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11:30 AM — 11:45 AM
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 Text answers and your name to Eric (289) 242 – 6182
 Include name and company with answer
 Awesome prizes for the first correct answer

We’ve Expanded – Now Six Office Locations Across Canada
Surrey, BC.
Acquisition of VAR - Automated
Design Systems, earlier this year
Dartmouth, NS.
Oakville, ON.
Headquarters
Edmonton, AB.
Calgary, AB.
Winnipeg, MB.

What does this mean to you?
Improved offerings
– Aras EPLM
– Electrical Design
– Structural Design
– Online Training
Extended support
– Increased support coverage
– 6:30am -6:30pm EST
– Faster response time
Larger pool of experts
– 200+ combined
certifications
– 2 Elite Application
Engineers
– 27 CSWP
– 6 Simulation Experts
– 6 EPDM Experts

NEW Training Offerings
Private Training Programs
– Custom Skill Builder Program
– Mix ‘n Match Tailored Training
Modules/Courses
– Professional Training Days and
Private In-Class Training
Flex Day Programs
– Purchase bulk training days
– 20% OFF list price
– Applies to any public
course in any location,
including online options,
and can be shared across
all of your employees
Online Live Training
– Live instructor led training
delivered over the web
– Same experience as
classroom training
– Get help via private chat
with instructor

NEW Software Offering - Aras PLM
What is Aras PLM?
– A full-featured PLM
solution built on EPDM
– Item-based Engineering
BOM management
– A complete project
management solution
Why use Aras PLM?
– Drives Cross-Functional
Collaboration
– Extends processes across
the Company & Supply
Chain
– Optimized for companies
that run SolidWorks.
Use Aras PLM for…
– Full Engineering BOM
Management
– Total Project Management
– Enterprise Change
Management

NEW Stratasys 3D Printer Offerings
 Stratasys and Objet merged earlier in the year
 Now able to offer 3D Printers for all your prototyping needs,
from small desktop machines to large production systems

NEW Mojo - 3D Printer & SolidWorks Bundle
 Create, Print and Test your design
 All the tools you need to build prototypes of your products
 Special financing at $299/month

Custom Programming
– Integration solutions for
CRM, ERP and PDM
– Custom Applications that
run inside SolidWorks
– JavWare products
Automation, Analysis , & Programming Services
Analysis Services
– We help solve customer
manufacturing problems
– Optimize or troubleshoot
an existing design
– Experts in Mechanical
FEA, CFD, Multi-body
Dynamic & Multi-discipline
Analysis
Design Automation
– DriveWorks application
to reduce design time
– Sales Configurators
– Automatically generate
Design
Variants, Quotes, BOM, a
nd Drawings

NEW My.SolidWorks.com
 Connect, Discover and Share
everything SolidWorks.
 One Experience, One Login, One
Search – go to: My.SolidWorks.com

Pop Quiz #1
Question: What new Javelin offering
includes project management?

What’s New in SolidWorks 2014
Design Without Limits

Main themes in this release
 Focused Design Tools - Powerful new
features and time saving shortcuts
 Integrated Workflows - Streamlined
processes and information sharing
 Increased Performance - Faster
system response and reduced user
interaction
 Enhanced Visualization - Stunning
graphics and improved visualisation
tools
Image courtesy of Aldebaran Robotics

Focused Design Tools
 Capture initial ideas quickly
 Complex curves made simple
 New tools provide new
possibilities
 Improved Schematic and 3D
Electrical design
Image courtesy of Ariens

Integrated Workflows
 Document designs with clarity
 Integrated electrical and
mechanical processes
 Easier access to your information
 Quote and cost with confidence
Image courtesy of Hioki

Increased Performance
 Assemble your designs with ease
 Graphics performance
 Speed up repeated designs
 Plastic injection moulding
made easier
 Validate thermal designs with
speed and confidence
Image courtesy of Rethink

Enhanced Visualization
 The best user experience
 Visualize and compare designs
 Enhanced renderings and
animations
 Review designs anywhere
 Share more design and simulation
information
Image courtesy of PaR

Sketch Enhancements
 Auto scaling first sketch dimension
 Lasso selection
 Path length dimension
– Path driving dimension

Fonts
 Stick Fonts
– You can use stick fonts when
applying sketch text to parts or
assemblies for laser engraving,
water jet, and for Computer
Numerical Control (CNC)
machining.
– Stick fonts are also called single
line, stroke, or open loop fonts.
– OLF SimpleSans OC

Sketch picture enhancements
 Scale tool
 Snap in to place

Pop Quiz #2
Question: What is the name of the new
freeform selection method?

