Tips & Tricks
Don’t Forget Your Glass
The SOLIDWORKS Plastics database gives you several options to control the percentage of glass added. Having both standard databases with glass already added to several materials, you can also change that amount if needed or suggested by the manufacturer.
... ContinuedHow to Model: Self-Packing Scutoid in SOLIDWORKS
Some exciting news has broken out in the scientific and mathematical community. In July 2018, a paper was published by P Gómez-Gálvez: Scutoids are a geometrical solution to three-dimensional packing of epithelia. So the first question you may have is:
... ContinuedYour Part is Shrinking
SOLIDWORKS Plastics gives the ability to select different manufacturers of plastics and different grades of the material in the class used. SOLIDWORKS Plastics also allows the creation of custom materials.
... ContinuedFrom Napkin Sketch to Reality Overnight
See how a simple napkin sketch is converted into a 3D design and then printed out all in a nights work.
... ContinuedHow Often Should I Upgrade My SOLIDWORKS Workstation?
I get asked frequently about hardware in regards to SOLIDWORKS. Sometimes it’s people getting ready to buy their first license and asking about, “What would a good computer be for me to run it on?” Sometimes it’s a big engineering
... ContinuedWhat IS the Best CPU for SOLIDWORKS?
There seems to be a fair amount of confusion about the best computer CPUs for SOLIDWORKS performance. Over the past several months, I’ve seen blogs, forum posts, and presentations that skirt around the subject, with nebulous statements, and in some
... ContinuedPREPARING A SOLIDWORKS MODEL FOR 3D PRINTING
Learn How to Optimize Your Design in SOLIDWORKS to Prepare It for 3D Printing In today’s age of 3D printing, once-inconceivable manufacturing projects can now be brought to life right from your desktop. But whether you’re using a desktop-sized Markforged
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS 2018: Making Magnetic Mates Even Snappier
What is Magnetic Mates? 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
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