Creating a colour Layered DXF/DWG export – SW Map File
Laser cutters on the market can automaticity recognize colour layers from DXF files. Based on the colour in the DXF file the machine makes an engraving or cuts the geometry. With a conventional DXF export you would need edit the
... ContinuedThe Speed Shop – Dropouts for the Race Bike
For the upcoming cyclocross (a cycling discipline) race season, I wanted a new bike. I found a great deal on one, but needed to modify it for my “needs.” In particular, I needed a new set of dropouts. What is
... ContinuedGot Legacy ACADE Symbols?? Here’s some tips to make the Import process go smooth and easy.
September Tech Blog Post – Importing AutoCAD Electrical symbols into Solidworks Electrical
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Have you ever been so careful with typing in numbers, colors and voltages for each line you drew that you wished a program could automate this error-prone process somehow? Or… sometimes an additional sensor was added to the design, now you have
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SOLIDWORKS Composer Using Markers and Milestones
Markers and Milestones SOLIDWORKS Composer has some great tools to help create animations among which are Markers and Milestones. These two tools allow you to flag significant points on the timeline in your animations. Markers and/or milestones can be used
... ContinuedDon’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:
... ContinuedReal Applications for Sketch Picture
SOLIDWORKS is full of awesome little tools that enable us to create…well, almost anything. Too often, I find myself discussing these features with clients and usually ending the sentence with ”….too bad you’ll never use it”. So, I thought I
... ContinuedUsing SOLIDWORKS Composer with Style(s)!
If you are using SOLIDWORKS Composer, but have not explored the Styles function, you are working too hard! Styles in SOLIDWORKS Composer can be likened to Format Painter in Office or templates in SOLIDWORKS. Fundamentally, Styles are a set
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