Why Automate Your Designs?

There are several good reasons why companies want to
automate what they do:

• Reduce the cost of custom
  designs


• Respond quickly to sales
  enquiries


• Enhance product quality


• Reduce repetitive tasks

DriveWorks can be set up to automate your repetitive design tasks and automatically generate your parts, assemblies and drawings.

 The Benefits of DriveWorks

• DriveWorks lets you capture and
  re-use knowledge and rules to specify, design and engineer to order


• It allows you to respond
  quickly to sales enquiries


• DriveWorks can capture and
  protect individual's knowledge


• It reduces cost of custom
  design repetitive tasks


• DriveWorks can enhance the
  product quality/audit trail by elminating human error


• It bridges the gap between the
  engineering and sales departments


• DriveWorks offers a scalable
  solution all the way to 3D configuration on the web!

Learn More about DriveWorks on the Computer Aided Technology, Inc. website.

DriveWorks World 2013

DriveWorks World 2013 will be held at the Marriott Chicago O’Hare hotel. It will introduce you to the latest DriveWorks software release - DriveWorks 10 and include instructor-led training sessions on DriveWorks Solo and DriveWorks Pro.

Date and Registration:
March 4-8, 2013
>>Registration and Agenda Link

All attendees will have the opportunity to attain their DriveWorks Certifications.

Reasons to attend

• Find out What's New in DriveWorks 10


• Influence future releases


• Network with other DriveWorks Users


• Gain Tips and Tricks from the DriveWorks Team 
  (Developers, Technical Experts and Owners)


• Become a DriveWorks Solo and/or DriveWorks Pro Certified Professional

DriveWorks World is for all DriveWorks Value Added Resellers and Customers with a valid Subscription Support contract. For more information, just log into:

The DriveWorks Reseller Community

The DriveWorks User Community

Check out these posts to see the great feedback from our last training and certification event held in June: DriveWorks World 2012

Automate Your Designs With DriveWorks

If you would like to find out more about Automating your
Designs or using DriveWorks Software, then
here are some links that you may find useful.

• FREE – DriveWorksXpress webinar
  – Tuesday 5th February http://www.driveworksxpress.com/index.php/training/free-webinar
  


• FREE – DriveWorks Solo webinar
  – Wednesday 6th February http://www.driveworkssolo.com/index.php/training/free-webinar
  


• TRY IT – Download and Use
  DriveWorks Solo for 30 days https://www.driveworkssolo.com/index.php/try-it
  


• How To – Want to know what’s
  involved in setting it up? - Check out these 3 minute “How to” Video Clips
  http://www.driveworkssolo.com/index.php/training/how-to
  


• ONLINE Demo – lots of examples
  online for you to try www.driveworkslive.com

Free DriveWorks Solo Online Training

Don't Miss Out On The Last Available DriveWorks Solo
Online Training Date in 2012!

Become an Expert, Free DriveWorks Solo Online Training

Learn from the experts - become an expert!

The free DriveWorks Solo Online Training sessions are
run by DriveWorks Solo Certified Application Engineers

You will be taken through a sample project within
DriveWorks Solo to really get to grips with how easy the software is to use!

Training includes:

• Session 1: Model Capture,
  Creating Forms, Building Rules, Running your Project, New File Names and
  Locations


• Session 2: Replacing Files,
  Table, Form Navigation, Improving Your Forms, Driving Replacement Files,
  Controlling Custom Properties.


• Session 3: Documents,
  Controlling Drawings

To register, just click on the links below:

Session 1: Mon 26th Nov - 10am (Central Time)

Session 2: Tues 27th Nov - 10am (Central Time)

Session 3: Weds 28th Nov - 10am (Central Time)

Jim TeDesco   
Marketing Manager
Computer Aided Technology, Inc. 

