Articles by: John Lee, CSWE

John Lee is inherently lazy in that he prefers to work smarter - not harder. A CSWE with fifteen years of experience using SOLIDWORKS and a background in mechanical design, John has used SOLIDWORKS in various industries requiring design for injection molding, sheet metal, weldments and structural steel.

How to confirm your DraftSight Enterprise serial number

Draftsight enterprise serial number

At times when troubleshooting your DraftSight Enterprise installation with your reseller, you may be asked to confirm which DraftSight product and serial number you have. DraftSight Standard, Professional, and Premium use a standalone serial number, are purchased directly from Dassault Systèmes and are not supported…

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ENHANCEMENT REQUEST! Tell SOLIDWORKS What You Want in their Software

SOLIDWORKS Enhancement request

Every SOLIDWORKS user at one time or another has likely found themselves working with the software and caught themselves thinking, “it would be great if it could do this”, or, “it would be awesome if it had this feature!” Well, I have good news!  You…

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Outside Dimensions for non-90° Sheet Metal bends in SOLIDWORKS

outside dimensions of 90 degree bend

When detailing a bent/formed sheet metal drawing, and generating a flat pattern, it is important to confirm that the flat pattern size is accurate.  A practical way to do that is to use the Bend Deduction formula which relies on OD’s (Outside Dimensions) which can…

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Getting Started with the SOLIDWORKS Admin Portal

SOLIDWORKS Admin Portal

Please note that SOLIDWORKS Online Licensing has been discontinued as of February 5, 2022 For further details: SOLIDWORKS Online Licensing Discontinuation (javelin-tech.com) Take control of your SOLIDWORKS assets using the SOLIDWORKS Admin Portal The SOLIDWORKS Admin Portal is an online service and management interface, where…

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How to Fix a Corrupt SOLIDWORKS Drawing

Corrupt SOLIDWORKS Drawing

Oh no, your SOLIDWORKS drawing appears to be corrupt!  It either won’t open properly, won’t save, throws a corruption message, suggests a repair or contacting technical support, etc.  What steps can you try to fix it before calling in the cavalry? This article serves as…

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How do I find my SOLIDWORKS Serial Number, Version, and Service Pack information?

SOLIDWORKS Serial Number

What is my SOLIDWORKS serial number? Which SOLIDWORKS version and service pack am I currently running? You may have asked yourself these questions, or needed to know the answer in order to receive technical support or run an upgrade. This blog post will show you how to find the SOLIDWORKS system information for your current installation. NOTE:…

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SOLIDWORKS Pattern Slow or Failing? Try the Geometry Pattern option!

SOLIDWORKS Geometry Pattern

Is your SOLIDWORKS pattern slow to rebuild, or worse: just failing outright, with no explanation given?  If so, then keep reading, as we introduce the Geometry Pattern checkbox! On tech support we have seen a few odd situations where the pattern fails without Geometry pattern…

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Assign SOLIDWORKS Products to Members using the SOLIDWORKS Admin Portal

Please note that SOLIDWORKS Online Licensing has been discontinued as of February 5, 2022 For further details: SOLIDWORKS Online Licensing Discontinuation (javelin-tech.com) This article continues from our previous article, How to Invite Users to SOLIDWORKS Admin Portal. Before a SOLIDWORKS user can make use of…

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How to Invite Users to SOLIDWORKS Admin Portal

Please note that SOLIDWORKS Online Licensing has been discontinued as of February 5, 2022 For further details: SOLIDWORKS Online Licensing Discontinuation (javelin-tech.com) In previous article we showed you how to get started with the SOLIDWORKS Admin Portal. Before users can be assigned SOLIDWORKS assets, an administrator…

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