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SOLIDWORKS Drawing
SOLIDWORKS Drawing Tech Tips and Tutorials from Javelin experts. Learn about the best practices and procedures for creating and managing drawings more effectively with SOLIDWORKS software.
How to “Convert” a Section View into a Projected View
Warren Isaacs posted a very interesting question on the SolidWorks Forums: I have a section view on a drawing whose…
New in 2011 – You can now link model configurations between drawing views
One of the modules that received the most enhancements in the 2011 version of SolidWorks is the Drawing Environment. Most…
Why every designer and engineer should take a GD&T Fundamentals training course?
Javelin recently added Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) to its comprehensive training portfolio. This article discusses why designers and engineers…
SolidWorks Composer in SolidWorks Enterprise PDM
In SolidWorks Enterprise PDM 2011, we now have the ability to view SolidWorks Composer files directly inside the view tab in…
Increasing SOLIDWORKS Drawing Performance
Here are recommended options and best practices for increasing SOLIDWORKS drawing performance and reduce processing time when making changes: Select Sheets to Open Let’s start with…
How to apply Layer Mapping when exporting DWG/DXF from SOLIDWORKS
DWG/DXF files are still widely used by designers and engineers. Layers are very useful in 2D drawings to distinguish different types…
Going Green with EPDM
Why is EPDM green you ask? Well, let me tell you! EPDM can remove the need to print preliminary drawings…
Using and Customizing SOLIDWORKS Mouse Gestures [VIDEO]
With SOLIDWORKS 2010 a new productivity tool was introduced called SOLIDWORKS Mouse Gestures. Once you get used to using them, Mouse…
The Sketching Dozen
1. KISS- Keep It Simple. Simple sketches are easier to edit less likely to develop rebuild errors help downstream features…
Increase your assembly or drawing performance with a SpeedPak Configuration
Introduced in SolidWorks 2009 the SpeedPak Configuration command allows you to create a simplified configuration of an assembly without losing…
SolidNetwork License Manager Options File to Control Timeout Period
The SolidNetwork License Manager has a default timeout period of 2 hours. This means if someone is using a network…
The power of Display States in SolidWorks 2010
Johnny Eberle was asking in the SolidWorks Forum: I am trying to create a view of just one part of…
How to link a drawing note to the material property of a body
Jason Rackley was asking this question in the Solidworks Forum: Is it possible to link a note to the material…
Using and Customizing the Shortcut Toolbar
Beginning with SolidWorks 2008, SolidWorks introduced the Shortcut Toolbar – a context sensitive toolbar that can be very useful and…
Using PDM with SOLIDWORKS can make life a lot easier!
To show you how Using PDM with SOLIDWORKS can make life a lot easier we have created a video on SOLIDWORKS revision control.