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Scott Durksen, CSWE
SOLIDWORKS eDrawings Viewer 2019 includes previous eDrawings Professional Features
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on September 18, 2018
Starting in eDrawings Viewer 2019, all previous functionality included with eDrawings Professional 2018 and prior are now included in the free eDrawings Viewer version. This only applies to the Windows application only (not the mobile eDrawings App). NOTE: Any new features added in eDrawings Professional…
SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2019 Remote Loads/Mass Distributed Coupling
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on September 17, 2018
SOLIDWORKS 2019 has improved the SOLIDWORKS Simulation Remote Loads / Mass feature. The previous user interface was split into categories of Direct Transfer and Rigid Connection. The option for Displacement (Direct Transfer) was previously only available in Nonlinear studies. This is now available in Static…
SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2019 Stress Averaging at Mid-Side Nodes
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on September 16, 2018
SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2019 now includes an option that enables an improved stress averaging method for mid-side nodes of a high quality (second order) solid element. A solid element is made up of a four-corner tetrahedral shape. Each corner has an associated node. High Quality elements…
SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2019 Pin Connector in Nonlinear
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on September 16, 2018
SOLIDWORKS 2019 adds Simulation Pin Connector improvements to Nonlinear Static and Nonlinear Dynamic studies that was introduced in Simulation 2018 for Linear Static, Frequency, Buckling and Linear Dynamic studies. You can apply a single pin connector to up to ten coaxial cylindrical faces in Nonlinear…
SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2019 Solver Performance
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on September 13, 2018
SOLIDWORKS Simulation performance has been improved for the 2019 release as it now relies on the latest Intel Parallel Studio XE 2018, replacing previous Intel Fortran compilers used (MKL and MPI). These are used for the code preparing data for FFEPlus, Direct Sparse and Intel Direct…
A new SOLIDWORKS 2019 Status Feedback dialog has been added to the new release. Previously if SOLIDWORKS was working on a long process (i.e. during rebuild or open) and you click in the graphics area, a pop-up would indicate that the software had stopped responding. …
SOLIDWORKS Simulation No Penetration Contact Advanced Options
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on August 31, 2018
When defining a No Penetration Contact Set in SOLIDWORKS Simulation you have some Advanced Options. There are 3 available: ‘Node to Node’, ‘Node to Surface’ and ‘Surface to Surface’. There are some key things to know about each SOLIDWORKS Simulation No Penetration Contact option. Firstly,…
How to add a Point Load along a Beam in SOLIDWORKS Simulation
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on August 27, 2018
When applying External Loads to a beam element, you can apply it to the entire beam which distributes the load. You can also apply it to a joint at the end of a beam element. But what if you need to apply a point load…
Start a SOLIDWORKS Sketch and activate the Line Tool with a Single Key
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on August 22, 2018
There are many ways to start a SOLIDWORKS sketch. After starting a sketch, good chance you go straight to the line tool. Why not do both in a single keyboard key with the SOLIDWORKS Line Tool Shortcut. When you select a face or a plane,…
Saving SOLIDWORKS Animation Videos with Motion Blur
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on July 18, 2018
SOLIDWORKS animations and motion studies can be saved as a video (AVI file). The PhotoView 360 renderer helps add realism to the animation with an option for Motion Blur. This dynamic blurring visual effect gives more life to a moving object, making it seem that much…
How to generate a Custom SOLIDWORKS Coordinate System
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on June 25, 2018
You can create a custom SOLIDWORKS coordinate system in a model that can be used for reference in Measure, Mass Properties or exporting to a neutral file (Parasolid®, STEP, IGES, etc). This can also be used for assembly mates and in Simulation for remote load locations….
Unsuppress SOLIDWORKS Components in All Configurations
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on June 22, 2018
In some cases you may have a component that has a mixed suppressed/unsuppressed state in different configurations. If this needs to be unsuppressed in all configurations, there is a fast way to unsuppress SOLIDWORKS Components in All Configurations rather than switching through each configuration and…
Generating all SOLIDWORKS Toolbox Sizes in One Step when using a Customized Toolbox
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on June 18, 2018
The SOLIDWORKS Toolbox add-in uses a database to store information on available SOLIDWORKS Toolbox Sizes and Properties of hardware. The database is linked to a master part file for each type of hardware. In a new Toolbox, master part files will start with only a Default…
Customize SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation Input Data Folder
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on May 28, 2018
Generating a new Flow Simulation project brings up the default analysis tree. The SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation Input Data Folder by default only includes Computational Domain, Fluid Subdomains, Boundary Conditions, Goals and Mesh. These are the most common selections when setting up the study. If you…
How to bring back the SOLIDWORKS Dimension Palette Icon after moving your Mouse
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on March 19, 2018
When you select a dimension in a drawing, the SOLIDWORKS Dimension Palette icon pops up. This allows you to hover over to bring up the palette to make quick formatting edits. You need to move your cursor straight to the Dimension Palette icon. If you…