We hope you had a great time at 3D EXPERIENCE World 2021. As always, we enjoyed catching up with all of our colleagues and meeting new people to chat about all things CAD. Craig and Tom had two different presenting options, which even got noticed in the day 3 recap video! Yes it feels great…

With the recent release of SOLIDWORKS 2020 SP1.0, we thought it’d be a great time to review a PDM upgrade checklist of things that we highly recommend: 1. Review: Check that you know all the proper admin passwords for your systems. If you are going to use a SOLIDWORKS install image, then decide if you…

ACS is proud to announce that Craig just became a Certified SOLIDWORKS Specialist in Data Management. Data management allows us to quickly and efficiently manage data files and documentation to maximize productivity and improve product quality. Both Tom and Craig now have this certification, which will only bring more expertise and experience to our core products…

Since many of you have asked for the presentations for the SWUG here they are. North Eastern SOLIDWORKS User Conference (NESWUC) When: November 13, 2014 Where: New Hampshire SOLIDWORKS User Group at the Daniel Webster College in Nashua, NH Topic: SOLIDWORKS File Management / Relations Presenters: Randy Lennox and Tom Cote View the presentation here: SWUC-File-Management_Rev-7

Applied CAD Solutions LLC is going to have a new headquarters in the Tampa Bay, Florida area starting winter 2018! Tom and Barbara have been considering the relocation of the ACS headquarters for some time and have decided the best time is when it is cold in New England. The move will have no impact…

When Applied CAD Solutions was founded in 2011 by Tom Cote the focus was getting off the ground quickly for customers. Four years later, Tom decided that it was time to rebrand ACS’s original branding to better align his company to his vision and customer-base. The rebranding included a new logo, website, letterhead, invoices, business cards,…

Attending SOLIDWORKS World is always a blast and 2015 was no different. I, Tom Cote, was given the opportunity to present again. This year I chose to speak about Understanding File Management and File Relations. The session was for beginners to help teach how SOLIDWORKS references files, the order SOLIDWORKS searches for files, and the…

ACS founder, Tom Cote, presented SOLIDWORKS Tips & Tricks last night at the NHSWUG meeting. The user group met at Daniel Webster College and learned about the interactive “What’s New” help window, sketching on surfaces, the ToolBox Flag and more. Click here to download and view the presentation to learn more! Tom Cote will be at the next CMA-SWUG…

Did you miss attending SOLIDWORKS World 2016? Well, good news: Tom Cote’s presentation Best Practices for Managing Large Assembly Models was recorded and you can watch it for free! This was one of the more popular sessions from SOLIDWORKS World that will provide advice on how to get large part and assembly models to perform more efficiently. You will…