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SolidWorks on IPhone 5.0

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:48:19 GMT

While sitting at my desk patiently waiting for iTunes to download todays iPhone iOS 5.0 software update, I started thinking about the day when Apple and SolidWorks start playing together.

I'm convinced that when this happens it will be using some type of Cloud solution and will integrate nicely within the touch screen of Apples current products. PDM Enterprise will integrate as standard to manage the cloud data while holographic previews using the latest optical technology will help designers share ideas faster in interactive design teams.

I think that change is the most exciting factor in the technology industry. As designers new ideas open up new challenges to solve, which I personally believe keeps us fresh, excited and sharp.

SolidWorks is not yet available on iOS 5 but Apple are changing the way we work through their incredible products and I'm sure that all CAD developers are watching these changes with great interest.

SolidWorks focus making all the difference

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:40:21 GMT

Solid Contracts is now being recognised across the UK for their specialist SolidWorks recruitment services.

Once upon a time new business opportunities for Solid Contracts were only uncovered through lots of cold calling, networking events and magazine advertising. After a few years of riding out the UKs latest recession and keeping a focus on the SolidWorks Designer market place, Solid Contracts is now seeing a rise in new business through word of mouth. It seems that when a business can focus on doing one thing well then the results soon follow.

While many businesses are still downsizing and making redundancies, Solid Contracts has been growing. Year two results show a 43% increase in revenue and a significant improvement on the Right First Time Score for contract and permanent placements.

2011 will be a great year for Solid Contracts and SolidWorks. There are some exciting developments occurring in both companies so stay in contact with our team to find out how your design career could benefit from the latest investments in processes and technology.

Remember that to find the perfect job (if it really exists!), you should be talking to Solid Contracts team both when you are looking for work and when you are happy in your current role. If you do this then the "perfect" opportunity will find you.

Larger Premises for The SolidWorks Recruitment Company

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:18:17 GMT

In March 2010, Solid Contracts Ltd, The SolidWorks Recruitment Company, moved into larger premises based in central Bournemouth, 5 minutes walk from the beach and only 2 hours from central London by car or train.

The new offices allow Solid Contracts to grow the team significantly over the next 9 months and improve their capabilities in managing the increased demand for SolidWorks jobs through out the UK.

The new facilities are part of the continuous improvement plan which has already seen dramatic changes in the teams ability to identify, select and introduce a single SolidWorks design engineer without the need for multiple CVs.

The offices will hold up to 8 full time SolidWorks Recruitment Consultants who will focus on supporting both permanent and contract SolidWorks jobs located in England, Scotland and Wales. The Solid Contracts part time staff and out-of-office team will also benefit from the serviced offices, which can be accessed at a moment notice.

In order introduce a scaleable communications solution within the business Solid Contracts is also changing it's phone number to 01202 314 444. Nevertheless the previous phone number of 01202 313 666 will remain in place for the forseable future.

"As the business continues to grow we must ensure that the quality of design engineers that are introduced to our clients keeps improving. Our focus on "Right First Time" metrics and our continued commitment to networking solely within the SolidWorks market place gives all Solid Contracts clients and design engineers a very different recruitment consultancy experience."

SolidWorks 2010 CAD Competition

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:05:11 GMT

SOLIDWORKS 2010 CAD COMPETITION

Solid Contracts Ltd is supporting the 2010 CAD Competition, which is being run by a well established consumer product design organisation in conjuction with Cadooku - the place to make money from your SolidWorks models.

In 2009 Solid Contracts helped a few talented under graduate designers find short term placements within various design organisations around the UK. This 2010 CAD Competition will allow further under graduates gain the essential experience they need to build a successful design career starting from 2010.

We believe that all UK students using SolidWorks 3D CAD at a high level should consider entering this competition to help increase their visibility within the design sector and test their own SolidWorks skills against other users around the UK.

