The Day for Engineers, Designers, and Technical Professionals

myCAD Day on October 8

Name: myCAD Day 2026
Start: 2026-10-08
End: 2026-10-08
Location: High Tech Campus

Get ready for a day full of technological insights and practical solutions. Discover how the latest developments can speed up your workflow, improve collaboration, and bring projects to production flawlessly.

Get inspired and update your knowledge. Connect with other colleagues, and get more out of your work and yourself.

Welcome to myCAD Day 2026!

High Tech Campus, Eindhoven — myCAD Day is the go-to free event for engineers who want to get more out of their software, processes, and knowledge. Discover the latest developments in SOLIDWORKS, learn how to engineer smarter and more efficiently, and exchange experiences with peers from the manufacturing industry. You’ll go home with ideas, techniques, and features that you can try out right away the next workday.

The opening remarks will be given by Dolf Broekaart (CEO of Visiativ Benelux). The plenary session will feature “What’s New” for SOLIDWORKS 2027 & 3DEXPERIENCE, presented by Berry Mulder & Mattias de Craecker.

Then choose your favorites from the breakout sessions and create your own personalized inspiration itinerary! The closing presentation will be given by Diederik Jekel.

Your Customized Program!

For each round, choose the session that best fits your work or interests

Round 1

The 50 Buttons SOLIDWORKS Is Missing

How many tasks do you repeat every day in SOLIDWORKS? Renaming files, checking drawings, creating exports, or going through the same steps over and over again. In this session, you’ll discover how to handle many of those small, time-consuming tasks more efficiently.

Speaker: Jeremy Stam (Visiativ Benelux)
From CAD to Production, Without Separate Excel Files (ENG)

A design is complete, but that’s often just the beginning: exporting bills of materials, keeping track of Excel files, communicating changes, and making sure everyone is working with the same information. Discover how to streamline the transition from engineering to production and eliminate manual data entry.

Speaker: Sébastien Cultet (Visiativ FR)
Managing Spare Parts and Documentation More Effectively (ENG)

A machine has been delivered, but years later, someone still needs to be able to figure out which part goes where and what needs to be ordered. How do you ensure that engineers don’t have to compile parts lists and documentation over and over again?

Speaker: Jean-Marc Salaun (Visiativ FR)
Where do you unknowingly waste time in your engineering process? (ENG)

Searching for, converting, sharing, and checking files—and performing the same tasks over and over again: individually, these take minutes; collectively, they can add up to hours. We’ll take a look at the hidden time wasters in engineers’ daily work and how you can reduce them.

Speaker: Matthieu Payet (Visiativ FR)

Round 2

AI for Engineers

AI is everywhere, but how does it actually benefit you as an engineer? Not a futuristic narrative full of buzzwords, but relatable examples of how AI can help with design, research, analysis, and everyday engineering tasks.

Speakers: Kevin de Smet (Visiativ Benelux) & Francesco Oorthuizen (Dassault Systèmes)
Less Administration, More Engineering with AI

No one becomes an engineer to fill out forms, transcribe information, or manually track project data. Yet, a lot of time goes into these tasks without us even realizing it. Discover where AI can take over administrative work and how you can free up more time for the real engineering work.

Speaker: Lars Boerrigter (Visiativ Benelux)
30 SOLIDWORKS Tips in 30 Minutes

You may work with SOLIDWORKS every day, but are you using it as efficiently as possible? In this hands-on session, you’ll learn smart workflows, shortcuts, and useful features that will help you model faster and avoid common frustrations.

Speaker: Walter Poot (Visiativ Benelux)
Sales creates the next quote on its own

A customer wants a customized machine, and before Sales can provide a price, the request is already back with Engineering. Sound familiar? Discover how you can document product knowledge and design rules so that Sales can create many more configurations and quotes independently, without needing an engineer every time.

Speaker: Martin Pieters (Visiativ Benelux)

Round 3

More Than Just CAD: Simulation & SIMULIA
MODSIM (ENG)

A design may look good, but how can you tell early enough whether it will actually work? By bringing design and simulation closer together, you can test design choices sooner and identify problems before a prototype hits the production floor.

Speaker: John McGready ( Dassault Systèmes)
The Future of Cloud CAD

CAD without cumbersome installations, no more files scattered across local drives, and the ability to work on the same design from different locations. What does cloud CAD mean in practice for an engineer? In this session, you’ll experience what’s changing—and what remains familiar.

