Good Vibrations: Reverse Engineering A Vintage Turntable Foot
Most audiophiles say that there is something warmer, richer, and better to the sound a vinyl record reproduces, especially compared to modern digital media. Not having listened to an album since I was young, I figured it was time to
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Tech Tip: 3D Drawing View Mode
Creating and presenting drawings for parts and assemblies is an important step in any design process. In some cases, it may be made difficult to see specific areas of the model in that drawing view. This typically results from the
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Visualize Service Pack 2 is Here!
SOLIDWORKS Visualize is the fastest, most accurate and easiest to use rendering tool in the world. If SOLIDWORKS made rendering tools… oh wait we do! When SOLIDWORKS Visualize was brought out just over a year ago, we were amazed by how it took
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis Tutorial – Part 2
On May 20th and 21st, 1927 Charles Lindbergh, aka “Lucky Lindy”, made history by completing the first solo, nonstop, transatlantic flight; piloting his monoplane, the Spirit of St. Louis, from Long Island, New York to Paris, France. To celebrate the
... ContinuedMake It Move with SOLIDWORKS Part 3 – Motion Simulation
This is the final installment of the Make It Move with SOLIDWORKS series where we cover the last technique for making things move, Motion Simulation. Motion Simulation is the most powerful and detailed method of making your designs move in
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation – Ski Jumping
Let’s find out the optimal forward lean angle for a Ski jumper in SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation to help him get the longest jump in his life! In this article we will try to determine the value of a lift force
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis Tutorial – Part 1
On May 20th and 21st, 1927 Charles Lindbergh, aka “Lucky Lindy”, made history by completing the first solo, nonstop, transatlantic flight; piloting his monoplane, the Spirit of St. Louis, from Long Island, New York to Paris, France. To celebrate the
... Continued3D Interconnect – Say Adiós, Au Revoir and Goodbye to inter-CAD language barriers!
In this blog we are going to explore the bi-lingual capabilities of SOLIDWORKS 2017 through the powerful 3D Interconnect functionality. But first, let’s be clear about what we are talking about here, a quick google definition will help. “A device
... Continued15 Quick Steps to Setup a Design Library Feature
Are you finding yourself generating the same feature every time you create a new part? Would you like an easy way to stamp your company logo into your products? Then the SOLIDWORKS Library Feature is meant for you! Library features allow
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS: Bring Your Drawings to Life!
It’s easy to understand the range of motion of an assembly when you’re working with a 3D model. But how can one communicate this effectively in a 2D drawing environment? Well, the Alternate Position View makes quick work of this
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