Every year, Hawk Ridge Systems offers live Launch events for its customers to introduce the new enhancements of that year’s release. What if you were unable to make one of the 2018 live sessions? Don’t worry – we have you covered! We recorded the live stream (HawkLive 2018) of our first Launch event and separated it into 8 modules so you can easily digest what’s new in SOLIDWORKS 2018! Even if you’ve attended a launch in another city (besides San Jose, where this one was recorded), it’ll be different and exciting content! In today’s blog article, we’ll introduce some of the main topics we covered in Module 1, which includes a brief introduction to Hawk Ridge Systems, what to expect from the upcoming modules, and SOLIDWORKS customer’s we’re using to demonstrate the new enhancements of SOLIDWORKS 2018.
Introduction to Hawk Ridge Systems
Before we dive into the content, did you know that Hawk Ridge System offers:
- All products that are currently developed by SOLIDWORKS and Dassault Systemes
- A full range of 3D Printers and Scanners from HP, MarkForged, and Artec
- SIMULIA Abaqus as our high-level analysis software
- SOLIDWORKS CAM post processors
- CAD, Technical Communications, Analysis Consulting, and Mentoring Services
- Classroom, Online, and On-Demand Training Offerings
- Custom written software like XBOM and PDMTeamWorksPro
- Live Support chat (in addition to phone, email, and web)
- Comprehensive Support documentation
- Active and ever-growing YouTube channel, blog (like this one!), weekly webinars, and much more
What’s New in SOLIDWORKS 2018
Nearly half of the development projects SOLIDWORKS undertakes are based on quality and performance, which means, speeding up tasks, stability improvements, and bug fixes. The other half is the new features and enhancements that will be introduced in this blog and video series! There are over 230 pages (239 pages, to be exact) in the What’s New 2018 PDF, alone. It’d be nearly impossible to cover every single enhancement, but our team hand-picked some of the best ones they believe could benefit SOLIDWORKS users the most. Here’s a run-down of the 8 videos and what they’ll be covering:
- Module 1: SOLIDWORKS 2018 Overview
- Module 2: SOLIDWORKS User Experience and Sketching
- Module 3: SOLIDWORKS Detailed Design
- Module 4: SOLIDWORKS Simulation and Flow Simulation
- Module 5: SOLIDWORKS PDM & Electrical
- Module 6: SOLIDWORKS Drawings and MBD
- Module 7: SOLIDWORKS CAM
- Module 8: Technical Communication and Future Product Roadmap
