Author Archives: Matt Lorono
Drawing View Labels enhanced in SOLIDWORKS 2014
As of SOLIDWORKS 2014, labelling of your drawing views has gotten easier and more consistent with new functionality. A few releases ago, functionality was added to control the font for each text element of the view labels for section views.
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS World 2015 Top Ten List: Now Open For Idea Submission
It is the time of the year to start preparing for SOLIDWORKS World 2015. To start things off we are looking for your input in creating the SOLIDWORKS World Top Ten List. This is a list of your ideas for
... ContinuedImproving the SOLIDWORKS Help File
With all the enhancements in SOLIDWORKS each year, there comes a time when the Help file might lag behind new functionality. The SOLIDWORKS team does its best to keep the Help file updated. However, sometimes there is a need for further
... ContinuedWhat’s New in SOLIDWORKS 2014: Ballooning
Balloon annotations have been improved in SOLIDWORKS 2014, with several formatting and behavioral enhancements. Moving the arrow instead of the drawing view Selection of the geometry within a drawing view tells SOLIDWORKS you want to move the entire drawing view. Normally, this is
... ContinuedStick Font (What’s New in SOLIDWORKS 2014)
SOLIDWORKS 2014 includes a new font called stick font or single line font. Stick fonts are different from traditional fonts on your PC because they contain characters created from strokes made from single lines that terminate at the end of each stroke. Traditional fonts
... ContinuedCome meet the SOLIDWORKS Product Definition team at SOLIDWORKS WORLD 2014
SolidWorks World is a great place to meet with your SOLIDWORKS crew. Many areas of SOLIDWORKS are represented, such as Marketing, Sales and R&D. Yes, there is a sizable number of R&D staff running around the conference each year. R&D
... ContinuedNew in SolidWorks 2014: saving sorts in BOMs
Tables have seen several improvements in SolidWorks 2014. One specifically for BOMs is the ability to save sorts. In previous versions of SolidWorks, sorting BOMs was a one time action. Each time you wanted to sort a BOM, you re-entered
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2014 Top Ten Idea List is now open for voting
Idea creation is now complete. We are excited by the number of Idea submissions for the SolidWorks World 2014 Top Ten list. This year, we have the most submissions ever! Now’s the time to vote for Ideas that will make it to
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2014 Top Ten – Deadline for Idea submissions is coming up quick
We are looking for your input in creating the SolidWorks World 2014 Top Ten List. This is a list of your ideas for enhancements to future versions of SolidWorks. The top rated ideas are revealed at the SolidWorks World 2014
... ContinuedCSWP-DRWT exam tests drawing tools in SolidWorks, not drafting “best practices”
Jim Lucas of 3DEngr.com exaplains the SolidWorks CSWP advanced exam for Drawing Tools (CSWP-DRWT). In his series of articles, he walks through each of the problems on the Drawing Tools practice exam (the exam you should try out before taking
... ContinuedSolidWorks World is coming up fast: Other things to do while in San Diego
Due to the relatively good weather in San Diego all year long, attractions don’t have to close during the so-called Winter months. Here are some places you may wish to visit while in San Diego after SolidWorks World 2014. Have
... ContinuedNew in SolidWorks 2014: All Uppercase
For an added level of clarity, ASME requires that notes on drawings be capitalized, except for cases where lowercase is used as a common abbreviation. SolidWorks 2014 now allows you to set any annotation note to be all uppercase, while
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2014 Top Ten List: Now Open For Idea Submission
It is the time of the year to start preparing for SolidWorks World 2014. To start things off we are looking for your input in creating the SolidWorks World Top Ten List. This is a list of your ideas for
... ContinuedNew in SolidWorks 2014: Text from above and below the dimension line
New functionality for dimensions on drawings is available in SolidWorks 2014 for ISO and related standards. It is now possible to place dimension text above and below a solid dimension line. The new capability is available for linear, diameter and
... ContinuedAre you currently using workarounds in SolidWorks Drawings?
In software, a workaround is some extended workflow or trick used to achieve desired results that are not available through standard methods. SolidWorks is easy to use, yet it is our goal to make it even easier and more intuitive.
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