Assembly instructions
All Together Now with Lukas Jönsson Engineering: A Manufacturer’s One-Stop Shop
The world seems to be getting smaller and smaller these days. Tech giants like Google and Apple are constantly cranking out tools we need to access any information we could desire. Over the past decade we have experienced innovation and ingenuity
... ContinuedInteractive Assembly Instructions on the Shop Floor at Yaris Kabin
Turkey’s Yaris Kabin is a leading international tractor cabin and equipment producer. Recently, our friends at Yaris Kabin shared some great details about their unique application for SolidWorks Composer on the shop floor. Before implementing Composer, Yaris Kabin faced several challenges
... ContinuedDesigning for Precision on the Shop Floor at Wamore, Inc.
Apparently, before the idea of a “precision air drop” was invented, there was only the standard “air drop,” which was military-speak for dumping tons of supplies from an airplane and keeping your fingers crossed that at least some made it
... ContinuedSolidWorks Composer: Automating the Creation of Controls Assembly Instructions
Leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the heavy duty truck and o? -highway construction and agriculture markets rely on ARENS Controls Company LLC. for by-wire control systems, power management technologies, and innovative operator interface solutions. ARENS has extended its expertise
... ContinuedCardiovascular Systems Inc. and SolidWorks Composer
Vascular disease has become a major health problem for more than 17 million people. Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (CSI), is revolutionizing the treatment of vascular disease through the development of a disposable, diamond-coated catheter-based device. Utilizing the principle of centrifugal force,
... ContinuedThe Digger is Your Friend!
In SolidWorks Composer, the Digger is a great tool to use for highlighting various components in your assemblies. Just like a detail view, the Digger can be used to zoom in on components in relation to your entire assembly. However,
... 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
... ContinuedIntroducing The New SolidWorks Composer YouTube Channel!
SolidWorks Composer is an powerful, easy to use tool that can help you create all kinds of technical communications, assembly instructions, animations and more very quickly. To go along with all of the great features packed into SolidWorks Composer, we
... ContinuedCreate Better Assembly Instructions for Your Customers with SolidWorks Composer
Have you ever bought a piece of furniture and then had to assemble it yourself? If you have, chances are you’ve come across the hieroglyphic-esque assembly instructions that came in the box. Whether it’s the hard to understand text, or
... ContinuedCreating manufacturing jobs through innovation at Yaris
Creating jobs has been a hot topic these days in the weak global economy. Many answers are out there, but innovation is a proven engine to the economy as shown by Apple who created or supported over 500,000 jobs for U.S.
... Continued3DVIA Composer Views & 3D Interactive Animations
One thing that continues to amaze me about 3DVIA Composer is how quickly you can create 3D interactive animations that can be used for training manufacturing personnel, assembly instructions, repair/maintenance procedures, etc. It's as simple as this: Import your 3D
... ContinuedI Hate Cool Technology!!!
Yes…it's true, but more appropriately I should say that I hate cool technology that's nothing more than cool. In other words, if technology does not add value in terms of time saved, decreased costs, reduced scrap, a healthier planet or even an improved quality of life, I'm just not that interested…but I don't really hate it 😉
And this might cause a dilemma for me because 3DVIA Composer is really, really cool. But even better, 3DVIA Composer is also extremely valuable. You might remember in my last blog I said how 3DVIA Composer was so easy to use even a plastics guy could do it? Well that's still true, and one of the things I'd like to tell you about this week is how easy it is to use 3DVIA Composer to create high resolution graphics for 2D-based assembly instructions, product guides and maintenance manuals.
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