SOLIDWORKS 2017
Wrap Feature Fun: Carving a Jack-O’-Lantern in SOLIDWORKS
The Wrap feature in SOLIDWORKS has been around since the early versions, but it just recently got a major enhancement. In SOLIDWORKS 2017, this feature gained the ability to apply the wrap to any surface, an upgrade from just analytical
... ContinuedImporting CAD data to SOLIDWORKS Visualize
How do I import CAD data into SOLIDWORKS Visualize? Create powerful content directly from CAD models whether you are part of the design, sales or marketing teams. Watch how simple importing CAD data to SOLIDWORKS Visualize is in this short
... ContinuedAutomatically Update Beam Joints
Prior to SOLIDWORKS 2017 In previous versions of SOLIDWORKS, changes to models involving beam elements would result in an error when SOLIDWORKS Simulation was re-activated. It would notify the user to edit the beam joints – as seen in the
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Drift Trike – Saddle Design
Drift Trike Saddle Design in SOLIDWORKS The third installment of our series on how to design and build your own Drift Trike in SOLIDWORKS, we model the saddle. Stuart will be modelling this part using a mirror technique so in effect he
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Drift Trike – Fork Design
Fork Design The second installment of our series on how to design and build your own Drift Trike, we focus on the Forks. The forks of the trike are used for both supporting the main wheel and being the link to steering
... ContinuedUsing SOLIDWORKS 3D Interconnect With Sheet Metal Parts
The new 3D Interconnect functionality introduced in SOLIDWORKS 2017 is useful when working with a variety of native non-SOLIDWORKS files, including parts that are sheet metal in nature. A Note On Methodology There are a few ways to add sheet metal
... ContinuedUnderstanding Sheet Metal and Transformed Sketches and How They Behave
Sheet metal parts can have sketches in the Folded and the Flat Pattern states (Fig. 1) Sketches created in the folded state can have an equivalent “transformed” sketch in the Flat Pattern state. All sheet metal parts have a fixed face.
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Drift Trike – Frame Design
In our latest SOLIDWORKS tutorial series, Cadtek Systems’ Stuart Wortley combines his passion for the outdoors to guide you through creating your very own Drift Trike. This latest gravity sport is rising in popularity both in the US and in the
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Electrical 2017: Connection Dots
There’s no need to lament any further over missed connections thanks to the SOLIDWORKS Electrical 2017 Connection Dots feature. Missed Connections – Somewhere on Craigslist Prior to September 2016 Have you ever read those “missed connection” posts on Craigslist? I learned of them
... 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
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