SOLIDWORKS Revision
In this video tech tip, Matt Kokoski covers three different methods of revisioning inside of 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS. The first method explains Saving with Options. The second method demonstrates how to add a new revision inside of SOLIDWORKS desktop, and the third shows you how to…
Most of our customers ask this question about the revision attributes order. When the title block is modified, you will notice that even though Revision attributes are placed as REV0, REV1, REV2 and so on, in ascending order (from top to bottom), but when the…
Over the years, many customers have asked us to help them manage their engineering changes requests (ECR) and automate their workflows. This means a lot of different things depending on who you talk with. But typically, It is a very linear process that affects many…
In this article, we are going to look at how to implement a SOLIDWORKS PDM Revision Numbering System, that incorporates both minor and major revisions. Review our previous article for a complete guide to increment a revision number via a workflow How to create a SOLIDWORKS…
A question I run into often while on tech support is: “Why is the SOLIDWORKS PDM Update Variable checkbox greyed out when using the Set Revision tool?” The minimum permissions required to use Set Revision are; Folder Permission Set Revision State Permission Set Revision But to…
Learn how to easily track revised SOLIDWORKS dimensions by enabling an option that highlights dimensions on a drawing that have changed since it was last saved. Have you ever been in a situation where a change has been made to one of your models (especially…
In SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional and Standard, your Workflow can be set up to automatically increment the revision value as a file moves through the approval process. Looking through the properties of the States and Transitions in a pre-established workflow you might have noticed a number…
New to SOLIDWORKS Electrical 2017 is the ability to easily draw various revision clouds. Revision clouds are commonly used in all industries to help call attention to certain areas where a revision was made, or should be made on a specific drawing. These revision clouds…
How SOLIDWORKS PDM Reference/Revision Control aids project management
Have you ever spent a lot of time working on a SOLIDWORKS project only to come back later to find out that it has broken or missing file references? Perhaps one of the parts that was inside your assembly has been moved or renamed. A…