Tech Tip Tuesday
SOLIDWORKS TECH TIP: Wave Washers Using Equation Driven Curves in 3D
How model a Spring Washer using an Equation Driven 3D Curve If you’ve ever tried to model a Spring Washer (aka Wave Washer) and thought, “There has to be an easier way!” then here is a technique you might enjoy.
... 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:
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS TECH TIP: Model Visualization – Part 3: Camera
If you missed parts 1 or 2… Part 1: Orientation Part 2: Perspective Now that we know the camera, and not the model, moves around for our orientation, and the illusion of depth we create with perspective, let’s dive even
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS TECH TIP: Easy Template Storage
I have a template for everything. Problem is, every time I go to upgrade, I’ve got a long list of folders to point SOLIDWORKS to in Tools > Options > System Options > File Locations > Document Templates. I learned
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS TECH TIP: Model Visualization – Part 1: Orientation
With exciting new technology like Microsoft’s Hololens being recently revealed, I thought it might be useful to understand how SOLIDWORKS handles viewing of models and hopefully open up a discussion about how these new technologies might affect our design processes
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS TECH TIP: Sketch Picture Scale Tool
The Sketch Picture Scale Tool was new in 2014, but it comes up now and again. Every time it does, I think “Wow, this is cool!” – so I thought we could take another look. Start a sketch: Tools >
... ContinuedEPDM TECH TIP: How To Use An Options File For EPDM in 2015
With all the changes that have come about in the license structure for EPDM 2015, you now have all the capabilities with options files that you’ve had with SOLIDWORKS network seats for a while! This includes setting up timeouts on
... ContinuedMigration from Windows to Enterprise PDM Part 3: Legacy Revision Workflow
Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 Many companies have several projects stored in their Windows file system prior to an Enterprise Product Data Manager (EPDM) implementation. While it is ideal to leave older projects within the old filing
... ContinuedMigration from Windows to Enterprise PDM – Part 1: High Performance Migration
Many companies have several projects stored in their Windows file system prior to an Enterprise Product Data Manager (EPDM) implementation. While it is ideal to leave older projects within the old filing system, it is sometimes important to integrate them
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS SIMULATION TECH TIP: Shrink Fits and Press Fits
When studying shrink fits and press fits, we have a couple of options in SolidWorks Simulation; I would like to explore a couple of them in this post. If we just care about the end result, we can use the
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