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Bringing files into PDM with assigned revisions can cause problems, including being assigned the workflow's starting revision. More often than not, this is not an acceptable outcome. But inside of both SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard and Professional, there is a command you can utilize for a smoother, simpler process: the Set Revision tool.

When designing an object, there are a lot of factors to consider. For example, have you ever wondered how your assembly will react during transportation? An unbalanced assembly may tip or rock if loaded incorrectly or lifted by a single point, resulting in disaster. Luckily, it seems that SOLIDWORKS has thought of everything.

There are many hidden gems and items in SOLIDWORKS. It could take weeks, months or even years to uncover them all on your own, but we're here to share what we know!

In the experience economy, product managers have to understand the needs of consumers. Social collaboration is the best way to achieve this- a place where everyone can share and develop ideas to obtain a deep understanding of needs, wants and priorities.

Traditional brainstorming use to center around scribbling ideas on a whiteboard. However, the ideation has changed and the classic whiteboard practice can't keep up with the needs of new product introduction anymore. 

SOLIDWORKS offers powerful tools to predict and optimize thermal systems. Let's say you're designing a circuit board of a powerplant, you can test configurations before ever building a single prototype. Find out more in our on-demand webinar.

While working in SOLIDWORKS Electrical, there are a number of common errors that can occur during the design process. Fixing these snafus before your project reaches the production stage will help reduce design time and cost, and luckily there is a tool to help locate these issues! 

Most designers we know have something in common with Pete Mitchelle AKA Maverick: they all have the need for speed! Maverick may be referring to flying a plane, but the designers we talk to are trying to accelerate their design process. There is an easy way to achieve with xShape.

Carbon fiber reinforced filament has been gaining major popularity recently and has hit an all-time peak. Whenever a new technology pops up, especially in such a major way, we like to deeply explore it.

Many companies find themselves needing to embrace the concept of how to control file versions with more than a simple revisioning scheme. In many cases, you may have a different mechanism for your prototype revision than you do for your production revisions. There are many possibilities and combinations at hand depending on the use case for your company's deployment.

3D sketching is an extremely useful technique when working in SOLIDWORKS, especially when working with more complex designs. However, it can also sometimes be difficult to maintain control over them, but this doesn't have to be the case.