SOLIDWORKS 2018
SOLIDWORKS 2018: Bounding Box Function Available in Any Part
One of the tricks we previously used in SOLIDWORKS 2017 and prior was creating bounding boxes: calculations of boxes that give dimensions to contain the max volume of a box surrounding a part. People would ask how this could be
... ContinuedShowing the ‘Last Saved With’ file property in SOLIDWORKS PDM 2018
Author: Andrew Lidstone, CSWE, Javelin Technologies Previously, SOLIDWORKS introduced functionality which automatically created a file property which showed the version of SOLIDWORKS that the file was last saved with. Now with SOLIDWORKS PDM 2018, we can easily take advantage of the SOLIDWORKS
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS 2018: Making Magnetic Mates Even Snappier
Introduced in SOLIDWORKS 2017, ‘Magnetic Mates’ was arguably one of the best new features, but as the Beatles put it: “It’s getting better all the time!”. With SOLIDWORKS 2018, things are not only getting better, snapping objects together is getting
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Visualize: Creating an Animated Fly Through Video in Visualize
Occasionally when creating renderings it is helpful to combine a visual animation with your stationary rendering. In SOLIDWORKS Visualize we will use the flyover view to help emphasize certain areas of our part. Once the model has been loaded and
... ContinuedUse the ‘Exclude from Cut List’ Option to Manage SOLIDWORKS Modeled Welds
Author: Chris Briand, CSWE, Javelin Technologies One of the most common practices we run across while discussing weldment functionality with clients is the use of ‘Modeled Welds’ which are additional Solid Bodies that exist in the weldment file to represent the physical
... ContinuedUnderstanding Multibody Sheet Metal Thickness, Derived Mirror Part Thickness and the Thickness Global Variable
Before starting with the main issue of the article, let’s review how the sheet metal thickness works when dealing with multi body parts. When you create a sheet metal part, you have one Sheet-Metal feature (Part Thickness) and as many
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS 2018: Topology Study and Some Influencing Factors
In this article I would like to highlight some influencing factors when dealing with the new Topology Study in SOLIDWORKS 2018 (as part of Simulation Professional). Let’s have a look at the example of a girder loaded with a distributed
... ContinuedMisaligned Concentric Mates in SOLIDWORKS 2018
When you previously tried to mate components with two holes, and the holes are not the same distance apart, then you would end up with a mate error. Because the second hole could not be defined concentric. But now SOLIDWORKS
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS PDM Maintenance & Backup Recommendations
Author: Joe Medeiros, CSWE, Javelin Technologies For SOLIDWORKS PDM Maintenance to optimize performance and prevent data loss, it is important to perform scheduled back-up of your PDM components. Let’s first examine the components that should be backed up. These
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Manage – Advanced Project Data and Resources Management
1. What is SOLIDWORKS Manage? SOLIDWORKS Manage is an advanced product from PDM family (Product Data Management), which provides comprehensive tools to manage projects, processes and items in your Company. Flexible and expanded functionality of the SOLIDWORKS Manage allows easy
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