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Mehdi Rezaei, CSWE
My SOLIDWORKS Transparent Part will not revert back to Shaded?
By Mehdi Rezaei, CSWE on July 31, 2017
You have a SOLIDWORKS transparent part, but can’t convert it back to shaded? In this blog article we will review how to apply and edit transparency in a SOLIDWORKS model. The following image shows a part model which is set to transparent. Now we need…
Projection Type to Show Multiple SOLIDWORKS Viewports in Parts and Assemblies
By Mehdi Rezaei, CSWE on July 25, 2017
Showing multiple SOLIDWORKS Viewports in the part and assembly environment is helpful for advanced part modeling and also drawing 3D sketches. To examine how an advanced Sweep or Loft command has worked out, showing four different views of the part in the graphics area at the…
How to disable the SOLIDWORKS SpeedPak Graphics Circle
By Mehdi Rezaei, CSWE on July 20, 2017
SOLIDWORKS SpeedPak allows us to create a much lighter configuration from an assembly or sub-assembly so that we can handle large assemblies quicker. SpeedPak has been available in SOLIDWORKS since version 2009. Over the years SOLIDWORKS has added more functionality to this tool allowing us to focus…
How to flip a SOLIDWORKS Section View Direction
By Mehdi Rezaei, CSWE on May 16, 2017
As a designer or drafter we need to know the correct projection of the orthogonal views in drawings. There are two projection methods: First Angle and Third Angle. Depending on where on the globe we are living the projection direction will be different. For North…
Add Dimensions Automatically while Sketching in SOLIDWORKS
By Mehdi Rezaei, CSWE on April 28, 2017
Did you know SOLIDWORKS can add dimensions to your sketch automatically? Adding dimensions manually can be a tedious job if you have to do it many times a day. SOLIDWORKS Automatic Sketch Dimensions makes this process much faster. Instead of finishing drawing a sketch entity, then selecting…
How to use a Solid Body as a Profile for a Cut Sweep in SOLIDWORKS
By Mehdi Rezaei, CSWE on April 17, 2017
Did you know that you can use a Solid Body to perform a Swept Cut? If you usually work with multi-body parts, you will find this tool very handy to complete your designs. Under the SOLIDWORKS Cut Sweep command, there is an option which allows you…
How to transfer SOLIDWORKS Weldment Profile Material Properties to a Part
By Mehdi Rezaei, CSWE on February 2, 2017
Did you know it is possible to add material properties to custom weldment profiles. This allows you to transfer the SOLIDWORKS Weldment Profile Material Properties to the weldment design. If more than one profile is used in the design, the weldment members could be defined…
Using a solid model as reference geometry for creating a SOLIDWORKS Weldment Sketch
By Mehdi Rezaei, CSWE on January 31, 2017
There are a lot of techniques for creating a SOLIDWORKS Weldment Sketch on the web and in the help file. Despite that fact we are often asked what is the easiest and most effective method of creating a Weldment Sketch. In this blog article, I will…
How to draw Arrows in a SOLIDWORKS Drawing
By Mehdi Rezaei, CSWE on January 19, 2017
On some occasions arrows are needed in a SOLIDWORKS drawing to point to a detail or highlight a feature. In such instances, some users take advantage of the “Note” command with arrows and leave the text box empty. However, there is not much flexibility with that solution. Draw…
SOLIDWORKS Imperial Dimensions Fraction Setup
By Mehdi Rezaei, CSWE on January 18, 2017
The drawings in SOLIDWORKS are usually made using drawing templates which are specifically designed for each company. In the drawing templates, the unit system is preset along with many other settings to eliminate the setup steps for engineers and drafters. With respect to dimension units, the…
How to obtain the dimension size of an image in centimeters or inches
By Mehdi Rezaei, CSWE on January 16, 2017
In some instances, the actual image dimension size is required in centimeters or inches instead of the number of pixels. In this example the image is going to be imported at a 1:1 scale into a SOLIDWORKS sketch so it can be used for tracing and surface modeling. Image Properties…
Recently we have received a lot of questions on how to create and use a SOLIDWORKS Flag Note. In this blog article, some of the settings of flag notes are demonstrated in hopes that it will answer the frequently asked questions. What is a SOLIDWORKS…
How to group component instances to condense the assembly tree size in SOLIDWORKS 2017
By Mehdi Rezaei, CSWE on November 28, 2016
The Assembly tree for a large assembly file can turn into a very long list of components. In most cases many of the components are repeated such as bolts, nuts, washers, fittings, etc. Making folders and collecting the repeated components was the best technique to organize the components so…