UI Enhancements
 New UI
– Clean
– Property manager icons changed for users
with colour blindness
• ~45,000 SolidWorks Users
 History folder in design tree
 Save as copy
– Save as copy and copy to disk
– Save as copy and open
– Include references – prefix/suffix
 Section View
– Include/exclude components
– Graphics only

Recent Documents
 You can use the Recent Documents
dialog box to open files with the same
controls contained in the File Open
dialog box.
 You can also drag a Recent Documents
tile into:
– An open part to create a derived part.
– An assembly to insert the component.
– A drawing to create a view of the model.
– An empty graphics area to open the file.
– Windows Explorer to copy the file to that
location.

Spline and Conic Enhancements
 Auto conic tangency
– Auto endpoint snapping
 Fixed length spline
 New Style spline
– Local edit
 Replace sketch entity
– Also available on delete

Quick Conic Review
 Benefits
– Quick math (ie. y=x2)
– C2 continuous
– Adjustable sharpness
– No inflections
 Adjust how sharp by rho value
 Commonly used as blend

Pop Quiz #3
Question: What new spline tool makes it
easier to manipulate organic shapes?

Conic Fillets
 Defined by
– Conic rho
– Conic radius
 Variable conic fillet
 Face fillet
– Chord width

Sheet Metal Enhancements
 Swept flange enhancements
– Cylindrical
– Conical
 New sheet metal gusset feature
 New corner relief feature
 Lofted “transition” bends
– Chord tolerance
– Number of bends
– Segment length
– Segment angle

Weldments & Part Enhancements
 Improved edge hiding behind
thin parts
 Configurable Weldment
profiles
 Configurable equations
 Slots in Hole Wizard
 Thru all in both directions

Weldments & Part Enhancements
 Retain children of deleted features
 Reference plane normal direction
 New reference point creation methods
 New volume units –
Litres, ounces, gallons etc.
 Save as part including cut-list
properties

Pop Quiz #4
Question: How many types of facet
calculation types are available now with
lofted sheet metal?

Intermission/Networking
30 Minutes

Assemblies
 Quick access to configurations
 Quick access to flexible switch
– More predictable flexible sub assemblies
 Select by size
 Improved FM scrolling (not collapse)
 AssemblyXpert
– Rebuild time in seconds
– Hidden, virtual and envelope components
– Number of flexible sub-assembly mates

Assemblies
 View mates enhancements
– Plane/axis/point
– Sketch
– Feature
 Explode with rotations
– Rotate about component origin
– Rotate about manipulator

Assembly Notifications
 Assembly Context Sketch
Notification
– When in an assembly , if you create
a sketch on face or plane of part
without editing that part first, you
will receive this message.
– Saves wasted time and effort when
you accidentally create the sketch
at the top level.

Mirror components
 Advanced and Mechanical mate
support
– Cam
– Hinge
– Linear coupler
– Path
– Symmetric
– Universal joints
– Width mates
 Mirror about bounding box
(asymmetric components)

Pop Quiz #5
Question: What is the new explode method
called?

Mates
 Smart mate sensitivity
 Smart mate button on toolbar
 Default mate behaviour
– Parallel if coincident isn’t available
– Concentric – axis to cylinder
 Pin mate dialogue
 Quick mate toolbar
 Lock rotation for concentric

Sphere Mate
 Sphere mate
– Tangent to non-planar surfaces,
edges and sketches
– Sphere to sphere
– Sphere to 3D sketch
– Sphere to almost any surface

Slot Mate
 Slot mate
– Parallel or concentric sides and
equal radius on each end
– Free/centre/position
– Slot to slot

Pop Quiz #6
Question: What reference geometry is
required for the slot mate?

