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Let’s talk about Macros! Why are they important and how can we use them to design? First, let’s start with what a macro is. A macro is a sub-assembly that retains all the information that was associated with symbols and wires the macro was created from. This is possible because SOLIDWORKS Electrical stores it’s data
Published in: Data Management, Electrical Design
I had way too many meetings before SOLIDWORKS Electrical was in my life. In a past career, I worked as a Systems Engineer. This meant my job was to oversee all aspects of a project and make connections across teams. What this resulted in was daily meetings with each team to determine their status and
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Due to its composition of mechanical systems, control systems, electronic systems, and computers, mechatronics play a large role in today’s society. When you think of any device where electronics control a mechanical device you start to realize mechatronics are all around. According to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) mechatronics can be identified in nearly everything, “from computer
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One of the largest and most costly issues in the realm of electrical manufacturing is the lack of communication between the product design and the production phases. According to The National Academic Press, “Design engineers concentrate on developing product functions and features with little or no consideration for how the product is to be made.” Adam
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Last year, I wrote about all the new enhancements that came with SOLIDWORKS Electrical 2016, and with the recent release of SW2017, SOLIDWORKS delivered for Electrical again. I wanted to use this blog to bring attention to my favorite updates to Electrical for 2017, but to also note that a majority of the key enhancements
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Picture this: It’s 3:57 PM on a Wednesday afternoon and you have just placed your final symbol on your schematic drawing, which is due today. You submit it to your project lead and pack up to leave so you can get your daughter to dance class by 5 PM. Just as you reach the exit,
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Whether you’re looking to prototype a PCB or finalizing the BOM on a production board, the finalization process of verifying that the components used in your design are both available and affordable from your suppliers can be a tedious and potentially error-prone task. You stare at the stack of catalogs from your suppliers in order
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When I first started talking to customers about SOLIDWORKS Electrical, I was often met with the question of “does this package help us with Printed Circuit Boards?” While I could offer options, like CircuitWorks, I never had a full solution to provide customers that could do board design. However, as of July 1st, that is
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SOLIDWORKS Electrical allows for extensive customization of project settings to accommodate a variety of customer needs and standards. Once the desired options have been set, projects can then be saved as templates so that future projects maintain these settings. This blog will be referencing settings based off of the ANSI template that is provided with
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One of the most common questions regarding SOLIDWORKS Electrical is “are there any tutorials?” and the answer is YES! Once you have SOLIDWORKS Electrical installed, you will have access to a number of resources directly from the interface, much like SOLIDWORKS 3D. The tutorial panels can be found by going to HELP and selecting the
