SOLIDWORKS 2020
SOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Chandelier
Chandelier: If you like bling and contemporary decorating you will enjoy this pendent. In this part, modeled in SOLIDWORKS 2020, a helical wrapped oval shape is created by hot dog shaped links. The external shape is created using an oval and
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS 2020 User Interface Improvements
With the release of SOLIDWORKS 2020, it has brought some radical and exciting improvements to the user interface and as we learn in this blog, a few of these changes were brought in as a surprise. Let’s take a closer
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Candlestick Phone
Candlestick Phone: This model is a multi-body part that uses Sketch Pictures to help guide the creation of several revolved and extruded features. The techniques shown here are the same that can be used to create 3D geometry from a
... ContinuedChanges in SOLIDWORKS 2020 SP3
SOLIDWORKS service pack releases contain critical fixes and enhancements to deliver a better user experience. You may not immediately be aware of subtle changes so we’ve listed some of our favourites here: User Interface Help Menu Some of you
... 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
... ContinuedGreat SOLIDWORKS evaluation tools for 3D printing
SOLIDWORKS is one of the best CAD software programs for designing 3D printed models, not just because of its convenience and parametric modeling, but also its support of a variety of evaluation tools assisting the 3D printing process. 1、Print3D Print3D
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The Magic of a Reflection
This is a two-part blog that investigates the power of SOLIDWORKS and SOLIDWORKS Visualize to accurately model and render illusions created by mirrors. In the first part we will create the illusion of disappearance and in the second part we
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS 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
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