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Tech tips, tutorials, and best practices for Assembly from the Javelin technical team
How to Create A Virtual Subassembly in SOLIDWORKS
Not all SOLIDWORKS assemblies are created equal, especially not in terms of performance. Two versions of a geometrically identical assembly…
Using the Component Preview Window to Speed Up Assembly Mates
When working with complex assemblies in SOLIDWORKS, the process involves mating every component into place and ensuring that each component…
Override Document Level Tree Display to Change How Components are Listed
The FeatureManager Tree in a SOLIDWORKS assembly contains a wealth of information. However, the tree display can get a bit…
Using Angle Limit Mates to Replicate Collision Detection in Assemblies
One of the biggest benefits of having an assembly built in SOLIDWORKS is that it gives you the best digital…
Designing a Disc Golf Basket in SOLIDWORKS with Top-Down Assembly Modeling
Recently, The TriMech Group has partnered with the Disc Golf Pro Tour to help support the growth of one of…
Drawings: Dimension Precision Troubleshooting
Drawings are crucial for communicating the precise dimensions of your part and/or assembly. Understanding and controlling precision is therefore critically…
SOLIDWORKS External References: Creating New Parts
Have you ever created an assembly file and thought “wow, this could really use a baseplate?” Maybe it’s a lid…
How to add a watermark to SOLIDWORKS Parts and Assemblies [VIDEO]
Before SOLIDWORKS 2016 it was only possible to add a watermark to a drawing. But SOLIDWORKS 2016 introduced new functionality…
SOLIDWORKS Quick Trick: Propagate Feature to Assembly Parts
Many times in SOLIDWORKS, it makes sense to create features at the assembly level. Sometimes this can be due to…
SOLIDWORKS Multiple Mate Mode
Often times, in SOLIDWORKS, we will need to apply multiple mates of a similar type in an assembly. There is…
Reduce SOLIDWORKS Large Assembly Load Time & Optimization Techniques
When loading a SOLIDWORKS Large Assembly did it take so long that you were able to run to the coffee…
What to try when a SOLIDWORKS Assembly File will NOT Save
When a SOLIDWORKS assembly file will not save the first workaround is to try and save the assembly with a new name, to a…
SolidWorks Tutorial – Filling a Specific Assembly Cavity (one out of many)
Last week I showed you how easy it is to fill a cavity at the assembly level using the new tools…
SolidWorks Tutorial: Advanced Mate References [VIDEO]
Mate references can be set up in two parts to correspond to each other. When created this way it is…
SolidWorks Tutorial – Apply Material to All Parts of an Assembly [VIDEO]
What do you do when you work on a large assembly, with multiple levels of sub-assemblies, and want to apply the…