Author Archives: 3DVision Technologies
Good Vibrations: Reverse Engineering A Vintage Turntable Foot
Most audiophiles say that there is something warmer, richer, and better to the sound a vinyl record reproduces, especially compared to modern digital media. Not having listened to an album since I was young, I figured it was time to
... ContinuedThe Secret Enhancements to SOLIDWORKS Electrical
Every year SOLIDWORKS makes enhancements to the software, much of it based on user feedback. They publish a “What’s New” document so that you can browse through and read about the hundreds of improvements that they made. There are improvements
... ContinuedRevision Control in SOLIDWORKS Electrical
A lot of people want to know if they can use SOLIDWORKS PDM to manage revisions in SOLIDWORKS Electrical. There are a couple ways that you can manage your electrical data in PDM. The most common methods are to check-in the
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS 2016 Model Based Definition Enhancements
SOLIDWORKS Model Based Definition was a great tool when it was introduced all the way back in 2015. It is SOLIDWORKS solution to drawing-less manufacturing. Even in its short life so far, there have been a lot of enhancements added
... ContinuedDecals, Decals, Decals! – How to add decals with SOLIDWORKS Visualize
For those of you following along, my last few posts have been centered around SOLIDWORKS Visualize. I’ve previously covered a basic intro to Visualize, when to use Visualize and when to use PhotoView 360, and Visualize Appearances. For this post
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Xpress tools, FloXpress
How often do you take advantage of the Xpress tools in SOLIDWORKS? Maybe the better question is do you know about the Xpress tools in SOLIDWORKS? If you’re not familiar with them, they are SimulationXpress, FloXpress and DriveWorksXpress. Each of
... ContinuedThe Power of RELOAD
The RELOAD command in SOLIDWORKS is a very underused (or maybe misunderstood) command. Let’s take a look at the correct way to use it… If you have an assembly (or drawing) open and you want to make a change to an
... ContinuedNominal Wall Thickness Inside Plastics Simulation
Wall Thickness Wall thickness is a major concern when designing a plastic part. During the injection of the mold the melted plastic flow front will always move in the direction of least resistance. You can think of this similar to
... ContinuedCreating SOLIDWORKS Library Features From Scratch
6 Easy Steps to Create SOLIDWORKS Library Features From Scratch Creating Library Features from scratch is a VERY valuable technique to know. It can save you tons of time when you have “common features” that you want to reuse over
... ContinuedMultiple Languages in Enterprise PDM Data Cards
Recently, I wrote a blog post, giving some ideas on supporting multiple languages in Enterprise PDM. While writing that blog, I determined there are two ways you can “filter” your data cards so users only see their native language. Method
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