SolidWorks Labs

One of the more fascinating groups at SolidWorks Corp is SolidWorks Labs. The R&D members in this group really have no central location from which they operate.  Thy work by taking tons of input from many different sources and funnelling these into their group for development.  Tere are some of their current projects, available for download on their website:

Tagger – Harness the hidden power of one of CAD’s most overlooked capabilities, tags. With this add-in you can quickly visualize all tags used in open documents, easily modify the tags and create favorite tags for reuse.

Treehouse – Scope out your next SolidWorks project with this easy-to-use application. Drag and drop SolidWorks templates to create a visual tree that can be exported to actual SolidWorks documents.

BluePrint Now – Why should you be anchored to your “CAD system” to make drawings? Come step into the future with web-based drafting!

Gallery Widget – Show off all of your SolidWorks designs with this slideshow widget. Select of folder, select a custom picture frame and watch your designs come to life right on your desktop.

Drawings Now – Have you ever wanted to access drawings without having to sit at your desk or download any software? How about easily share your designs with colleagues? Sounds like you need to try Drawings Now.

Author: fcsuper

As a drafter, mechanical designer and CAD engineer, I've been in the mechanical design field since 1991. For the first 8 years of my career, I was an AutoCAD professional. I utilized AutoLISP and many other AutoCAD customization features to streamline drafting activities for 6+ drafters and designers. I authored several custom functions, one of which was published in the March 1997 issue of Cadalyst Magazine. Since 1998, I've been used SolidWorks non-stop. I've worked to utilize the SolidWorks' user environment to simplify drafting and design activities for 20+ engineers. I've created this website to provide current information about SolidWorks from a variety of contributors. More recently, I am now employed by Dassault Systemes as SOLIDWORKS Sr. Product Definition Manager to improve drawing, annotation and MBD related areas. View all posts by fcsuper