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Using and Customizing SOLIDWORKS Mouse Gestures [VIDEO]
By Andrew Lidstone, CSWE on September 22, 2010
With SOLIDWORKS 2010 a new productivity tool was introduced called SOLIDWORKS Mouse Gestures. Once you get used to using them, Mouse Gestures can be a real time saver when using SOLIDWORKS to bring your designs to life….
Speed up your sketching with “on screen numeric input on entity creation”
By Andrew Lidstone, CSWE on September 22, 2010
Introduced in SolidWorks 2009 is the option to “Enable on screen numeric input on entity creation”. Though it’s name doesn’t do it justice, this feature can really have a big impact on your ability to…
Cyclic (circular) Reference
By Izaaz Sheikh on September 21, 2010
A cyclic (or circular) reference occurs when two or more components, in an assembly, share external references in a way that a rebuild of one component necessitates a rebuild of another component(s). If PDM is…
Let’s get picky and use the Selection Manager
By Alin Vargatu, CSWE on August 16, 2010Dan Johnson asks this question in the SolidWorks Forum: I am trying to create a handle that is part of a scanner body and I made my curves using a 3D sketch. When I try and make either a loft or boundary surface, I try to grab just one curve in my 3DSketch, but it…
A History of SolidWorks Commands
By Alin Vargatu, CSWE on August 16, 2010
This is a CHALLENGE for all you history buffs out there. And no, I am not talking about the Roman Empire or who defeated Napoleon Bonaparte, but about finding out when – in what version –…
William Lishman – Inventor, Artist and Innovator
By Neeta Sharma on August 13, 2010William Lishman was the inspiration for the 1996 Film “Fly Away Home” about a gaggle of geese who were led by Mr. Lishman to wintering grounds in Virgina. Mr Lishman designed and build a flying “go cart” to lead the geese to their temporary home for the cold season. The Toronto Star has done an…
The power of Display States in SolidWorks 2010
By Alin Vargatu, CSWE on July 29, 2010Johnny Eberle was asking in the SolidWorks Forum: I am trying to create a view of just one part of weldment with a few other parts, which are modeled in an assembly. I can’t figure out how to isolate the few components that I need to show. Any ideas? Fortunately, new in SolidWorks 2010 are…
How to link a drawing note to the material property of a body
By Alin Vargatu, CSWE on July 29, 2010Jason Rackley was asking this question in the Solidworks Forum: Is it possible to link a note to the material of a body in a drawing (note)? I have a multi-body part with different materials assigned to each body. In my drawing of the part I would like to attach a note to each body…
By Javelin’s Plant Design and Layout add-in product for SolidWorks has been updated for SolidWorks 2010. PlantWorks allows for rapid 3D layout generation from furniture layouts to full machine layouts in your facility for proposals, photo renderings, and fly-through animation. Using PlantWorks and SolidWorks visualization tools you will be able to provide early visibility of your…
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