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SOLIDWORKS 2019 – Sheet Metal Materials

By Todd Trein July 16, 2019
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SOLIDWORKS 2019 – Sheet Metal Materials

Every new SOLIDWORKS release contains hundreds of enhancements, and with that many enhancements, not all are covered at our Value Added Reseller (VAR) Rollout events. One enhancement that I have been waiting for made it in the 2019 release of

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Creating a colour Layered DXF/DWG export – SW Map File

By CAD2M September 26, 2018
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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

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SOLIDWORKS assembly delighters for everyday use!

By CAD2M August 22, 2018
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SOLIDWORKS assembly delighters for everyday use!

Since assembly modelling in SOLIDWORKS is one of the daily tasks of an engineer, I want to share some handy tricks to simplify the workflow of this task. The main focus in this tech blog will be the creation of

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How-To: Place Watermark on Electrical Prints

By DASI Solutions July 9, 2018
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How-To: Place Watermark on Electrical Prints

Written by: Cheri Guntzviller-Miesen, Electrical Application Specialist, DASI Solutions Ever want to put a Watermark on your Electrical prints? How about a rubber stamp for Proprietary, As Built, Final Build to show only when you are ready to release drawings?

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Working with SOLIDWORKS files in a multi-user environment without PDM

By CAD2M June 14, 2018
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Working with SOLIDWORKS files in a multi-user environment without PDM

First of all, in a multi-user environment, SOLIDWORKS PDM is the best solution to work together with the same files. And it offers a lot of extra useful functionalities. But when you own a small organisation, or when your organisation

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The fastest way to add Smart Dimensions in SOLIDWORKS

By CAD2M March 23, 2018
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The fastest way to add Smart Dimensions in SOLIDWORKS

One thing SOLIDWORKS users use every day is the Smart Dimension tool during sketching. Beginners often start the command by selecting it at the Sketch toolbar of the CommandManager. But this needs quite some mouse travel to select it. So

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Customizing SOLIDWORKS Inspection Reports – Part 1

By DASI Solutions July 9, 2017
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Customizing SOLIDWORKS Inspection Reports – Part 1

An Introduction to SOLIDWORKS Inspection Report Editor Written by: Gordon Pursel, Application Engineer, DASI Solutions SOLIDWORKS Inspection can streamline the FAI ballooning and reporting process, but you can also further customize the Excel based FAI reports for both requirements and

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Automate your file exports with SOLIDWORKS Task Scheduler

By CAD2M February 25, 2017
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Automate your file exports with SOLIDWORKS Task Scheduler

A common process is the export of your drawings to PDF files, so you can communicate these with non-CAD users. This can be a very time-consuming and boring task. SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional offers automated tasks to do this job for

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SOLIDWORKS: Fix your sketch with Repair Sketch

By CAD2M December 24, 2016
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SOLIDWORKS: Fix your sketch with Repair Sketch

One of the most fundamental parts of SOLIDWORKS is the sketch. Every design starts with it and in most cases the sketch is used to configure the design. And when your sketch fails, your 3D model will probably fail also.

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