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SOLIDWORKS Simulation Training Resources

solidworks simulation family of products

The SOLIDWORKS Simulation family of products includes a wide range of tools and capabilities. Skilled users can evaluate their designs against simulated abuse before anything is physically manufactured. This can dramatically reduce the design cycle, and with a bit of luck make sure only one…

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Closing Corners like a Pro in SOLIDWORKS Sheet Metal

Closing corners

In this video and blog, we will dig into one of the most powerful tools in SOLIDWORKS Sheet Metal that allows you to close corners. What do Advanced Surface Modeling and Sheet Metal have in common? For many of my clients – a lot!  A…

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Five reasons to take SOLIDWORKS PDM Administration Training

SOLIDWORKS PDM System Requirements

Everybody knows the importance of training. When you take on a new task, you need to learn the ins and outs of that new job. The same is true for becoming a SOLIDWORKS PDM administrator. It’s true, you can find a lot of resources online,…

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3D Printed Jig Gets Tested in the Waves

Most of you do not know this, but in my previous career I was a professional windsurfer. I competed for Team Canada and represented Canada at many international events around the world. I have taken some time away from the sport since retiring in 2012, as I…

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3D Printing Essentials one-day course for SOLIDWORKS users now available

3D Printing Training Session

Javelin now offers a 3D Printing Essentials Course to help SOLIDWORKS and other CAD software users choose the right 3D printing technology and learn how to use it.

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Learn how to Reduce 3D Printing Service Bureau Costs

In my previous blog article I covered some of reasons why you need to take our new 3D Printing Essentials Training Course. But one of the reasons I only touched on was learning how to save money when working with a 3D Printing Service Bureau….

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Why you need to take 3D Printing Essentials Training

3D Printed Models

Have you just started using a 3D printer? Are you considering 3D printing for your business? Or would you define your familiarity level with 3D printing as basic or non-existent? If your answer to any of these questions is ‘yes’, then you need to take…

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Javelin Reality on Television – Halton Tech Today

Happy fall! Earlier in the summer (ahhh, remember those days?) The Javelin Reality team had a chance to be interviewed by Rob Duvall of Halton Tech Today. The episode recently aired on Cogeco Cable. Check out the eposide that we were featured in on a very, very hot summer day in Burlington and Oakville, The episode is called “3D Technology in the Corporate World” Part 1: Part 2: Happy viewing! Cheers, Dan email: dan@javelinreality.com phone: 1-877-219-6757 x258

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You have upgraded your software. What about upgrading your users too?

I have just finished teaching the SolidWorks Refresher course and I was so amazed with the reaction I got from my students, that I wanted to share it with you. They were ecstatic with the new stuff they learnt. You should have heard the exclamations: Wow, if I would have known this last month, I would have shaved 3 days from my project. This shortcut saves me 5 clicks. I didn’t know that that is possible. Most of them where either self taught or started using SolidWorks in 1997-2004. Some of them had more experience working with the software than I have. The drawback was that they were using SolidWorks 2010 the same way they learnt it back in 1997. Looks like this problem is not localized…

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