Tips & Tricks
Improving Performance of Large Assemblies
Large Design Review (LDR) and Lightweight (LW) are great ways of loading your assemblies into session very quickly. However I still come across a lot of customers that prefer to load in fully resolved. Even if you use the tools
... ContinuedDesign scenarios for fluid flow in SolidWorks Flow Simulation
A known value of CAD integrated simulation is to run “what if” scenarios as early as possible to find the best design and/or the design which fits your criteria. In SolidWorks Simulation, our users know well the tool called “Design
... 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.
... ContinuedLooking for tricks and tips? Check out the SolidWorks Tech blog!
Over the past year, the amount of technical posts we’ve been able to offer has grown by leaps and bounds. Much of that has to do with the growing number of contributors from the SolidWorks reseller channel. Some of it
... ContinuedSolidWorks Drawing Tip: Convert View to Sketch
I’ve been asked a couple of times if there was an easy way to tweak, change, or ‘fudge’ a drawing view. Some people want to change a line style, some may want to change a thickness, and some may just
... ContinuedWorking with Multibodies in SolidWorks
SolidWorks have always been a leader when it comes to multibody modelling- since its introduction in SolidWorks 2003 developers have continued to strive and improve the way that we can work with them- so much so that multibody modelling rivals assembly modelling
... ContinuedSolidWorks Modeling Methodology: Part 3
In my previous articles we started with the different items we need to consider before we start building our model such as the Manufacturing, Features, Assemblies and Drawings. For the second article we explored the first few features of our
... ContinuedSolidWorks Simulation: How to Get the Angle of Displacement
A common question we often get regarding post processing of a SolidWorks Simulation study is: Does SolidWorks Simulation have a way of displaying displacement plots as angles of displacement in the case of a torsional load? SolidWorks currently does not
... ContinuedSolidWorks Toolbox Browser: Adding Property Values with the Help of Excel
The SolidWorks Toolbox Browser is one of the most used add-ins by SolidWorks users, and supports international standards, including: ANSI and ISO. You can use the Toolbox Browser directly from the Toolbox Design Library task pane, in order to access
... ContinuedTractor Trailer Aerodynamics in SolidWorks Flow Simulation
As time progresses and fuel prices increase, you might have noticed some changes to the tractor trailers you see on the highway. Fairings on tractors have been common for quite a while; however, side skirts and extended “tails” on the
... ContinuedIf a picture tells a thousand words, an animation tells a million!
Recently, I had a discussion with several SolidWorks users about unique ways of exploring and showcasing SolidWorks models, and noticed a common hesitancy when the conversation turned to using animations. To my amazement, this hesitancy came from premonitions that creating
... ContinuedSolidWorks Modeling Methodology – Part 2
In my previous article we talked about all of the items we need to consider; Manufacturing, Features, Assemblies and Drawings. For our part that we are going to design we had some knowledge of the Manufacturing and Features of the
... ContinuedStandard Views without Zoom-to-fit
When using standard views in SolidWorks from the Orientation dialog via SPACEBAR, the resulting view of the model is normally Zoom to fit. This is regardless to the zoom level of the current view. So, if I’m zoomed in to
... ContinuedLarge Assemblies Made Easy with SolidWorks
Imagine this scenario: your manager has tasked you with a project to create a complex 3D model of your company’s product consisting of a variety of components, but you don’t have a tool that’s powerful enough to easily handle a
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