“I first used SOLIDWORKS at California State University at Sacramento. The software is very intuitive, and gave us the ability to model and optimize the vehicle’s components before building them.”

“With SolidWorks software we do collision detection and interference checking up front. We also use configurations to develop different combinations of assemblies based on customer requirements. Using SolidWorks software, we have dramatically reduced engineering change orders (ECOs) and associated costs.”

“With SOLIDWORKS electrical and mechanical design tools, we are much faster and more accurate during development, resulting in shorter lead-times, reduced development costs, and better customer satisfaction. Improving our design performance has allowed us to maintain good relationships with our customers and continue to grow our business.”

"Due to our success in increasing efficiencies using the SOLIDWORKS platform, we’ve now made it mandatory for all of our designers to pass either the Certified SOLIDWORKS Professional [CSWP] or Certified SOLIDWORKS Expert [CSWE] exam. We made these certifications a requirement because we believe we can increase efficiency further by …

“SOLIDWORKS has defi nitely improved our ability to innovate. We continually must come up with innovative and improved ways of doing things to support new and different types of applications.”

“The SOLIDWORKS sheet metal design capabilities have helped us tremendously. For instance, we no longer need to be concerned about whether holes in 10 to 15 different pieces of sheet metal line up. With SOLIDWORKS, these holes are always where you expect them to be.”

"We’re collaborating more effectively since we switched to SOLIDWORKS because the combined solution simplifies things."

“We couldn’t get local support for the electrical schematics software and few of the companies and designers in our area were familiar with or trained in Solid Edge. When we looked around at similar companies in our area and recruited designers and engineers, we kept encountering SOLIDWORKS® software. So, we …

“Our schematics layouts definitely look nicer and make a better impression with customers. We’ve added a good number of new symbols to our SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic database, which enables me not only to create more aesthetically pleasing schematics but also to complete them more efficiently and cost-effectively.”

“We needed a seamless, paperless concurrent design approach, and considering the time frame and scale of the effort, there was no CAD system other than SOLIDWORKS software, that would have enabled us to succeed.”

“Using solidworks simulation, we know our designs are structurally sound, which results in fewer recalled or returned parts in the field."

"When we receive an order, COUNTERPART opens SOLIDWORKS and directly synchronizes the parts required for the specifi c confi guration with our other functions, including procurement, inventory management, and manufacturing operations. It generates purchase orders, work orders for our plasma table, and cut lengths for piping. A majority of our …

"With the help of SOLIDWORKS computational tools, we’ve come close to 90 mph and should be able to reach at least 92 mph after refinements. Breaking the 100 mph barrier is possible, but it is a huge challenge and may require a longer road, a more powerful rider, some form …

"From an engineering standpoint, SolidWorks software is easy to learn and easy to use. That’s why we do all of our design work in SolidWorks."

“In other words, if you screw up, you might hurt yourself. This is the magic elixir of what makes you feel alive.”