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Operation: Santa Needs a New Sleigh - A SolidWorks Design Contest

Celebrate with Graphics Systems this season and enter our SolidWorks Design Contest! 

Santa and his sleigh have long been the source of debate. This year, design your own version of Santa's ride and be able to validate the big guy's most efficient means of transportation. 

Designs will be judged by the SolidNotes technical writers and given a score from 1-10 in each of the following categories. The two highest cumulative scores will walk away victorious.

• Originality and Creativity: Did you copy the design from a Norman Rockwell painting or does it come equipped with jet packs and hoof warmers for the reindeer?
• Sleigh Propulsion: If the reindeer go on strike, what's the best backup plan? 
• Design Technical Accuracy and Manufacturability: Santa's got a lot of gifts to deliver; his ability to do so is imperative. 
• Broad use of SolidWorks: How well did you use all the tools available in your SolidWorks workshop?

To enter, submit your design as an eDrawings file by email on or before 01/02/2013. Contestant designs and winners will be announced on the blog on 01/04/2013.

Prizes* Up for Grabs:
1st Place - $250 Amazon Gift Card

2nd Place - $100 Amazon Gift Card

*Only Graphics Systems customers are eligible to win. 

New Features in SolidWorks 2013

SolidWorks 2013 and all it's glory has arrived: new products, enhanced features, and improved capabilities. Wondering what's new? Below find a sneak peak at the Top 10 exciting SolidWorks 2013 Solutions:

1. New Product! SolidWorks Electrical	6. Section View Tool Enhancements
2. New Product! SolidWorks Plastics	7. CAD Administrator Dashboard
3. Previous Release Interoperability	8. Varying Dimension Pattern Feature
4. Conics in Sketcher	9. SolidWorks Costing Enhancements
5. Intersect Feature	10. Sub-modeling for Simulation

To view the the What's New Videos and download the complete Top Ten List, visit the SolidWorks website.

See it Live!

Don't forget Graphics Systems will be hosting several live events demonstrating the new features, products, and enhancements at a variety of locations in Wisconsin and Illinois. Learn More and Register Today! Space is Limited!

Learn How to Avoid Design Hazards & Get Your Products Into the Green

Get out of the office for some golf, with an engineering twist at one of the five "Masters of Product Simulation" events hosted by Graphics Systems.  Through specific simulation tests on golf-related products, the Graphics Systems' team of Simulation Professionals will show you how to easily test a design's strength, performance, and moldability earlier in the development process.

Discover how Simulation testing and validation during the design cycle can:

• Increase Product Quality
• Reduce Production Time
• Lower Material Costs
• Reduce Physical Prototypes
• NEW: Optimize the Design of Plastic Parts & Injection Molds

Dates and Locations

• 08/01 TopGolf Chicago: Wood Dale IL
• 08/02 Ives Groves Golf Links: Racine, WI
• 08/07 Blackhawk Country Club: Madison, WI
• 08/08 Merrill Hills Country Club: Waukesha, WI
• 08/09 Fox Valley Golf Club: Kaukauna, WI

Agenda

• 8:30 a.m.     Breakfast and Registration
• 9:00 a.m.     Seminars
  • Frequencies and Optimization of a Golf Club
  • Dynamics of Shock Load on a Golf Club
  • Airflow Around a Golf Ball
  • Moldability of a Plastic Golf Club
• 11:00 a.m.   Product Simulation Q&A
• 11:30 a.m.   Win Prizes & Test your Skills on the Driving Range!

REGISTER FREE TODAY to attend a product simulation seminar at a golf course near you! Hurry! Space is Limited!

To learn more visit, www.gxsc.com/masters.