Author Archives: CAD2M
Speed up Large Assemblies with Display States
Working with large assemblies can be a challenge in SOLIDWORKS. Time consuming rebuild times, being patient while the assembly is opening/saving or delayed response during rotating/zooming the assembly. It are just a couple of symptoms which can occur during large
... ContinuedThe fastest way to add Smart Dimensions in SOLIDWORKS
One thing SOLIDWORKS users use every day is the Smart Dimension tool during sketching. Beginners often start the command by selecting it at the Sketch toolbar of the CommandManager. But this needs quite some mouse travel to select it. So
... ContinuedOrganize Your Bill of Materials in SOLIDWORKS Like a Pro!
Quite often I see SOLIDWORKS users struggle with the display of parts and subassemblies in a bill of materials (BOM). A common way is hiding the unwanted rows in a BOM, but this can lead to a lot of manual
... ContinuedMisaligned Concentric Mates in SOLIDWORKS 2018
When you previously tried to mate components with two holes, and the holes are not the same distance apart, then you would end up with a mate error. Because the second hole could not be defined concentric. But now SOLIDWORKS
... ContinuedAssembly Performance Evaluation in SOLIDWORKS 2018
One item that is always high on the priority list of development is assembly performance. Every SOLIDWORKS release we see new functionality coming available, like Large Design Review and SpeedPak in the past. But not everything can be solved with
... ContinuedGet the most out of Magnetic Mates in SOLIDWORKS 2018!
In many examples, the Magnetic Mates functionality in SOLIDWORKS is used for conveyor assemblies. But in this tech blog I want to show you more capabilities of this great feature, together with a new SOLIDWORKS 2018 functionality. Let’s take a
... ContinuedBuild Sheet Metal Assemblies the Easy Way!
Most of the times a sheet metal product does not consist of just one folded sheet. Due to its size or complexity it has to be divided into multiple sheets, which are then bolted or welded. A common way of
... ContinuedBecome a SOLIDWORKS Master with the Master Model Technique
There are many ways to create your parts and assemblies in SOLIDWORKS. A common way is the so called “Bottom-Up” assembly method, where assemblies are created by adding existing parts in an assembly. Another approach is the “Top-Down” assembly method,
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Hidden Gem: The Delete Face Tool
SOLIDWORKS contains a lot of features, but most users only use a small selection of them. In this tech blog I want to reveal a feature, which is relatively unknown to many users, but yet very powerful: Delete Face. It
... ContinuedCreate Your Own Customized Color Swatch in SOLIDWORKS
When you add colors to your SOLIDWORKS files, you can select colors from a standard color palette like this one: But quite often users want to add their own custom colors. This could be company specific colors or colors based
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