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Vipanjot Kaur, CSWP
How to rename the BOM column heading in SOLIDWORKS Composer
By Vipanjot Kaur, CSWP on July 30, 2020
In SOLIDWORKS Composer the BOM columns can be configured and various properties and meta-properties can be added as new columns in the Bill of Material. The existing property names can also be renamed, by following the steps below: Step 1: Firstly, make sure the BOM…
Customization of user interface in SOLIDWORKS Electrical!
By Vipanjot Kaur, CSWP on July 29, 2020
Are you aware of settings in SOLIDWORKS Electrical that allow you to change quite a few things in the user interface, just like we make modifications in SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD? Do you prefer the mouse wheel to be reversed for zoom direction? Maybe a darker…
What is the best method to open a SOLIDWORKS model in Revit?
By Vipanjot Kaur, CSWP on July 20, 2020
SOLIDWORKS models can be quickly opened up in Autodesk Revit. Here are the steps to do so: Step 1 – Export from SOLIDWORKS: Open the 3d model in SolidWorks. Now save the model as either IFC 4 (.*ifc) or IFC 2×3 (.*ifc) through File >…
How do I backup/archive the individual projects in SOLIDWORKS Electrical?
By Vipanjot Kaur, CSWP on June 3, 2020
You can backup and archive SOLIDWORKS Electrical Projects individually rather than taking a backup of the whole electrical data using the Environmental archive. Archiving a project backs up all of the documents and data within it, as well as items required for design work like…
Creating a Custom Appearance in SOLIDWORKS Visualize
By Vipanjot Kaur, CSWP on May 21, 2020
SOLIDWORKS Visualize installs with a large library of appearance files that you can apply to your models, but you can also create Custom Appearance files and save them in your Appearances Palette for future use. Create a Custom Appearance File Brand new appearance can be…
Saving a PDF/Word document in a SOLIDWORKS Electrical Project Archive
By Vipanjot Kaur, CSWP on May 20, 2020
Most often users want to add a PDF or Microsoft Word document in the SOLIDWORKS Electrical project and collect it within the project archive. This can be done only by adding the document in the document tree. If there are a limited number of files…
How to run SOLIDWORKS Visualize AI Denoiser on almost any computer
By Vipanjot Kaur, CSWP on May 15, 2020
SOLIDWORKS Visualize 2018 SP3.0 onward includes an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Denoiser tool, which allows professional renderings to be made 10x faster. When the Denoiser is enabled it helps in the significant reductions in render time for production-quality images.It produces better-looking renderings with fewer passes, which…
Why is a Colour Property change not applied to an Animation after SOLIDWORKS Composer document update?
By Vipanjot Kaur, CSWP on February 27, 2020
While working with SOLIDWORKS Composer assemblies (.SMG) there are always cases where SOLIDWORKS designers make some changes in the source model. To avoid the re-work of creating all the views and animation again in a Composer assembly you can update the Composer document. This update…
How to enable BOM Model Highlighting in SOLIDWORKS Composer
By Vipanjot Kaur, CSWP on February 24, 2020
When we publish images from SOLIDWORKS Composer specifically Technical Illustrations, it allows us to save .SVG type images and upon opening the images in a web browser we can easily identify corresponding parts in the model by hovering the mouse pointer over line items in…
SOLIDWORKS Rx now supports SOLIDWORKS Electrical 2020
By Vipanjot Kaur, CSWP on February 21, 2020
Until SOLIDWORKS 2019 the SOLIDWORKS Rx support tool installed automatically only with SOLIDWORKS. Now in SOLIDWORKS 2020 the SOLIDWORKS Rx also supports SOLIDWORKS Electrical and installs by default when we are just installing SOLIDWORKS Electrical 2020 on our machine. When we have different sorts of…
Leader Style Manager in SOLIDWORKS Electrical 2020
By Vipanjot Kaur, CSWP on February 20, 2020
In SOLIDWORKS Electrical 2020 we have this new annotation tab on the Draw ribbon and cabinet layout ribbon which allows us to create text and block fields using the leaders. We can define various graphical properties for these text and block leaders. It will be…
Unable to access SOLIDWORKS Composer User Guide or Help document?
By Vipanjot Kaur, CSWP on February 18, 2020
Every now and then SOLIDWORKS Composer users report that they can’t access the SOLIDWORKS Composer user-guide/help document through SOLIDWORKS Composer window > Help > Help Topics, and by default Composer tries to open the HTML help document through the default browser, in my case I…
How to create Angular Center Marks in SOLIDWORKS Drawings?
By Vipanjot Kaur, CSWP on February 17, 2020
Center marks are annotations that mark circle or arc centers and describe the geometry size on the drawing. With the Center Mark tool, we can create a center mark or a center point on circular edges. The center mark lines can also be used as references…
SOLIDWORKS Rx now included with SOLIDWORKS Composer
By Vipanjot Kaur, CSWP on February 14, 2020
Until SOLIDWORKS 2019 SOLIDWORKS Rx used to get installed automatically by default only with SOLIDWORKS installation. And now in SOLIDWORKS 2020, SOLIDWORKS Rx now supports SOLIDWORKS Composer and installs by default when SOLIDWORKS Composer 2020 is installed. When we have different sorts of issues with…
SOLIDWORKS Electrical 2020 Text Leader and Block Leader
By Vipanjot Kaur, CSWP on February 13, 2020
Now when using SOLIDWORKS Electrical 2020 we can create text leader lines with blocks and notes in 2D panel layouts and harness drawings. Text and balloons with leader lines are a common method to convey design notes. Adding these annotations with dedicated commands and a…