The New and Improved SOLIDWORKS 2018

Posted by Michael Thomas | Dec 10, 2017 | SolidWorks | 0

The New and Improved SOLIDWORKS 2018

What’s New in SOLIDWORKS 2018?

While I was down and out quite a few things happened. This includes the official release of SOLIDWORKS 2018 I know, Dassault started talking publicly about 2018 at the end of September. However, I am here to cut through the fluff and share my favorite things about this new release!

SOLIDWORKS 2018 provides four new end-to-end process solutions that simplify the interactions between disciplines across product development to improve your business outcomes. Accelerate innovation and grow your business with the following new processes:

Design to Manufacturing Process. A complete solution to bring your ideas to market.

Distributed Data Management Process. The right data, at the right time, for the right people.

Designer to Analyst Process. Analysis tools for every step of the design process.

Electrical Design and Internet of Things (IOT) Process. Connect your smart devices to your customers.

The developers of SOLIDWORKS worked hard to implement new features and to fix features based on your requests…. and I think they succeeded!

SOLIDWORKS 2018 – So Many New and Updated Features!

There are too many updates to talk about it in a single post. Plus, I want to focus on my favorite things about SOLIDWORKS 2018 and spend some time discussing why they kick-ass.

Here is the agenda, as I take a dive into SOLIDWORKS 2018:

The User Interface
Sketching and Part Modeling Changes
Assemblies, Weldments, and SOLIDWORKS Costing
Drawings, eDrawings, and DimXpert

My articles will not encompass everything. If you’d like to take a look at all the updates, fixes, and new features, check out the “What’s New” document from Dassault.

About The Author

Michael Thomas

Hello! My name is Mike Thomas and I have a lot of experience with Autodesk products, primarily in the Manufacturing realm. I spent the first decade of my career working for an Autodesk reseller as an Application Specialist. During my travels, I've delivered more hours of training, support, demos, and implementations that can remember. But I got to see a lot of great places, meet very interesting people, and help solve many problems with Autodesk software. I’ve been using AutoCAD since r13 (c4 to be specific… I know, I know missed all the “fun” of r13), cut my solid modeling teeth on Mechanical Desktop, and have been using Inventor since before it was known as Inventor (anyone remember Rubicon?). Data Management has always been a big part of my professional life, for the most part with Autodesk Vault and all of its flavours. Now I am the Technical Services Manager at Prairie Machine & Parts Mfg (www.pmparts.com) a mining equipment manufacturer. After spending many hours there implementing their Vault they decided to give me a permanent office! Reporting to the General Manager, I’m responsible for overseeing the companies technical operations and technical growth. We’re always looking to get stronger, faster, and more efficient. Outside of work I am blessed with four beautiful daughters. I cheer hard for my Pittsburgh Penguins, love coaching my kids in ball. Lately a hobby of trying beers from around the world has developed and I’m always on the lookout for new ones to try.

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