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Festive Ornaments Tutorial for 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS for Makers
As the festive period is now upon us, I thought it was time that I got inspired and began what has become an annual tradition for a new festive project. This year’s project took the form of some cool tree
... Continued25 Years of Model Mania®
Every year, Dassault Systemes hosts one of the largest engineering conferences in the world. Since SOLIDWORKS World 2000, Model Mania® has been an attraction for many engineers and designers wanting to compete and show off their SOLIDWORKS skills. Model Mania, for those
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: 3 Tricky Shapes
3 Tricky Shapes: There are three parts in this assembly. Two of the parts are made from strictly surface features. The other part uses solid and surface features(hybrid) to create the geometry. Open up the parts individually to review all the
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Assembly Motion in a Part
Assembly Motion in a Part: Did you know that a part file can simulate motion in real time just like an assembly? Utilizing Instant 3D and the Traction feature, a Music Box mechanism comes to life as the Crank is
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Direct Edit Import Part
Direct Editing Features on an Imported Part: The features used on this part are advanced commands that can help you when cleaning up or modifying imported model geometry. Some of the techniques shown here might also help you to pass the
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Retro Craft Christmas Tree Tutorial
Retro Craft Christmas Tree: This fun sample part shows some easy to understand surface modeling techniques. It is a multi-body part that uses both solid and surface modeling methods to create the geometry. There is one sketch driven pattern that uses equations
... ContinuedStar Tree Topper Tutorial
For this festive SOLIDWORKS tutorial see how you can create a star shaped tree topper. This tutorial showcases the circular pattern, mirror, combine tool, the helix/spiral, and sweep feature. To follow the tutorial, please download the star pattern DXF file from the blog below, this is used to create the pattern seen on the finished star design.
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Winter Cookie Cutters
This file is too big for 3DCC – need to figure out a work around
... ContinuedHoliday Yard Decoration – Part II
In today’s blog we will continue working on our epic decoration by lighting it up using the power of SOLIDWORKS Electrical and then we will render our creation in SOLIDWORKS Visualize so that we can truly appreciate its beauty.
... ContinuedHoliday Yard Decoration – Part I
Last year we lit up our house for the holidays using the power of SOLIDWORKS and SOLIDWORKS Electrical. It was a lot of fun and it spread a lot of joy. This year, we’re hoping to add to our décor
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