Speaker: Jeremy Stam (Visiativ Benelux)
Stop repeating and start engineering

Creating variants, adjusting dimensions, regenerating drawings: with configure-to-order products, every order seems different, yet as an engineer, you often find yourself repeating the same steps. Discover which design knowledge and repetitive tasks you can automate so you have time left for the work that truly requires engineering expertise.

Speaker: Jeroen Spee (Visiativ Benelux)
From CATIA V5 to CATIA 3DEXPERIENCE (ENG)

Years of models, established workflows, and engineers who know CATIA V5 inside and out: making the switch isn’t something you do on a whim. What changes for engineers when they move to CATIA on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform? This session explores the transition from a practical, day-to-day perspective.

Speaker: Peter Hawkins (Dassault Systèmes)

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Program

Time

Activity

Description

9:00 – 9:30

Welcome & Registration

Welcome to the Conference Center. You can pick up your badge here and grab a cup of coffee before the program begins.

9:30 – 10:15

Welcome & Opening

Opening remarks by Dolf Broekaart (Visiativ)

10:15 - 11:00

What’s New – Part 1

SOLIDWORKS & 3DEXPERIENCE What's New

11:00 – 11:15

Break

Time to stretch your legs and grab a cup of coffee or tea

11:15 – 12:00

What's New – Part 2

SOLIDWORKS & 3DEXPERIENCE What's New

12:00 - 13:00

Lunch

Take some time to catch up and share experiences during the provided lunch

13:00 – 13:40

Round 1 – Breakout Sessions

Four sessions, one choice. Create your own schedule and choose the session that best fits your work and interests

13:50 – 14:30

Round 2 – Breakout Sessions

Four sessions, one choice. Choose the topic that appeals to you most and make the most of the day

14:40 – 15:20

Round 3 – Breakout Sessions

Four sessions, one choice. Dive deeper into the topic that’s most relevant to you and get the most out of your myCAD Day

15:30 – 16:30

Keynote – Diederik Jekel

Science journalist and physicist Diederik Jekel will show how technological developments continue to change our world and the engineering profession

15:30 – 16:30

Drinks & Networking

Wrap up with drinks and new connections.

*Schedule subject to change. The latest updates will be sent by email after registration.

Location

myCAD Day will take place at the Conference Center of the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven, the innovation hub of the Netherlands.

Directions & Parking
The High Tech Campus Eindhoven is easily accessible by car, bike, or public transportation.
🚗 By car: Take the direct exit from the A2/A67 and park in parking lot P0.
🚲 By bike: There is a bike rack right near the entrance to the Conference Center.
🚂 By train: From Eindhoven station, take bus line 407, which goes directly to the campus.

What visitors thought of the previous edition

"We're used to seeing objects on a screen, but that just doesn't cut it. VR really brings them to life."
"It's nice to hear the latest updates in a single session instead of having to read a whole PDF that's hundreds of pages long."
"I'm coming to myCAD Day to learn new things and brush up on what I already know. The whole company benefits from that."

Questions about myCAD Day

myCAD Day will take place on Thursday, October 8, 2026 , at the High Tech Campus Conference Center from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The conference center is located at: The Strip, High Tech Campus Eindhoven 1, 1B, 5656 AE Eindhoven. High Tech Campus Eindhoven is easily accessible by car, bicycle, or public transportation.
Absolutely, we’d love that! The more engineers, the more inspiration. We encourage you to bring along a colleague, fellow professional, or fellow engineer. We do ask that you have that person register using the official registration form so we can reserve a spot for them as well. Learning together = growing together!
myCAD Day is completely free—including a delicious lunch. So all you have to do is register and come enjoy a day full of knowledge, inspiration, and networking.

Directions & Parking:
High Tech Campus Eindhoven is easily accessible by car, bike, or public transportation.
👉 Coming by car? Take the direct exit from the A2/A67 and park in parking garage P0.
👉 If you’re coming by bike, you can use the bike rack near the entrance to the Conference Center.
👉 From the Eindhoven NS Station, bus line 407 runs directly to the campus.

We’ll make sure everything is ready for you—all you have to do is take a seat!

myCAD Day on October 8

Welcome to myCAD Day 2026!