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How to make SOLIDWORKS Smart Components even smarter with Autosize
Author: Sanja Srzic – Javelin Technologies When SOLIDWORKS smart components with autosize option are inserted in an assembly and mated concentric, their configuration matches the diameter of the mating component based on predefined values. In this example, the bushing is a smart
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Tech Tip: Move and Copy Dimensions Between Drawing Views
Creating dimensions in drawing views can often be a time consuming process. This is especially true when there’s a lot of views included in the drawing. To make it easier to add dimensions to views, SOLIDWORKS can move or copy
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Gear Heart Tutorial – Part 3
Many of us SOLIDWORKS users would be considered “gear heads”, or high-tech enthusiasts, but some of us take our “gear headed-ness” to such a high level that our enthusiasm for all things mechanical just pours from our heart. This tutorial
... ContinuedHow to remove MOD-DIAM from your SOLIDWORKS design
The <MOD-DIAM> issue can occur if you’ve been running several versions of SOLIDWORKS alongside one another on the same machine. SOLIDWORKS routes its file locations for common items like templates and symbols to the same location for both versions of the
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Tech Tip: Utilizing Curve Driven Patterns
While some of the common patterning commands like Linear Pattern and Circular Pattern can accomplish your modeling needs, sometimes a feature needs to be patterned along a face that has a custom curvature. The Curve Driven Pattern command allows you
... ContinuedModelling a Paddle in SOLIDWORKS – Basic and Advanced Lofting
SOLIDWORKS is a powerful tool for creating parts and features with complex geometries and structures. If you know how to use it, the process to create these shapes can be quick and very effective. Stuart, one of Cadtek’s Elite Application Engineers, will
... ContinuedAutomate your file exports with SOLIDWORKS Task Scheduler
A common process is the export of your drawings to PDF files, so you can communicate these with non-CAD users. This can be a very time-consuming and boring task. SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional offers automated tasks to do this job for
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Gear Heart Tutorial – Part 2
Many of us SOLIDWORKS users would be considered “gear heads”, or high-tech enthusiasts, but some of us take our “gear headed-ness” to such a high level that our enthusiasm for all things mechanical just pours from our heart. This tutorial
... ContinuedLight up your Products with SOLIDWORKS Visualize
For this blog, we wanted to create an animation of a model surrounded by lighting rigs so that we could lights on and off at different intervals to show off different features of a product. We have used 2 really useful tools that
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