Concept Design
Direct Editing, a SOLIDWORKS Conceptual Designer Tutorial [VIDEO]
I really like the local “Convert to Direct Edit” functionality of SOLIDWORKS Mechanical Conceptual. It means that you do not need to lose the whole recipe of the product, but only replace selected feature(s) with direct edit entities. The whole Direct Editing (also called Direct Modeling) process…
SOLIDWORKS Conceptual Designer Tutorial: Instinctive Dimensioning [VIDEO]
You do not need to be an expert in order to dimension entities in SOLIDWORKS Mechanical Conceptual. Like most everything in this app, dimensioning is an instinctive process. Watch this video and see for yourself how elegant and natural it feels to dimension and constraint…
SOLIDWORKS Conceptual Designer Tutorial: Direct Edit for Filling Cavities [VIDEO]
The Direct Edit functionality of SOLIDWORKS Mechanical Conceptual is outstanding. It can be used even for tooling creation or reverse engineering! In this video you will see how easy it is to create a solid body to fit in an existing cavity. … and… how…
SOLIDWORKS Conceptual Designer is a new way to tackle Concept Design Problems
Innovative conceptual design is the core of any successful product. SOLIDWORKS® Mechanical Conceptual, powered by Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE® Platform, removes the constraints of structured design programs and gives you a flexible, intuitive, powerful modeling environment that turns every challenge of conceptual design into your business…
SOLIDWORKS Conceptual Designer Tutorial: Best Practices for Defining Features [VIDEO]
This video explores the different outcomes between selecting a sketch object, a sketch, one or more edges, or even a face when defining features in SOLIDWORKS Mechanical Conceptual. Looks like old best practices hold true for SOLIDWORKS Mechanical Conceptual: Always select the BIGGEST ENTITY you…