Patterns
 Assembly patterns
– Sketch driven pattern
– Curve driven pattern
– Pattern driven pattern
– Improved visual feedback
 Support for patterns creating
multi-bodies
– Select bodies to keep

Costing
 Volume costing for quick estimates
 Template setup
– Machine specific setup costs
 Limited access template for sharing
 Sheet Metal costing
– Percentage scrap
– Calculate Sheet Metal costs using
machining template
 Converting circular cut path to holes
– Change to mill/cut path

Pop Quiz #7
Question: What new costing operation will
help for quick calculations?

Drawings 1
 Notes area annotation view in parts and assemblies
– Flat to the screen (ASME Y14.41-2003)
 Drawing view panel icons
 Replace drawings views
 Edit section cutting line uses section
view assist
 Section surface bodies
 Reattach stacked balloons
 Find intersection
 Dimension leaders
– Different leader and extension style
– Text above and below extension line

Drawings 2
 Note enhancements
– Uppercase switch
– Attach note to view/sheet
 View label tags
 Slot callouts
 Soft snaps for angular dimensions
 Angular ordinate dimensions
 Datum features attach to points

Drawings 3
 Secondary sheet format
specification
 BOM Enhancements
– Save sort settings
– Toolbox properties
• AS, DIN, GB, ISO, IS, and KS
• Standard
• Specification
• Name
– Automatically split

Pop Quiz #8
Question: What new dimensioning tool will
help with circular patterns?

People’s Choice from SolidWorks 2013

Measuring the “People’s Choice”
 Javelin YouTube channel has ~1,000,000 video views
 Last year javelin released ~ 100 videos highlighting new
features in SolidWorks 2013
 There are already ~20 new videos highlighting 2014
 Subscribe at www.javelin-tech.com/youtube
 Visit our blog at www.javelin-tech.com/blog

The People’s Choice New Features in 2013
10. Super Fast Turbo Dimension
Mode while Sketching
http://www.youtube.com/watch
?v=v_p-hxT8F4o
9. New Photoview Materials,
Copying and Scaling
http://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=wrHaiGBPC0Q

8. Reaction Forces when
Simulating Beams
http://www.youtube.com/watc
h?v=_Xg28gjFKjQ
7. Multiple Exploded Views in a
Single Configuration
 http://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=92l7RKBMWNg

6. Intersect Tool to Calculate
Baby Bottle Fill
atch?v=3f7C3Cf88Q0
5. Convert View to Sketch
and Mirroring Drawing View
atch?v=xYKVhfkiyRI

4. Bounding Box Calculation and
Link to Dimension
http://www.youtube.com/watch
?v=3KQimbL59SU
3. Varying Dimension Patterns
http://www.youtube.com/wa
tch?v=SPRFZ8mGJp0

2. Leveraging Global Custom
View for Consistent Views
atch?v=79v7VPJbF7I
1. Using Parametric Center of
Mass Point
http://www.youtube.com/watc
h?v=dK1dFHCwJyg

Grand Prize for Bingo Card
 Draw prizes from survey
 Grand prize draw from
Bingo card

The Javelin System
SolidWorks 3D Solutions
Output STL
3D Printing
EPDM
Other Locations
Wide Area Network
EPLM
ERP
(SAP, MS, Custom)

What is EPDM?
– Tools to manage and design
data for your entire team
– Tracking and version control
for your documentation
– Fast and secure information
retrieval database
SolidWorks Enterprise PDM
Why use EPDM?
– Manage SolidWorks (and
other CAD) designs
– Organize the flow of data
with workflow tools
– Reduce the time you
spend searching for
models, and drawings
Use EPDM to…
– Easily find documents
– Prevent files from being
accidentally overwritten
– Easily produce BOMs

