DDi customer, Envitech is in the news in this 10 News San Diego report.
It may be the dirtiest job in the world and getting it done could be a big boon for the local economy, thanks in part to a just wrapped diplomatic trip by Gov. Jerry Brown.
http://www.10news.com/news/san-diego-companies-could-help-clean-chinas-air-04162013
Great Designs Start Here! During these FREE hands-on sessions, one of our certified engineers will teach you how to use each SolidWorks product. You will experience for yourself the ease of use and powerful capabilities that can improve your work experience.
| San Diego | Location | Date | Time |
| SolidWorks Composer Hands-on Test Drive | San Diego | May 15 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| SolidWorks Hands-on Test Drive | San Diego | May 15 | 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM |
| SolidWorks Simulation Hands-on Test Drive | San Diego | May 21 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
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| Phoenix | |||
| SolidWorks Simulation Hands-on Test Drive | Phoenix | May 16 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| SolidWorks Plastics Hands-on Test Drive | Phoenix | May 16 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM |
| SolidWorks Electrical Hands-on Test Drive | Phoenix | May 17 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
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| Tucson | |||
| SolidWorks Hands-on Test Drive | Tucson | May 24 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| SolidWorks Simulation Hands-on Test Drive | Tucson | May 24 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM |
| SolidWorks Hands-on Test Drive | Tucson | May 31 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
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| SolidWorks Composer Hands-on Test Drive | Paso Robles | May 14 | 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM |
| SolidWorks Simulation Hands-on Test Drive | Paso Robles | May 14 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM |
| SolidWorks Hands-on Test Drive | Paso Robles | May 14 | 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM |
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| SolidWorks Hands-on Test Drive | Fresno | June 5 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| SolidWorks Simulation Hands-on Test Drive | Fresno | June 12 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
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| Sacramento | |||
| Introduction to SolidWorks | Sacramento | May 16 | 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM |
| SolidWorks Simulation Hands-on Test Drive | Sacramento | May 17 | 9:00 AM – 1:00 AM |
| see all upcoming Sacramento events |
You can find new tips at DDi’s Tech Center just about every day. Here are the top 5 SolidWorks tips from last month. Click on the links to view the full tip:
CTRL+Drag creates an offset plane
1) Geometry Pattern Performance - Cut down on rebuild time by using Geometry Pattern. In this example, the rebuild went from 3 minutes and 36 seconds down to 4 seconds.
2) CTRL+Drag to Create Offset Planes - Quickly create an offset plane by holding down Control and dragging one of the spheres on the existing plane.
3) Windows Hotkeys - Did you even know that these shortcuts existed? Save yourself a few clicks with these hotkeys.
4) Make SolidWorks Easy to See - These recommended settings improve the visibility of SolidWorks and are especially helpful for presentations.
5) Quick Way to Move a Table - Don’t get frustrated looking for that crosshair in the corner to move a table. Hold down the ALT key and select anywhere on the table to move it around your sheet.
Below you’ll find the schedule for upcoming SolidWorks classes and webinars. We are open to exploring group or onsite training options to meet your demands. Don’t hesitate to contact us if you have a request.
Classroom Training:
These are certified SolidWorks courses meeting from 8:30AM - 5PM at our training center. Click on the topic to get a description, or contact us for pricing and more information.
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| May 16-17 | Administering SolidWorks Enterprise PDM | San Diego |
| May 30-31; Jun. 6-7 | SolidWorks Advanced | San Diego |
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| May 13-14 | SolidWorks Simulation – Intro to FEA | Phoenix |
| May 15 | SolidWorks Simulation Professional | Phoenix |
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| May 20-23 | SolidWorks Advanced | Tucson |
| June 24-28 | SolidWorks Essentials | Tucson |
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| May 29-31; Jun. 6-7 | SolidWorks Essentials | Fresno |
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| May 13-17 | SolidWorks Essentials | Sacramento |
| see all upcoming Sacramento classes |
Product Webinars:
Pick up extra tips and tricks in these FREE webinars.
