SOLIDWORKS BOM
Best practices to manage and utilize your SOLIDWORKS Bill of Materials (BOM)
When a SOLIDWORKS drawing sheet becomes crowded and difficult to read, it may help to know that it is possible to move a drawing view or a BOM to a different sheet. All dimensions and annotations move with the view. Applying SOLIDWORKS Drawing Move View In the design tree, activate…
Using SOLIDWORKS Electrical to solve our own electrical problem
Often here at Javelin Technologies we roll up our sleeves and use the software we sell and support to find solutions to our own engineering problems. We really love to take things apart as an elite team of tech heads and grease monkeys. The Challenge: Modify an existing Electrical System…
A Toolbox custom property can be linked to SolidWorks materials library using the list option. The material selected in the Toolbox configurator gets applied to the Toolbox part and the custom property can be displayed in the BOM. Only one Toolbox property can be linked to…
Sometimes when working with an assembly, it may be necessary to have something shown on your BOM which is not part of the model (non-visible items). A good example of this is paint, since you may need to purchase it for your assembly but it…
MySolidWorks Learning: Introduction to SOLIDWORKS Routing
In this MySolidWorks Learning post, you are going to receive an Introduction to SolidWorks Routing. What’s SOLIDWORKS Routing? Use the Routing application to create special types of sub-assemblies that build paths of pipes, tubes, or electrical cables between components. Take the MySolidWorks Learning Lesson About…
Most Electrical CAD explorers are typically hesitant to migrate over to new products. Rightly so. They dig, they research and make sure that transition is easy. As a business, Projects cannot be interrupted. Typical criteria for selecting a new CAD product? Ease of use Automated Tags- Device, Wires Less…
Why you should switch from AutoCAD Electrical to SOLIDWORKS Electrical
I truly believe the developers at Autodesk meant well when they created AutoCAD® Electrical – but apart from good intentions there isn’t much else to write home about. The question I hear all the time from customers is “Can we replace AutoCAD Electrical?”. Yes, you can replace AutoCAD Electrical…
5 Amazing things you should know about SolidWorks Electrical
You have probably heard us say that ‘SolidWorks Electrical simplifies electrical system design’, but how does the software actually do that? Well, here are 5 amazing things you should know about SolidWorks Electrical that will convince you that electrical design can be made simple: SolidWorks Electrical works…
5 reasons why you should upgrade SOLIDWORKS Workgroup PDM to SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional
If you are currently managing your projects with SOLIDWORKS Workgroup PDM (WPDM) but need to expand your system to accommodate users outside of your organization, connect with other business systems, or require a more advanced document workflow then you will need to upgrade to SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional…