This Week in the SolidWorks User Group Network (07/08 – 07/12)
I'm in the office this week, but that changes dramatically starting with the SWUGN Summit – Denver on the 16th, and continuing on through the SWUGN Summit – Minneapolis in late August. In between, I will visit SolidWorks User Groups
... ContinuedHow to Replace the Viewport Compass with your Company Logo
Have you ever wanted to replace the boring viewport compass with something else like your company logo? First import your 3D Company logo (if you have one) into Composer and then save it as a Project (.smgXml), this will create
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tech Tip: Symmetry Fixtures on Shell Elements
If you have ever used symmetry on a surface body or solid body on which shell elements are defined, you would have had to use a special technique using an advanced fixture. The Symmetry Fixture would not work, as it
... Continued800 Miles From the Sea
It's been a terrific couple of weeks. I was fortunate to attend six SolidWorks User Group meetings, and travel around the country with Suchit Jain, VP, Strategy, User Advocacy & Community and Richard Allen, Director, Product Portfolio Management. The Brotherly
... ContinuedThis Week in the SolidWorks User Group Network
This is a holiday week here in the US, so there's only one meeting on the calendar – and it just happens to fall on our Independance Day. Western Cape SolidWorks User GroupThursday, July 4th – 6:30pm to 8:30pm User
... ContinuedExploded Views Made Easy with SolidWorks Composer
In our customer surveys, we’ve noticed the importance of creating exploded views, particularly for manufacturing assembly instructions and user manuals. For some, creating exploded views can be an extremeley tedious–and ultimately costly–process. However, Composer’s explode tools make the process of
... ContinuedThis Week in the SolidWorks User Group Network
Sorry for the late entry everyone – computer issues and travel have put me a little behind this week. And what a week it is… I'm traveling through the heartland with Rich Allen, DS SolidWorks Director of Product Portfolio Management,
... ContinuedHow to Get Speedy with SolidWorks Enterprise PDM
As summer sets in and vacation season begins, productivity and time management are two topics that cross an engineer’s mind. How much did your team get done this week? Were you able to manage your time well? Were you efficient
... ContinuedCheck out the new features available on My.SolidWorks.com!
The team behind My.SolidWorks.com has just released some new functionality for the site that makes it even easier to use and introduces even more data sources. Here’s a brief explanation of what’s new starting today. We’ve added 3DContentCentral as a
... Continued5 Steps to Create a SolidWorks Rx Capture
Ever have a problem that you wish you could show someone step-by-step occurrences but found it too cumbersome to document? You can record and capture your problem by using SolidWorks Rx. SolidWorks Rx analyzes your system, suggests possible solutions, and
... ContinuedSolidWorks Modeling Methodology: Before You Start Your Design
When we were taught SolidWorks it was in one of two ways–we were either self taught or we took a class through a local SolidWorks reseller, or maybe at a local college. In either case, when we learned SolidWorks we
... ContinuedSignatech helps give new life to Alpine racing at Le Mans
Living in France, I have always been fascinated by the yearly 24 Hours of Le Mans race, which began in 1923 and is the world’s oldest active sports car endurance race. If you are not familiar with Le Mans, teams
... ContinuedNice Design—What Does It Feel Like?
So you’ve finally got your masterpiece finished, or perhaps not so much a masterpiece, but rather the tedious design the company needed. Everything works, you’ve checked the tolerances, everything has been virtually tested, and the design is flawless. Now comes
... ContinuedImproving Tech Pubs With SolidWorks Composer: Integrating Color
So, we talk to a good number of customers about improving their internal pubs to reduce assembly errors and assembly time, and usually, the customer’s work instructions start off looking something like this: That’s the image the assembler has to
... ContinuedThis Week in the SolidWorks User Group Network (SWUGN)
I'm hitting the road this week with Suchit Jain, DS SolidWorks VP of Strategy and Community. We'll be visiting SolidWorks User Groups in the Philadelphia area. We also plan to attend the annual Atlantic Design and Manufacturing show on Wednesday.
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