A couple of years ago, I visited SolidWorks headquarters in Concord, MA. I’d just started writing this blog and went to meet with some of the people who worked with Partner companies. One of the things that stands out from that visit was a hallway filled with stuff that had been designed in SolidWorks. At the time, I’d only seen SolidWorks used in equipment design. Boy, I had no idea.
If you meander on over here, to the SolidWorks Success Stories page, you’ll see that the sky is the limit. From Binney & Smith, the makers of
to hand held GPS
to the Mars Rover
to giant mining shovels
There’s virtually nothing that can’t be designed in SolidWorks. I know of people that have designed their deck with it. A company in Washington designs these gorgeous yachts. "Bone Crusher",
from the film "The Transformers" was designed in SolidWorks. Matt, of Dezignstuff, is recreating a Ford Model A roadster. Let your imagination run rampant and design to your heart’s, or boss’, content!
*Update: The picture above is of ‘Cougar’, not ‘Bonecrusher’. Thomas Jackson from Force Protection, manufacturer of both, emailed me and informed me of my error. Yes, ‘Cougar’ is designed in SolidWorks, too.*
