SOLIDWORKS Tech Tip
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SOLIDWORKS is a powerful 3D modeling software that allows users to create detailed parts and assemblies. One of the features that makes SOLIDWORKS so versatile is the ability to create fillets, which are rounded edges on a part. There are two main methods for creating fillets in SOLIDWORKS: applied fillets and sketched fillets. In this…
One of the features that makes SOLIDWORKS so versatile is the “Split” command, which allows users to cut a part into multiple pieces. In this blog post, we will explore how the split command works in SOLIDWORKS and why someone would use it. The Split command allows you to split a part into multiple pieces…
SOLIDWORKS is a powerful 3D modeling software that allows users to create detailed parts and assemblies. One of the features that makes SOLIDWORKS so versatile is the ability to use guide curves when creating sweeps. In this blog post, we will walk through the steps for using guide curves for sweeps in SOLIDWORKS. Step 1:…
In your home, do you have a chair or a spot that only you sit in and when others sit there you seem out of place, and possibly struggle for a second with what you should do? What about a parking spot at work, do you always park in the same spot? This is kind…
Templates are the beginning to our design phase and are the equivalent to a cookie cutter. We want to start off on the correct foot every time, which will lead to increased efficiency and synergy throughout multiple SOLIDWORKS users. Here is where we establish our units (mm, in…), properties, settings, visual qualities and much more. SOLIDWORKS does…
I learned a while back (the hard way I might add), that when it comes to sheet metal and manufacturing, to have the corners as closed/close as possible. This is necessary because it will reduce the amount of welding and fill needed. If time is money, then I wasted a lot of both when I…
In the past, I have used websites to generate lithophane files for 3D printing. A lithophane is an object that when light passes through it, an image is created because of the objects varying thickness. I just recently became aware of SOLIDWORKS’ ability to make these lithophanes out of nearly whatever shape you can imagine….
Are you changing from another CAD program to SOLIDWORKS? Are you frequently importing STEP files from clients? For many SOLIDWORKS users, working with imported geometry and non-native file types is part of every workflow. In this blog, I want to discuss some of the ways to handle importing geometry like 3D Interconnect, and some best…
Over the years SOLIDWORKS has made improvements with how it reads STL files and how useful that data is after it is loaded. An STL file is made up entirely of triangular shapes and the bits and bytes don’t form an actual solid with volume like SOLIDWORKS files. In the past this has made editing…
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