Published in: SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD
If you’ve come here hoping for dating advice, I’m afraid I have none. Ladies, I’m sorry, I’m off the market. However, if it’s a SOLIDWORKS mate you are seeking, I can help with that. For me, the scenario is usually as follows: Components are inserted into an assembly and are mated together one mate at
Published in: Data Management
Renaming Files in the Feature Manager in a PDM Environment. It happens all the time, during the development process we name files based upon their function like bracket, plate or handle. Then as the design progresses closer to manufacturing release, you often want to rename the files to a corporate part number. That process is
Published in: SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD
Cupid has struck me and in honor of Valentine’s Day, I am going to design the iconic candy conversation hearts! I already built the candy heart solid body and now I’m ready to add the conversation portion of the design. The lettering on our candy hearts will allow us to discuss Sketch Text and the useful, or
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
It’s always fun and refreshing to have a small side project in SOLIDWORKS to experiment with and keep your skills sharp. Let me share with you one of mine, and hopefully it will inspire you to start one of your own! This spring, I visited the Schenectady Curling Club and had a fun Saturday morning
Published in: SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD
A little while ago, SOLIDWORKS partnered up with Luxology for the PhotoView rendering engine. This is when PhotoWorks became PhotoView360. For the 2013 release, Luxology opened up some of their materials and textures to SOLIDWORKS users on subscription. You can access these through your SOLIDWORKS Customer Portal Account. Since my job has me in front of
