3DVision Technologies | Experience the Difference
July 2010

	Promotions		Technology
	Introducing DraftSight – A professional-grade open 2D CAD product		3DVision Technologies launches new Engineering Simulation Services
	Tips for Engineers – Free Screencast Series		Visualizing the Path to Innovation in Design with SolidWorks
	Considering 3D CAD, but not sure if your workstation is up to speed?		From Doodle to Prototype
	Events		Why City Governments Love Bluebeam
	Upcoming Tradeshows		Simpoe launches new website
	Free Product Hands-on Test Drives

Promotions

Introducing DraftSight – A professional-grade open 2D CAD product
Your software. Your Vision. Your community.

You told us you wanted a better way to read, write and share DWG files. And we heard you. Presenting DraftSight™, an easy-to-use, professional-grade, open 2D CAD product that supports Windows XP®, Windows Vista®, and Windows® 7 and is free to download at www.DraftSight.com

Join the Community
To learn more about DraftSight, ask questions and get access to online training videos, tutorials and other learning resources. The DraftSight Community. Where CAD users unite.

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Tips for Engineers – Free Screencast Series

One of the most popular, yet under-utilized, engineering tools is Microsoft® Office Excel, the ubiquitous spreadsheet software. Excel is far more robust than most people think. Are you missing a chance to improve you design productivity?

Join us for a free screencast that will cover 10 tips for transforming Excel from a basic spreadsheet program to a powerful engineering application. During the presentation you will learn how to input data more efficiently, build easy-to-use interfaces, utilize powerful functions for advanced calculations, and optimize how the data is displayed. Excel can accelerate calculations as well as control all aspects of a SolidWorks model.

Watch a DriveWorks Solo video now for a quick 5 minute demonstration.

Considering 3D CAD, but not sure if your workstation is up to speed?

Here are some quick tips to help identify your 3D CAD hardware requirements:

The greater the complexity of your modeling tasks, the greater your computational requirements become
System scalability and reliability help you manage 2D legacy data effectively
For maximum flexibility, choose a 3D CAD workstation that supports 64-bit applications, operating systems, and memory scalability

As a part of 3DVision Technologies on-going commitment to support our customers with the full spectrum of services and support, we are now a Dell Authorized reseller. As such we can offer our customers the top of the line Dell workstations at significantly reduced prices.

For more tips, download the 2D to 3D CAD Transition Guide and the The Dell and SolidWorks eBook. Click here, to download your complimentary copy today!

For a Dell quote, click here.

Technology

3DVision Technologies launches new Engineering Simulation Services

With the ever increasing amount of digital prototyping that is becoming a core product development function across almost all manufacturing industries, it has never been more critical for simulation results to be readily available by the entire organization in order to provide business impact starting early in conceptual design and continuing throughout the product development lifecycle.

3DVision Technologies is proud to offer a complete range of engineering simulation services such as FEA (Finite Element Analysis), Motion (Kinematics and Dynamics), and CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) to help you achieve your design validation goals. The entire gamut of capabilities goes all the way from simple stress analysis to more complex thermal, vibration, fatigue, linear/non-linear structural testing, dynamics and fluid flow simulation. The results of the analysis can then be utilized to drive important design changes that can save tens of thousands of dollars in the design process, cut short product development time, and help avoid field failures.

The goal of the webinar (details listed below) is to address this new offering from 3DVision Technologies. Key topics that will be covered include:

WHY	Why is 3DVision launching a Simulation Services Offering?
WHAT	What are the core specialties offered by this division? What is to be expected in terms of services?
WHO	Who would want to utilize these services? Who would be involved in the services?
WHEN	When can I start utilizing the services offered?
HOW	How can I leverage these services for better product development? How can I reach out to access these services?

To sign up for the webinar, please click here.

Visualizing the Path to Innovation in Design with SolidWorks

By standardizing on the SolidWorks 3D design platform, leading contact lens designers and one of the most respected healthcare brands in the world, Bausch & Lomb, have positioned themselves to achieve innovative breakthroughs in lens performance and wearer comfort.

To learn how they did it, click here for the free case study.

From Doodle to Prototype

With his high school math teacher’s voice in the background, co-founder Tyler Tiberius spent class time doodling in his notebook rather than paying attention to the difference between 'sine' and 'cosine.'

"I had no idea one of my doodles would evolve into an innovative paintball gun design and the launch of Tiberius Arms," Tyler says.

The purchase of a uPrint 3D Printer allowed them to see prototypes from conceptual design to physical model in durable ABS plastic before committing to the high cost of producing the product in metal.

The result? Better looking, better working parts and improved product appeal.

Click here to read the whole story.

For more information on Dimension 3D Printers, click here.

Why City Governments Love Bluebeam

Everyone is looking for cost savings so wouldn’t it be great if you could introduce a product within your agency that would save you money, facilitate collaboration, and improve workflow?

Bluebeam PDF Revu helps migrate pretty much any paper-based workflow to PDF by making it easy to create and work with PDFs. After a trial and demo, you will realize its ease of use and functionality.

For a free trial, click here.

Click here for a Bluebeam case study.

Simpoe launches new website

Simpoe offers easy to use, easy to learn and affordable software solutions to simulate the plastic injection manufacturing process.

With the growing development of Collborative Product Development, SIMPOE makes it possible for Product Designers, Mechanical Engineers, Mold Makers, Plastic Manufactures to work with the same tools, to take into account the manufacturing constraints early in the design cycle, optimize mold, optimize material costs and drastically shorten time to market of new plastic products.

To learn more, visit the new Simpoe website now.

Events

Upcoming Tradeshows

3DVision Technologies is thrilled to announce our participation in the following Tradeshows:

Design & Manufacturing Midwest Show	September 28 – 30, 2010	Chicago, IL	For more information visit www.DM-Midwest.com For a free show pass valued at $55, email CPatrick@3dvision.com and submit your name and address and a pass will be mailed via US Mail.
Advanced Manufacturing & Technology Show 2010	October 20 – 21, 2010	Dayton, Ohio	For more information visit www.daytonamts.com
International Motorsports Industry Show	December 1 – 3, 2010	Indianapolis, Indiana	For more information visit www.imis-indy.com

Free Product Hands-on Test Drives

3DVision Technologies offers hands-on product seminars, webinars and demos free for engineers, engineering managers and designers looking to educate themselves on 3D Design Software, Design Validation, Product Data Management, Documentation Software, 3D Printing & Design Automation.

SolidWorks Hands-on Test Drive	7/23/2010	Indianapolis, IN	9am EST	Click here to register
SolidWorks Hands-on Test Drive	8/13/2010	Dayton, Ohio	9am EST	Click here to register
SolidWorks Hands-on Test Drive	8/19/2010	Indianapolis, IN	9am EST	Click here to register
Understanding 3DVIA Composer	9/7/2010	Columbus, Ohio	10am EST	Click here to register

For a full list of 3DVision Technologies events including webinars on all our solutions, click here.

3DVision Technologies provides mechanical engineers and designers
with software-based technology and training that significantly enhances
productivity and quality throughout the computerized design and
manufacturing process.

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