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Creating Section Views in SolidWorks 2013
One of the questions we have seen a lot in the Technical Support department today is about some of the new functionality that has been added in SolidWorks 2013. There are generally two questions that users ask and the first
... ContinuedNote-Building Machine: SolidWorks vs Infinite Monkeys
If you’re like most mechanical engineers, you’re probably not very good at typing. And even if you are, you probably don’t enjoy every minute of it. There’s a theory that an infinite number of monkeys typing for an infinite amount
... ContinuedImprove Your Oil and Gas Design Capabilities with SolidWorks
In honor of this week’s Offshore Technology Conference, which features offshore resources for drilling and exploration, SolidWorks has released a video that details how to improve your oil and gas design capabilities such as plant design. This video outlines tools
... ContinuedSimplify Your Models Using the Intersect Tool
Has this ever happened to you? Imagine that you get this super complex model with a lot of intricate internal details from your customer or supplier. The file size is huge and the rebuild times are long, considering that you only need it for any
... ContinuedTrouble with the Curve? Not Anymore! How to Drive your SolidWorks Assembly Pattern with a Curve.
Have you ever experienced that SolidWorks moment when you’d like to see a part feature available in an assembly?
... ContinuedArtaic is revolutionizing mosaic art through software and robots
Last September I wrote about Day2Night Ladies Footwear, a SolidWorks customer I first met when we invited some 2011 Mass Challenge finalists to visit SolidWorks headquarters in Waltham, MA. If you’re not familiar with the Mass Challenge, it’s a Boston-area
... ContinuedLearn More About SolidWorks Using the Built-in Tutorials
I find that the best way to learn about the tools available in SolidWorks is by using them. And one way that SolidWorks helps you to do this is by including an extensive selection of tutorials on a wide range
... ContinuedRevision Clouds in SolidWorks 2013
Revision clouds is a new annotation type in SolidWorks. The main purpose for revision clouds is to allow you to call attention areas where a revision was made on a drawing. Though revision clouds are not the same as comment clouds in eDrawings, you may also want…
... ContinuedUsing SolidWorks Sub-Weldments
Something that has been confusing to students in my Weldments training classes is the proper way to create Sub-Weldments so that they retain all the work you have done creating properties for the cut-list items. As of SolidWorks 2012 this
... ContinuedJon Santacoloma Revs Judges’ Engines at the 2012 International Design Awards
Sustainable and renewable energy has become the way of the future. Before long, we may even be living in a world similar to the Jetsons (robot housemaid not included). Many car companies, such as Honda and Toyota, are developing hybrid
... ContinuedRomotive turns your iPhone into a programmable robot
(Soon to be) San Francisco-based Romotive recently announced Romo, a programmable robot that uses your iPhone or iPod Touch as its brain. Using a simple app-based interface, kids as young as eight can program Romo to perform a wide variety
... ContinuedView and Annotate SolidWorks Files Anywhere with eDrawings Viewer
Imagine this scenario: you’re working from home and a team member asks to you to review their product designed in SolidWorks. You do not have access to your work computer, which has SolidWorks, but you need to provide feedback quickly
... ContinuedBreaking a sheet metal loft so it shows bend lines
Lofted bends are great way to create specialized sheet metal parts where you need a high degree of transition from one profile to another – think square to a circle duct work. The lofted bend requires two open contour profiles
... ContinuedFree SolidWorks Certification for Subscription Service Customers
Are you looking for a way to test your skills in SolidWorks or maybe you are in the hunt for a new job and want to make yourself more marketable, then trying one of the SolidWorks Certification Exams is a
... ContinuedMoving from 2D to 3D: why haven’t you made the switch?
Over a year ago, I ran into a friend who is a mechanical designer. As a SolidWorks employee, I had to ask which CAD software he used. To my surprise, he told me that he actually still liked working with
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