SOLIDWORKS Derived Part
In SOLIDWORKS PDM 2021, the way Derived Part References are displayed, has been improved. But before we look at the improvements, perhaps should first discuss what a Derived Part actually is. What is a Derived Part? In SOLIDWORKS, a Derived Part can be directly created…
SOLIDWORKS Forming Tools are found in the Design Library and are used to form sheet metal parts. In the following image, you can see how a forming tool is dragged from the Design Library onto the sheet metal model to form the part. From time…
If you’ve ever created a derived part in SOLIDWORKS before, then you may have come across this dialog window: Not an error message It seems like an error message, but in fact, there is nothing wrong. SOLIDWORKS is just letting you know that your default template (specified…