SOLIDWORKS 2015
How to Install Multiple Versions of SOLIDWORKS on One PC
When a new version of SOLIDWORKS is released, most users choose to perform an upgrade on their machine. However, what if one of your customers is still stuck on an older release, while you already made the upgrade? If you
... ContinuedUpdates on Modeling a Hydrostatic Pressure with SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2015
Enhancements in SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2015 provide more options for modeling distributed pressures and forces, allowing Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinate systems in addition to Cartesian, in three dimensions. So the interface for setting up a hydrostatic load has changed somewhat since my original blog
... ContinuedIntelligent library features in SOLIDWORKS.
In a previous blog, “How to create a library design feature in SOLIDWORKS”, we saw how we could create library features, now we will look at how we can take those library features and incorporate the new and improved patterning
... ContinuedMouse Gestures
Hold down your right mouse button and slowly move your mouse pointer. The ‘wheel’ that appears on your screen is the in-context mouse gesture shortcut toolbar, and each of the icons is a shortcut. Just swipe the mouse pointer over
... ContinuedModeling Challenge – Calculate Internal Volume
Continuing the modeling challenge theme I started with my last post, I’d like to review a few different ways to calculate the internal volume of an open container. There’s something to be learned from each method, but thanks to recent
... ContinuedDrawing zone lines in SOLIDWORKS 2015
With the upcoming prospect of SOLDWORKS 2016 Beta (end of June) I thought it would be a good time to go back over a few favourite updates from the 2015 release. One of these I really like was Drawing Zone
... ContinuedThe New SOLIDWORKS Treehouse Tool
Treehouse is a new tool in SOLIDWORKS 2015. It’s a standalone application for building and managing assembly structures using an intuitive and simple graphical interface. With Treehouse, you can set up your product’s file structure upfront before you start building the
... ContinuedAutomating the Copy Settings Wizard with Task Scheduler
Problem: I want to backup my SOLIDWORKS settings regularly. Currently, I have an alarm set and once a month I run Copy Settings Wizard*, but I’d really like to just put it on a schedule and forget about it. Solution:
... ContinuedWhat’s New in SOLIDWORKS 2015 – 3D Printing Support
Tech Blog post authored by: Todd Domke, Hawk Ridge Systems With SOLIDWORKS 2015 and the new Windows 8.1 3D Printing Driver, 3D printing has never been easier. Simply select “3D Print” from the File menu, and after a few quick selections
... ContinuedUse SOLIDWORKS to Rearrange Your Dorm!
There are many adjectives I can use to describe my college experience: amazing, stressful, memorable, ridiculous, and broke, to name just a few. However, when I think back on some of the dorm rooms I shared, one word in particular
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