SolidWorks Enterprise PDM
 Automated Cache Management
– Library components/Toolbox
 Latest version check-out options
 Configure Where used/Contains/Check-
out
– Configure columns
– Expand/collapse assembly structure
– Next/previous warnings toggle
– Reference selection controls
 Reference version column
– Better child info support (more than 2
levels)

Microsoft Office Integration
 Word, Excel and PowerPoint
 Check out, check in
 Get versions
 Search
 Workflow transitions

EPDM Web2

Rendering
 Graphics
– Save as alpha channel PNG
• DPI / transparancy control
– New backgrounds and environments
• Flatten floor
 PhotoView 360
– Cartoon rendering
– New “Sun” Light
– Solar access study
– Network rendering for animations
• Frame by frame

Cartoon Rendering
 Outline and/or Shading

Pop Quiz #9
Question: What rendering tool simulates
the actual time of year?

What is it?
– Powerful 2D schematic
tool to quickly develop
electrical systems
– Create Single-line and
multi-line schematics
integrate with your 3D
models
SolidWorks Electrical Software
Why use it?
– Get a coordinated BOM,
include MCAD & ECAD
– Reduce costs with exact
cable/wire lengths
– Faster creation of your
electrical schematics
What’s included?
– Includes a
comprehensive parts
database
– Automated creation of
PLC schematic, terminal
strip drawing, and
documents

SolidWorks Electrical Schematic
 Filtering in project manager
 Single and multi line schematic on a single
page
 Improved location outline
 New passive symbol
 New search tool
 New wipe-out drawing tool
– Hide components or add space for text
 Paste Special
 New wire and equipotential labels
 New cross-reference manager
 New 3D online catalogue

SolidWorks Electrical Schematic
 Calculations
• Length
• Resistivity
• Resistance
• Voltage
 Improved bend radius rules
 Design rules check
– Unconnected wires
– Wires without marks
 Publish to eDrawings
• Voltage Drop
• KW Loss
• Amp Capacity

SolidWorks Electrical 3D
 Enhanced Flattened Harness
Representation
– Support of Terminals, Seals, Plugs,
in BOM or Connector Tables
– Directly edit BOM / Connector
Tables
– Coloured Connector Pins in
Flattened Drawings

SolidWorks Electrical 3D
 Improved Automatic Wiring
– New multi-core algorithm that
speeds up automatic wiring -
5x to 8x
– Real Harness Support
• Native support of harnesses created
with SolidWorks Electrical

Pop Quiz #10
Question: What new published file format
can be created in SolidWorks Electrical?

SolidWorks Simulation
 Auto bolt mapping from toolbox
 Results visualisation enhancements
– Change results display from legend
– Stress component and fringe options
– Max limit value
– Edit all results options from “edit
definition”
 Compare results across configurations
 Contact visualisation plot
 Symmetric results plot
 2D contact stress support

CircuitWorks and Flow Simulation
 Multi select items
 New properties
– SW component information
– Ref des prefix
– No Instances
– Material properties
 Import CW properties into Flow
Simulation

SolidWorks Plastics
 Getting started wizard
 Runner system wizard
 Result advisor
 Calculate effects of in-mold
residual stress

eDrawings
eDrawings (desktop)
– Rotational explode support
• Explode with acceleration
– Flow simulation results support
– Simulation symmetry results in eDrawings
– DimXpert dimensions
– 2D Electrical support
eDrawings for iPad
– eDrawings for iPad 3DCC support
– Android support coming soon
– Augmented reality

eDrawings for iPad 3DCC support

What is Composer?
– Authoring tool for creating
2D & 3D graphical content
– A tool to repurpose your
existing 3D CAD data to
create documentation
– A means to show products
prior to manufacture
SolidWorks Composer Software
Why use it?
– Add a new dimension to
product communications
with 3D animations
– Create Raster images and
Vector line art quicker and
easier than before
– Help your customers and
partners understand and
retain information
Use Composer for…
– Assembly instructions
– Service manuals
– Training materials
– Web-based catalogues

Composer Library
 Set of public 3D tool they can use to enrich their instructions.
 Each tool is configurable and comes with a set of predefined
intelligent views.

