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TriMech Solutions, LLC

TriMech provides thousands of engineering teams with 3D design and rapid prototyping solutions that work hand-in-hand, from sketch to manufacturing. Javelin became a subsidiary of TriMech Solutions LLC in 2021.

How to Leverage Industry 4.0: The Industrial Internet of Things

Industry 4.0 Production Monitoring

For manufacturing companies, the important variation to discuss around IoT is IIoT. That’s not a typo, it refers to the Industrial Internet of Things. This is not going to be an article that explains the traditional “Internet of Things” and gives examples of how just about…

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Leveraging SOLIDWORKS Linear Patterns

Up to reference solidworks linear pattern

SOLIDWORKS Linear Pattern enables you to copy an existing feature and apply it in various ways, saving you time from having to recreate them. This week’s video tech tip will go over two enhancements SOLIDWORKS has made to linear patterns in recent years to help…

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Managing Local Files in SOLIDWORKS PDM

SOLIDWORKS PDM System Requirements

When working with SOLIDWORKS PDM, it’s important to understand what a local file is and why it should be utilized rather than working strictly over a network. SOLIDWORKS users need a powerful data management system to organize their files to implement different workflows, maintain quality…

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What You Need to Know About Photobleaching

Photobleaching 3D Printed Clear Material

When 3D Printing clear parts you may find an unwanted tint or coloration. In this article learn how to reduce the yellow colouring with Photobleaching. Creating optically clear parts via traditional manufacturing methods is often either cost-prohibitive, geometrically limiting, or outright impossible. Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing…

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3 Ways to Run SOLIDWORKS Online

3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS

Now more than ever before, customers are looking for flexible ways to access SOLIDWORKS online. It is not uncommon for a SOLIDWORKS user to have two or more workstations, and being able to work from different locations or on the go is key to maintaining…

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Working with Breadcrumbs in SOLIDWORKS

Working with SOLIDWORKS Breadcrumbs

In this tech tip video, we’re going to look at navigation and selection techniques specific to working with SOLIDWORKS Breadcrumbs. Breadcrumbs in SOLIDWORKS is a tool to help navigate an assembly and locate what you’re looking for quickly and efficiently. Another reason for using Breadcrumbs…

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Lesser known SOLIDWORKS features you should know

Repair Fillet Missing References

In every major release of SOLIDWORKS, there will be countless enhancements and hundreds of pages of release notes. There will always be some key new features and improvements that take the spotlight, but often it’s the little changes that can make a big difference in your…

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3D printed spiders using PolyJet technology for Halloween!

PolyJet Halloween Spider

Double, Double, Toil and Trouble! This year for Halloween the TriMech RP Services team is brewing up some cute little flexible spiders to decorate the office and you can join along and print some of your own using our multiple material recipe! You may not have a…

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Use SOLIDWORKS Electrical Locations to organize your System Design

SOLIDWORKS Electrical Locations

This article looks at how to get more organized with an electrical system design. We’ll be focused on how SOLIDWORKS Electrical can help you get a grip on the number of devices that you have present within a system design starting with proper component management…

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The Artec Micro is a user friendly desktop 3D scanner ideal for small objects

Artec Micro desktop 3D scanner

Javelin Technologies, A TriMech Company hosts annual internal training meetings called Back to School during the month of August. The purpose of these meetings is to go “back to school” and learn from colleagues and management. This year, we were given the opportunity to participate…

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Resolving Mesh Failures and Errors in SOLIDWORKS Simulation

SOLIDWORKS Mesh Failure

Meshing is a crucial step for SOLIDWORKS Simulation. When working with assemblies or complex parts you may experience SOLIDWORKS mesh failures or errors with messages like “mesh terminated” or “failure to mesh part” for certain features, or components. The first step in debugging SOLIDWORKS mesh…

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Get to Know the Stratasys Elastico Rubber 3D Printing Material

3D Print Rubber Elastico

In 2021, Stratasys introduced Elastico a new rubber-like flexible 3d printing material to the PolyJet platform in two different colours. Elastico is an elastomeric PolyJet material that has a base shore hardness of A 45 and boasts an impressive elongation at a break of up…

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Tips For a Successful Upgrade to SOLIDWORKS 2022

SOLIDWORKS 2022 Upgrade

Before you download SOLIDWORKS 2022 and start checking out all the great new features added in this year’s release make sure you read our tips for a successful upgrade: SOLIDWORKS System Requirements First things first, it is important to review the System Requirements for SOLIDWORKS…

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SOLIDWORKS 3DEXPERIENCE Works xApps Project Part 11: Wrap up using a 3DStory

3DStory

Our 3DEXPERIENCE Works saw project is coming to a close, but we want to end it with a flourish to demonstrate the success we have experienced. We are using the 3DStory app to share those wins even when the recipient is not on the platform! When…

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SOLIDWORKS 3DEXPERIENCE Works xApps Project Part 10: Product Release Engineer

Product Release Engineer

Now that our 3DEXPERIENCE Works circular saw project design is complete, we’ll see how we can use the Product Release Engineer Role / Engineering Release xApp to finalize the information about the components, release the part files, and generate multiple Bills of Material. Files can be…

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