Drawing

The “Easy Bake” recipe for Displaying Cosmetic Threads

Are SOLIDWORKS Cosmetic Threads a ‘Nice to have’, or a ‘Nuisance’? Depending on your organizations standards, SOLIDWORKS Cosmetic Threads can be a life-saver or a nuisance. The nuisance factor may be enhanced multi-fold, when you are unable to display cosmetic threads as intended in your…

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Update Training that will help you become a SOLIDWORKS Power User!

When it comes to learning what’s new in SOLIDWORKS there are many resources available to you. There are literally 100s of what’s new videos on the internet, a multitude of reference books, and of course the What’s New PDF document included with each release of the software. These resources are great…

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SOLIDWORKS Mirror Drawing View

SOLIDWORKS Mirror Drawing Views

In SOLIDWORKS 2017, you can Mirror SOLIDWORKS Drawing View, including display model, relative to model, and predefined drawing views without having to create the mirror components. Projected and other derived views carry over the mirror state from their parent view. How to Mirror SOLIDWORKS Drawing Views To mirror…

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Using Location Labels in SOLIDWORKS Drawings

Location Label Example

A major difference between a good and a bad drawing is how well it can communicate the necessary information. A good drawing is easy-to-read and includes all the necessary information. SOLIDWORKS Location labels are a great way to make a drawing easy-to-read by building correlations between items that are…

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How to manage SOLIDWORKS Drawing Note bullet/number spacing

We recently received questions about how to adjust the spacing between a SOLIDWORKS drawing note bullet or number and the associated text. The problem is shown in the following image. This becomes even more annoying if there is a very limited space to fit the notes in the drawing sheet. How…

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How to identify and label X & Y coordinate points in a SOLIDWORKS Drawing

In complicated drawings where there are many details to represent, you may want to label specific SOLIDWORKS coordinate points in your drawing views. If only a few labels are required then two dimensions can be used, one for horizontal and the other for vertical distance. Alternatively, Chain or…

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How to create an Angular Model Break View in SOLIDWORKS [VIDEO]

Angular Model Break View

In previous versions of SOLIDWORKS you could not make an angular break view in your drawings. For example if you have tried to add a break line to your isometric view you ended up with something like this: In SOLIDWORKS 2016, you now have the ability to…

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How to add a watermark to SOLIDWORKS Parts and Assemblies [VIDEO]

SOLIDWORKS Part Assembly Watermark

Before SOLIDWORKS 2016 it was only possible to add a watermark to a drawing. But SOLIDWORKS 2016 introduced new functionality that makes it possible to add a watermark to your Part and Assembly documents. You have the option to display the watermark on top of…

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Automated SOLIDWORKS structural design with The Steel Detailer [VIDEO]

Do you work in the following Industries: Building and Construction Industry Mining Industry Oil & Gas Industry Then you need to check out The Steel Detailer (TSD), it is an automated SOLIDWORKS structural design software product created specifically for your industry to speed up the production of structural…

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