Javelin / TriMech Author

Scott Durksen, CSWE

Scott is a SOLIDWORKS Elite Applications Engineer and is based in our Dartmouth, Nova Scotia office.

One method of modeling a Chain in SolidWorks

Chain Model

NOTE: This is an older blog post.  The latest versions of SOLIDWORKS now have the Chain Component Pattern feature which is a better method.  See the following blog posts: New in SOLIDWORKS 2015 – Chain Component Pattern [VIDEO] How to use the SOLIDWORKS Belt/Chain Assembly…

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Eco-friendly design using SustainabilityXpress

greenCheck

A great free tool available to all SolidWorks users to help them design products that are more environmentally friendly is SustainabilityXpress which was introduced in SolidWorks 2009. The life cycle assessment tool looks at a product’s entire life, which encompasses ore extraction, material production, manufacturing,…

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