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SOLIDWORKS Sketch
SOLIDWORKS Sketch tips and tricks from the Javelin team
Why is my SOLIDWORKS Sketch Text Upside Down?
Have you noticed that sometimes your SOLIDWORKS Sketch Text is upright going left to right but sometimes the text is…
Sketch Text Convert Entities in SOLIDWORKS Workaround
If you are reading this article then you have most likely tried to use Convert Entities on SOLIDWORKS Sketch text…
Colour SOLIDWORKS Sketches to communicate ideas and design concepts
SOLIDWORKS provides the ability to colour sketches in your design and this can be useful when you want to prove…
Adjusting a Sketch without having to use Edit Sketch
Dragging Instant3D manipulators in the SOLIDWORKS graphics area is a quick and easy means of adjusting features, but it is…
How to dimension a spline in SOLIDWORKS
What if in SOLIDWORKS you need to model a wire, tube, or other path that has a predetermined length but…
How to know when the mouse is acting up in SOLIDWORKS
Checkboxes ignoring your clicks? Seeing strange behavior when trying to sketch something? No, you’re not necessarily losing your mind (well,…
Using Silhouettes to create sketches in SOLIDWORKS 2020
Using the top-down approach to design parts within an assembly is very common in workflows. Using other parts to create…
SOLIDWORKS 2020 Torsion Continuity Relation (G3)
SOLIDWORKS 2020 adds an additional sketch relation to provide torsion continuity (G3) between splines and any other sketch entity in…
How to Add Missing Fonts to SOLIDWORKS
Do you ever get this SOLIDWORKS Missing Font warning when trying to open a part that came from someone else?…
Using SOLIDWORKS Sketch Ink in Your Workflow
I’ve always used a tablet ever since I took my first graphics arts class back in high school. I’ve found…
SOLIDWORKS angle dimension between 3 points
What if we need an angle dimension in a sketch, but one of the entities is not a line (perhaps…
How to speed up your 2D mirror in SOLIDWORKS sketches!
If you’ve mirrored sketch entities in SOLIDWORKS, you are probably familiar with the Mirror command. In that operation, you specify…
Add feature tree items to a SOLIDWORKS favorites folder for quick access!
Want quick access to a feature, sketch or mate without having to scroll or search the SOLIDWORKS feature tree every…
Gotta pattern something in SOLIDWORKS? Reduce your effort with a Sketch Driven Pattern!
A SOLIDWORKS Sketch Driven Pattern is a great way to control instance locations, but did you know you can use…
Start a SOLIDWORKS Sketch and activate the Line Tool with a Single Key
There are many ways to start a SOLIDWORKS sketch. After starting a sketch, good chance you go straight to the…