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EngineersRule.com explores five of the most useful features of the newest version of the popular CAD software.
Datum features are the foundation of sound GD&T definitions. As the basic references of dimensions and tolerances, they guide the machining and inspection procedures. SOLIDWORKS MBD has built GD&T rules into the software to automatically ...
Founder of Icon Wheelchairs, Christian Bagg, describes the design behind his motorized, articulating tricycle for disabled athletes.
GD&T is an engineering language widely used in both 2D drawings and MBD. Are there any definition differences in these two approaches? This article will illustrate three MBD advantages over 2D drawings in GD&T compliances.
After annotations are defined on 3D models directly, rather than in separate 2D drawings, how can a quality inspector extract the key characteristics to generate inspection reports? SOLIDWORKS Inspection 2018 answered this need to support ...
SOLIDWORKS ramps up AI in CAM 2018 and in the forthcoming Xdesign.
Using SOLIDWORKS MBD to integrate PMI and GDT into 3D models.
New tools in SOLIDWORKS 2018 to determine which part files are slowing down your assemblies.
New in SOLIDWORKS 2018 is a dedicated CAM package. To automate the Numeric Code programming, it reads the tolerance information from the 3D annotations directly attached to models. SOLIDWORKS calls it a game changer. How ...
Sebastien Heintz, Zenith Aircraft Company CEO, Discusses How the Company Uses CAD and CAM to Make Aircraft Kits.
Until recently, the number of SOLIDWORKS users who needed to import mesh files in SOLIDWORKS was relatively small. They would have typically needed to reuse geometry created in an artistic modeling software, such as Maya ...
We explore the new drawing features available in SOLIDWORKS 2018.
Engineer Matt Moseman lets us in on how Ringbrothers uses modern machine tools and advanced CAD software to pull off some of the most exciting car mods on the road today.
Many manufacturers are moving toward Model-Based Definition (MBD), but the daily productions cannot run without 2D drawings. How can you accommodate both approaches? SOLIDWORKS MBD 2018 built a bridge in between.
Pairs of tabs and slots are widely used in self-locating and self-fixturing designs such as food processing machines and furniture. Up to now, it has been time consuming and repetitive to manually create multiple pairs ...
Configurations are very popular among SOLIDWORKS users, but how can you present multiple configurations and associative properties in one 3D PDF document? SOLIDWORKS MBD 2018 now provides the answer.
For SOLIDWORKS users on subscription, a lot of CAM now comes at no extra cost. 5 axis and turning is extra, however.
The story of how an Australian motorhome company boosted its business with SOLIDWORKS.
Laborious 3D annotations and their overwhelmingly busy displays present constant challenges to MBD implementations on both the authoring and consumption sides. Let’s see how SOLIDWORKS MBD 2018’s can help.
Welcome screen has links to MySolidWorks content. Alerts, updates about the product. What benefits to being online?
The latest release of SOLIDWORKS has got a bunch of great new sketch features all designed for boosting productivity and usability. Read on for more details.
Optimization algorithm uses simulation to improve weight-to-stiffness ratios.
Flow Simulation gets liquid-gas interface upgrades.
Mounting clearance hole patterns are widely used in mechanical and electrical designs. Because a pattern holds multiple fasteners to fasten and stabilize components together, the entire pattern, rather than individual holes, is typically established as ...
The top 20 new core enhancements in SOLIDWORKS 2018.
In this article, we will look at system settings and software settings to increase CAD performance.
Not only can SOLIDWORKS Design Checker detect potential model quality issues, but it can also help correct them.
With Model-Based Definition (MBD) datasets, how can you communicate more in 3D models directly and less in 2D drawings with your suppliers and clients? Let’s check out the data exchange support added to the latest ...
We walk you through all the different ways you can use design tables, starting with linking dimensions all the way through using it for assembly configurations.
How can you make sure that your 3D models are built with high quality to drive the model-centric manufacturing processes? SOLIDWORKS Design Checker can help.
SOLIDWORK’s Connector and 3DEXPERIENCE lets businesses leverage CAD data.
Are your MBD views crowed with 3D annotations? Try combining multiple callouts into a single annotation.
Engineering.com spoke with Abhishek Bali, the 3DEXPERIENCE Lab North America Manager, to learn about the new lab at the North American HQ of Dassault Systèmes.
