Javelin / TriMech Author
Saeed Mojarad (CSWE)
SOLIDWORKS 2017 Disabling and Enabling Equations in All Configurations
By Saeed Mojarad (CSWE) on October 27, 2016
During the past few years SOLIDWORKS has improved “Equation” functionality. Up to SOLIDWORKS 2013, you could only configure equations and global variables by suppressing or unsuppressing them in selected configurations. With SOLIDWORKS 2014 the way formulas and suppression are handled in SOLIDWORKS changed. Now you could create variations…
SOLIDWORKS 2017 Link Counterpart Location Label to a Display Zone
By Saeed Mojarad (CSWE) on October 18, 2016
In my previous post “Using location Labels in SOLIDWORKS Drawings” I explained this neat tool and why you need it. However, in previous versions of SOLIDWORKS the location labels can only point to the zone of the parent view’s centroid. This may be confusing when you have a…
SOLIDWORKS 2017 Crop and Detail Drawing Views feature new Outline options
By Saeed Mojarad (CSWE) on September 30, 2016
SOLIDWORKS 2017 provides more control over the outline of Crop and Detail drawing views. You can now make a Crop or Detail view with a jagged outline or with no outline at all. Drawing View Jagged Outline To create crop views with jagged outlines simply select a crop view…
Using Location Labels in SOLIDWORKS Drawings
By Saeed Mojarad (CSWE) on September 2, 2016
A major difference between a good and a bad drawing is how well it can communicate the necessary information. A good drawing is easy-to-read and includes all the necessary information. SOLIDWORKS Location labels are a great way to make a drawing easy-to-read by building correlations between items that are…
How to Add a Header to a SOLIDWORKS BOM Table
By Saeed Mojarad (CSWE) on July 27, 2016
Recently I was asked by one of our customers if it was possible to add a header to a BOM table in SOLIDWORKS. Fortunately, the answer is yes and here’s how you can do it. After inserting a BOM table, and while it is still selected — you…
Using a Global Variable for the Number of Instances in a SOLIDWORKS Sketch Pattern [VIDEO]
By Saeed Mojarad (CSWE) on July 19, 2016
If you have been using SOLIDWORKS for some time you may agree with me that using global variables and equations can save a lot of time. It is easy to make a variable and link it to a dimension. Well at least most of the time….
How to create an Angular Model Break View in SOLIDWORKS [VIDEO]
By Saeed Mojarad (CSWE) on July 18, 2016
In previous versions of SOLIDWORKS you could not make an angular break view in your drawings. For example if you have tried to add a break line to your isometric view you ended up with something like this: In SOLIDWORKS 2016, you now have the ability to…
How to create a Curved Spring in SOLIDWORKS [VIDEO]
By Saeed Mojarad (CSWE) on July 15, 2016
Modelling a simple straight spring in SOLIDWORKS is really easy. But what if you want to model a curved spring in SOLIDWORKS? The best example of a curved spring is a garter spring; which is a coiled steel spring that is connected at each end to…
How to Link SOLIDWORKS Flag Notes to Balloons or Notes in a Drawing
By Saeed Mojarad (CSWE) on July 14, 2016
One of the great new features that has been introduced in SOLIDWORKS 2016 is “Flag Notes”. Flag notes are a method of cross-referencing one area or feature of a drawing to a list of notes. In order to add SOLIDWORKS flag notes to a drawing…
How to add a watermark to SOLIDWORKS Parts and Assemblies [VIDEO]
By Saeed Mojarad (CSWE) on July 12, 2016
Before SOLIDWORKS 2016 it was only possible to add a watermark to a drawing. But SOLIDWORKS 2016 introduced new functionality that makes it possible to add a watermark to your Part and Assembly documents. You have the option to display the watermark on top of…
SOLIDWORKS licenses will expire in XX days, what does this message mean?
By Saeed Mojarad (CSWE) on March 18, 2016
There have been cases where users received a message saying “SOLIDWORKS licenses will expire in XX days” on a SolidNetWork License (SNL) client machine when they start up SOLIDWORKS. What is the problem? SOLIDWORKS allows you to use the software without activating it only for…
How to Add a Watermark to your SOLIDWORKS Drawing
By Saeed Mojarad (CSWE) on January 8, 2016
Perhaps there are times when you want to add a watermark to your SOLIDWORKS Drawing. Let’s say you want to have a “CONFIDENTIAL” stamp on your drawing. When you add a note to your drawing view you may notice that the note covers the drawing lines and dimensions as shown in the figure below:…
Importing STL files into SOLIDWORKS as a Solid or Surface model
By Saeed Mojarad (CSWE) on December 24, 2015
Occasionally I am asked if there is a way of importing STL files into SOLIDWORKS as a solid/surface model and not as a graphic body. Well the answer is yes, and it is pretty simple. All you need to do is follow these steps: 1. Start…
SOLIDWORKS Hatch Pattern Customization
By Saeed Mojarad (CSWE) on October 23, 2015
SOLIDWORKS has a good amount of standard hatch patterns that you can use in your drawings. But there are some occasions that you may need to customize some of those standard hatch patterns or even make your own one. Now the question is…how do you modify or create…
SolidNetWork License Manager Manual Activation
By Saeed Mojarad (CSWE) on October 7, 2015
On some occasions when your server is not connected to the internet (temporarily or permanently) you have to execute a SolidNetWork License Manager manual activation. There are a few steps involved in order to properly activate the SNL manager: 1. Start the SNL Manager through Start >…