2021 Equations in Properties
SOLIDWORKS 2021 now includes the ability to use equations in properties. By having equations to use to calculate physical aspects of your designs will greatly enhance communications to downstream stakeholders. It will also enhance the accuracy of the annotations and
... ContinuedToy Diner Kitchen – Part 2 – Tutorial
Continue to create a Wooden Toy Diner Kitchen in part 2 of this SOLIDWORKS Tutorial. In part 1 we created the main kitchen structure. In part 2 we are finishing the model, and applying appearances and decals.
The Part, Decal and DXF files needed for this tutorial are available in the blog below.
SOLIDWORKS 2020 Electrical Terminations: Rise of the Machines
SOLIDWORKS Electrical Terminations Manager Let’s continue where we left off in our Back to the Future blog and talk about…time travel! Another well known series that sees several time jumps is the Terminator franchise! In order to understand the sequels, you need to
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Cubic Trefoil Knot
Cubic Trefoil Knot: This model demonstrates a different technique for creating a weldment without using a 3D sketch or a collection of 2D sketches. This multi-body part is called a Cubic Trefoil Knot. It is a 3D-golygon (knotted golygon). Instead
... ContinuedDolls House Furniture Part 2 – Tutorial
This is part 2 of a 2-part SOLIDWORKS tutorial for a wooden doll’s house furniture set. In part 2, see how to create some dolls house furniture pieces for the kitchen including kitchen units with functional doors, a dining table and chairs.
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Support Monthly News – November 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. Sheet metal bend/gauge table bend deduction warning message is correct By
... ContinuedAnswers to commonly asked surface and advanced modelling problems (part 3)
In this blog you will find tools to remove unwanted surfaces or a few direct editing tools. And to save your file into separated part files and assembly. To remove this part, there are multiple ways, for example, use offset
... ContinuedDolls House Furniture Part 1 – Tutorial
This is part 1 of a 2-part SOLIDWORKS tutorial for a wooden doll’s house furniture set. In part 1 of this tutorial we are going to create a dolls house furniture set for the downstairs lounge, this includes a fireplace, coffee table, sofa and plant.
... ContinuedHow to Automatically back up EVERYTHING in SOLIDWORKS Electrical using Task Scheduler
If you’ve ever taken a class in SOLIDWORKS Electrical or gone through an implementation, chances are you’ve been told to Archive Environment REGULARLY. This is your backup – your “Eek! The server crashed and we need to get everything back
... ContinuedSugar Skull Nesting Doll Tutorial
In this SOLIDWORKS tutorial we will create Sugar Skull themed nesting dolls. In this tutorial I will demonstrate the use of the scale tool to create decreasing sized dolls. The decal used in this tutorial is available to download from the blog.
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