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SOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Bowling Pin Tutorial
Bowling Pin: This model shows how to use split line curves. It also has newer SOLIDWORKS functionality using circular profile sweeps. The circular profile sweep eliminates the need for an additional sketch with a circle on it to create the
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Harry Potter’s Golden Snitch Tutorial – Part 2
It’s safe to say that Quidditch is Harry Potter’s favorite wizarding pastime. As Hagrid would say, a wizard’s passion for Quidditch is the equivalent to a muggle’s passion for football. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the first publication
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Harry Potter’s Golden Snitch Tutorial – Part 1
It’s safe to say that Quidditch is Harry Potter’s favorite wizarding pastime. As Hagrid would say, a wizard’s passion for Quidditch is the equivalent to a muggle’s passion for football. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the first publication
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Wonder Woman Tutorial Series – Part 1
Welcome to our mini-series where we are honoring The Amazon Princess, Wonder Woman, by modeling her iconic invisible jet in SOLIDWORKS! … On second thought, maybe we should provide you a series on how to model something a little more…tangible.
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Tech Tip: Compare Documents Command
Often times parts vary slightly in design, which can result in different geometry. The Compare Documents command is used to compare the document properties, the features used, the geometry itself, or a bill of materials between two documents in SOLIDWORKS.
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Time-Lapse Tutorial: Useless Box
Looking for the perfect gift but don’t want to buy anything new? In this guide we will show you how we took an old useless box and use SOLIDWORKS and 3D printing and turned it into something new. Now this
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis Tutorial – Part 5
On May 20th and 21st, 1927 Charles Lindbergh, aka “Lucky Lindy”, made history by completing the first solo, nonstop, transatlantic flight; piloting his monoplane, the Spirit of St. Louis, from Long Island, New York to Paris, France. To celebrate the
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis Tutorial – Part 4
On May 20th and 21st, 1927 Charles Lindbergh, aka “Lucky Lindy”, made history by completing the first solo, nonstop, transatlantic flight; piloting his monoplane, the Spirit of St. Louis, from Long Island, New York to Paris, France. To celebrate the
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis Tutorial – Part 3
On May 20th and 21st, 1927 Charles Lindbergh, aka “Lucky Lindy”, made history by completing the first solo, nonstop, transatlantic flight; piloting his monoplane, the Spirit of St. Louis, from Long Island, New York to Paris, France. To celebrate the
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Tech Tip: 3D Drawing View Mode
Creating and presenting drawings for parts and assemblies is an important step in any design process. In some cases, it may be made difficult to see specific areas of the model in that drawing view. This typically results from the
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