Since 1969, Landscape Forms has manufactured aesthetic outdoor lighting, benches, bike racks, and site furniture. Their products are hand-welded in the US for heavy-duty durability that stands up against the elements, and they’re designed in SOLIDWORKS.
In 2000, the company had just one CAD Engineer. Now, the team doubles every six years. As the company grew, the engineering team needed a scalable way to learn new tools and reinforce design practices, which is why they brought on SolidProfessor’s design and engineering learning platform.
Engineers and designers at Landscape Forms got instant access to expert-led, searchable video tutorials that supported everything from onboarding to advanced modeling. Instead of pulling senior staff into side conversations, engineers and designers could train and troubleshoot on their own.
“Learning is endless with SolidProfessor. Everyone can learn something whether they think they know it all or not,” says Todd Halstead, CAD Admin at Landscape Forms.
Self-Guided Learning at Scale
Since integrating SolidProfessor’s design and engineering training into their workflow, Landscape Forms has trained over 75 team members.
These engineers and designers have completed more than 1,500 targeted tutorials spanning:
- Design Fundamentals
- FEA Techniques
- Surface Modeling
- Simulation
- Documentation Workflows
- Advanced Configurations
- CAD Automation Strategies
The platform’s technical certificates and courses for SOLIDWORKS, AutoCAD, Inventor, and more made it possible to scale technical training alongside team growth. New hires receive fast, consistent onboarding using SolidProfessor modules, which helps reduce ramp time and keeps productivity high. Experienced engineers use the same platform to sharpen specific skills or stay current with updates to the tools they use every day.
Each course fits into daily work. Some lessons cover finite element analysis (FEA). Others dive into the intricacies of assembly design. Engineers search, find the topic they need, and return to their project with a clear next step.
SolidProfessor’s extensive coverage of SOLIDWORKS (and tons of other tools by the way) gave them the ability to move from question to solution quickly and autonomously. In addition, they frequently leverage the SOLIDWORKS Community for answers to common and not-so-common questions, which provides supplementary learning and a space for idea sharing.
Creating Better Products Faster
SolidProfessor’s training courses contribute directly to output. Landscape Forms has launched over 200 product lines by hiring the right staff, keeping their skills sharp, and optimizing their design to manufacture workflows.
When engineers have the knowledge they need, they spend less time stuck and waiting. They make fewer mistakes. They adopt new techniques as technology advances, which lifts the quality of their designs.
SolidProfessor has helped reduce internal friction too. Training doesn’t rely on one expert or centralized sessions. It lives with each engineer and evolves with each project.
Learning That Keeps Up with the Work
SolidProfessor lessons are concise and visual. The search function is responsive. Engineers can find answers without wasting their valuable time.
Better yet, the expert tutorials update as software evolves and changes. Teams always work from the most current and relevant material. Plus, progress tracking helps managers understand who’s learned what and where to reinforce. This structure turns individual development into a team-wide advantage. Engineers onboard faster, and projects move ahead quicker.
Design and Engineering Tutorials Built by Engineers for Engineers
Over the last two decades, Landscape Forms has grown its annual recurring revenue from $20 million to more than $100 million. Part of that growth came from new business, and some came from new markets. But a meaningful part came from process maturity.
The ability to grow headcount while keeping technical quality high is rare. With SolidProfessor’s design and engineering training tutorials, know-how doesn’t lag behind hiring. Engineers get what they need to level up their talent and creativity from day one.
Instead of building a training department from scratch, Landscape Forms used SolidProfessor to deploy structured, role-relevant learning across teams. It worked because it fit directly into the day-to-day. It didn’t add meetings or reduce output.
SolidProfessor’s tone, pace, and structure match how technical professionals think. Lessons start with real problems and walk through real solutions. That alignment builds trust in the content. Engineers use it because it works like they do.
Stronger Teams, Stronger Products
Upskilling your workforce has never been easier or more impactful. But SolidProfessor doesn’t just deliver best-in-class design and engineering training either. It supports how Landscape Forms builds, iterates, and delivers at scale.
Looking ahead, Landscape Forms will continue to grow its team and its catalog. SolidProfessor will be right there, by the engineers’ sides, ready to equip them with practical knowledge that powers sustainable growth. Here’s to the next chapter!
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