Pop Quiz #11
Question: What website now supports iPad
eDrawings direct open?

JavWare
 Javelin Support Add-in
– Rapid Prototype Part Quote
 PropertyLinks Professional
 PropertyLinks BOM
 PlantWorks
 Enterprise Assistant
 JavWare Labs
– CopyProject
– SolarWorks
– OffsetPart
– QuickDrawings

3D Printers
3Production
series
2Design
series
1Idea
series

 Ideal for individuals
– Proof of concept for your ideas
– 3 printers to choose from
– FDM printing technology
 Print ABS Plastic Parts
– Production grade material
– Mechanically strong and stable
– Export STL from SolidWorks
Idea Series Desktop Printers

 Ideal for design teams
– Ideal for Fit, form & function testing
– 11 Objet (precision) and 3 Dimension
(performance) machines available
– PolyJet & FDM technology
 Print with Photopolymers
– Realistic materials including
rubber-like, clear & composites
– Multi-material 3D printing
– Industry specific applications for
dental, medical & hearing aid
Design Series 3D Printers

 Ideal for manufacturing
– Create end-use parts
– Print jigs, fixtures, check gauges,
molding and tooling
– 4 Fortus Production Systems
 Print Production Grade Parts
– Materials include ABSplus, ABSi,
ABS-M30, ABS-ESD7, PC, PC-ABS,
PC-IS, PPSF/PPSU, ULTEM 9085
Production Series Systems

Rigid
– Polypropylene-like
– High-temperature, ABS-like
– Translucent & Transparent
Flexible, Rubber-like
– High-elongation
– Wide range of Shore Scale A
values (Hardness)
– High Tear Resistance
Medical
– Biocompatible clear and
Hearing Aids & Dental
Digital Composite Materials
– Pre-defined Digital Materials™
Durable
− ABS
− Production-grade
− Realistic parts
− Translucent
Functional
– Anti-static
– High strength
– Manufacturing tools
Industry-Ready
– High strength
– Sterilizable
– Food & drug
High-Performance
– Flame retardant
– Chemical-resistant
– Low-toxicity
– Finished parts
FDM Thermoplastics PolyJet Photopolymers

3D Printing for your Business
ManufacturingPrototyping
Estimating
Sales/Marketing
Research
Engineering
Documentation

Sales & Marketing
– Create models before they
are manufactured to help
sell the concept
– Use for demos, trade shows
or as samples
– Create different textures
Application: Concept Modeling
Ergonomic Studies
– Create rigid and soft feel
products
– Create different textures on
your models
– The ability to create 1:1 scale
models for accurate
ergonomic studies
Architectural Design
– Create models faster than
traditional methods
– Modular parts so model can
be easily changed
– Stronger, with no distortion

Functioning Parts
– Moving parts, Gears,
Levers & Joints
– Create Plugs & Seals
– Create Living Hinges,
Gaskets & Hoses
Application: Physical Testing
Accurate look and feel
– Over Molding & Double
Injection Process
– Labeling, Texture &
Imprint
– Shock Absorption &
Impact Resistance
Coating Parts
– Coat rigid material with
flexible material
– Specific touch-and-feel
properties

Bonding & Gluing
– For parts too large for a
single build
– Faster builds with less
support material
– For parts with finer
features, sectioning and
bonding parts is a great
solution.
Application: Presentation
Electroplating
– Give plastic parts a metallic
finish
– The metallic looking parts
will be lightweight
– Legacy Effects created the
iconic Iron Man suit using
this technique
Sanding & Painting
– Apply different colours
– PolyJet material accepts
paint without the need for
polishing or sanding
– Get the exact look of the
finished product.

