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How to Copy and Paste SOLIDWORKS Features
Author: Jim Peltier, CSWE – Javelin Technologies Let’s say you’ve created a feature in SOLIDWORKS that you really like. If you really like something, you want more of it; so rather than re-creating it, we are going to copy and
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Javelin Tutorial
Javelin: As we get ready for the Olympics in Rio, this part shows functionality to help get your design intent across to downstream users. This part has several equations to help drive the different sizes of the javelin. This part
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Infinite Power Surfacing Ring – Part 1
How do you harness infinite power? With SOLIDWORKS of course! Maybe not in the supernatural or “I-was-just-bit-by-an-insect-and-now-I-have-the-strength-of-1000-men” sense BUT, this kind of infinite power is even better. We’re talking about the power of 3D CAD! To begin acquiring your CAD
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Mil-Spec Connector Tutorial
Mil-Spec Connector: This Part demonstrates a very practical use of Table Driven Patterns. Using an often-modeled D38999 Mil-Standard Connector as an example, a Table Driven Pattern controls the ‘X’ and ‘Y’ locations for each Electrical Contact. Several popular “Insert Arrangements” (09-35,
... ContinuedCreating a Custom Engagement Ring- Part 4
Though rings are often associated with marriage, this isn’t always the case. Rings are versatile in meaning, and have held symbolic value in humanity for centuries. From personal expression to granting invisibility to physical declarations of love, rings really have
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Meets Star Trek: Beyond
This is an awesome tutorial on how you can use SOLIDWORKS and 3D printing to create your own detailed replica model spaceship. The spaceship in this tutorial is inspired by the USS Enterprise from Star Trek: Beyond. We’ll take a
... ContinuedCreating a Custom Engagement Ring- Part 3
Though rings are often associated with marriage, this isn’t always the case. Rings are versatile in meaning, and have held symbolic value in humanity for centuries. From personal expression to granting invisibility to physical declarations of love, rings really have
... ContinuedCreating a Custom Engagement Ring- Part 2
Though rings are often associated with marriage, this isn’t always the case. Rings are versatile in meaning, and have held symbolic value in humanity for centuries. From personal expression to granting invisibility to physical declarations of love, rings really have
... ContinuedCreating a Custom Engagement Ring- Part 1
Though rings are often associated with marriage, this isn’t always the case. Rings are versatile in meaning, and have held symbolic value in humanity for centuries. From personal expression to granting invisibility to physical declarations of love, rings really have
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Simple Sheet Metal Part 4 Tutorial
Simple Sheet Metal Part 4: Start off with flat plate and then add edge flanges. Sheetmetal features are used so that the part can be flattened out to create a flat pattern. Modified sketch to include large rectangular cutout
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