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SOLIDWORKS Reference Plane Normal to View Position [VIDEO]

Another handy enhancement contained in the SOLIDWORKS 2015 release is a fantastic feature for anyone working with non prismatic models that require a bit more of an “Organic” touch. As the following video will show, we now have the ability to create a SOLIDWORKS Reference Plane…

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New in SOLIDWORKS MBD 2015 – Assembly Break Views [VIDEO]

As a second part to our earlier post regarding the Model Break View functionality available with SOLIDWORKS MBD 2015, let’s take a look at the same functionality for an Assembly Break View.

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SOLIDWORKS Convert View to Sketch

I have to confess, this is one of the new enhancements in SolidWorks 2013 that, at the first sight, I considered less important than the others. Why would I ever need to convert a drawing view to a sketch??? Well… guess what! The other day a customer of mine called asking if there is any way in SolidWorks to mirror a drawing view. He wanted to avoid having to create the model for the opposite hand part, since the only thing needed on his detail drawing was an extra ISO view, as a visual indication that the main part was to be produced in pairs. His request got me thinking about a new functionality introduced by SolidWorks 2013… Watch this video to see the solution I…

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