Where in the World Have You Seen a SolidWorks World Bag?
Each year, SolidWorks fans from across the globe convene in one place, for one event – SolidWorks World. In addition to the networking and learning about interesting things their peers are doing with the software, attendees look forward to the swag (stuff we all get), usually a new SolidWorks backpack. People write into SolidWorks forums asking whether they will be getting a new bag; attendees share photos on their blogs; and the Twitter feeds are full of comments about the bags floating around the event’s host city. While the SolidWorks bag might look a little different each year, it has become a recognizable symbol of SolidWorks users. It’s a way for SolidWorks users to spot each other on their way home from and long after the annual event.
SolidWorks Configuration Publisher: Taking File Configuration to the Next Level
If you have a part or assembly file and it has configurable properties SolidWorks has many possibilities to be able to create those different versions of your file. You can start simple with a few simple configurations, from there you
... ContinuedViewing options in SolidWorks: zoom to fit no more!
When using Standard Views in SolidWorks models and assembles, the resulting view of the model is normally Zoom to fit. So, if you are zoomed in on to see a particular feature of a very long part, when you change
... ContinuedThe Importance of Material Properties in Analysis with SolidWorks Simulation
Have you ever considered the importance of Material Properties to your Finite Element solution? What about the accuracy of the data provided by material vendors? As Designers and Engineers, we are used to dealing with tolerances….What will happen to the Finite Element solution if one material property varies?
... ContinuedHide vs. Suppressed in SolidWorks Assemblies
Hiding and Suppressing parts in SolidWorks assemblies can have similar looking results, but both operations behave quite differently from each other. At the time this article is written, SolidWorks 2012 has several capabilities of both Hide and Suppress, and even
... ContinuedBigger Crowds Mean Happier User Group Leaders
With more than 200 SolidWorks User Groups worldwide, it's a little hard to keep up with each and every meeting. As part of the reimbursement process, I get some attendance numbers and sometimes some venue information – useful information, but
... ContinuedCreating DXF Files In SolidWorks
3D (-1) (Exporting 2D DXF files) We design in a 3D world, but many parts are manufactured from flat sheet. The flat pattern of a sheet metal part and flat plates used in weldments are examples. Laser and waterjet cutters
... ContinuedTop Five Return on Investment Areas for EPDM
If you’re reading this post, you’ve likely wondered at some point about how you can help rationalize what may be perceived by some as “intangible” – the return on your investment for implementing a data management solution. Many of our
... ContinuedA SolidWorks User Group Meeting Without SolidWorks?
I can’t recall a SolidWorks User Group meeting that I’ve attended without a single launch of SolidWorks, so last night’s North Texas SolidWorks User Group meeting was a little different. That’s not to say it wasn’t a good meeting, in
... ContinuedAn engineer—and SOLIDWORKS Plastics—on the beach
A couple of weeks ago I spent a very pleasant week down in Fort Lauderdale, and while enjoying a drink with far too many bits of fruit and umbrellas for me to be completely comfortable, I found myself looking over
... ContinuedStudents get a career advantage with the new SolidWorks Education Edition for 2012-2013
It's that time of year. The weather is getting warmer, the trees are green again, and we're announcing the newest version of our SolidWorks Education Edition for the 2012-2013 calendar year. The new Education Edition is based on SolidWorks Premium
... ContinuedDirect Editing in SolidWorks with the Move Face command
Sometimes we need to make a simple adjustment on an imported part. Perhaps, for example, we need to change the diameter of a hole. The current diameter of 3.52mm needs to become 3.72mm; also, the hole has draft that needs
... ContinuedSolidWorks Partner Profile: SigmaTEK Systems
1. Tell us about SigmaTEK. What do you do? SigmaTEK Systems LLC was founded in 1993, and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, with an extensive global support network throughout North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa. SigmaTEK is
... ContinuedSimulating The Repair Of Sports Injuries with SolidWorks Simulation
We're all used to hearing about footballers and other professional athletes damaging their cruciate ligament or suffering some other tendon injury. I remember being told once that they can repair this by cutting away more of the damaged tendon, and
... ContinuedYou Asked. We Answered. Introducing eDrawings for iPad.
You’re constantly on the go, and the process of making sure you and your customers can understand and see what’s happening with a project hasn’t always been easy–up until now. In an effort to give you what you need, when/where
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