SolidWorks Updates 3D ContentCentral 2008 Website
More content types, content search, user ratings, personalization
 CONCORD,
MA, Mar 3, 2008 - SolidWorks Corporation today unveiled the 3D
ContentCentral 2008 software service, the latest update of its online
community that allows engineers to download and share content globally,
helping them to save time and design more innovative products.
3D ContentCentral is free to registered engineers and designers who use
it to share design information across geographies, sharing 3D models and 2D
drawings with other design teams, regardless of their CAD system. Key
enhancements in 3D ContentCentral 2008 include:
- support for more content types, including parts/assemblies
for almost all CAD tools, as well as 2D blocks, SolidWorks software
macros, and library features;
- community features, including content search, user ratings,
and tools to request content from the community all give engineers more
information about content creators;
- personalization features, such as “My3DCC” enable users to
create their own area of the site to help focus on their particular
needs; and
- improved content upload tools that let engineers upload
content by simply dragging and dropping.
3D ContentCentral’s network of designers continues to grow, with more
than 360,000 registered users around the world. The site averages more than
one million model views and downloads combined per month. In the past six
months, the site has logged more than 16 million page views and 600,000 3D
model or 2D drawing downloads.
“I use SolidWorks macros to automate CAD processes,” said Colin
Fitzpatrick, mechanical designer at avionics product supplier Securaplane
Technologies. “3D ContentCentral 2008 has become more of a one-stop shop for
me – a place where I can find and configure the components I need, the
pre-built macros to save time, and the partners/suppliers to streamline and
improve development.”
Engineers can streamline product development with 3D ContentCentral by
finding and configuring the part they need from online catalogs in seconds,
not weeks. They can then check precise form and fit by downloading the model
or drawing directly into their designs, ensuring the parts they’re buying
work with their design. 3D catalogs save product designers valuable design
time they would otherwise spend searching through paper catalogs or talking
on the phone with the supplier’s sales support staff to find and configure a
supplier component.
The 3D-enabled catalogs available on 3D ContentCentral showcase
everything from sensors to large motors. Components from global suppliers
such as SMC Corp. of America, Misumi USA, Inc., CarrLane, Omron, and Bimba
Manufacturing Co. are among those featured on 3D ContentCentral. All 3D
components can be conveniently accessed for free via SolidWorks’ 3D
ContentCentral service.
“Getting at the right resources is essential to success in the world of
product design,” said Austin O’Malley, SolidWorks’ chief technology officer.
“3D ContentCentral 2008 gives the design community global access to usable,
accurate content they need to design better products. It also fuels the
information sharing that lets companies of any size effectively compete in
their markets, both locally and abroad.”
Learn more about 3D ContentCentral from the tour video available at:
www.3Dcontentcentral.com.
About SolidWorks Corporation
SolidWorks Corporation, a Dassault Systems S.A. (Nasdaq: DASTY, Euronext
Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) company, develops and markets software for design,
analysis, and product data management. It is the leading supplier of 3D CAD
technology, giving teams intuitive, high-performing software that helps them
design better products.
For more information, visit
www.solidworks.com or call 1-800-693-9000 (outside of North America,
call +1-978-371-5000).
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