Major goals:

Goal #1: Evaluate CAD software options and conduct survey for CAD preferences within IS

Goal #2: Choose best CAD software for EarthScope IS

Goal #3: Identify & purchase number and type of licenses according to CSP budget

Goal #4: Install licenses and make them accessible to IS Engineers

Goal #4: Establish CAD drawing template, standards, and workflow

Goal #5: Establish naming conventions and file organization structure

Goal #6: Establish training for those interested

Before Using SolidWorks

Please contact @Nicolas Bayou to get set up with everything.

Guidelines (Please READ)

Shared environments are subject to common sense:

Make sure either licence is free to use before logging in.
Save your work and exit SolidWorks before logging off Amazon WorkSpaces.
If you log on personal accounts, please log off before logging off Amazon WorkSpaces.
Do not change the Amazon WorkSpaces configuration.
Do not mess with other’s work.
Do not add random bookmarks.
Do not use CAD@earthscope.org to spam or scam people…

SolidWorks Licences

Two perpetual SolidWorks licences (Premium & Professional → see software comparison here) have been purchased and installed on Amazon WorkSpaces.

Only one user can use either license at a time. Please book your time on SolidWorks calendars (see below).

Amazon Workspaces

Users will need to install Amazon Workspaces to access SolidWorks.

Follow the instructions to install Amazon WorkSpaces on your computer.

Synching Data & Resources

In order to sync data and resources between both environments, the account cad@earthscope.org has been created as a Google account. This “user” has its own Dropbox account so that designs are is synched between the 2 licences. Users can switch between licences without losing their work. Bookmarks in Chrome also are synched (see Bookmarks section).

DO NOT LOG OUT FROM EITHER THE GOOGLE ACCOUNT. If you you need to log back on this account, the password if the same as the one to log into AWS.

If you need to send an email to yourself it will come from cad@earthscope.org.

Users need to create a directory in the Google Drive/MyDrive/Users Folder (Family name). A shortcut to the Users folder is living on the Desktop for quick access.

Calendars

Subscribe to both calendars to book your time on either licences.

SolidWorks Premium

SolidWorks Professional

Supplier & Training

SolidWorks uses resellers for their licenses and primarily uses GoEngineer for professional licensing. Each professional license via the GoEngineer platform offers a variety of resources.

Please contact @Nicolas Bayou or @Brett Baker to get access to those resources (in order to gain access an account admin needs to add you on as an authorized user and you need to create a GoEngineer account). Note that training is only available to 2 persons at a time.

If you are having any trouble with GoEngineer Contact their tech support or our main points of contact with them.

Stephen Gordon: sgordon@goengineer.com

Christie Wallace: cwallace@goengineer.com

These Resources Include:

40+ Free self-paced training/video modules on everything you could want out of SolidWorks (new users are recommended the SolidWorks essentials course).
- This includes CSWA & CSWP licensure prep
- Free on call GoEngineer SolidWorks professionals to help guide you through any issues you may have in the trainings.
  - Contact Instructor: 866-731-0091, M-F 7AM - 7PM Central Time
8 one hour application mentoring session
- These are for real world/work related problems. Allowing for professional help on professional projects outside of the trainings.
3 SolidWorks Certification Vouchers per semester per year (12 total from our two accounts)
- These allow a user to take the CSWA or CSWP exam (or any other official SolidWorks engineering exam) for free in attempt to gain certification

YouTube also offers a myriad of tutorials.

A mouse with a 3rd button is recommended.

Templates and Parts Libraries

<<< Work In Progress >>>

CAD Software, Standards & Processes