February 06, 2019
Published in: SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD, Technical Communications, Articles
When SOLIDWORKS came out in the mid to late 90’s 3D was considered to be just a fad. Everyone worked in 2D and that was the staple of engineering programs. Now, 20 years later 2D is a thing of the past (for most) and 3D is the king when discussing CAD. Whenever I mention to
December 20, 2018
Published in: Technical Communications, Articles
First article Inspection is a method of communicating the measurements from manufacturing to the drawing in order to verify if the manufactured part meets the tolerances. This process is a collaborative effort between the supplier and purchaser. FAI can also be called PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) depending on what industry you are in. When
September 26, 2017
Published in: Technical Communications
When applying a label in SOLIDWORKS Composer I end up changing its properties every single time, and I have had enough. I know with SOLIDWORKS if you constantly change something you can adjust the template in order to make those options default. With Composer a label does not fall within the template settings but are
September 04, 2017
Published in: Technical Communications
Free Design Automation Inside SOLIDWORKS DriveWorksXpress is the free design automation tool included in every license of world-leading, 3D CAD design software, SOLIDWORKS. DriveWorksXpress is ideal for everyday repetitive design tasks. Use it to create multiple variations of SOLIDWORKS Parts, Assemblies and Drawings quickly and accurately. Save time, reduce repetitive tasks and minimise costly errors.
March 28, 2017
Published in: Technical Communications
The First Article Inspection documentation process can be daunting and time-consuming. Think about all of the time that goes into measuring properties and geometries of parts. In the occasion that a part is off by half a millimeter, a hole is a hair too far to the right, the color is indigo blue 2 instead
