Published in: SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD
Have you ever had a newly created drawing that you’d like to dimension by importing from your sketches, features, and 3D model, but don’t want to manually add each dimension one at a time? Well then SOLIDWORKS has just the right tool for you! It’s the SOLIDWORKS Model Items tool, and it’ll speed up dimensioning
Published in: Data Management
When you look at most organizations who design using CAD tools, almost all use the .PDF format to share files with others. The .PDF file format is easy to share, works consistently and most everyone has access to software to open them. The problem that most companies face with this process is that someone has to manage these files. Doing this requires someone to know where it needs to be placed, whether to overwrite and old version of the .PDF or, move it.
Published in: Model Based Definition (MBD)
Do you have a bad 2D drawing story to tell? Let’s be honest, who in the CAD world doesn’t? The pains of having to deal with 3D drawings improperly converted from 2D drawings is an inevitability. Your chances of avoiding it are as high as your chances of avoiding winter snow in Upstate New York.
Published in: SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD
Zones on 2D drawings are useful for identifying locations on a drawing. It is very much like a street address, taking you right to where you need to go. Zones are located on the boundary of the drawing border with A,B,C… located on one axis and 1,2,3…located on the other. Once locations are activated, they
Published in: SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD
Many companies are trying to reduce the amount of paper drawings that are printed, some may even have terminals on the shop floor that allow access to drawings. There are still many consumers of drawings that like to hold that paper copy in their hands and in order to do this, you need the consumer
