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Vincent Magcalas
How to Add Descriptions for End Caps and Gussets in a Weldments Cut List Table
By Vincent Magcalas on April 22, 2026
SOLIDWORKS Weldments includes tools to create end caps and gussets so you can more accurately define your welded structures. With these tools, you can add stability and security to your model, increasing its longevity. End caps are added to the ends of your profiles, such…
Creating Custom SOLIDWORKS Inspection Reports with the Footer Row Function
By Vincent Magcalas on January 16, 2026
SOLIDWORKS Inspection reports may have various characteristic values included, which makes it difficult to specify how many rows you need specifically when creating your custom report templates. This may lead users to format an excessive number of rows to account for the possible number of…
How to Export Images with Higher Resolution from SOLIDWORKS
By Vincent Magcalas on November 4, 2025
Have you ever worked on a model in SOLIDWORKS and wanted to export images from the graphics area in the form of an image file with higher resolution than just a screenshot? SOLIDWORKS gives users the ability to export images of the graphics area in…
Setting Up Drawing Blocks from Downloaded SOLIDWORKS Content
By Vincent Magcalas on July 15, 2025
SOLIDWORKS includes libraries for hydraulic and electrical schematic drawing blocks, which can be downloaded for use in your designs. Within the Design Library tab in the task pane, SOLIDWORKS Content is available for users.
Fixing Corrupted SOLIDWORKS Drawing Views
By Vincent Magcalas on July 4, 2025
Recently, I was working with a SOLIDWORKS drawing that had several sheets in it, and every possible kind of view was utilized. One of these views was displaying the back view when it should have been showing the front view. At first, I was confused…
How to Sort a Bill of Materials (BOM) and Save Settings in SOLIDWORKS
By Vincent Magcalas on June 4, 2025
SOLIDWORKS allows you to easily sort a Bill of Materials (BOM) to organize a list of components within an assembly and show just the pertinent information you need.
The Collect Identical Bodies Tool Can Assist You with Editing Your Cut List
By Vincent Magcalas on December 11, 2024
If you are experiencing setbacks with your cut list separating sheet metal bodies with identical geometry, the Collect Identical Bodies tool can assist you with grouping similar components.
SOLIDWORKS Rx Safe Modes can be used to disable or bypass certain SOLIDWORKS and system settings, in order to isolate SOLIDWORKS issues. The SOLIDWORKS Rx tool is available from Windows Start > All Programs > SOLIDWORKS Tools 20XX > SOLIDWORKS Rx 20XX Safe Modes are…
SOLIDWORKS Tech Tip: Where do I download the SolidNetWork License (SNL) Manager?
By Vincent Magcalas on October 30, 2014
If you are using a network license manager and planning to upgrade your SOLIDWORKS, the first step is to upgrade your SolidNetWork License (SNL) Manager on your server. You can upgrade the SNL Manager while client machines are running SOLIDWORKS products. However, in some cases…