CAD
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.
Constraints are often the best generators of innovation, and that’s been the case for Devin, an engineer with cerebral palsy.
DraftSight software from Dassault Systèmes fills an important industry need.
A deeper dive into some essential tips and tricks when working in sketching and feature modes.
Keeping current with SOLIDWORKS enhancements can help users work more efficiently.
Machine shops often receive a wide variety of CAD formats from clients to run machining jobs. Or an in-house factory may need to program toolpaths on models from engineering teams on different CAD platforms. SOLIDWORKS ...
Lips and grooves are a great and simple way to safely fasten plastic shells together.
Are you running simulations with models of non-SOLIDWORKS formats? Check out how 3D Interconnect can help.
Copenhagen Suborbitals uses SOLIDWORKS to design rockets for its amateur space program.
Save time bending sheet metal by not having to look up data in handbooks.
What MBD benefits did Johnson Controls observe? How did it manage the transition from 2D drawings to MBD?
An example of automatically integrating design changes into a weldment simulation study.
This guide describes how to use SOLIDWORKS Composer to properly document a project.
Fab Foundation Director Sherry Lassiter discusses the role that SOLIDWORKS has had in the spread of digital fabrication.
An inescapable truth is that 3D modeling is an inherently complicated activity. Anyone who has done it knows that. Why? It’s because 3D modeling is all about building high-quality, accurate digital representations of real-world or ...
The author describes the process of creating a 3D-printed drone with embedded electronics.
How do ultraportable devices compare to “full-figure” mobile workstations? Let’s compare.
What is STEP 242? Why is it important? How is SOLIDWORKS supporting it?
A closer look at DFMPro, which can be used to streamline design for manufacturability.
Johnson Controls is convinced of the 3D GD&T advantages over 2D drawings in the MBD process.
Adopting 3D PDF doesn’t necessarily mean a successful MBD implementation. On the flip side, a successful MBD implementation doesn’t necessarily need 3D PDF either.
When creating a pattern in SOLIDWORKS, should I use a feature pattern or a sketch pattern?
Facing digital MBD data in place of 2D drawings, how should we build trust in the data?
A tool within SOLIDWORKS can enable users to create macros and help automate some tasks.
With so many MBD variables such as models, annotations, configurations, display states, annotation views, orientations and zooming scales, how should we capture and retrieve them?
As the capabilities of SOLIDWORKS MBD grow, more and more commands are emerging. You can customize the software’s UI to your liking.
SOLIDWORKS best practices and drawing tips to help produce better drawings more quickly.
Great design and engineering ideas have to go through manufacturing to reach fruition. Let’s find out how Gulfstream uses the MBD data to empower downstream manufacturing.
What to look for when selecting a new laptop to run SOLIDWORKS.
Facing the ocean of digital airplane representation data and tough FAA regulations, how does Gulfstream ensure data integrity?
