The SolidWorks Intersect tool: using intersecting surfaces to make solid bodies
The following is an example of how Intersect can help you to quickly build a part from multiple intersecting surfaces. This is a set of surface bodies that will be used to create the exterior of a new consumer product. The goal is quickly combine these surface bodies into a final solid body shape that…
... ContinuedCan spatial aptitude tests help predict your success as an engineer?
Do you enjoy taking these tests? I know I do. On reviewing results from similar types of spatial aptitude tests, the results are basically: men test better than women, and those who test well make good engineers. This may be
... ContinuedNew SolidWorks Certification Logos And Certificate Designs Available
Every few years we undergo a redesign of our logos and certificate backgrounds which is done to keep them looking fresh. This week we released the latest version of both the certification logos, and the certificate backgrounds. New logos are
... ContinuedSolidWorks Simulation Tips: Parameters and Design Studies
In my opinion, one of the most underutilized tools in SolidWorks Simulation is the Design Study. Design studies allow you to easily set up a number of ‘what if’ scenarios and run them all with the click of a button.
... ContinuedMy Perfect Electric Bicycle is a Motorcycle!
Why do I find myself underwhelmed with the offerings on the electric bicycle market? I want to feel like I’m riding a piece of modern engineering and not yesteryear’s moped. I have come to the conclusion that the factors that
... ContinuedDiscover and Fix Your Vibration Vulnerability with SolidWorks Simulation
When I go biking during the summer, I rely on the frame of my bicycle to withstand stresses such as vibration and impact. As I speed down the trail, I think about the engineers and their process of designing a
... Continued5 SolidWorks Tips You May Have Never Seen Before
Chances are if you’ve been around SolidWorks for any significant amount of time, you may have seen some of these before, but I’ll be surprised if more than a handful of seasoned SolidWorks users have seen all 5 of these
... ContinuedCreating 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…
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