Author Archives: Mike Sabocheck
SOLIDWORKS Tech Tip – Using DFMXpress
DFMXpress is the smaller brother of the full blown version DFMPro by HCL Technologies, LTD and is included in each level of SOLIDWORKS. DFM stands for Design For Manufacturability. This is a tool we can use to improve our designs
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS 2020 Assembly Envelopes
Designing in the context of an assembly or top down design is one of the great benefits of SOLIDWORKS. The designer can use components in one assembly as a reference to design a new component in another assembly. If the
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Tech Tip – Adding your Design Library to a PDM Vault
Using Off The Shelf (OTS) components in our designs is common. Whether they’re bearings, gears, motors, sensors or fasteners we gather this stuff up use it and then stash it in various places on our local hard drives. The problem
... ContinuedCreating and Using Mate References
Applying Mate References to your commonly used parts and assemblies is a great way to automatically mate them together quickly and easily. Mate References allow you to simply drag a part or sub-assembly into an assembly and have it mated
... ContinuedSmart Components
One of the great benefits of SOLIDWORKS is the way you can capture work and re-use it many times over. There’s no better way of capturing work then by creating and using Smart Components. You’re probably asking yourself what’s a
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