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3D Printing Tutorial: How to Embed and Print Parts with VeroClear Material

VeroClear Material Medical Example

VeroClear is a transparent material that simulates PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate), commonly known as acrylic. Like PMMA, VeroClear material is used as an alternative to glass and is ideal for concept modeling and design verification of clear parts such as eye wear, light covers and medical…

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How do I install the same version of eDrawings as SOLIDWORKS?

Install eDrawings Product Selection

In some cases, when you download and install SOLIDWORKS and try to launch eDrawings from the start menu, it doesn’t show up. This means that even though the latest version of SOLIDWORKS was installed you still need to install the latest release of eDrawings. To…

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How do I download older versions of eDrawings?

download older eDrawings versions

Lets say you have SOLIDWORKS 2017 installed on your machine, which also provides you access to eDrawings 2017; but you also need access to an older version of eDrawings such as eDrawings 2015. To download older eDrawings versions follow the procedure below: Log in to…

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How do I create a SOLIDWORKS ID / Customer Portal Account?

After a customer purchases a license of SOLIDWORKS quite often the first question they ask is “How do I create SOLIDWORKS ID?”. The SOLIDWORKS Customer Portal provides customers, who have an active subscription service contract, access to a number of SOLIDWORKS tools conveniently located in…

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DraftSight Critical Hotfix required to avoid usage interruption

DraftSight Critical Hotfix

Attention all DraftSight users. Dassault Systèmes have released a DraftSight Critical Hotfix due to an expired certificate; Windows* 32 and 64-bit versions of DraftSight released from 2012 to 2017 will not launch and/or will stop running as of March 1, 2017. The hotfix can be…

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The Top 10 Reasons to move from 2D CAD to SOLIDWORKS 3D Software

SOLIDWORKS 2016 Top Ten List

Moving from 2D to 3D CAD has allowed many successful manufacturers to expand, grow, and innovate. 3D design generates time, cost, and material savings; improves workflows, processes, and product quality; and fosters creativity, inspiration, and innovation. No matter what you design, moving to 3D will help you do a better…

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Medical Device Testing with SOLIDWORKS Simulation

Medical device, image courtesy of Argo Medical

From a young age, we’re taught to always double-check our work. Whether it was algebra or English, you had to review your work. Overlooking a mistake could wreak havoc on your report card. Fast forward a few years and the same rules apply in your…

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Streamline Your Product Development Process with SOLIDWORKS Engineering 4.0

Engineering 4.0

Engineering teams spend countless hours answering requests for information and recreating drawings across the organization. This lost productivity disrupts the product development team and lengthens design cycles. The next engineering paradigm extends design data to downstream departments in the right format at the right time;…

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Dispelling the Myths of 3D Design with SOLIDWORKS

SOLIDWORKS Myths

If you are currently using a 2D CAD system and are thinking about moving to 3D design you have probably heard a few myths and may even have some misconceptions of your own surrounding the transition to a solution like SOLIDWORKS. In this post we will address the…

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