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What’s New in SOLIDWORKS Education Edition 2016-2017 [VIDEO]
By Neeta Sharma on March 4, 2017
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. — Lao Tzu, Ancient Chinese philosopher and writer The first step for any designer or engineer starts at the learning level. The first, best step, for…
SOLIDWORKS Composer 2017 includes new features for the Composer Player API
By Justin Flett on February 20, 2017
In SOLIDWORKS Composer 2017 the Composer Player Application Programming Interface (API) has been enhanced with a number of new features. Some of the new enhancements to the SOLIDWORKS Composer 2017 API are briefly outlined below:…
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…
Inserting additional components into an existing SOLIDWORKS Composer file
By Justin Flett on February 7, 2017
In many cases you may find the need to insert additional actors/components to an existing SOLIDWORKS Composer file. Luckily there is a very simple process to add as many additional SOLIDWORKS Composer actors as you…
SOLIDWORKS Composer File Open Options for importing geometry
By Justin Flett on November 9, 2016
When creating a new SOLIDWORKS Composer file you may notice a few different options for opening your 3D CAD files. The three options on the right-hand side of the Open dialog are “Open”, “Merge into…
What’s New in SOLIDWORKS 2017 Communication Tools [WEBINAR]
By Rod Mackay on October 27, 2016
SOLIDWORKS 2017 Communications tools enable you to create product communications early in the design process, simplify its creation, keep it updated, and deliver it on time. This easy-to-use software leverages your existing design data so you can work faster and…
How to customize the SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional Convert Task for unsupported file types
By Andrew Lidstone, CSWE on August 18, 2016
The default SOLIDWORKS Convert Task in PDM Professional (tasks are not available in SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard) allows you to export to many different file types. Unfortunately, at this time, .smg files (for SOLIDWORKS Composer) are…
How to create a SOLIDWORKS Composer Executable (.exe) Package [VIDEO]
By Justin Flett on August 11, 2016
There are a number of options to help export final outputs for your Composer projects. Perhaps one of the most useful options to save out your composer projects for customers or clients viewing is the…
SOLIDWORKS Composer Animation Timeline Enhancements
By Justin Flett on August 10, 2016
SOLIDWORKS Composer like all other SOLIDWORKS products is constantly being improved from year to year. One of the biggest enhancements for the 2016 release in my mind has been the improvements made to the animation timeline. In…
SOLIDWORKS Composer Documentation Update Best Practices
By Justin Flett on July 29, 2016
One of the greatest features of SOLIDWORKS Composer is the ability to update documents. Imagine your technical documentation team generates a 100-page instruction manual. Just days after completion, the engineering and manufacturing team makes some minor…
SOLIDWORKS Composer Import Options
By Justin Flett on May 30, 2016
Choosing the correct SOLIDWORKS Composer Import Options is a crucial step when importing your CAD files into a Composer project. This will help optimize your project down the line when it comes to annotating components…
How to improve SOLIDWORKS Composer Digger Image Quality [VIDEO]
By Justin Flett on January 21, 2016
When using the SOLIDWORKS Composer Digger tool, you may notice that after capturing the image the quality of the digger image seems to be quite low. The reason for this is due to the resolution settings as…
How to hide the SOLIDWORKS Composer compass from Animation & Image Outputs
By Justin Flett on January 20, 2016
The SOLIDWORKS Composer Compass Icon in the top-right corner of the viewport is used to help orient your viewpoint within the 3D environment. The compass is a collaborative actor and can be used and controlled…
How to improve SOLIDWORKS Composer Video Quality
By Justin Flett on January 18, 2016
One of the main benefits of SOLIDWORKS Composer is the ability to generate videos or animation outputs. When first creating videos with composer you may notice that the rendered motion of the video may be…
How to Protect SOLIDWORKS Composer files when publishing
By Vicky Guignard on December 31, 2015
When working with SOLIDWORKS Composer there are three things you might want to consider before sharing your files for viewing: How many files will I be sharing? Security of my files. Rights within SOLIDWORKS Composer Player There are…
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