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2023 has been a busy year for the DriveWorks team and we’re looking forward to 2024 and another year of innovation in design automation, 3D product configurator, and CPQ solutions. Wishing you all a very happy holiday season and best wishes for a successful 2024.

Our festive learning resources blog is packed full of suggestions for things to do if you have some spare time over the festive break and would like to learn more about DriveWorks. Including webinars, How To videos, and the latest DriveWorks Challenge. There’s something for everyone!

On Friday, December 15th, we attended and presented at the 2nd Annual West Michigan Lakeshore SOLIDWORKS User Group Technical Summit, bringing together students, educators, engineers and others for a full day of breakout sessions that covered product updates, design practices as well as training and onboarding strategies.

Pro Tech Tips are put together by our Tech Team at DriveWorks. They’re designed to demonstrate specific DriveWorks Pro functionality and show how you can take that functionality and implement it in your own DriveWorks projects. This Tech Tip takes a closer look at automating your backups.

Are you ready to connect with hundreds of other members of the DriveWorks community? DriveWorks World 2024 is our online knowledge-sharing event taking place virtually on April 10th-11th. Save the date, spread the word, and secure your place for an unforgettable DriveWorks World experience.

Our latest blog looks at the key aspects of DriveWorks’ Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) commitments, highlighting our efforts to contribute to a sustainable planet, foster a diverse and inclusive workplace, and make a positive impact on our local community.

On December 7th, we celebrated the 3rd year anniversary of DriveWorks Drivers by hosting our 4th and final meetings of the year. Thank you to all that attended to help us celebrate 3 years of sharing technical knowledge, networking and creating a space to connect DriveWorks users from around the world. Register now for the next meetings in March!

Come and find us at Stand #1024 in Exhibition Hall C at 3DEXPERIENCE® World 2024. Be part of the excitement, explore the future of design automation, and connect with like-minded people who share your passion for innovation. We look forward to seeing you there!

The manufacturing industry faces a growing recruitment challenge. With a widening skills gap and more and more young people discounting a career in manufacturing, this blog looks at the role of apprenticeships and education collaboration in helping to overcome the challenge.

In DriveWorks Solo, there are a number of ways to control the sub-components of your Assemblies. One way is to simply capture the sub-components themselves, and drive them like any other part or assembly. You can also capture them as Instances of their parent Assembly. This handy tip explains the different ways to capture sub-components, and when to use them.

At DriveWorks HQ we get through lots of milk every day! So, when we encountered a challenge with the way we confirmed our milk order quantity, we asked one of the DriveWorks team to come up with a solution. This blog looks at how Applications Engineer, Nathan, solved our milk tag challenge.

The DriveWorks Challenge 4 is live! And it’s all about the best use of SVG images in DriveWorks. You can use the project provided to create the best SVG image or use it to create the best use case for SVG images. The closing date for this challenge is 28th February 2024. Good luck!

Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) software solutions help businesses of all sizes streamline their sales process by automating the configuration of customized products and services, determining accurate pricing, enabling guided selling, and generating quotes. Our CPQ FAQ guide answers your most frequently asked questions.

DriveWorksXpress allows you to automate any part of your SOLIDWORKS® design, giving you the flexibility to automate time-consuming and repetitive tasks, simplifying your design process, and enabling you to use your time more efficiently. Activate your free license of DriveWorksXpress, inside the SOLIDWORKS® Tools Menu.

Our “Introduction To” webinar series is designed to give you an in-depth look at the capabilities of DriveWorks solutions. Our product experts share their knowledge and give you the opportunity to find out more about how to transform your manufacturing and sales processes with DriveWorks.