Further details of the competition are shown below:

• We’re looking for the best SolidWorks modeller in the UK!
• The grand prize is a 2 month, paid, summer placement at Innovate Product Design
• Contestants will be divided into four university year groups – one grand prize per group
• This free competition is open to all UK university students (full-time and part-time students included)
• Judged by leading UK SolidWorks professionals
• A great opportunity to showcase your abilities to employers across the world!

Competition deadline - 31st March 2010

To enter register here: CAD Competition Entry Form

For further information and details of how to enter please visit : www.cadcompetition.com

Buy & Sell SolidWorks Models at www.cadooku.com

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:50:15 GMT

Buy & Sell SolidWorks® Models

Cadooku is a new online SOLIDWORKS® model exchange. They offer you the chance to make money through selling your models and help meet deadlines by quickly finding and buying the exact model you need.

With Cadooku you can:

• Upload in just 3 easy steps – showcase your work and make money from your existing CAD models

• Make good money – Cadooku charges lower commissions than other sites for CAD users

• Download and buy models from their extensive SolidWorks® library, risk-free thanks to their 7-day money back guarantee

• Relax – Free registration and no charge to upload your models

• IGES, STEP & STL file formats are also supported.

Who would have thought that a library could be so EXCITING? www.cadooku.com

Free 3D CAD 2010 Licenses

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:33:01 GMT

### FREE MAINSTREAM 3D CAD LICENSES WITH PLACEMENT! ####

At Solid Contracts we asked ourselves; what would be better than investing your business profits into a license of a world class 3D CAD system such as SolidWorks 2010? The answer we came up with was rather simple; Invest money in people and get 3D CAD software for FREE!

After a great deal of thought and planning we have done it. You can buy 3D CAD software at a very competitive price but we want you to invest your profits in finding the best design engineers for your team. We already believe that products like SolidWorks offer the best mainstream 3D CAD solution for design teams so take the costs away and you have a truly powerful 3D CAD solution with an immediate ROI.

As a promotion of our services, we, The SolidWorks Recruitment Company, are offering to cover the costs of a Mainstream 3D CAD license with every placement made at our standard fee, before 19th November 2009.

Finding the right people at the right time in their career with the right capabilities is not an easy task. We specialise specifically on identifying the best design engineers with SolidWorks capabilities for you.

To align this promotion with the powerful capabilities provided by products like SolidWorks 2010 we have designed an offer that gives you more 3D CAD functionality based on the salary level of your new employee. For example, with SolidWorks Licenses we would offer:

Get 1 x SolidWorks Classic License with every £20,000 to £25,000 placement

Get 1 x SolidWorks Professional License with every £25,000 to £30,000 placement

Get 1 x SolidWorks Premium License with every £30,000 to £35,000 placement

We aim to be different so if you have previously seen any other recruitment promotion similar to this one then we’ll also include some 3D CAD branded stationary in our offer!

Please note that in order for us to offer the best service to our customers we are limiting this offer to the first 20 companies that contact us.

Please do contact us for full terms and conditions relating to this offer. We expect this offer of FREE 3D CAD Software to be taken up within a matter of days so do not hesitate to get in touch today.

(Please note that Solid Contracts does not claim to represent or offer any services on behalf of any 3D CAD organisation such as SolidWorks Corp, Dassault Corp or any of it's subsidiaries.)

Show me the money.....Good or Bad for your career?

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:39:00 GMT

I recently interviewed a senior design engineer for a role as a Strategic Design Manager within a SolidWorks design company. While discussing the key drivers for this individuals career I realised that salary was merely an after thought in terms of what criteria the next role needed to meet. Many of us designers want to work on the exciting and challenging projects that will shape the world of tomorrow, and I'm pleased to say that from what we have seen, many of us will not turn down the ideal job simply because the salary did not exceed expectations. Although money is key for our survival, and we often use it as a measure or confirmation of our worth in our jobs and society, I believe that the most successful individuals focus on jobs that challenge them and develop their passion as a priority over the salary. Solid Contracts has supported creative product design consultancy businesses through to mechanical engineering design projects for large multi billion pound organisations. Recently however we helped a new start-up product design business (using SolidWorks) to find some motivated designers that would work for very little pay but gain some great design experience to start them off on their career. During this search process we encountered some very inspiring individuals who were clearly focused on building a strong career they were passionate about rather than simply making money in the short term. The purpose of this news item is to share the idea that individuals earning large salaries with exciting design jobs, has in our opinion, come from the individuals desire to have something more than financial wealth. It appears that if we focus on finding jobs in areas that we like and projects that excite us, then the great financial rewards we often seek will undoubtedly follow. Show me the money! of course, why not? But show me the career, new challenges and personal development opportunities first.

