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How to Copy & Paste SOLIDWORKS Custom Properties between documents
Greetings fellow SOLIDWORKS users! Perhaps you work for a company that makes use of SOLIDWORKS custom properties. Of course you use them; they’re terrific for populating your BOM automatically and can be used for a whole host of other purposes. However, the custom properties that…
SOLIDWORKS MBD 2016 Improves Communication with Manufacturing [VIDEO]
SOLIDWORKS MBD 2016 (Model Based Definition) is an integrated drawingless manufacturing solution for SOLIDWORKS. It helps companies define, organize, and publish 3D product and manufacturing information (PMI), such as dimensions and tolerances, along with 3D model data into industry-standard file formats. Unlike traditional 2D drawings,…
Product configurators enable your sales personnel, dealers, customers and your designers to quickly and easily create and configure custom products. Whether your team includes a mobile sales force, dealers across the world, or designers in the office, Product Configurators powered by DriveWorks and SOLIDWORKS will enable your…
SOLIDWORKS Electrical 2016 link enhancements for Enterprise PDM
To improve the integration of SOLIDWORKS Electrical 2016 with the rest of the SOLIDWORKS product portfolio there are now more options for linking with SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM. SOLIDWORKS Electrical users can select which BOM reports they wish to export and also define the target subfolder where the files will…
There are a few notable SOLIDWORKS Electrical 2016 interface updates which will definitely improve your user experience with this electrical product. Report Manager In the Reports Manager, they now have Filters to help you extract any data specific from the report. For example, you can create and apply…
In a SOLIDWORKS drawing that references multiple models, annotations sometimes get linked to the wrong part or assembly. In the example shown below, the title block is linked to the top-level assembly that is displayed in the upper left corner as a reference, and not the shaft assembly that is…
Standing out amongst the multitude of SOLIDWORKS users can be a challenge. Gaining a SOLIDWORKS Certification can help you get a job, keep a job, or possibly move up in your current job. Watch the video below to find out how these SOLIDWORKS Users benefited from achieving…
On Demand SOLIDWORKS PDM Training now available in MySolidWorks
MySolidWorks Training contains a number of excellent self paced training videos explaining how to perform many common processes for SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional and Standard users. Presently there are 19 lessons available, including fundamentals such as: SOLIDWORKS PDM Windows Explorer Interface SOLIDWORKS PDM Log In/Log Out SOLIDWORKS PDM…
Check-out the parent file that contains the references In the Local Vault View, click on the Contains tab. Click on the Custom References icon. Clear the file references you don’t want in the BOM.