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Taking to the Woods with a SOLIDWORKS-Designed Ultralight Tent
Warning: DO NOT TAKE UNTESTED GEAR INTO THE WOODS. Especially if said gear would be essential to survival in a worst-case scenario. With that preface, here we go… Living in Greenville, SC, Pisgah National Forest is an outdoors enthusiast’s playground
... ContinuedWhy you should use the defeature tool in SOLIDWORKS 2019
Fully detailed models have their benefits such as accurate BOMs, machining instructions, precise simulations, and true to life renders. As great as fully featured models and assemblies are, in some scenarios a defeatured version has benefits of it’s own. For
... ContinuedBenefits of the Structure System Tool in SOLIDWORKS 2019
Application Engineer; Colin Murphy, highlights the new enhancement “Structure System” in SOLIDWORKS 2019! Learn how this new tool can save you time and clean up your feature tree! What are the benefits of Structure System? Creating structures using the conventional
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Tech Tip – Adding Realistic Depth of Field
Learn how to add realistic depth of field to your images and then how to animate this effect in Visualize Professional.
... ContinuedThe Speed Shop-Concept Handlebars for a Classic Track Bike
As someone who has a need for speed in the two-wheeled self-propelled category, I enjoy playing around with bike concepts. The off-season generally provides time and open space for this, and this last one was no different. The target bike?
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Design Binder : Smart way to store intellectual data to your Parts and Assemblies
Creating, Storing and Re-using our intellectual design documents can be challenging at times. DFMEA document – a repository for Design Knowledge and Considerations – should always be made available with the Design data with appropriate security and control. Design binder
... ContinuedBounding Box for Assembly in SOLIDWORKS 2019
As of SOLIDWORKS 2018, we are able to calculate bounding box for Parts only. But from SOLIDWORKS 2019 onwards Bounding box can also calculate for Assembly and Sub Assembly. This new feature tool will be more helpful to evaluate the
... ContinuedHow to Activate DriveWorksXpress in SOLIDWORKS – The time saving Design Automation tool inside SOLIDWORKS
To start automating your designs, follow these quick and easy steps to activate DriveWorksXpress inside SOLIDWORKS. Step 1: Open SOLIDWORKS Step 2: Go to Tools, Xpress Products, DriveWorksXpress Step 3: Click on the link for My.SolidWorks.com/Xpress to get your free activation
... ContinuedLarge Design Review for Large Design Changes: Planning our New Training Room in SOLIDWORKS
If you’ve been around the SOLIDWORKS community at all, you know that not only is SOLIDWORKS 2019 out, but it came with some game changing features! One of my favorites is the new enhancements in Large Design Review (LDR). The
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