| SolidWorks Corp. (Concord, MA) has released SolidWorks 2003, the latest version of the company’s 3D CAD software. New capabilities and enhancements include faster rollback and editing of models, feature level control over multiple bodies, and improved Smart Mates, which help users gather and assemble the pieces in a design. Users can pre-define mating scenarios so components can be fully oriented in a single step. The new version includes the ability to drive models with springs, motors, and gravitational forces, testing how mechanisms with contact forces will interact when in motion. Improved interoperability with legacy AutoCAD files lets users drag 2D sketch or drawing geometry into SolidWorks drawings or sketches for 3D feature creation. A new component of the software is COSMOSXpress, which lets designers conduct up-front analysis on part designs directly in SolidWorks. Also new in this version is 3D ContentCentral, an online resource that helps users find the supplier part or assembly they need via a Web site with hundreds of millions of downloadable solid models from leading component manufacturers. The resource also provides a constantly updated library of customer-contributed models for sharing.
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