Knurling is a method of creating textured faces on a part, typically to ensure tactile feedback. It allows a person to know they are gripping something. Textured or knurled surfaces are easier to grasp, turn, or hold on to. Modeling knurled surfaces in SOLIDWORKS can...
Have you ever gotten a SOLIDWORKS warning that your available windows resources were critically low and you need to close some SOLIDWORKS windows? Or maybe that you're low on memory? This issue might be due to video memory or what is called GDI objects. See how you...
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...
Project Mockup Important details easily overlooked in a construction project can be numerous. For that reason, it is difficult to overstate the importance of creating a mock-up or a virtual prototype of your project. Mistakes can be avoided and rework eliminated by...
It's no secret SOLIDWORKS' forte is mechanical design, but there are other ways this powerful software can be useful. With respect to visualizing interior design elements within your home, SOLIDWORKS can eliminate most of the guesswork and help make aesthetic design...
Design a Building in SOLIDWORKS: How to Show Supporting Infrastructure, Import Topography, set the Perimeter, and create planes, contour lines and surfaces. Creating The Job Sight In the first part of this series, we explored using SOLIDWORKS to design buildings such...
Is This Even A Thing? As a SOLIDWORKS user, you're aware that SOLIDWORKS' forte is mechanical design. Does that mean SOLIDWORKS can't be used for architecture? No, it doesn't. Let's be clear, though. If you are drafting house plans for a living, you will find better...
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.
Considering how frequently installation questions arise during technical support cases, it needs to be discussed more frequently. Specifically, the fact that you can download SOLIDWORKS from any computer and use that file set to install the product anywhere. There is...
If you have already updated to Windows 10, then you are probably aware how Microsoft pushes updates. If you haven’t jumped on board the Windows 10 bandwagon, Microsoft’s new pushy update policy may be the reason. It’s like a waiter in a restaurant that decides what...