Weldments
SOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Shark Cage – Moderate Tutorial
Learn how to use SOLIDWORKS Weldment functionality to create a shark cage. This SOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer moderate tutorial explains how to select the type, size and standard of the weldment member. 2D Sketches are used as locators for the weldment
... ContinuedMiter Joints with Different Sized Weldment Profiles in SOLIDWORKS 2021
Creating structural members for welded, bolted of framed designs has always been a breeze in SOLIDWORKS, thanks to the SOLIDWORKS WELDMENTS functionality found in the SOLIDWORKS Standard, SOLIDWORKS Professional and SOLIDWORKS Premium software bundles. For years, SOLIDWORKS users have enjoyed
... ContinuedThe Lions Tour SOLIDWORKS Challenge
Why Compete: With the upcoming British and Irish Lions Tour of South Africa, MECAD Systems from South Africa and Solid Solutions from the United Kingdom have decided to partake in a 3-part series of challenges of our own. A fantastic
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Cubic Trefoil Knot
Cubic Trefoil Knot: This model demonstrates a different technique for creating a weldment without using a 3D sketch or a collection of 2D sketches. This multi-body part is called a Cubic Trefoil Knot. It is a 3D-golygon (knotted golygon). Instead
... ContinuedWorking Faster and Smarter
Any designer would tell you they’re always looking for ways to work faster and smarter. For SOLIDWORKS 2020, improvements to Weldments, Large Assembly Design and Drawings will deliver improved productivity and increased performance. Last year, we introduced Structure Systems –
... ContinuedUse the ‘Exclude from Cut List’ Option to Manage SOLIDWORKS Modeled Welds
Author: Chris Briand, CSWE, Javelin Technologies One of the most common practices we run across while discussing weldment functionality with clients is the use of ‘Modeled Welds’ which are additional Solid Bodies that exist in the weldment file to represent the physical
... ContinuedCut List Sorting Options
SOLIDWORKS 2017 has integrated some great new functions and features, especially when it comes to working with weldments and/or sheet metal and their associated cut lists. In previous versions, if there was any sort of change or edit made to
... ContinuedImprove your SOLIDWORKS Weldments with Configurations!
Author: Colin Murphy; CSWE – Javelin Technologies Using a combination of SOLIDWORKS Weldments and part configurations, you can easily generate and update cut lists for various frame sizes. In this case we’ll look at an example using a basic wooden
... ContinuedUsing Weldments in SOLIDWORKS for Wood Projects
Many of the tools in SOLIDWORKS can be used for purposes outside their original intended use. For example, did you know that Weldments can be used for wooden projects as well? You can customize your Weldment profiles to include common
... ContinuedDid Your Cut List Folder in Your Design Tree Go Missing?
Where is Your Cut List Folder? Here in tech support, we were in communication with a worried customer that thought his master weldment model (which accounted for most of his business) had become corrupted. His highly valued cut list went
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