Author Archives: Innova Systems
Duplicating a SOLIDWORKS Assembly Project
Something that all designers and engineers are asked is to create new work that is based, often heavily, on a previous design iteration. If you’re already using SOLIDWORKS, you’ll be well aware that there are file references between an assembly and
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS 2018: The Bounding Box tool
The Bounding Box fits a virtual cuboid over each unique (non-structural member) solid body and returns the thickness, width and length values and collates them into a description that you can display in your cut list. These values update automatically
... ContinuedThe Misaligned Mate in SOLIDWORKS 2018
The Misaligned Mate is a new mate introduced to the mating ecosystem in SOLIDWORKS 2018. In short, it’s a pair of concentric mates that have been relaxed so that the axes aren’t perfectly in line. Meaning that components that do not have identical hole centres can now be mated to one another. Take a look at this guide to discover how you can use the Misaligned Mate to your advantage…
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS 2018: 3D Sketch Mirroring
Unlike older versions of SOLIDWORKS where symmetry couldn’t be defined, the newly introduced 3D Sketch Mirroring tool in SOLIDWORKS 2018 enables you to create complex sketches very quickly and easily. To put this into context, the older way of doing things meant symmetrical shapes built
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS 2018: Touch Mode Overview
Touch controls have been introduced in SOLIDWORKS 2018 in the form of the all new ‘Touch Mode’. All you need to try these out is a touch enabled screen, Microsoft Windows 10 and a license of SOLIDWORKS 2018, so let’s give it
... ContinuedRouting Components: From Supplier to SOLIDWORKS
You’ve been tasked with laying out the piping route for your current project and the design requires a very specific valve to be included. There’s a problem though – you’re not 100% sure how to get from the suppliers’ 3D
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Solar Access Study in Action
We recently experienced a rare heat wave in the UK, with temperatures hitting above 30°C for a number of days in row (!) and, whilst we’re not ones to complain about the hot weather, it has caused a few issues
... ContinuedHow to backup SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard
Software updates, accidental deletion, hardware failures, and viruses are just a few things that can damage or completely destroy your business-critical vault data. So, it’s incredibly important to perform a SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard backup as part of a regular, structured
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Visualize: D Cube Design Ltd Q&A
SOLIDWORKS Visualize provides a suite of standalone software tools that combine industry-leading rendering capabilities with design-oriented features and workflows that enable easy and fast creation of visual content for designers, engineers, marketing, and other content creators. One such user is Josh Fear,
... ContinuedMultiple processor cores and FEA: Good or bad?
There’s a lot of information scattered around the net regarding the usefulness of multiple core processors for Finite Element Analysis (FEA) in SOLIDWORKS Simulation. So what exactly is the optimum number of cores for FEA? Good question! There are some areas
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