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Understanding The Hatch and Fill Area Commands in DraftSight
By Mike Walloch, CSWE on February 4, 2026
There have been some big changes to Hatches, Color Fills, and Gradients in recent DraftSight updates. These Hatch entities are more robust, with more options to make our drawings ‘pop’ with top-notch visual effects than…
How to Access the Windows Event Logs for Application and System Logs
By Cody Foley on February 2, 2026
When troubleshooting SOLIDWORKS PDM issues, a helpful resource to diagnose an issue is the Windows Event Logs. In particular, the Application log and System log can prove immensely helpful in finding the root cause of…
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While there isn’t a specific command to lock a sketch in SOLIDWORKS, there are a handful of methods that can achieve this depending on your goal. The best method to lock SOLIDWORKS sketches comes down…
Using the Split Body Command and Geometrical Sets for Mold Design
By Wayne White on January 28, 2026
One of the critical aspects of designing for injection molding is being able to accurately and efficiently perform a split body to prepare for a core and cavity. SOLIDWORKS xDesign has purpose-built tools to help…
How to Set Up Delayed in State Notifications for Stuck SOLIDWORKS PDM Files
By Derik Moore on January 26, 2026
SOLIDWORKS PDM makes it simple to have a workflow that details each stage of a design’s development and to move it down the workflow appropriately. With SOLIDWORKS PDM, the Delayed in State notifications can help…
Keeping DriveWorks PowerPacks Up to Date for Enhanced Functionality
By Michael Koenig on January 23, 2026
DriveWorks PowerPacks are plugins for the core DriveWorks Pro software installation. They include additional specification tasks, generation tasks, and functions that you can incorporate into your projects. These PowerPacks are created for DriveWorks by DriveWorks,…
Logging Operations in SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional
By Michael Koenig on January 21, 2026
Staying up to date with the latest release of SOLIDWORKS Products gives you access to new features that can help your productivity. Introduced in SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional 2025 are two additional features within the logging…
Computational Fluid Dynamics with Geometry-Based Methods
By Suman Sudhakaran on January 19, 2026
The accuracy of simulation results depends on the quality of the mesh used to represent the actual geometry. Historically, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations have relied on mesh-based approaches. Using a geometry-based approach has several…
Creating Custom SOLIDWORKS Inspection Reports with the Footer Row Function
By Vincent Magcalas on January 16, 2026
SOLIDWORKS Inspection reports may have various characteristic values included, which makes it difficult to specify how many rows you need specifically when creating your custom report templates. This may lead users to format an excessive…
How to Use Block Attributes, Linked Fields, and DIESEL Expressions in DraftSight 2026
By Mike Walloch, CSWE on January 14, 2026
Similar to notes, tools like fields, block attributes, and DIESEL expressions are available text options in DraftSight 2026. They’re also top-notch automation tools that will save you a ton of time and effort. Text on…
Productivity Tips for the SOLIDWORKS User Interface and FeatureManager
By John Landis on January 12, 2026
The SOLIDWORKS user interface has long been recognized as one of the best in the computer-aided design and engineering industry. Its intelligent toolbar and panel layout, left and right-click functionality, workflow context sensitivity, and gesture…
The Ultimate Guide to SOLIDWORKS PDM Templates
By Lynette Proch on January 9, 2026
SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional adds true automation to your users’ workflows. One of the best ways to make use of this automation is through SOLIDWORKS PDM templates. When I speak to users about templates, the first…
How to Show Mixed Units in a SOLIDWORKS Weldments Cut List
By Carleigh Amyot, CSWP on January 7, 2026
If you are designing multibody SOLIDWORKS parts with mixed units, both imperial and metric, you need a way to accurately display the information in a cut list. You can manually change some values by typing…
Introducing Model-Based Definition to your SOLIDWORKS Workflow
By Rachel Jackson on January 5, 2026
Engineers have always relied on 2D drawings to help convey design intent and communicate critical information about their models. However, model-based definition (MBD) provides a unique opportunity to provide product and manufacturing information directly on…
SOLIDWORKS Composer Silhouette Styles: Crest, Per Actor, and Model
By Sarah Taylor on December 29, 2025
When creating technical illustrations in SOLIDWORKS Composer, selecting the right display styles is crucial for conveying technical information. In the Technical Illustration Workshop, showing silhouettes adds clean, distinct outlines to the model views. There are…
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