Monthly Archives: July 2009
First Quick Tip for 3DVIA Composer – Selection Techniques
I have wanted to add a 3DVIA Composer tip to our blog for a short time now and thought it about time that I did. Like some of my previous SolidWorks tips I hope that everyone using 3DVIA Composer now,
... ContinuedHow to calculate the flow coefficient of a valve
In the past couple of months I have seen two examples of customers interested in the calculation of the flow coefficient of a valve. Known as Cv, the flow coefficient is a relative value that allows us to compare the
... ContinuedHow to select the right Graphics Cards for SolidWorks?
Here is some advice from Greg Corke at Develop3D on how to select a professional graphics card for SolidWorks. He looked at how different technologies affect 3D performance by testing with a variety of models, display states and a wide range of professional AMD
... ContinuedTechnical Tip: SolidWorks Regular Toolbars
This blog post is the first in a series of technical tips about the SolidWorks User Interface. Call the series "Everything you wanted to know about —–, but were afraid to ask". The first few posts will be about the
... ContinuedI'm Back. No, Wait, I'm Gone Again
My week long vacation is over, and I'm back in the office trying to catch up before I hit the road again this week and most of August. The Colorado portion of the vacation was very nice. We were in
... ContinuedCan you afford to delay your product launch due to incomplete technical documentation?
Learn about the experience of other SolidWorks customers, who have been able to improve their product documentation process and cut costs by up to 40%. Link: https://www.solidworks.com/3dvia0709
... ContinuedDesign That Matters: saving lives
Over four million children die each year before their first month of life; 99% of them in developing countries. Design That Matters, an independent nonprofit, and a low-cost design company serving the developing world, has tackled such a challenge with
... ContinuedMaking quick dimension changes… using your mouse wheel.
Whilst working on a design task this morning it needed to try out a few positional changes in a sketch. Personally I am a big fan of using the mouse wheel to quickly change the dimension values… but today I
... ContinuedA couple of Feature Manager tips that you can use right now…
Whilst reviewing some of the What’s New Material for SolidWorks 2010 I noticed a tip that I was unaware of… also a couple jumped out that I thought would be really easy to implement in any design task. 1. Filter
... ContinuedHey! Where'd My Forums Go?
Judging by the lack of frantic emails, we must have done a good job letting everyone know about this week's launch of the new SolidWorks discussion forums. As of early yesterday morning, the current forums were set to read-only while
... ContinuedNew 3 Dudes Video: only available on YouTube
You won't find this one on the 3 Dudes site. See what happens when you spend all day hanging out in web forums.
... ContinuedA good reaction?
When performing a motion study, there are obviously a number of moving parts all connected with each other, pushing and pulling in response to the driving forces set up. Reaction forces and moments are frequently plotted at joints but it
... ContinuedSolidWorks Weekly News Roundup
Summer is the busy season here at SolidWorks. Various things I'm working on are keeping me away from my desk so long that I haven't been able to report on all of the things that are happening here. So here's
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2010 – Call for Papers
"It's right around the corner" – "It snuck up fast" - "What?? We just got back from SWW." Okay, so it's still more than six months until SolidWorks World 2010 opens in Anaheim, California. It's a big deal though, and a lot of
... ContinuedFlow Simulation for the Design Engineer
Learn how to make design changes based on simulation testing and how to set up a typical flow simulation. Discover some useful tips to define your model and select the right analysis capability. Find out more about CAD based analysis
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