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How to remove MOD-DIAM from your SOLIDWORKS design
The <MOD-DIAM> issue can occur if you’ve been running several versions of SOLIDWORKS alongside one another on the same machine. SOLIDWORKS routes its file locations for common items like templates and symbols to the same location for both versions of the
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Tech Tip: Utilizing Curve Driven Patterns
While some of the common patterning commands like Linear Pattern and Circular Pattern can accomplish your modeling needs, sometimes a feature needs to be patterned along a face that has a custom curvature. The Curve Driven Pattern command allows you
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Photo Light Ring Tutorial
Photo Light Ring: This assembly was designed help provide uniform lighting for photographic purposes. The main plank part has examples of global variables and equations. It is also has an example of an “in context” cut. There is an example of a Circular
... ContinuedLight up your Products with SOLIDWORKS Visualize
For this blog, we wanted to create an animation of a model surrounded by lighting rigs so that we could lights on and off at different intervals to show off different features of a product. We have used 2 really useful tools that
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SOLIDWORKS Electrical – Archiving
An important blog if you use SOLIDWORKS Electrical OK, so the header is a bit drastic but this is very important to all users of SOLIDWORKS Electrical. Let me explain a little about how the software functions. All installations of SOLIDWORKS
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Simulation Step-Up Series: Introduction to Nonlinear Analysis
Welcome back to the SOLIDWORKS Simulation Step-Up series! Over the next few weeks, we’ll be discussing all things SOLIDWORKS Simulation. Today, the North America SOLIDWORKS Simulation experts will introduce us to nonlinear analysis. First, we will briefly discuss the differences between linear and
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Chariot Tutorial
Chariot: This small but feature packed assembly consists of a few multi-body parts. The wheel and wheel boss are multi-body parts and have several examples of circular patterns. The chariot part is another multibody part made of extrusions and revolves features and
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: #SWW17 License Plate Tutorial
#SWW17 License Plate: This model of a California license plate introduces the use of the Indent tool. Two forming Tools are created for stamping a license plate shape. Lettering features are created from pictures that were embedded into sketches and then traced
... ContinuedSWW17 Time-Lapse Tutorial: Movie Clapperboard
The clapperboard is a unique device that has been used for decades in the film industry. It has been so widely seen it has become its own icon for this industry. But what does it do? Well, the clapperboard is
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