Author Archives: CAPINC
SOLIDWORKS Add-In Basics For Stepping From Workgroup PDM To PDM
With the retirement of Workgroup PDM (WPDM) on the horizon, many sites have already made the transition from WPDM to SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional or PDM Standard. After the dust has cleared, and the users sit down to work what should
... ContinuedFasteners In FEA Dynamics Simulation
How can you best simulate the dynamics response of a structure with a large number of screws or bolted connections? It is often prohibitively expensive to represent all the hardware, and at the highest level of fidelity, both in terms
... ContinuedTop Four Mistakes Made Interpreting Analysis Results
The most important part of an analysis is the interpretation of results, also called post-processing. Too much focus is often put on problem setup and solution – load magnitudes and directions, mesh particulars, solver choices, material properties – but all
... ContinuedThe New Blended Curvature-Based Meshing Algorithm
We all know running a successful analysis using SOLIDWORKS Simulation requires a good mesh of our geometry. As far as generating a mesh is concerned, the SOLIDWORKS meshing command has traditionally offered us two options: the Standard mesh and the
... Continued5 Things To Check If Your Simulation Results Are Wrong
“Garbage in, gospel out.” A slightly different take on the old adage, this is many people’s perspective on analysis results. But us engineers know better, right? Simulation results are generally only as good as the inputs to the problem. Or at
... ContinuedSimulating Internal Gas Assist Using SOLIDWORKS Plastics
If you have worked around the injection molding industry long enough, you have probably heard about the process of using gas to fill and pack-out thick-walled plastic parts (also known as internal gas assist injection molding). If you haven’t, you
... ContinuedEasy Data Migration Using The New 2016 SOLIDWORKS PDM Set Revision Command
One of the more challenging parts of implementing a PDM System can be the introduction of legacy files into the Vault. Mapping revision properties that exist within SOLIDWORKS files to match the revisions within PDM has traditionally meant the use of
... ContinuedA Complete Guide To Getting Your SOLIDWORKS Users Ready For 2016
At this point in the year, many people have forgotten all about their New Year’s resolutions but that doesn’t mean it’s too late to get organized! There’s still time to make 2016 your users best SOLIDWORKS year ever. Below is
... ContinuedAll You Need To Know About SOLIDWORKS Visualize
SOLIDWORKS Visualize is finally here and I can’t wait to tell you about it! For those who don’t know, SOLIDWORKS Visualize (formerly known as Bunkspeed) is a standalone software tool that provides industry-leading rendering capabilities. I had personally been awaiting
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Industrial Design: Is It Right for You?
SOLIDWORKS Industrial Design has been garnering a lot of industry buzz since it was first teased almost two years ago at SOLIDWORKS 2014. In the months since, we’ve had a lot of questions from our customers about what the product really
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