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Scott Durksen, CSWE
Applying a force to a hole in Simulation will give a uniform load to all locations on the hole. In reality most loading conditions would only apply to the lower half of the hole. The load would start at zero on the side and then…
SOLIDWORKS Simulation provides an automatic way to export your results to a Word document. The document is based on a Word template that extracts a large amount of data from your study. Therefore, Microsoft Office must be installed on the computer. The report includes items…
SOLIDWORKS SolidNetwork License Manager Options File Case Insensitive Setting
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on April 10, 2019
The SolidNetWork License Manager allows you to reserve licenses for a particular set of users. You need to create an Options file for the License Manager. This article provides more information on how it’s created: How to Reserve Licenses on SolidNetWork License Manager for Users…
SOLIDWORKS Compare and DrawCompare Tools
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on April 9, 2019
SOLIDWORKS Compare gives you the ability to find slight differences between two models. Perhaps you receive an updated model back and are not sure of all the changes made. The Compare tool can find slight differences in: Document Properties Features Geometry, or Bill of Materials…
SOLIDWORKS Animation Control using Mates
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on March 29, 2019
SOLIDWORKS Animations have an option called Autokey. This can be useful for simple animations where you enable the option, click somewhere along the timebar and then drag components. It will add keys for all components that moved for its final position at that time step. …
SOLIDWORKS Sheet Metal Bend Lines mapped to DXF Layers
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on March 26, 2019
When exporting a SOLIDWORKS sheet metal part to DXF/DWG, you have the option to save different entities to separate layers. The layers can also be set to different colours and linetypes. This is accomplished with a Mapping file setup in the Export options. The first…
Need a SOLIDWORKS License? There are many varieties of SOLIDWORKS license available and they can be tailored to fit your needs. This article discusses the different license types and will assist you in finding the best solution. Contact our knowledgeable Technical Sales Team for more…
SOLIDWORKS Simulation Nonlinear Result Options to Save Disk Space
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on March 11, 2019
SOLIDWORKS Simulation Nonlinear studies include Result Options that can be defined before running the study to minimize the filesize of the results (.CWR file). You can choose how often to save results of Stresses and Strains over the time steps. Displacement values will always be…
On creating multiple groups in a single SOLIDWORKS Weldment Structural Member feature, you can adjust the Trim Order to indicate which group comes first (isn’t trimmed) then how subsequent groups are trimmed. In this example we’ll look at corner location with 3 members coming together….
How to Troubleshoot ‘Model is Unstable’ Errors in SOLIDWORKS Simulation
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on January 30, 2019
When working in Simulation, there’s a good chance you’ll see one of the following errors at some point. This indicates there is instability in the setup which will not allow the Simulation solvers to complete the calculations. Here are some techniques to help you troubleshoot…
SOLIDWORKS 2019 Large Design Review now has Editing Capabilities
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on January 15, 2019
The SOLIDWORKS Large Design Review mode is essential when working with large assemblies. Models can be opened in a fraction of time for quick review and then load only the components you need to work on. Use tools like snapshots or walk-through to make the…
SOLIDWORKS 2019 Linked Custom Properties in Mirrored Assembly
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on January 4, 2019
SOLIDWORKS 2019 can now link custom properties of an opposite-hand mirrored assembly. Mirrored part files already had the ability to transfer the custom properties. Now custom (or configuration-specific) properties can be transferred to the new assembly file. The Transfer options did show the option for…
SOLIDWORKS 2019 Additional Animation Output File Types
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on December 26, 2018
SOLIDWORKS animations give life to your models. These can be exported to various file types. Prior versions only allowed exporting as AVI (video), BMP (images) or TGA (images) files. SOLIDWORKS 2019 has added additional common formats which is useful in many situations. Video formats: *.avi…
SOLIDWORKS 2019 Assembly Pattern Enhancements
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on December 22, 2018
Some useful pattern features in Parts are now available in Assemblies with SOLIDWORKS 2019. This provides greater control when positioning your components while still using patterns to save on rebuild time. Linear Pattern – Up to Reference Assembly linear patterns can take advantage of the…
SOLIDWORKS 2019 Configuring Cut Lists for Configurations
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on December 21, 2018
SOLIDWORKS 2019 now has the option to configure Cut List Properties. This can be used in scenarios where you need separate properties for a cut list item in different configurations. For example you have ‘Cut-List-Item1’ with two different configurations. This cut list item has different…