Tuesday, July 21, 2009
How to Buy a Professional Graphics Card for SolidWorks 2009
SolidWorks 2009 has one of the most advanced 3D graphics engines in the CAD industry. What do you need to consider when buying a professional graphics card? Click Here to Find Out!
Monday, July 20, 2009
Enterprise PDM 2009 SP 4.0 Available for Download
SolidWorks Enterprise PDM 2009 SP4.0 is now available.
To download, log into the SolidWorks Customer Portal and click Download Software and Updates to access the update.
To download, log into the SolidWorks Customer Portal and click Download Software and Updates to access the update.
Monday, July 13, 2009
SustainabilityXpress Updated from SolidWorks Labs
Understand and improve the environmental impact of your designs. Includes calculation of carbon footprint. Real-time feedback with Environmental Impact Dashboard, and handy find Similar Material tool.
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
When determining the environmental impact of a product, LCA looks at everything that happens in the production, use, and final disposal of the product. This even includes all the transportation that occurs between the stages. Decisions on the material used, how it is manufactured, … can result in vastly different effects on the environment. SustainabilityXpress shows you these impacts and helps you to improve your design.
Environmental Dashboard
When evaluating all of these stages, four environmental impacts are measured.
Find Similar Material
Material selection is an important contributor to determining the environmental impact of a design. It is also important in all other aspects of design. That is why SustainabilityXpress includes Find Similar. It allows you to quickly and easily search the built-in material database for close alternatives to your current material. Even if you don’t do sustainable design, this is a handy utility for everyone.
Customizable Reports
Customizable report template allows you to instantly publish impressive reports that professionally communicate how you have reduced the environmental impact of your design.
Note: SustainabilityXpress is designed to work specifically with SolidWorks 2009.
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
When determining the environmental impact of a product, LCA looks at everything that happens in the production, use, and final disposal of the product. This even includes all the transportation that occurs between the stages. Decisions on the material used, how it is manufactured, … can result in vastly different effects on the environment. SustainabilityXpress shows you these impacts and helps you to improve your design.
Environmental Dashboard
When evaluating all of these stages, four environmental impacts are measured.
- Carbon Footprint – production of greenhouse gasses
- Total Energy Consumed - self-explanatory
- Effect on Air - specifically the contributor to acid rain
- Effect on Water - which results in algae blooms in coastal waters
Find Similar Material
Material selection is an important contributor to determining the environmental impact of a design. It is also important in all other aspects of design. That is why SustainabilityXpress includes Find Similar. It allows you to quickly and easily search the built-in material database for close alternatives to your current material. Even if you don’t do sustainable design, this is a handy utility for everyone.
Customizable Reports
Customizable report template allows you to instantly publish impressive reports that professionally communicate how you have reduced the environmental impact of your design.
Note: SustainabilityXpress is designed to work specifically with SolidWorks 2009.
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