Articles by: Chris Briand, CSWE
Where can I find the latest release of SOLIDWORKS What’s New documentation?
The SOLIDWORKS what’s new documentation is an infinitely popular request during each product release season, Aside from some light bedtime reading, most SOLIDWORKS users are searching for this guide in order to explore or validate if their organization should update to the latest release of…
If you haven’t yet heard of SOLIDWORKS 3D Interconnect, you are missing one of the key features of the SOLIDWORKS 2017 Release. The 3D Interconnect utility allows you to import third-party CAD files that were created in other CAD systems. This is done directly without…
On more than one occasion we have had customers contact our support team with what seems to be a benign symptom, the delete key not working with SOLIDWORKS? Sketch entities, Dimensions, or entire components, it does not seem to matter what we attempt to delete,…
Once upon a time, all installations of SOLIDWORKS came with a Quick Reference Guide. This wonderfully useful guide was an excellent document to have printed on a few pages and posted in your cubicle for — you guessed it — quick reference! Unfortunately the SOLIDWORKS…
Navigate to MyPRODUCTS.SOLIDWORKS.com to access a listing of your SOLIDWORKS assets
Review your organizations SOLIDWORKS assets using MyPRODUCTS.SOLIDWORKS.com After recent updates to the SOLIDWORKS online infrastructure the SOLIDWORKS MyProducts site is now available for use. (https://myproducts.solidworks.com). The SOLIDWORKS MyProducts site is an online interface, which will permit those with Security Admin roles to view a record…
You’ve heard the phrase a million times… “Safety First”. Well, I’m here to tell you that this cliché has just as much truth when attempting to Download SOLIDWORKS Service Pack as anywhere else. One issue that many folks seemingly bump into, is the failure of a…
We have received may inquiries from clients over the years, asking why SOLIDWORKS assemblies open and resolve more slowly when the files are stored upon a network location. In response, SOLIDWORKS had provided us with some clarity regarding fundamentals of the journey that a file…
If you go to the trouble of saving a SOLIDWORKS part as a neutral file format in order to remove ALL feature data from your model then you will find that modern releases can save you a few steps with the new SOLIDWORKS “Convert to…
Our Technical teams here at TriMech Solutions will often request the SOLIDWORKS installation log files from clients who are experiencing issues with their SOLIDWORKS Installation. These logs will assist us in determining the corrective actions required for an installation to proceed. Prior releases made it…