Direct Editing, a SOLIDWORKS Mechanical Conceptual Tutorial [VIDEO]
I really like the local “Convert to Direct Edit” functionality of SOLIDWORKS Mechanical Conceptual. It means that you do not need to lose the whole recipe of the product, but only replace selected...
View ArticleCreating Threads in SolidWorks for 3D Printing [VIDEO]
For years, the ability to create a realistic thread in SolidWorks was something of artistic fantasy; a way to demonstrate your proficiency in SolidWorks. The rebuild times on a small assembly would be...
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SolidWorks Thickness Analysis [VIDEO]
The SolidWorks Thickness Analysis tool (found under the Evaluate tab in the CommandManager) allows you to quickly review your model to see if there are any areas that are too thin. It can also be used...
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SOLIDWORKS Flex Feature for bending, stretching, tapering, and twisting your...
SOLIDWORKS is a very diverse application and there are many different ways of creating more complicated non-standard geometry. I’ve found that users will typically use the Sweep or Loft feature as they...
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SOLIDWORKS 2016 Curvature Continuous Edge Fillets – Constant or Variable Size
SOLIDWORKS 2016 now includes the option to set your edge fillets (constant or variable size) to be Curvature Continuous Edge Fillets for a smoother transition to adjacent faces. This also applies to...
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SOLIDWORKS Dynamic MIRROR |ЯOЯЯIM
See what I did there? I used Character Map to get a backwards R, then used symmetric letters to make the word MIRROR appear to be mirrored! What a complex process for such a simple trick. Thankfully,...
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How to create a SOLIDWORKS Hole Wizard Favorite
If you frequently use a particular Hole Wizard hole, instead of re-entering the parameters each time you launch the Hole Wizard command, you can save those settings as a Hole Wizard Favorite. Hole...
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How to Copy and Paste SOLIDWORKS Features
Let’s say you’ve created a feature in SOLIDWORKS that you really like. If you really like something, you want more of it, so rather than re-creating it, we are going to copy and paste it. Copying...
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SOLIDWORKS 2017 Convert an existing Chamfer to a Fillet & back again!
Using the “Offset Face” or “Face-Face” chamfer options within SOLIDWORKS 2017, grants us an additional ability! We can now swap back and forth between a fillet and a chamfer if needed! To do this...
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SOLIDWORKS 2017 Chamfer Enhancements
If you have been working with SOLIDWORKS for a while, you have likely noticed the lack of attention that the Chamfer tool has received from year to year (it’s cousin the fillet, always seemed to get...
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