Jigs & Fixtures
– Lead times reduced by 40% to
80%
– Cost reduced by 70% to 95%
– Eliminate assembly and
improve performance and
accuracy.
– Design freedom for improved
function and ergonomics.
Application: Molding & Tooling
Blow and Injection Molding
– Lead time reduced by 30% to 70%
– Prototype mold cost reduced by
40% to 80%
– Stability, eliminating distortion
with heat.
– Durability through hundreds of
cycles.
– Little or no need for post
processing.
Silicone Molding
– Lead time reduced 50% to 80%
– Cost reduced by 40% to 75%
– Inert models won’t inhibit curing
– Models won’t distort with heat
– Durable models that can be used
many times

Rapid Deployment
– After design stage
manufacturing can begin
immediately
– Simply send your design to
your production system
Application: Manufacturing End-use Parts
Low capital expenditure
– Traditional manufacturing
methods demand tools and
dies that are expensive
– No need for tooling, initial
manufacturing cost is
dramatically reduced
Unlimited Complexity
– Anything that a designer can
creates can be manufactured
– This promotes product
innovation and design
optimization

Form Fit Function: Ducati
 Problem: Needed time-to-marked reduction
– Engine: 28 months to design & build
– Majority of prototypes were outsourced
 Solution: Fortus for in-house prototypes
– 2 alternate prototype engines built
– Nearly all from polycarbonate
 Results: Decreased design errors
– Engine designed and built in 8 months
– Time to market reduced by 71%
Process Time
Using a service bureau 28 months
Using Fortus in-house 8 months
Savings 20 months (71%)

Sales & Marketing: Polaris
 Problem: Prototypes go through many revisions
resulting in high costs. Input from customers
needed to inform design changes.
 Solution: Stratsys Fortus FDM
– Create functional prototypes without the cost of
tooling.
– High accuracy for proper fit with production
components.
 Results:
– Toolings savings of $60,000 per year
– Faster to market
– Working samples for focus groups = better product
“Because FDM can produce
accurate functional prototypes,
we avoid about $60,000 in
tooling cost per part. Every
time we avoid cutting a tool,
we save 8 to 12 weeks”

Jigs & Fixtures: Oreck
 Problem: Expensive and long lead times to create
their coordinate measuring machines
– 40-50 assembly fixtures required per product
– Made by molding and casting
 Solution: 3D print fixtures
– Fixtures produced in-house
– Holds tolerances of 0.003 inch
 Results: Large cost savings
– Reduced downtime
– Typical cost reduced by $65,000
– Fixture components quickly replaced
– Manufacturing process is re-started faster
– Machine paid for itself in a few projects
Process Cost Estimate
Traditional molding &
casting
$100,000
Direct digital
manufacturing
$45,0000
Savings $65,000 (65%)
Click for video

Jigs & Fixtures: Automotive
 Problem: Tooling needed to position badges
– Expensive for low volume production
– Steel tools are heavy - ergonomics
– New model year = new tooling
 Solution: 3D print jigs
– Fixtures produced in-house
– Weight reduction of 75%
 Results: Large cost savings
– Weight reduction of 75%
– Reduced costs 70%
– Easier on the cars

End Use Parts: Sheppard Air Force Base
 Problem: Creating one-of-a-kind or low
volume parts with traditional manufacturing
was too expensive and time consuming
 Solution: 3D Production with Fortus
– Able to print multiple parts simultaneously
– Ability to implement design changes
immediately and at minimal costs.
 Results: Faster Production
– Printing the UAV’s large antenna in about
one-tenth the time
– Versatility versus injection molding
“3D Printing has saved the
US government over $3.8
million to date with an
expected 10-to-15-year
savings of over $15 million.”

To Summarize
 Produce More Creative Designs
 Reduce Cost of Errors
 Shorter Turnaround Time
 Protect Intellectual Property
 Freedom of Design – Part Complexity
 Efficiency for low volume production
 Manufacture on Demand
 Less Waste

Pop Quiz #12
Question: What is the name of our entry
level printer?

Training Promotion

Javelin’s Choice Top 10 List
www.javelin-tech.com | 1-877-219-6757

10) Slot mate 9) 3D tool library in composer

7) Style Spline8) Automated Bolted
Connections in Simulation

6) Rotate Exploded View 5) New EPDM Web Portal

4) Replace Sketch Entity 3) Auto Scale first dimension

2) Solar Study 1) Electrical eDrawings

Thanks for Attending
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