“With more functionality at the user's disposal, SolidWorks 2005 facilitates an integrated and efficient design-through-manufacturing process.” What's amazing is that they're adding all these features and still maintaining their signature ease of use,” said Charles Foundyller, CEO of market research and technology assessment firm Daratech, Inc.
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“Building on the success of SolidWorks 2004, SolidWorks 2005 further expands the definition of mainstream 3D CAD software to encompass powerful modeling features, collaboration tools, design analysis, and support of 2D users. Industry observers are applauding SolidWorks' pioneering integration of new capabilities into basic mechanical design software. For the kind of work that I do, this is one of the most significant releases I've seen.” We can create the part in its molded state, yet can use this feature to ‘flex' it by bending, stretching, or twisting the part in its ‘used' state. Also, many of us in the consumer products sector that design injected-molded rubber parts will appreciate the new Flex feature. This, coupled with the enhancements in surface features, should reduce the complexity of the model by 30 percent or more. A new smart selection will help reduce the amount of reference features that are needed to create geometry. SolidWorks has made many enhancements to the loft feature, making it an even more powerful and general-purpose surfacing tool. “Designers doing complex part design should find this an important release.
“SolidWorks 2005 makes significant advances in the area of advanced modeling,” said Mark Biasotti, CAD discipline lead at IDEO, an award-winning Palo Alto, Calif., design firm.
Enhanced loft features for consumer product designers.