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| Tue., May 7 | Replacing Paper with Interactive Parts Lists and Work Instructions | 10AM - 11AM |
| Thu., May 9 | Lights, LEDs and Radiation | 2PM – 3PM |
| Mon., May 13 | Simulate Fluid Flow in Medical Devices | 2PM – 3PM |
| Tue., May 14 | Industry Standard Version and Revision Control | 2PM – 3PM |
| Mon., May 20 | Create Better HVAC Systems for Data Centers, Clean Rooms, and Office Environments | 2PM – 3PM |
| Thu., May 23 | Improve the Flow Paths in Pumps, Valves, and other Fluid Flow Devices | 2PM – 3PM |
| Thu., Jun. 6 | Replacing Text-Based Work Instructions with Interactive Animations | 10AM – 11AM |
| Thu., Jun. 6 | Simulate Plastics, Rubbers, Nitinol, and other Nonlinear Materials | 2PM – 3PM |
PREVENT ERRORS EARLY IN THE DESIGN PROCESS
Today’s engineers are expected to design products faster and better while saving costs. Knowing how to efficiently use your available CAD/CAE tools is critical in accomplishing this task. Digital Dimensions will be hosting a FREE series of Simulation “How-To” webinars to show you how to solve common engineering problems using SolidWorks Simulation. These webinars are good introductory lessons for both existing users and prospective customers. Click on one of the following links to register:
Optimize your Electronic Cooling DesignsToday’s leading-edge electronic designs require more power in less amount of space. In order to optimize performance and lifetimes, intelligent thermal management designs are needed to efficiently cool the products. SolidWorks Flow Simulation provides the ability to perform conduction, convection, and radiation analyses directly on your SolidWorks models allowing engineers to strategically place heat sinks, fans, and heat generating components. |
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Lights, LEDs, and RadiationBeing able to perform thermal simulations has given manufacturers of lighting components additional insight and a competitive advantage in their designs. See how SolidWorks Flow Simulation can help you determine how heat is transferred from your lighting fixtures to other components or to the environment. |
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Fluid Flow Simulations in Medical DevicesBeing able to simulate the flow paths of liquids and gases is important in understanding the performance of your medical devices. In this webinar, we will simulate a Heart Pump, Inhaler, Mixing Tip, and Oxygen Mask. |
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Create Better HVAC Systems for Data Centers, Clean Rooms, and Office EnvironmentsUnderstanding the flow of air is critical when designing energy-efficient HVAC systems. See how SolidWorks Flow Simulation can help you determine air flow patterns and Comfort Parameters, simulate Fans and Heat Exchangers, and perform Tracer Studies on your HVAC system. |
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Improve the Flow Paths in Pumps, Valves, and other Fluid Flow DevicesBeing able to simulate the flow paths of liquids and gases is important in understanding and optimizing the performance of your fluid components such as pumps and valves. SolidWorks Flow Simulation is a powerful Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) solver which will allow you perform these simulations. |
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There are many advantages to engineering products for Plastic Injection Mold manufacturing. In comparison to machined parts, plastics are inexpensive to manufacture and parts can be manufactured in no other way possible. Once tooling and the molding parameters have been qualified production runs produce high yields with little handling or setup fees. However before you are off to a worry-free production run it’s important the part and the manufacturing process meets acceptance and quality requirements of a first article inspection. Failure to optimize plastic part designs for injection molding limits the maximum potential quality of molded parts, increases manufacturing defects, and increases production scrap rates that lead to project delays, hidden costs, and unsatisfied customers.
The injection molding process is complex the molded part is susceptible to many of the inherent variations throughout the molding process. In the injection molding process, granular plastics are fed by gravity from a hopper into a heated barrel. Inside the barrel the plastic granules melt and move along the barrel by a screw plunger. The plastic is forced through a nozzle, allowing it to enter the Injection molds runner system where it travels to the molding cavity almost instantly transitioning back to a solid state. These unknown variations in the filling and packing cycle contribute to how the material fills the mold, shrinkage, warping, weld lines (fracture lines), air traps, and short shots.
SolidWorks Plastics provides insight to these variables that can lead to a higher percentage of first shot defect-free molded parts, less project delays, and lower hidden tooling rework costs. SolidWorks Plastics gives you practical design advice to diagnose and resolve potential problems and make informed design decisions for your plastics part design or injection mold designs. Predicting ease of fill, gate location, and runner balancing reduces or eliminates mold rework, lowers costs, speeds your time to market, and allows you to make more informed decisions.
