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The New SOLIDWORKS Treehouse Tool
Treehouse is a new tool in SOLIDWORKS 2015. It’s a standalone application for building and managing assembly structures using an intuitive and simple graphical interface. With Treehouse, you can set up your product’s file structure upfront before you start building the
... ContinuedHow to Create a Bounding Box for Any Part in SOLIDWORKS
A question that I have been asked several times recently is, “How do I get a volume/measurement of the extents of a part space?” This can be for packaging purposes, stock estimates, etc. The answer is found in the Weldment
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Safety Glasses Tutorial
Safety Glasses: These safety goggles use surface modeling to generate their swoopy shape. Sweeps, lofts and trims create the initial surfaces that are then Thickened to form the glasses. The rarely used Mid-Surface feature is used to easily define a complicated
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Bending Bar – Instant 3D Forming Stock
Instant 3D is an often overlooked feature that needs some attention! We have a simple model that will demonstrate the power of this feature and start a series of blogs that can show just how far we can use this
... ContinuedLine Color and Lofting – SOLIDWORKS 2014
Changing line color and line weight does not have to be a difficult process! Actually, it was such a simple adjustment, it was wide open for an additional feature, so lofting was introduced to add some fun to the
... ContinuedHow Stuff Works – FeatureWorks Part II
Reverse Engineer Modeled Parts FeatureWorks Part 2: Interactive Recognition Prerequisite, Part 1: Automatic Recognition So now that we know a bit more about FeatureWorks, lets look at how we can make it work around our own ideas and design intent.
... ContinuedSolidWorks: Replace Components Without Mate Errors
Let’s take a look at a common problem: You have an assembly that you’re feverishly working on to meet a deadline. You look into the Feature Tree and suddenly realize: you’ve used a wrong component (perhaps a mounting bracket or
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