for SolidWorks Users - finding mates, constraints between two parts, more, compiled by Kate McGraw, SOLID Solutions, Jan/Feb 2002 SOLID Solutions Salary Survey Results - average SolidWorks user makes $56,283 annually, SOLID Solutions, Dec/Jan 2002 (pdf file)

2001

Tips for SolidWorks - several compiled by Kate McGraw, SOLID Solutions, June 18, 2001

SolidWorks Takes CAD to ASP Model - publishing parts catalogs is easier than ever with 3DPartStream.NET, Kevin Newcomb, ASPnews.com, May 29, 2001

Visualizing Change - Richard Karpinski talks to SolidWorks' Jon McCeleney about 3DPartStream,  Transformation Today, Apr 23, 2001

SolidWorks Wants In At the Design Level - SolidWorks' Jon McCelany discusses new technologies will help the designer, Richard Karpinski, TechWeb, Apr 23, 2001

Updating New Workstations on SolidWorks 2000 - Gregory E. Jankowski, Solid Solutions, March/April 2001

2000

Customizing SolidWorks - Rob Lacey, CADserver, November 21, 2000

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