Design
Transforming Toddler Tower
Struggling during quarantine? Have a toddler? Me too! This blog details the design of a multi-functional structure that helps with everything from cooking at home to school time… and folds up when you’re finished! I got the idea for this
... ContinuedDon’t Go Out on a Limb! Use SOLIDWORKS PDM Branch and Merge
Many enhancements are added each year to SOLIDWORKS PDM to increase user productivity. Sometimes, there are hidden gems that are overlooked. I am surprised that the Branch & Merge feature added a few years back has not been embraced by
... ContinuedCottage Dolls House Part 2 – Tutorial
This is Part 2 of a 3-Part SOLIDWORKS tutorial series for a Wooden Cottage Dolls House. In Part 1 we created the main Dolls House structure as a Part file. In Part 2 we will finish with the whole Dolls House as a Part file.
... ContinuedHOW EASY IS IT TO TIP FURNITURE OVER – CAN YOU TEST IT VIRTUALLY?
With SOLIDWORKS Simulation you can test the safety of furniture Lightweight furniture is easy to tip over. This can produce a safety risk at home, especially with toddlers. As a designer you have the possibility to find out what kind
... ContinuedCottage Dolls House Part 1 – Tutorial
This is Part 1 of a 3-Part SOLIDWORKS tutorial series for a Wooden Cottage Dolls House. Part 1 focuses on creating the main Dolls House structure as a Part file. The tutorial series involves creating the whole Dolls house as a part file with multiple separate parts before exporting the solid bodies as grouped or singular part files to create an assembly.
... ContinuedNew Addition to Thicken Command in SOLIDWORKS 2020: Defining Thicken Direction
SOLIDWORKS 2020 adds a very nice option to one of my favorite surface-to-solid tools, Thicken. Thicken takes a surface body (which has zero thickness) and makes it a solid (making it a volume) by specifying a thickness value and side to thicken.
... ContinuedDELIGHTING COLLECTIONS OF SOLIDWORKS USER INTERFACE- PART 2
Our previous blog explored a few interesting features of the SOLIDWORKS User Interface. In continuation, we shall move forward for still more tools to experience a rich experience. With respect to that, the first highlight is creating Folders in the
... ContinuedHow Strong is Your LEGO® Piece Really? Find Out With SOLIDWORKS Simulation
Growing up and playing with LEGO® as a budding engineer, had you ever thought about how strong your LEGO® pieces were? We shall investigate this thought using SolidWorks Simulation, an FEA module that runs natively within the SolidWorks User Interface.
... ContinuedCopy & Mate by CTRL-Drag & Drop: SOLIDWORKS Tech Tip
You may know that you can copy a component in an assembly by doing a CTRL-drag and drop. You may also know that you can create mates with the SmartMate tool by doing an ALT-drag and drop. But did you
... ContinuedReverse Engineering Police Respirator Mask Canister in SOLIDWORKS for Milwaukee Police
The Police Chief of Milwaukee put out a statement March 20th for businesses in the Milwaukee area to donate any Personal Protection Equipment (PPEs) they could due to supply shortages. MPD’s Detective Eric Draeger’s gave a call to us at GSC shortly
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