How To Import Your DriveWorks Solo Project to DriveWorks Pro

Before you import a DriveWorks Solo project, you need
to:

1. Create or open a
   DriveWorks group into which you want to migrate the DriveWorks Solo project.


2. Launch the New Project
   Wizard 

Next:

Step 1: Select the option to "Import DriveWorks
Solo Project". In the Location field Browse to an empty directory in which
to create the new migrated project. In the Name filed enter a name for the
project to be imported. Click "Finish".

Step 2: Browse for the DriveWorks Solo project to
import.

Step 3: Because the new imported project will be in a
different location than the original project, you may have pictures and other
files you want copied across to the new project. Select the directories to copy
across by checking them in the tree. Click "Finish" to start the import
and open the imported project.

For more information about upgrading from DriveWorks
Solo to DriveWorks Pro - just visit the DriveWorks Pro Helpfile

Jim TeDesco
Marketing Manager
Computer Aided Technology, Inc. 

Why Automate Your Designs With DriveWorks?

There are several good reasons why companies want to
automate what they do:

• Reduce the cost of custom
  designs


• Respond quickly to sales
  enquiries


• Enhance product quality


• Reduce repetitive tasks 

The Benefits of DriveWorks

• DriveWorks lets you capture and
  re-use knowledge and rules to specify, design and engineer to order


• It allows you to respond
  quickly to sales enquiries


• DriveWorks can capture and protect
  individual's knowledge


• It reduces cost of custom
  design repetitive tasks


• DriveWorks can enhance the
  product quality/audit trail by elminating human error


• It bridges the gap between the
  engineering and sales departments


• DriveWorks offers a scalable
  solution all the way to 3D configuration on the web!

Jim TeDesco
Marketing Manager
Computer Aided Technology, Inc. 

How to Rename a Project in DriveWorks Solo

This is how to rename a DriveWorks Solo project.
Renaming the project does not affect any of the models used by the project.

A DriveWorks Solo project consists of three
files, all of which have the name name but a different file extension. The name
of each fule is the name of the project, and the extensions are:
".driveproj", ".drivegroup" and ".drivemaster".

By default, Windows XP and later don't display file
extensions.

To rename the project, simply change the name of each
file to be the new project name, and leave the entensions as they are.

For example, if a project is called "Trailer
Body" in a folder called "C:\Trailer Project", then the project
files will be called

1. C:\Trailer Project\Trailer Body.driveproj

2. C:\Trailer Project\Trailer Body.drivegroup

3. C:\Trailer Project\Trailer Body.drivemaster

To rename the project to "Trailer Body Model
2", the files need to be renamed to be:

1. C:\Trailer Project\Trailer Body Model
2.driveproj

2. C:\Trailer Project\Trailer Body Model
2.drivegroup

3. C:\Trailer Project\Trailer Body Model
2.drivemaster

 

Jim TeDesco
Marketing Manager
Computer Aided Technology, Inc. 

DriveWorks Webinars - Register Today!

The DriveWorks Webinar Marathon continues.  Register for one of the upcoming installments.

All webinar times are 10am-11am Central Time. Be sure to list CATI as your SolidWorks/DriveWorks Reseller.

- Aug 16, 2012 - DriveWorks Specification Flow Fundamentals Register Now!

- Aug 23, 2012 - DriveWorks Specification Flow Approval Process Register Now!

- Aug 30, 2012 - How to Deploy DriveWorks Pro to the Web Register Now!

Can't make it to one of these webinars?  Check out the DriveWorks Solo Headstart Webinar on Wednesday August 15th, from 10am-11am Central Time.  Register Now!

 

Jim TeDesco
Marketing
Computer Aided Technology, Inc. 

Register for an Upcoming DriveWorks Design Automation Webinar

Have you been using DriveWorksXpress to automate your SolidWorks designs? Are you ready to take the next step and increase your design automation functionality with DriveWorks Solo? Or, are you just starting out with DriveWorksXpress.  Either way, DriveWorks is offering the following FREE informational webinars to get you started down the path of automating your designs. 

Join us for the following webinars to see how automating can:

• Reduce the cost of custom designs


• Respond quickly to sales enquiries


• Enhance product quality


• Reduce repetitive tasks

Be sure to list CATI as your SolidWorks Reseller when filling out the registration form.

