Aspects of SolidWorks Every Designer/Engineer Should Know!

Drafting was never this easy! Going back a few years, the days could easily be remembered when companies used to have a special cell meant for drafting. Hats-off to the workers working at that time, they used to do the mind-blowing job of creating the finest technical drawings all by hand. However, speed and efficiency became inevitable demands as the world moved into the Information Age. The introduction of Computer-Aided Design, commonly known as CAD, changed the whole scenario. Learning to work with a CAD program, one could perform the job of handful of drafters easily with more concise and accurate results.

Since then, lots of Computer-Aided Design programs have marked their presence in the market and are proving to be comfortable for designers, engineers and architects helping them in their day-to-day work. One of the best CAD programs which left its footprint in the industry, and set a benchmark of its own, is SolidWorks.

SolidWorks was introduced officially in 1995. Running on Microsoft Windows, the software is a three dimensional mechanical CAD program. The software is being used by over 2 million engineers and designers at more than 150,000 corporates globally.

There are various useful aspects and functionalities of SolidWorks which make the software unique from its counterparts. If you are thinking to work with SolidWorks for your next design project, you might want to know about some of the most compelling aspects of it.

The interface provided is akin to Windows with all those toolbars, icon buttons and menus. This makes the software relatively easy-to-use in spite of all the complex things you can do with it.

Second, the incomparable feature of SolidWorks that allows the users to test and simulate simultaneously can't be ignored. To begin with, you could create two dimensional sketches with the arcs, lines and points.

Third, perhaps the most indispensable feature of SolidWorks is its ability to roll back to the design part from development. This facilitates easier changes and the ability to add more features to the design if needed. The changes made in the parameter, if applied at one part of the design, are well communicated to other parts too and you will be able to see how the changes played out by looking at the results. This decreases the time taken in design and development process to a large extent.

To end with, after the whole design is developed and tested, SolidWorks enables the engineers to quickly integrate and automate the finished design into the manufacturing process.

There are a lot of CAD programs in the markets, but SolidWorks tops the list with its intuitive functionality, easy-to-use interface, advanced features and easy-to-grasp tutorials. Take a training course on Solidworks and you'll be well on your way to creating fast and efficient designs.

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