Javelin / TriMech Author
Vipanjot Kaur, CSWP
How to create an Assembly Level BOM in SOLIDWORKS Composer
By Vipanjot Kaur, CSWP on August 23, 2018
Just like SOLIDWORKS we can create a BOM that calls out sub-assemblies in the bills of materials of Composer assemblies. The SOLIDWORKS Composer Assembly BOM will have unique IDs that do not match other views. Follow the steps below to create an Assembly Level BOM:…
How to change the SOLIDWORKS zoom direction of your mouse wheel
By Vipanjot Kaur, CSWP on December 8, 2017
When some companies/designers switch to SOLIDWORKS 3D design from other designing software they often have issues with zooming in and out as in other software zooming in and out using the mouse wheel occurs in reverse. This can be annoying that when you try to zoom…
Measure Tool Enhancements in SOLIDWORKS 2018
By Vipanjot Kaur, CSWP on December 7, 2017
There has been many enhancements to SOLIDWORKS 2018 which will helps us overcome some of the earlier limitations. In this Blog article I will be sharing some new enhancements to the Measure Tool. The measure Tool has been revamped in SOLIDWORKS 2018 with the following additional…
SOLIDWORKS 2018 can Select Over Geometry
By Vipanjot Kaur, CSWP on December 7, 2017
With SOLIDWORKS 2018 a new geometry selection tool is introduced called Select Over Geometry. The selection tool lets you drag a box or lasso selection over a model without starting the drag from a blank region of the graphics area.This tool is helpful when you drag…
How to Randomize Scale for Auto Hatching in Section Views
By Vipanjot Kaur, CSWP on December 6, 2017
In SOLIDWORKS 2018, auto hatching in section views and broken-out section views has a new option called Randomize Scale. This option can be used to randomize the hatch scale for the same material in the drawing view. Clear this setting to keep the scale identical…
Show File Names and Descriptions in the SOLIDWORKS 2018 Design Library
By Vipanjot Kaur, CSWP on December 5, 2017
The Design Library in the SOLIDWORKS Task Pane provides quick access to some default features, hardware, annotations, etc. This is also where you have access to SOLIDWORKS Toolbox, 3DContentCentral and SOLIDWORKS Content. Additionally folder locations can be added in the design library for quick access to…
SOLIDWORKS 2018 Mouse Gesture Enhancements
By Vipanjot Kaur, CSWP on December 1, 2017
Mouse Gestures were introduced in SOLIDWORKS 2010 and are a real time saver when using SOLIDWORKS to bring your designs to life. SOLIDWORKS 2018 brings a more interactive way to utilize mouse gestures and allows you to choose which tools will appear in the mouse gesture wheel….
How to access libraries in the SOLIDWORKS Electrical Content Portal?
By Vipanjot Kaur, CSWP on November 17, 2017
SOLIDWORKS Electrical Content Portal provides access to variety of rich electrical resources that you can use in your Electrical design. During the installation process of SOLIDWORKS Electrical most commonly used symbols, Title blocks, manufacturer parts etc are downloaded to keep the installation process faster. However, sometimes when…
Do PDF files saved out of SOLIDWORKS conform to ISO Standard?
By Vipanjot Kaur, CSWP on November 16, 2017
While carrying out technical support customers often ask me: “Do PDF files saved out of SOLIDWORKS conform to ISO Standard?” Answer is, yes they do. To confirm. Save a PDF file from SOLIDWORKS using the following steps: Open the SOLIDWORKS model or drawing you would like…
Why is the PDF Export function not working in SOLIDWORKS Electrical?
By Vipanjot Kaur, CSWP on November 10, 2017
Quite often customers using SOLIDWORKS Electrical have issues accessing printer properties while printing and creating PDFs from electrical drawings. SOLIDWORKS Electrical PDF Export files are created with a third party application called “PDF Creator“. Originally it used to be installed with SOLIDWORKS Electrical up to…
How do I install the same version of eDrawings as SOLIDWORKS?
By Vipanjot Kaur, CSWP on September 19, 2017
In some cases, when you download and install SOLIDWORKS and try to launch eDrawings from the start menu, it doesn’t show up. This means that even though the latest version of SOLIDWORKS was installed you still need to install the latest release of eDrawings. To…
How do I download older versions of eDrawings?
By Vipanjot Kaur, CSWP on September 8, 2017
Lets say you have SOLIDWORKS 2017 installed on your machine, which also provides you access to eDrawings 2017; but you also need access to an older version of eDrawings such as eDrawings 2015. To download older eDrawings versions follow the procedure below: Log in to…
Experiencing problems when you load the SOLIDWORKS Toolbox add-in?
By Vipanjot Kaur, CSWP on August 19, 2017
Sometimes when you launch SOLIDWORKS and try to load SOLIDWORKS Toolbox Library or Utilities add-in, SOLIDWORKS delivers a message stating “You appear to have experienced problems the last time you loaded the SOLIDWORKS Toolbox add-in”. Two options at this point: If you pick yes, continue…
Getting Started with SOLIDWORKS Composer
By Vipanjot Kaur, CSWP on February 14, 2017
If you are new to the SOLIDWORKS Composer product, there are a number of extremely helpful free resources available for you to learn and quickly become a Composer expert. Many people may not be aware of the great resources available to them right within the…
SOLIDWORKS Composer – Exporting Views for reuse in other assemblies or projects
By Vipanjot Kaur, CSWP on April 18, 2011
In SOLIDWORKS Composer it is possible to export and import the views you have created. For example, if you have a composer assembly where you have created a few views and you are using the same model in another composer assembly rather than recreating the…