Tips & Tricks
Cottage Dolls House Part 3 – Tutorial
This is Part 3 of a 3-Part SOLIDWORKS tutorial series for a Wooden Cottage Dolls House. In this final part of the Dolls House tutorial, we are exporting out the solid bodies as parts to create an assembly.
... ContinuedHow to Bring Complex Designs to Life in SOLIDWORKS CAM
Hi. I’m Mike Dady, Application Engineer for Alignex. A few months ago, I was having dinner at a friends’ house when I was given a wine glass that piqued my SOLIDWORKS interest. The glass had a set of spiral grooves
... ContinuedMake your Design ‘Flex’ in SOLIDWORKS
Have you ever encountered a situation that you cannot create your desired model shape? If yes, you must learn to use this feature – flex. This feature is easy to use and can help you to create complicated geometry quickly.
... ContinuedTransforming 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
... ContinuedCreating a Custom Tool within SOLIDWORKS CAM
Learn how to create a custom tool within either SOLIDWORKS CAM or CAMWORKS. You’ll start with a SOLIDWORKS part with a single revolve feature. Some notes about the sketch used to create this feature: The sketch must be on the
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Don’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
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS 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
... ContinuedCreate Your Own Flexible Component (Intro.)
[A New Balloon Air Pump Design] “Flexible Component” is one of the new features in SOLIDWORKS 2020. You can define part component as flexible to drive the geometry of flexible components by the assembly geometry. That’s means it works only
... ContinuedMaking SOLIDWORKS Feel Like Home – Customizing the UI
When you go home at the end of the day, I am sure your house is laid out just the way you like it, making it easy to get around. Why not layout SOLIDWORKS in the same way, making all
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