Author Archives: brian vanderploeg
Something Intersecting in SolidWorks 2013: Join Your Parts to Find Volumes
This is yet another trick to find the volume of a fluid, air, etc in SolidWorks; I seem to get asked this often, so I’d like to share all the different tips and tricks you can use to make your
... ContinuedSolidWorks Library Features to “Die” For (with video tutorial)
I have been getting tons of questions lately about how to create Library Features. In Tip #3, I didn’t go in great detail about how to create a library feature from start to finish, so I wanted to spend the time to go into this process a bit more.
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tip: Part Review Instead of Rollback
With the 2012 version SolidWorks nearing the end of its release, and 2013 beta available for download and testing, I thought I'd mention a new add-in that SolidWorks snuck in to the 2012 release called the Part Reviewer. Like most
... ContinuedIncluding Reference Axes in Library Features
Have you ever tried to create a library feature in SolidWorks, but ran into an issue when trying to include a reference axis as part of the feature? Here's how we get that reference geometry included. Create your library feature
... ContinuedMining for Gems in SolidWorks Part Templates
This months tip, #2-Mining for Gems in Part Templates, stems from a recent visit to a company newer to SolidWorks. As we were going through establishing some standard part templates, particularly for Sheet Metal, the question came up on how,
... ContinuedDesign Studies in a Bottle
One of the questions I hear a number of times a year is, "How do I measure the volume of a container and what is the best way to monitor the volume while making changes?" Let's take a closer look
... Continued