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Licensing of 3DVIA Composer
By Rob Greer, CSWP on March 5, 2012
Licensing of Composer is done though a FlexLM license service which is very common in the software industry. All licenses of Composer are Node-locked to a computer “MAC” address (even Standalone ones). Activation is common…
Install tips for SolidWorks Composer
By Rob Greer, CSWP on March 5, 2012
When installing SolidWorks Composer there some things that are good to know before you start the install. Here is some background information. If you visit the SolidWorks Composer download page through the SolidWorks Customer Portal, you’ll find…
Hey….Marketing and sales guys….Sell Virtually – Market Reality!
By Dan Gamsby on February 23, 2012
Psst, hey you…come closer. Don’t tell anyone, but did you know that some of the best marketing material you could possibly have to work with for your company, is in fact right under your nose?…
3DVIA Composer: How to Set the Default View that an SMG Exported to PDF Opens To!
By Rob Greer, CSWP on December 13, 2011
When exporting an SMG project to PDF, you may want to have a certain view (of many in the project) active by default when the PDF is opened. Before exporting the file to the PDF…
How to Show BOM Info in the SOLIDWORKS Composer Assembly Tree
By Rob Greer, CSWP on November 14, 2011
In SOLIDWORKS Composer it’s possible to show the columns of the BOM in the Assembly Tree area. This can help to show which properties have been filled in, at a glance. Follow the images below…
Time Saving Tip: Find the Exploded Steps of Each Component
By Alin Vargatu, CSWE on October 11, 2011
The Exploded View in SolidWorks works pretty nice. Not only it is very easy to define each explode step, but once defined, they can be modified on the fly. Just select one of the explode steps…
How to display SolidWorks 2011 models on your iPhone and iPad
By Matt Campbell, CSWE on June 20, 2011
Have you ever wanted to share a 3D model you have built, but you are not around a computer… it does happen! Well, you can now use the 3DVIA app from iTunes.
3DVIA Composer: Using Curve Detect Mode
By Rob Greer, CSWP on May 2, 2011
Occasionally when trying to move actors to make an exploded view, you may run into a situation where the default directions that the “Gizmo” offers you to move the actor do not match what is needed…
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…
3DVIA Composer Create a Walkthrough animation using Fly Through
By Rob Greer, CSWP on April 4, 2011
A quick way to create a walkthrough style animation in 3DVIA Composer is by using the Fly Through Mode tool and capture various “stops” along the way. Here’s how: 1. Go into animation mode in…
SOLIDWORKS Composer Assembly Selection Methods
By Rob Greer, CSWP on April 4, 2011
In SOLIDWORKS Composer we have different selection methods to either select a sub-assembly or the parts within them when performing a function such as a translate. The difference is subtle but important. If we select…
How to insert additional bodies into 3DVIA Composer – Part 2
By Rob Greer, CSWP on March 29, 2011
In a previous tip, a method of inserting additional bodies using the File -> Open dialog, was presented. In this tip we’ll mention another way. To add additional bodies into a Composer document you can right-click…
SolidWorks 2012 Teaser
By Alin Vargatu, CSWE on March 28, 2011The 3rd day of SolidWorks World 2011 was the day when users were teased by getting a glimpse of some of the enhancements that might be included in the next version. Since SolidWorks 2012 is still in development, there are no guarantees that they will actually be included in the final release later on this fall.
How to reset the 3DVIA Composer User Interface (GUI)
By Rob Greer, CSWP on March 24, 2011
Resetting the GUI in 3DVIA Composer is easily accomplished through the menu: File -> Preferences -> General, then click on the either the “Reset Prompts” or “Reset GUI Layout” buttons.
SolidWorks Composer in SolidWorks Enterprise PDM
By Eric van Essen on November 12, 2010
In SolidWorks Enterprise PDM 2011, we now have the ability to view SolidWorks Composer files directly inside the view tab in Windows Explorer and in the search dialogue. I see this changing the landscape for how…
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