Jeffrey Rowe

CoCreate's product eliminates the history tree found in many 3D modeling programs. This latest version adds new 3D curve creation tools and more.

SolidWorks World 2005 Show Report: The many facets of 'The Power of 3D' take the stage in Orlando

COSMOSWorks is a design analysis automation application integrated into SolidWorks. It employs the finite element method for performing FEA (finite element analysis). It simulates the working conditions of SolidWorks models and predicts their physical behavior.

It's hard to believe that SolidWorks 2005 is the product's thirteenth major release since it was introduced in 1995. From the beginning, it set and maintained a high standard as an affordable and manageable CAD application for mechanical design. Each release has made the core application more...more >>

Way back in 1994, I ran Pro/ENGINEER on a DEC high-performance Alpha workstation-I can't remember what the specs were-under some flavor of UNIX. On one hand, I was impressed with the program's features and what it could do, but on the other hand I felt overwhelmed and frustrated by the sheer number...more >>

SolidWorks 2004, the twelfth release of this 3D solid modeling product, implements new features that should appeal to a whole new group of potential users who have been on the fence about moving to 3D. It also caters to those with specialized design needs-for example, those who design organically...more >>

By now, everybody who designs mechanical products for a living has switched to 3D because 2D is dead, right? Hardly.

Most FEA products do have a hefty learning curve, and certain types of analyses will always be best left to specialists. On the other hand, a new breed of FEA and optimization product is emerging, and COSMOSWorks 2003 is among the best.

SolidWorks 2003 is proof positive that CAD products can work out of the box as advertised.

SolidWorks 2003 is proof positive that CAD products can work out of the box as advertised.