Windows 10 compatibility with SOLIDWORKS
Technical Director, Ed Hawkins talks about SOLIDWORKS Windows 10 compatibility and the best features for a SOLIDWORKS engineer/designer…
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Using blocks to create mechanisms in SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS is a great program for testing the validity of your mechanical designs, the program is built to make designing mechanisms as easy as possible. However, you may find that due to the complexity of some of your designs this can be a time consuming process if designing all the parts one by one…
Customise the Command Manager for common tasks
If you find yourself drilling down into menus all the time to find a command that you use on a regular basis, why not use the customization feature to modify the tool bars so any commands you use regularly are right at your fingertips?
Useful tools for editing imported models in SOLIDWORKS
This blog post covers some of the SOLIDWORKS tools that can be used to change the shape of your designs, allowing you to adjust your models in multiple ways.
Photoview 360 tips: How to create quick and attractive renders
Learn how to improve the quality of your Photoview 360 renders, whilst reducing the time taken to get to the final stage…
Drawing zone lines in SOLIDWORKS 2015
One of our favourite features introduced in SOLIDWORKS 2015 was zone lines. Most drawing borders I have seen include a grid style referencing on them – so around the border would be number and letters creating a grid. It would be good drawing practice to include the grid reference in any revisions you made, or for locating detail or section views. Prior to the 2015 release, this grid location would need to be added manually.
Using a map file when exporting to DXF/DWG
If you are looking to export a SOLIDWORKS drawing to DXF/DWG, it’s not necessarily just a case of saving as DXF/DWG. There are more considerations to be taken such as version, scale and layers. There are various things that can be controlled when going to Options within the save as dialogue.
What is the order used by SOLIDWORKS to search for referenced documents?
When you open an assembly or drawing in SOLIDWORKS, you are not just opening a single file, you are opening all the referenced files too. So if you open an assembly, SOLIDWORKS opens the assembly, as well as all the sub-assemblies and part files within it.
Line thicknesses in SOLIDWORKS explained
We have found that some customers have been a little confused by line thicknesses. Specifically the line thickness displayed in SOLIDWORKS versus the line thickness that is printed. Below is a guide that explains the process.
Colours, layers and the ‘color display mode’ button
This blog post came from a customer asking me a question about the colours on his drawings and in particular the use of this button on the Line Format toolbar.
Understanding Bend Allowance Options in SOLIDWORKS
When working in sheet metal, you need to be able take a folded sheet, flatten it, and have an accurate size flat pattern. In SOLIDWORKS this is achieved by selecting the relevant bend allowance options in the Sheet Metal tool. We show you how it works…