DriveWorksXpress Headstart Webinar
Tuesday July 3, 2012 
10am-11am Central Time
>>Register 

Driveworks Solo Headstart Webinar
Wednesday July 4, 2012
10am-11am Central Time
>>Register 

DriveWorks Solo Headstart Webinar
Wednesday July, 18, 2012
10am-11am Central Time
>>Register 

 

Jim TeDesco
Marketing
Computer Aided Technology, Inc. 

DriveWorks Solo 3 For the Price of 2 Special

For a limited time only, you can get 3 seats of DriveWorks Solo for the price of 2. Don’t miss out on this exclusive offer! With this offer you not only get 1 seat of DriveWorks Solo entirely free, subscription support is included on all 3 seats for the first year!

>>>Learn More about this offer.

If you’ve been using DriveWorksXpress to automate your SolidWorks designs, why not try DriveWorks Solo for FREE and see the benefits and extra functionality it can offer you and your business.

For more information and to try the DriveWorks Solo 30 day FREE trial just visit www.driveworkssolo.com or contact us for more information.

 

Jim TeDesco
Marketing
Computer AIded Technology, Inc. 

Automate Custom Product Creation With DriveWorks Solo

DriveWorks Solo is the quick and easy way to create custom products.

• Reduce the cost of custom designs


• Respond quickly to sales enquiries


• Enhance product quality


• Reduce repetitive tasks

Do you want to learn more about how this tool can help you solve your design challenges?

If so, Try it FREE for 30 Days!  Click Here to Get started with Your Free Trial.  Be sure to list CATI as your Reseller when registering for your Trial Offer.

 

Jim TeDesco
Marketing
Computer Aided Technology, Inc. 

Get a FREE copy of the DriveWorks Little Book of Rules

If you’ve been using DriveWorksXpress to automate your SolidWorks designs, why not give DriveWorks Solo a try and experience all the extra functionality and benefits offered.

Just download the DriveWorks Solo FREE 30 day trial and get your hands on free copy of the Little Book of Rules.

DriveWorksXpress and DriveWorks Solo allow you to use Rules to automate your SolidWorks designs and we are sure you will find this latest edition of the book really useful.

This helpful pocket-sized book is full of examples of how rules can be used by you to automate your repetitive and everyday tasks using DriveWorksXpress and DriveWorks Solo. Get your copy today!

Make sure you enter Computer Aided Technology, Inc as your reseller when prompted; to make sure we can get the book sent without delay!

 

Jim TeDesco
Marketing
Computer Aided Technology, Inc. 

Register for a DriveWorks Design Automation Webinar:

Join the DriveWorks team for a Free Webinar.  When registering, be sure to indicate CATI as your SolidWorks reseller.

DriveWorksXpress Headstart Webinar  - This webinar takes you through the quick and easy steps involved in automating your design process with DriveWorksXpress in SolidWork
When: Tuesday March 6th from 10am-11am CST - Register

DriveWorks Solo Headstart Webinar: This webinar takes you through the quick and easy steps involved in automating your design process with DriveWorks Solo.
When: Wednesday March March 7th from 10am-11am CST - Register
           Wednesday March 21st from 11am-12am CDT - Register

Jim TeDesco
Computer Aided Technology, Inc.

 

DriveWorks Solo Headstart Webinar

Join the team at DriveWorks for one of two webinars on January 18, 2012.  This webinar takes you through the quick and easy steps involved in automating your design process with DriveWorks Solo.

You will learn...

• How to capture the parameters you want to control
• How to create a good looking and intelligent user interface to specify your products
• How to build rules that link the form inputs to the captured parameters that control your designs

You will see how you can start automating YOUR designs straight away. 30 minutes of your time now could save you hours every single day!!

Use this Link to register: http://www.driveworkssolo.com/index.php/training/free-webinar

 

Jim TeDesco
Marketing
CATI