SOLIDWORKS Smart Dimensions

Tech tips, tutorials, and best practices for SOLIDWORKS Smart Dimensions from the Javelin technical team

How to Use the Preview Sketch Dimension Tool

By Chris Duchaine on December 1, 2025

The Preview Sketch Dimension tool, introduced in SOLIDWORKS 2024, enables you to fully define and place sketch dimensions without needing…

By Sarah Taylor on July 16, 2025

One of the biggest benefits of taking certified, instructor-led SOLIDWORKS training is the knowledge shared by our team to help avoid…

By Sarah Taylor on April 17, 2024

SOLIDWORKS 2024 brings one of the most exciting enhancements with the introduction of SOLIDWORKS Sketch Dimension Previews.

By John Lee, CSWE on July 21, 2020

What if in SOLIDWORKS you need to model a wire, tube, or other path that has a predetermined length but…

By Saeed Mojarad (CSWE) on June 13, 2017

In this post I’ll show you how to use the Smart Dimension Tool to add SOLIDWORKS Arc Dimensions. Arc Length…

By Jim Peltier, CSWE on July 29, 2013

Occasionally I get questions about the difference between SOLIDWORKS Projected vs True Dimensions. To demonstrate the difference, I’ve created a…

By Alin Vargatu, CSWE on December 19, 2012

My SOLIDWORKS pick of the day is the enhanced SOLIDWORKS dimension tool in the sketch environment. Now you can dimension sketch entities…