Author Archives: SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Spring Dog
Spring Dog: New to SOLIDWORKS 2020 is a unique component that acts “flexible” in an assembly and each instance of the component can take on a different shape. Think of a flexible hose, cable, or spring that the same flexible
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Tech Tip – How a CG Artist Uses Visualize and Photoshop
Learn how a CG artist uses Visualize and Photoshop to produce marketing-ready images.
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Keg
This is a wooden beer keg complete with staves, heads, hoops, bung holes and a spigot. The Intersect command is used to help create the barrel shaped using surfaces as the cutting tool. This part implements the use of shared sketches
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Tech Tip – The Formation Tool
Learn how to use the Formation Tool to rapidly arrange several models in a single Visualize project.
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Variable Pattern Rocky Lighthouse
Variable Pattern Rocky Lighthouse: This model is intended to demonstrate the power of the Variable Pattern feature. A rocky landscape is created by patterning a Rock feature. By utilizing Variable Pattern, the dimensions within the Rock sketch are driven by
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Tech Tip – Sunlight Environments Part 1
Learn how to use the Sunlight Environment and set up your scene using this photorealistic lighting tool.
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Wooden Truck
Wooden Truck: This is a simple wooden toy truck utilizing lots of shared contour sketches with extrudes and revolves. “Offset” from Sketch Plane and the “Vertex” offset are used to create multiple pieces by reusing multi-contour sketches. Shared sketches for
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Zipper
Zipper: This is a model of an Insertion Type Zipper, It contains lots of precise shapes and intricate bodies related to the zipper slider. Learn more about the inner workings of a zipper. See inside the slider, what happens inside
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: 3D Textures
3D Textures: This model is intended to demonstrate the power of 3D Textures. Five examples are provided. Tire Tread, Coin, Fish Scales, Tree Bark and Moon Craters. Each example has its own unique Appearance attached to it in the
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Quick Tips – Turntable Animation
Learn how to use the Turntable Animation for quick 360 spins of your model.
... Continued