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Posts by Franco Rotoli

Changes to DraftSight 2019

Written by: Franco Rotoli

Published in: News, DraftSight, Uncategorized

Tags: DraftSight, 2019

New advanced features in draftsight 2019 with CADimensions

Unless you have been living under a rock for the better part of a decade, SOLIDWORKS (and Dassault Systemes) have been offering an amazing 2D CAD product, FOR FREE. DraftSight has been around since February 2011. The idea was to allow customers to free up monies that were typically allocated to maintaining legacy AutoCAD, so

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Uncover the SOLIDWORKS Design Binder

Written by: Franco Rotoli

Published in: SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD

Tags: Solidworks, CAD, Feature Tree, Design Binder, Hidden Feature, Revision Notes, Non-CAD Data

Design Binder

Ever wish there was an easy way to keep detailed revision notes, pictures, or other relevant, non-CAD data with your model? In the “old days” of paper drawings, there would be a packet of information (now called metadata) that would travel with a print. SOLIDWORKS PDM does a great job of tracking this metadata if

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Watching the Solar Eclipse Safely using SOLIDWORKS

Written by: Franco Rotoli

Published in: SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD

Tags: Solidworks, Solar Eclipse, Visualize, Renderings

If you watched the 2017 Solar Eclipse yesterday, and are reading this, then you likely watched it safely. In the days leading to the eclipse, I was running around (like all good procrastinators) trying to find proper safety glasses. Well, guess what? They were sold out… EVERYWHERE! Not to be deterred, I got to googling

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Creating a Fidget Spinner in SOLIDWORKS

Written by: Franco Rotoli

Published in: SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD

Tags: Solidworks, 3D CAD, Fidget Spinner, DIY

Getting our kids into STEM has always been a priority for our family. What better tool to jumpstart their love for engineering than SOLIDWORKS? When our trip to several stores to buy the latest toy craze left us empty-handed, I was able to turn it into a “teachable moment.” I was able to teach them

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How your competition is beating you using SOLIDWORKS Smart Components

Written by: Franco Rotoli

Published in: SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD

Tags: Solidworks, Smart Components, Feature, File Ruse, Data Reuse

For those of you who haven’t noticed, SOLIDWORKS is really big on “data reuse.” That’s because recreating information is likely one of the largest contributors to lost time and designer frustration. I was recently on a call with a customer who was using the “Smart Components” feature in SOLIDWORKS in a really cool way. It

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