3D CAD Recruitment business focuses on SolidWorks

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:53:38 GMT

Specialist 3D CAD recruitment firm, SolidContracts Ltd, has announced that it will commit to the SolidWorks user market. Established as a 3D CAD recruitment firm in 2008, SolidContracts offers both contract and permanent recruitment of design engineers with mainstream 3D CAD capabilities. Since entering the market place SolidContracts has supported UK engineering and design businesses from a range of industry sectors including marine, rail, automotive, aerospace, product design, civil engineering and renewable energy sectors. Over 90% of their clients have been SolidWorks users however UG NX, Pro Engineer and Catia users have also been successfully supported in the last year. This commitment to SolidWorks recruitment effectively means that all the designers and engineers that SolidContracts introduce to their clients will have both knowledge and understanding of SolidWorks tools for their clients industry. “With more UK companies realising the effectiveness of SolidWorks for their design processes, we believe that the need for a specialist SolidWorks recruitment service offering both technical and commercial awareness of mainstream CAD systems will help businesses realise the full value of their investment in 3D CAD. CAD programmes are still a tool for design businesses and although SolidWorks gives our clients the greatest chance to achieve results, we know that the best people still make the difference.” Anthony Sorrell, Managing Director About Solid Contracts Ltd SolidContracts was established in mid 2008 with a clear focus on recruitment services for the mainstream 3D CAD market. The founders of SolidContracts have many years experience in design engineering markets and have also helped UK businesses make the transition from 2D to SolidWorks 3D CAD. This has given SolidContracts a unique understanding of 3D CAD user capabilities and client design processes, allowing them to better support design teams in the search and selection of the best design engineers with CAD skills. For more information about SolidContracts Ltd please contact the Sales Team on 01202 313 666.

New SolidContracts Bournemouth Office

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:20:47 GMT

As the SolidContracts team continue to focus on the SolidWorks and mainstream parametric 3D CAD market they will also be introducing new offices in Bournemouth, Dorset which will help support both new and existing clients. London still remains a key strategic location for Solid Contracts however as Bournemouth continues to invest in new technology infrastructure and world class academic institutions, Solid Contracts believes it will be better positioned to achieve its optimistic growth targets from these new Bournemouth head quarters. The Wandsworth, London office will become a satellite office for Solid Contracts while the business will continue to grow the existing team from the new Bournemouth location.

SolidWorks reach 1,000,000 licenses

Thu, 07 May 2009 15:24:22 GMT

Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corp. confirm global sales of their mainstream mechanical design solution SolidWorks have reached 1,000,000 licenses. This is a huge psychological boost for SolidWorks and helps to reaffirm their position as a market leader within the 3D CAD industry.

Jon Hirschtick founded SolidWorks in 1993 with the vision to create a powerful and reasonably priced 3D CAD system able to run on a PC. Since this time SolidWorks have consistently grabbed market share and is now considered one of the leading mainstream mechanical design tools in the world.

SolidWorks CEO Jeff Ray had this to say about reaching this important milestone:

“We are excited to reach the million mark and very grateful for each customer that has trusted SolidWorks software to help drive his or her organization’s success. Because of this responsibility, we’re constantly working to make SolidWorks products worthy of customer’s loyalty by supporting their creative visions. This milestone is really only the beginning. The future holds some very exciting possibilities.”

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