SOLIDWORKS 2014
New in SolidWorks 2014: Residual Stress Analysis with SolidWorks Simulation and SolidWorks Plastics
In SolidWorks 2014, you can accurately analyze stress in injection-molded plastic parts under other structural loads, accounting for in-mold stresses and temperature changes. You can also account for the residual stress from injection molding, show part deformation from cooling to
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In SolidWorks 2014 you can quickly extract and gather bolt and fastener information from SolidWorks Toolbox to use in SolidWorks Simulation studies. This new feature leverages library fastener attributes for structural simulation and concurrent engineering, helping you save significant time
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SolidWorks 2014 helps you build assemblies faster and with more automation using mating intelligence. Now, SolidWorks automatically determines proper mates that will not over-constrain your parts, based on the geometry and existing constraints on the bodies. This avoids overconstraining parts
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In SolidWorks 2014, you can set a dimension to fix the length of a spline. You can reference this dimension in custom properties, configurations, equations, and tables, including design tables and BOMs. Previously, you could not dimension splines to a
... ContinuedNew in SolidWorks 2014: Selective Part Section View in Assemblies
SolidWorks 2014 gives you the ability to select the components you want to include (or exclude) when creating a section view, and quickly develop multiple ways to investigate assemblies. This lets you do faster sectioning with greater flexibility. You can
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SolidWorks 2014 includes the ability to naturally visualize all contacts and connections defined in a SolidWorks Simulation analysis to clearly understand contact relations between the different components of an assembly. This helps give you a clear understanding of what contacts
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SolidWorks 2014 includes a really interesting new feature that allows you to set a defined date, time, and geographic location to create high-fidelity renderings that accurately simulate lighting from the sun. You can easily account for real-world shadow and light
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SolidWorks 2014 introduces a new capability that anyone who makes complex shapes will appreciate. The new Conic Fillet function lets you control the shape and size of each fillet to create smoother, more beautiful blends and fillets. This gives you
... ContinuedNew in SolidWorks 2014: Slot Hole Wizard
In SolidWorks 2014, you can define a slot just like you would a hole, and detail your design faster and with less error. SolidWorks 2014 lets you automatically generate a slot based on fastener/hardware size, and limit range of fasteners/hardware
... ContinuedReThink Robotics, Formlabs, and Knapheide Manufacturing Corporation Push Design Limits at SolidWorks 2014 Press Event
My favorite time of year at SolidWorks is right around the product launch because I get to work closely with our customers and learn about all of the innovative ways that they are using our products throughout the design process
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SolidWorks 2014 includes some great updates to the Costing features introduced a few years ago. Now you can quickly calculate machining costs for a part—without having to set up templates. A simple one-click method extracts a rough cost estimate, and
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SolidWorks 2014 adds some great new features to Assemblies. Now, you can add rotation to components so you can communicate product assembly processes clearly on drawings and in animations. This gives you more flexibility over part orientation in exploded views,
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SolidWorks 2014 introduces the ability to replace one sketch entity with another while keeping feature history and referencing the replaced part—even deep within the Feature History Tree. The Replace Sketch Entity command lets you replace one sketch entity with another
... ContinuedGetting ready for SolidWorks 2014
With the new release of SolidWorks 2014 so close, it may be time to start planning your upgrade to the new version of SolidWorks. As a support technician, at this time of year I receive a lot of questions about
... ContinuedNew in SolidWorks 2014: Style Spline
One of the most anticipated new features in SolidWorks 2014 is the style spline. With more precise control over spline shape, curvature, and style characteristics, you can spend more time refining your design instead of measuring and adjusting geometry. The
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