SolidWorks

[Mike Martus]

Many schools like Pontiac Central High School have SolidWorks as their CAD program in a Pre-Engineering class and it is also used by the FIRST program.

My students have found it easy but challenging to use. Support from our partner DASI Solutions has been great. The educational materials are clear and well organized for all ranges of learners. They even have a "SolidWorks for Dummies" publication available at most bookstores.

There are many CAD programs out there, you may want to check out SolidWorks and its features.

As with most CAD platforms there are educational programs to make the software affordable for a school with limited resources.

[Elgin Clock]

Hmm.. I see this is a new forum.
What is the purpose for it?
Will this be used for questions?


I can answer some if given some info about the version and some general info.

Good luck with SolidWorks. It's a great software.

Any questions, don't hesitate to ask or PM me.

edit: OK, I saw Brandon's post about the new forums. The offer for help still stands.

[sanddrag]

You will not find a more capable and easy to use CAD software for the price. If you are a student or educator, you can get a copy of SolidWorks for 2 years for around $70. Incredible deal if you ask me.

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by sanddrag

You will not find a more capable and easy to use CAD software for the price. If you are a student or educator, you can get a copy of SolidWorks for 2 years for around $70. Incredible deal if you ask me.

Hmm.. got a link to that offer by any chance??

[K.Shaw]

i started using solidworks 2004 around april. im fairly decent at it and if anyone needs help i can try and answer questions.

som helpful tips. Run through all the tutorials given. When you have free time just mess around and try to make something that uses most of the options available. After you know the basics, find something on your desk or just something cool and try to make it.

[sanddrag]

Originally Posted by Elgin Clock

Hmm.. got a link to that offer by any chance??

http://www.solidworks.com/pages/prod...e.html?PID=107 and more specifically www.journeyed.com

[Brandon Martus]

DASI Solutions is one of the supporting companies that bought a banner to help support ChiefDelphi this year (they have a banner popping up every now & then). Check out what products & services they offer, as well ..

Their banner, along with all of our sponsors can be found at the page linked by the PayPal button between the banners.

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by Brandon Martus

Their banner, along with all of our sponsors can be found at the page linked by the PayPal button between the banners.

Oooooh.. So that's how you get to that page. Unfortunately, there is no easy way to get to thet page when you are a supporter and the banners and paypal button dissapears.

Unless I bookmark this thread and that link from here.

Is there any way to add that page to a link somewhere else??

Maybe as Dez originally suggested, under the "Quick Links" pulldown under Miscellaneous?

[Brandon Martus]

Ah right, I knew I forgot something.

It's in the 'Quick Links' pull-down, now.

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by Brandon Martus

Ah right, I knew I forgot something.

It's in the 'Quick Links' pull-down, now.

Thanks!

[Mike Martus]

Originally Posted by Elgin Clock

Hmm.. I see this is a new forum.
What is the purpose for it?
Will this be used for questions?


I can answer some if given some info about the version and some general info.

Good luck with SolidWorks. It's a great software.

Any questions, don't hesitate to ask or PM me.

edit: OK, I saw Brandon's post about the new forums. The offer for help still stands.

Dave Darbyshire - Owner of DASI Soultions is a retailer of SolidWorks. It is his intent to have an expert from his company answer questions and to encourage other SolidWorks retailers accross the nation to do the same.

This forum is a starting place for support for all of us that have Solidworks or are thinking of getting SolidWorks.

It is an Awesome user friendly CAD program that will work with all types of files and drawings.

[Wayne Doenges]

I just took an Advanced CAD course at IVY Tech. They use Solidworks. I loved most of it. I was using the 2004-2005 version. School was using the 2005.
The student version has some glitches though. Example: I spent almost an hour trying to get a Fillet right. Never got it quite right. Took the drawing to school and had it done in 5 minutes.
I pity the students that bought the 2006 version. They couldn't do the drawings at home and print them at school I could
I agree about the tutorials. They are first rate.

[teamtestbot]

I have and use Solidworks 2005 alongside Inventor. The two share alot of features, so it is easy to transition back and forth.

[RichCat04]

Solidworks takes the gold

after using pro E, invetor, wildfire, solid edge, and solid works i have found that solidworks is the quickest and easiest way to draft...

Big ups to DASI

[JVN]

We use SolidWorks here at Innovation First. It is a GREAT program, with lots of cool sheet-metal features (we primarily design sheet metal components as part of Rack-Solutions).

I would highly recommend it to anyone designing a FIRST robot.

-JV