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CAD Software Training Videos: 3DEXPERIENCE, Visualize, Inspection, Mold Tools, and More

SOLIDWORKS is one program in a much larger toolkit. This page collects short training videos for the specialized software engineers and designers use alongside it: the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, SOLIDWORKS Visualize for rendering, Inspection for quality documentation, Mold Tools for plastic part design, CAD administration, CAM, and a few other CAD tools worth knowing. Each video

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SOLIDWORKS vs. Fusion vs. Onshape for 3D Printing

3D Printing Explained, CAD, Solidworks

If you have a 3D printer, sooner or later you’ll want to design your own parts instead of downloading someone else’s. The three CAD programs people ask about most are SOLIDWORKS, Autodesk Fusion, and Onshape. All three are capable parametric modelers that export print-ready files, but they differ a lot in cost, platform, license rules,

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How to Get SOLIDWORKS for Free (or Cheap) in 2026

CAD, Education, Solidworks

A full commercial SOLIDWORKS license costs thousands of dollars, which is a lot if you’re a student, a hobbyist, or just trying to learn CAD. Fortunately, there are legitimate ways to get SOLIDWORKS for free or at a very low cost, and the options got better in 2026. This guide explains each one, who qualifies,

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Certified Onshape Associate Exam: Format, Cost, and How to Prepare

CAD, Certification, Training

Onshape has grown from a cloud CAD experiment into a platform used in thousands of classrooms and engineering teams, and it now has its own certification program. The Certified Onshape Associate exam is the entry-level credential, and it’s a smart first certification for students, hobbyists, and anyone who designs in the browser. This guide covers

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Design Thinking for Engineers: A Resource Guide

CAD, Education, Training

Design thinking is a human-centered approach to solving problems that has spread from product design studios into engineering firms, manufacturers, and technical teams. For engineers, it adds structured ways to understand users, explore more options, and test ideas early, alongside the analysis and rigor engineering already provides. This guide collects the most widely used design

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Video on What is SolidProfessor for Business? Discover online engineering training for teams

CAD, SolidProfessor, Training, Tutorials

This is a video from SolidProfessor. SolidProfessor is an engineering design training platform with 7,500 tutorials on SOLIDWORKS, Autodesk Inventor, GD&T, and more. Explore more on SolidProfessor for Business at https://www.solidprofessor.com/business/?affkey=K23327 SolidProfessor for Business allows you to train your design team anytime, anywhere. Get an inside look at features including the training plan builder, progress

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SolidProfessor’s New 3DEXPERIENCE and SOLIDWORKS Training Courses (Video)

CAD, SolidProfessor, Solidworks, Training, Tutorials

This is a video from the SolidProfessor. We’ve partnered with SolidProfessor to offer you a 25% discount on their memberships. You can become a SolidProfessor member for access to full-length SOLIDWORKS Simulation courses, plus 280+ other online SOLIDWORKS courses! 3DEngr.com readers can receive the exclusive discount of 25% off their personal SolidProfessor membership with promo

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Top SOLIDWORKS Books

CAD, Solidworks

Top SOLIDWORKS books for versions 2018 through 2025 With so many options out there, it’s hard to know where to start when you’re looking for SOLIDWORKS learning material. To help narrow things down, here are our recommendations for the best SOLIDWORKS books, starting with the newest editions. Newest editions SolidWorks 2025 Black Book by Gaurav

Peloton and Solidworks

CAD, Solidworks

We have a number of hobbies, two of which are Peloton and Solidworks. Like many people who found themselves at home during the pandemic, we needed things to keep us busy and active. After long deliberation we finally pulled the trigger on a Peloton Bike+, the popular at home exercise machine that matches you with

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