Hi all – read all about it. SolidWorks 2012, the 20th release of the software, announced today. We can’t wait to show it to you at our launch events. Some very nice comments and videos from customers.

When I was a designer (a LONG time ago!) I always tried to push the software a little farther. Knowing some extra tricks usually paid off, and that’s why this post is worth checking out. Enjoy.

Wow!! This year’s SolidWorks World was packed with sessions, events, meetings and great fun! Our team had a great time with customers and partners and we learned a lot as always. If you couldn’t make it this year, please try and get to SolidWorks World 2012 in San Diego! You won’t be sorry.

The buzz is still loud in the blogosphere regarding the conference. You can get started at the SolidWorks blog. A few new products were announced: SolidWorks n!Fuze, Post3D, and SolidWorks Live Buildings for the AEC market. We were reacquainted with New SolidWorks CEO Bertrand Sicot. Bertrand has been with the company 15 years in various roles and we’ve enjoyed working with him on many occassions.

We especially want to thank our customers for their business in 2010. Symmetry Solutions received the “Elite 190 Club” award for the fourth year in a row. The award recognizes the top subscription service resellers worldwide. We were one of only four VAR’s in North America to receive the award.

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Kirk Schneider is a visionary designer with an obvious love for wine. Using SolidWorks software for design and rendering he has created a new wine glass design that is simply revolutionary.

See it here and vote for his design today!

I continue to be amazed at how our customers push the envelope and solve problems around the world. In this case JetEdge Inc contributed to the stopping of the BP well by removing ice crystals from a containment cap.

Well done folks! Read more here…

ZCorp has just released two new 3D printers that are amazing…

• ZPrinter 150: Most affordable automated office 3D Printer.
• ZPrinter 250: Most affordable color 3D Printer.
• High Resolution: Output precise, 450 dpi 3D models and prototypes.
• Fast Print Speed: 5x-10x faster than competing printers at half the cost.
• Easy to Use: Automation simplifies printing and takes less time (40% less touch time)
• Office Friendly: Office-safe build materials, active dust-control, zero liquid waste.
• Ideal for education, architecture, and basic MCAD applications.

Check out our overview video:

I’m pleased to announce DS SolidWorks Corporation is performing a customer satisfaction survey again in 2010. The results of this survey are extremely important to us.

As always, Symmetry Solutions encourges your feedback and welcomes ways we can improve your customer experience. At any time feel free to contact us and please, before completing the survey, if there is anything you can not enter as a positive experience contact us so we may try to help you.

DS SolidWorks Corp has again commissioned NetReflector, an independent marketing firm to conduct the survey via email. For the second straight year I am able to provide a URL in case you missed the email (probably due to spam filters).

Survey URL: http://vp-nri.com/take?i=159476&h=MEf8rKEK5hUKG1a0gFkVhA

Thanks to all those who attended our Open House on May 13th. We really enjoyed seeing all of you and, of course, enjoyed showing you our new facility. We played some games and gave away some really sweet prizes to lucky and skilled winners (those that could hit a virtual baseball the farthest, correctly model the fastest in SolidWorks 2010, and toss a bean bag accurately!).

Our grand prize, an Apple iPad, was won by Ben Pagel, of Remmele Engineering, Inc.  Congrats Ben!

Watch a slideshow video of photos from the event below. Thanks for coming everyone!

Rick Chin, Director of Product Innovation, is looking for customer input on his next project. Go here to complete his survey: http://blogs.solidworks.com/solidworksblog/2010/01/what-should-rick-chin-work-on-next.html

Dassault Systèmes (DS) SolidWorks Corp. will donate $1 for every download of its SolidWorks® SustainabilityXpress solution, up to $10,000, to Formula Hybrid™, an international competition of university engineering students to develop high-performance fuel-electric hybrid vehicles.