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Increasing Your SOLIDWORKS Weldment Profile Library
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on November 10, 2010
SOLIDWORKS provides a library of standard weldment profiles that can be used for structural members. However, you also have the opportunity to download additional profiles or create your own. Download Additional Weldment Structural Member Profiles…
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Javelin is now accepting entries for the 2010 SolidWorks Cool Design Contest
By Rod Mackay on November 9, 2010
The 2010 SolidWorks Cool Design Contest is now open for entries from Javelin Commercial or Educational Customers. You have the opportunity to show off your cool designs created with SolidWorks, plus the chance to win…
Introducing Guest Bloggers from the SolidWorks Blogosphere – A new series of articles
By Alin Vargatu, CSWE on November 8, 2010
This month we are launching a new series of articles exploring the stars of the SolidWorks Blogosphere. Once a month we will be introducing you to a SolidWorks blog and invite the owner to post…
How do multi-core processors help with SolidWorks?
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on November 1, 2010
SolidWorks actually uses multi-thread technology for certain functions. This is different from when we talk about multi-cores. Multi-core describes the CPU. It is the operating system that ultimately decides what Core each Thread runs on. …
Increasing SOLIDWORKS Drawing Performance
By Joe Medeiros, CSWE on November 1, 2010
Here are recommended options and best practices for increasing SOLIDWORKS drawing performance and reduce processing time when making changes: Select Sheets to Open Let’s start with the Open dialog box. By using “Select Sheets to Open”, you select the sheet(s) you…
There are already a few things that I do when I travel in order to be green. I bring my own soap & shampoo, turn off unused lights, put out the “Do Not Disturb” so…
CAD ADMINS, here’s a SolidWorks 2011 improvement you’ll really like!
By Adam Harte-Maxwell, CSWE on October 25, 2010
For CAD admins out there, SolidWorks 2011 has made a nice enhancement you’ll really benefit from – no longer do you need to download the 64-bit installation fileset using a 64-bit machine and the 32-bit…
With Draftsight you can edit DWG files from any version of AutoCAD!
By Dan Gamsby on October 6, 2010
Looking for a free DWG Editor? Unable to open your AutoCAD files? We might be able to help you with DraftSight… One of the common frustrations that SOLIDWORKS users have is being unable to open and…
Quick View can substantially increase performance by only loading the components that you require for your current session or a specific operation. Quick View only opens and loads into the memory selected component. Components that…
Some SOLIDWORKS Simulation Usage Tips
By Wayne Chen, CSWP on September 30, 2010
Here are a few SOLIDWORKS Simulation usage tips we provide in training classes: SOLIDWORKS Simulation How to successfully mesh? Mesh failure is common if only global size is used, because small features/components may not take…
How to apply Layer Mapping when exporting DWG/DXF from SOLIDWORKS
By Wayne Chen, CSWP on September 30, 2010
DWG/DXF files are still widely used by designers and engineers. Layers are very useful in 2D drawings to distinguish different types of entities. In SOLIDWORKS drawings, there is a layer tool in the Line Format toolbar where you can…
How to unghost actors in 3DVIA Composer
By Rob Greer, CSWP on September 30, 2010
In Composer we can temporarily ghost an actor by placing the cursor over the actor and pressing the “TAB” key, and the actor can then be kept ghosted by pressing the “K” key. So how do…
How to add a dummy part to a 3DVIA Composer project
By Rob Greer, CSWP on September 30, 2010
Sometimes in 3DVIA Composer you need to show an item on the BOM but there was no actor in the file to represent it. Items like glue or tape might need to be called out on the…
How to substitute a custom elbow into a Pipe Route
By Rob Greer, CSWP on September 30, 2010
When Pipe Routing you may need to have an elbow that has a drain or weldolet on it. This is actually easily accomplished. Simply model the modified elbow and use the replace fitting command to swap…
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