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SOLIDWORKS Advanced Part Modeling: Partial Fillet Option Through ‘Partial Edge’
One of the great things about live training is the interaction between members of the class. As students try things or think of how they might use SOLIDWORKS in their own work, questions come up that allow for learning beyond the book. During my last Advanced
... 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.
... ContinuedCottage Dolls House Part 3 – Tutorial
This is Part 3 of a 3-Part SOLIDWORKS tutorial series for a Wooden Cottage Dolls House. In this final part of the Dolls House tutorial, we are exporting out the solid bodies as parts to create an assembly.
... ContinuedCottage Dolls House Part 2 – Tutorial
This is Part 2 of a 3-Part SOLIDWORKS tutorial series for a Wooden Cottage Dolls House. In Part 1 we created the main Dolls House structure as a Part file. In Part 2 we will finish with the whole Dolls House as a Part file.
... ContinuedCottage Dolls House Part 1 – Tutorial
This is Part 1 of a 3-Part SOLIDWORKS tutorial series for a Wooden Cottage Dolls House. Part 1 focuses on creating the main Dolls House structure as a Part file. The tutorial series involves creating the whole Dolls house as a part file with multiple separate parts before exporting the solid bodies as grouped or singular part files to create an assembly.
... ContinuedNew Addition to Thicken Command in SOLIDWORKS 2020: Defining Thicken Direction
SOLIDWORKS 2020 adds a very nice option to one of my favorite surface-to-solid tools, Thicken. Thicken takes a surface body (which has zero thickness) and makes it a solid (making it a volume) by specifying a thickness value and side to thicken.
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SOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Sheet Metal
Sheet Metal: This part covers all the new features and most of the enhancements to SOLIDWORKS Sheet Metal parts from SOLIDWORKS 2017 thru 2019. One other newer option from SOLIDWORKS 2016 is also included where the edge flange can extend past
... ContinuedModelling a Paddle in SOLIDWORKS – Basic and Advanced Lofting
SOLIDWORKS is a powerful tool for creating parts and features with complex geometries and structures. If you know how to use it, the process to create these shapes can be quick and very effective. Stuart, one of Cadtek’s Elite Application Engineers, will
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Simulation: The mystery of symmetry – Part 1
SOLIDWORKS Simulation offers you a great tool to iterate a lot of different idea’s in a short time. But, sometimes an idea is becoming quite large and you might run out of time. A helpful solution is to make use
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