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Welcome to SOLIDWORKS 2018

By CADimensions November 19, 2017
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Welcome to SOLIDWORKS 2018

The release of SOLIDWORKS 2018 last month unveiled a brand new Welcome window that appears once the program is launched. This new window is packed full of useful links and tips. Starting on the Home tab, you can quickly launch

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Get the most out of Magnetic Mates in SOLIDWORKS 2018!

By CAD2M October 28, 2017
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Get the most out of Magnetic Mates in SOLIDWORKS 2018!

In many examples, the Magnetic Mates functionality in SOLIDWORKS is used for conveyor assemblies. But in this tech blog I want to show you more capabilities of this great feature, together with a new SOLIDWORKS 2018 functionality. Let’s take a

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Build Sheet Metal Assemblies the Easy Way!

By CAD2M August 26, 2017
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Build Sheet Metal Assemblies the Easy Way!

Most of the times a sheet metal product does not consist of just one folded sheet. Due to its size or complexity it has to be divided into multiple sheets, which are then bolted or welded. A common way of

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Become a SOLIDWORKS Master with the Master Model Technique

By CAD2M July 30, 2017
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Become a SOLIDWORKS Master with the Master Model Technique

There are many ways to create your parts and assemblies in SOLIDWORKS. A common way is the so called “Bottom-Up” assembly method, where assemblies are created by adding existing parts in an assembly. Another approach is the “Top-Down” assembly method,

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SOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Complex Weldment Part 3 Tutorial

By SOLIDWORKS January 3, 2015
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SOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Complex Weldment Part 3 Tutorial

Complex Weldment Part 3: The outside perimeter was created by using a rectangular profile. The “sweep profile” was partially created from two derived sketches, derived from Sketch1. This weldment is an object made up of several parts welded together. It

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SOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Light Bulb Tutorial

By SOLIDWORKS August 20, 2014
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SOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Light Bulb Tutorial

Light Bulb: This model has some unique features in it to create the bulb geometry. There are two sweep features that include a swept cut to create the lower threads. There is an example of composite curve to create a complex sweep path using easy

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SOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Moderate Machine Part 2 Tutorial

By SOLIDWORKS April 9, 2014
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SOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Moderate Machine Part 2 Tutorial

Moderate Machine Part 2: This is a machined part that has mostly revolved features with some extruded features and a lofted cut. During the design process you will use convert entities. It creates an “On edge” relation that will update correctly

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