Posts By Dave Murray

SOLIDWORKS Interface Components

Moving Stuff Around and How To Put It Back There are many ways to customize SOLIDWORKS. This article will address the command interface elements. We will talk about how to reposition them, and how to return these elements to their default positions. The CommandManager...

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SOLIDWORKS Download Pitfalls

SOLIDWORKS Download Pitfalls

How To Avoid Common Issues When Downloading SOLIDWORKS And Ways Around Them Some things in life should be easy. Downloading software is one of them. Navigate to a website, find the download section, pick the desired software and download it. Unfortunately, it's rarely...

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Techniques for Opening Corrupt Assemblies

Stop me if you’ve heard this one: “SolidWorks has encountered an error and needs to close”. Have you ever tried to open an assembly and encountered this error? Fortunately, it happens rarely, and many SOLIDWORKS users have never experienced this error. For those who have, it can be very frustrating.

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