Romotive 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
... ContinuedQ&A: Keeping up with the U.S. Department of Defense Design Requirements
The United States Department of Defense (DoD) has implemented a standard practice called MIL-STD-31000, that requires proper technical documentation to build, repair and maintain critical tools and equipment. I spoke with Rich Eckenrode, president of RECON Services Incorporated, Ed Miller,
... 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
... ContinuedReplicating History: Teversham Engineering’s Project to Rebuild the First Computer
Today’s computers are lightning fast – they can enable you to do anything from communicating with your team remotely to performing complex calculations to improve your designs. Since its invention, the computer has helped scientists solve complex problems. Teversham Engineering
... ContinuedThe Magic 8-Ball in SolidWorks
After hearing on the radio the other morning that economists are again predicting a recession, I decided that in an effort to save money, I would make my own economist. For those of you unfamiliar with a magic 8-ball, it
... ContinuedIntroducing My.SolidWorks
Around the world, there’s a never-ending drive for increased productivity. For design teams, this means constant pressure to create more and better designs in less time. This isn’t news, of course–it’s the reason SolidWorks was created, and it’s why we
... ContinuedNew in SolidWorks 2013: Change Your Life with Search Options
One of the great things about SolidWorks is that each new release is chock full of new functionality and improvements. The challenge of knowing where the settings are located that govern the behavior of all that functionality, unfortunately, becomes larger
... ContinuedStripping a Coated/Plated Part in SolidWorks
In response to a comment from a past Coating/Plating Parts blog article, here is a simple technique for removing a few thousands of an inch from a finished part to simulate the stripping of a finish. The task is very similar to adding a finish to the part, except in reverse. The tools will be the same as the method Jason shared, only used a bit differently. The tricky thing about stripping the part is ensuring that you leave any non-finished faces, such as reamed or threaded holes, at their final size.
Please read through the steps below and watch the video for step-by-step instructions.
... ContinuedSolidWorks Simulation Time Saver: Sub Modeling
Submodeling transfers the displacements from a global model to the border of selected submodel bodies. This is available for linear or nonlinear static studies.
... ContinuedSetting the record straight on the future of SolidWorks Mechanical CAD
At SolidWorks World 2013, we announced that we planned to bring a new product, called SolidWorks Mechanical Conceptual, to market later this year. SolidWorks Mechanical Conceptual will be a new tool for conceptual mechanical design that is complementary to the
... ContinuedHow do I learn how to use SolidWorks?
Here at SolidWorks we often get asked the same question: “Where can I find materials to help me learn how to use SolidWorks?” Well, we have many resources for SolidWorks users of all levels to check out. If you’re a
... ContinuedForget the Cavity search–use the Intersect command for filled volume (SolidWorks 2013)
The Intersect tool in SolidWorks 2013 is very powerful with many different uses. In the following exercise, we’ll use Intersect to quickly create a filled volume from negative space in order to determine the amount of liquid in a bottle.
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