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SolidWorks Presentation and Communication Tools. SolidWorks Premium Sales Training September 2004. SolidWorks Office Pro. 3D Instant Website. eDrawings. PhotoWorks. Animator. Presentation and Communication Tools. Presentation and Communication Demonstration. Why is this important?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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SolidWorks Presentation and Communication ToolsSolidWorks Premium Sales TrainingSeptember 2004
Presentation and Communication Tools
PhotoWorksPhotoWorksPhotoWorksPhotoWorks
eDrawingseDrawingseDrawingseDrawings
3D Instant3D InstantWebsiteWebsite
3D Instant3D InstantWebsiteWebsite
AnimatorAnimatorAnimatorAnimator
SolidWorksSolidWorksOffice ProOffice Pro
SolidWorksSolidWorksOffice ProOffice Pro
Presentation and Communication Demonstration
Why is this important?
• Shows Breadth and Depth of SolidWorks– Include other Office Pro functionality
• Differentiator vs. Inventor Series
SW Inv Notes
PhotoWorks Must buy VIZ or 3ds max
Animator - Limited functionality
Instant Website Must buy Streamline
eDrawings
When is this most effective?
• “3D for everyone in product development”
• Higher in the Prospect Company– Design Communication Issues
• Wider in the Prospect Company– Sales and Marketing
eDrawingsThe Standard for Design CommunicationSolidWorks Premium Sales TrainingSeptember 2004
SolidWorks Goals
• 3D Everywhere
• SolidWorks– The STANDARD for 3D
design
• eDrawings– The STANDARD format
for 2D and 3D design communication
How will eDrawings become a standard?
• Standards emerge as a result of widespread adoption– “De facto” standards
– Production usage
• Creating a standard– Has to be accessible by all users
– Has to be easy to use
– Has to be everywhere
– Has to be open
• OEMs
• MultiCAD Integrations
MultiCAD eDrawings
• eDrawings publishers for– Pro/E
• 2000i2, 2001, Wildfire 1.0, 2.0
– Catia• V5 R10-R13
– Unigraphics• V17, V18, NX, NX2
– Inventor Series• R8, R9
eDrawings for Inventor Series
SW Inv
Ultra Compact Files
Built In Viewer
Layouts
Hyperlinked Views
3D Pointer
Drawing Animation
Save As STL
View Design Analysis
SW Inv
Markups
Enable Measure
Dynamic X-Section
Move Components
Mass Properties
Exploded Views
Configurations
Play Full Animations
Password Protection
• Free Publisher and Viewer
– eDrawings website www.eDrawingsViewer.com
– GSSL website
• eDrawings Professional Publisher
– GSSL website
– GSSL resellers
– $995 ($295 ALC)
SolidWorks and GSSL
• Geometric Software Solutions Ltd– www.geometricsoftware.com
• PLM services provider– FeatureWorks, Utilities
• SolidWorks develop eDrawings
• SolidWorks authorize GSSL to develop eDrawings publishers for specified CAD products– Using eDrawings API
– No access to core code
Why the @!$# are we doing this?
Why are we giving away our Crown
Jewels?
eDrawings are a key differentiator!
Have SolidWorks gone mad!?!?!
eDrawings as the Standard
• Spread use of SolidWorks technology– In “hard to reach” places– Positive user experience
• Establish relationships with users of other CAD products– Must be a GSSL reseller– Sell eDrawings Professional
publishers– Potential opportunities for
SolidWorks
• eDrawings Everywhere!
What if?
• eDrawings was not a standard?
• Autodesk has a standard– DWG
– What does this mean to us?
• Autodesk created a new standard?– DWF
DWF
• Supports 2D and 3D design data
• Uses OPENHSF (same tech as eDrawings)
• Positions itself against PDF, FEDex
• Free Publisher and Viewer
• DWF Composer– Markup and Measure
– £140 (introductory offer)
eDrawings vs. DWF
edw dwf
Ultra Compact Files
Built In Viewer
Layouts
Hyperlinked Views
3D Pointer
Drawing Animation
Save As STL
View Design Analysis
edw dwf
Markups
Enable Measure
Dynamic X-Section
Move Components
Mass Properties
Exploded Views
Configurations
Play Full Animations
Password Protection
Free Publisher/Viewer Professional PublisherDWF Composer
Summary
• It is vital to promote eDrawings as a standard
• eDrawings for Inventor is necessary– Short term pain
– Long term strategic importance
• The battle will be eDrawings vs. DWF
• Keep promoting the unique benefits of eDrawings
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