While much of the noise for SolidWorks 2009 has been about the core application set, simulation is increasingly becoming a major factor in each release cycle. We look at the simulation highlights of 2009

Al Dean takes a look at the hidden jewel in Siemens PLM Solutions' simulation crown, Femap. Now on version 10, the system has always offered a vast range of post processing tools for FEA, but what does the new release bring?

Perceived quality is top of many organisations' hit-lists. But how do you improve the quality of your products without breaking the bank? A report on aesthetica 3.0, a solution that solves two problems – aesthetics and tolerances

To most, CAD model translation appears to be either a black art or a task requiring unlimited trial and error, patience and some luck. We asked Theorem Solutions to explain how to get the right mindset to successfully avoid translation problems. By John Wedrychowski

The manufacturing world is used to managing workflows and managing data, but can the same be said of simulation? In the first of two articles, we take a look at Ansys Inc's brand new offering to help gain control of simulation data and processes

The ability to take a digital model of a product that doesn’t exist, create a photorealistic image of it to show, in exact detail, exactly how it’s going to look if and when you manufacture it, is a wonderful thing. But creating those images can be a pain. With this in mind, SolidWorks has released PhotoView 360

Creating photographic quality images of your SolidWorks models can be challenging, but there are some simple things that can make the difference between a good and a great image. While the release of PhotoView 360 is going to allow the majority of users to take advantage of rendering technology with little hassle, many are going to have PhotoWorks around for some time. So here are ten ways to make the most of it

It is hard to find an entirely new product, but improvements in functionality can bring productivity benefits to existing ones. Perhaps in this day and age that is the most important improvement new software should hope to deliver. Charles Clarke tests the theory, as he takes a look at the latest version of Inventor.

In the world of CAD/CAM, there are those systems that work outside your CAD tool, and those that work within – one of the leading lights in the SolidWorks-integrated CAM line-up is SolidCAM. Al Dean takes a look at release 12.