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Search Less with SOLIDWORKS Shortcuts

By MLC CAD Systems December 12, 2019
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Search Less with SOLIDWORKS Shortcuts

Feel like you’re always looking for tools in SOLIDWORKS? Search less for tools in the toolbar by learning some user interface keyword shortcuts and mouse gestures.

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7 Reasons SOLIDWORKS Manage is your Best Bet for Data Management

By MLC CAD Systems September 16, 2019
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SOLIDWORKS Manage was introduced in the 2018 launch of SOLIDWORKS to fill the void between Product Data Management (PDM) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. While SOLIDWORKS Manage may not be considered a complete PLM solution, the product offers solutions

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Top Five Injection Molded Part Design Errors, the Consequences, and How to Avoid Them

By MLC CAD Systems March 17, 2019
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Top Five Injection Molded Part Design Errors, the Consequences, and How to Avoid Them

When injection molded parts have defects, it’s often the molder that takes the blame. However, the root cause of many defects is a poorly designed part. In fact, it is the part designer that has the greatest potential to improve

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SOLIDWORKS MBD 2019: Security, Sheet Metal Support, and Copy Scheme

By MLC CAD Systems November 14, 2018
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SOLIDWORKS MBD 2019: Security, Sheet Metal Support, and Copy Scheme

SOLIDWORKS Model Based Definition (MBD) 2019 introduces additional security settings for exported 3D PDF’s to protect intellectual property. MBD 2019 also now supports sheet metal parts and annotations such as bend notes and bend tables. Additional flexibility is given to

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Using SOLIDWORKS Composer with Style(s)!

By MLC CAD Systems September 11, 2018
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Using SOLIDWORKS Composer with Style(s)!

  If you are using SOLIDWORKS Composer, but have not explored the Styles function, you are working too hard! Styles in SOLIDWORKS Composer can be likened to Format Painter in Office or templates in SOLIDWORKS. Fundamentally, Styles are a set

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How to Enable the ‘Get’ Command in SOLIDWORKS PDM

By MLC CAD Systems August 9, 2018
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How to Enable the ‘Get’ Command in SOLIDWORKS PDM

Have you tried to cache an older version of a file and couldn’t find the ‘Get’ command in SOLIDWORKS PDM? It can be challenging for a PDM Admin to enable this option for a group/user after the vault is initially

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SOLIDWORKS PCB – Board Layout 101

By MLC CAD Systems June 23, 2018
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SOLIDWORKS PCB – Board Layout 101

SOLIDWORKS PCB —powered by Altium— is a new software solution focused on integrating electrical and mechanical design. SOLIDWORKS PCB enables the productivity you need to design Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) quickly along with unique collaboration between electrical and 3D mechanical design teams.

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Oh Snap! And Cursor What? – SOLIDWORKS Electrical Interface

By MLC CAD Systems May 6, 2018
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Oh Snap! And Cursor What? – SOLIDWORKS Electrical Interface

SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic is an incredibly useful tool. Seriously, if you haven’t checked it out, you should. I assume if you’re reading this it is because you’re already elbows deep in the software. If not, there’s still a lot you

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SOLIDWORKS Explorer: Managing File References in Windows

By MLC CAD Systems January 13, 2018
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SOLIDWORKS Explorer: Managing File References in Windows

When projects are created in SOLIDWORKS, the files are often saved in a convenient location, but without any defined folder structure. It is not until the project becomes extensive that users decide to go through the model files to better organize them.

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Using SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation to Simulate Aerial Fireworks Display

By MLC CAD Systems July 10, 2017
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Using SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation to Simulate Aerial Fireworks Display

In honor of America’s Independence Day, we decided to simulate an aerial fireworks display in SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation.  We wondered just how closely we could recreate the effect, and we also had a few specific questions to answer; such as

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