Tips & Tricks
Transforming 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
... 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 Support Monthly News – September 2020
Hello to all, Welcome to the new edition of the SOLIDWORKS Support Monthly News! This monthly news blog is co-authored by members of the SOLIDWORKS Technical Support teams worldwide. SOLIDWORKS Tips and Tricks: Displaying file properties in drawings and parts
... 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
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