SOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Cardboard Box Tutorial
Cardboard Box: This model shows some basic sheet metal features along with some standard solid features. Sheet metal features are used so that the part can be flattened out to create a flat pattern. This model goes over some of the
... ContinuedObtaining Your Complimentary Serial Number for Visualize Standard
SOLIDWORKS Visualize Standard 2017 is fully integrated with the regular SOLIDWORKS Install and is available as part of subscription for Professional and Premium CAD users. As a result of it’s integration as part of the SOLIDWORKS install a new serial number is
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Chain Assembly Tutorial
Chain Assembly: This assembly has just three unique parts but it does provide a practical example of a chain component pattern. This chain component pattern functionality was introduced in SOLIDWORKS last year. There are three assembly configurations showing different catenary
... ContinuedApplying Linked Properties to Drawing Sheet Formats
Automation of your SOLIDWORKS drawings is one of the biggest time savers in the software. Manually entering values for model properties, such as Weight, is not only time consuming but prone to human error. This information already exists within your
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Simple Sheet Metal Part 9 Tutorial
Simple Sheet Metal Part 9: Side Flange profile sketches do not need the cross section drawn. The lines will be thickened and all the sharp edges will be turn into bends. Sheetmetal features are used so that the part can
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Salad Spinner Tutorial
Salad Spinner: This multi-body part with six solids shows how to create a simple turning mechanism with a bowl and drain basket. This model is mainly created with extrusions and revolves with some hybrid modeling included. Surface geometry is used
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Jack o’ Lantern Tutorial
Jack O’ Lantern: Happy Halloween! The fun model begins with Planes for loft profile. A circular pattern is created and the Shell Tool is used to make the model hollow. A plane tangent to the cylindrical surface and parallel to
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Yankee Screwdriver Tutorial
Yankee Screwdriver: This multi-body part is a functional piece of history originally invented in the late 1800s in New England. It is a yankee screwdriver, also called a “push screwdriver” or a spiral screwdriver. It does include many of the internal
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Staple Remover Tutorial
Staple Remover: This familiar office accessory shows a great mix of features and techniques. The multi-body part has some simple sheet metal features and introduces some of the techniques of creating mold tooling. There are also a few examples of hybrid
... ContinuedActivating and using SOLIDWORKS SimulationXpress
Activating SOLIDWORKS SimulationXpress SOLIDWORKS SimulationXpress is a basic finite element analysis (FEA) simulation tool enabling you to run basic linear static analyses of single bodied parts. SimulationXpress is included with every SOLIDWORKS Standard and Professional software package. It can be
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