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Easier 3D callouts, polar dimensions for GD&T and conical surfaces as datum features. Let’s explore further the new DimXpert enhancements.
Product and manufacturing information conveys critical design and engineering requirements. How can we take full advantage of it?
An advanced overview of the various options available in the Fillet feature tool.
Customizable annotation text scales and 3D PDF accuracy controls have been added. Let’s see how these new features serve a tower crane assembly better now.
3D PDF is a PDF file with 3D content embedded that lowers the 3D communication barrier and facilitates MBD implementations. Facing the rich content and capable functionalities inside a 3D PDF, how should we get ...
SOLIDWORKS 2017 adds several new modeling features, but is it enough to make you upgrade?
First full release of SOLIDWORKS PCB includes a collection of tools and a collaborative workflow.
Version overwriting, group permissions and rollbacks are just a few updates that users can look forward to.
A professional 3D PDF template determines the ultimate 3D PDF presentation. The 3D PDF template editor in SOLIDWORKS MBD 2017 has added many new enhancements to help.
Forget about CAD formats or translations. Let’s focus on design and simply use the third-party data when needed.
Drawings are getting a few new features for 2017. What can users expect to see?
SOLIDWORKS MBD 2017 is coming. Let’s check out the new enhancements right off the bat.
New release of the mobile viewer expands file compatibility and introduces virtual reality.
Let’s walk through a shaft example and explore several practical ways to present its MBD data.
SOLIDWORKS 2017 introduces new features to make component mating easier, including magnetic mates.
People do judge a book by its cover. How can we make MBD data consumable, actionable and professional?
Silhouette edges on a shaft are easy to pick in 2D drawings, but they don’t actually exist in 3D drawings. How can you dimension them?
SOLIDWORKS can be used to exchange data between different CAD programs.
Shafts are often used to transmit torques and rotation. Here are some tips for defining them.
An overview of design tables and how to use them in SOLIDWORKS.
SOLIDWORKS Simulation product manager talks thermal analysis.
Should you think about moving to mobile CAD? What can it do for you, what solutions are available and what are the pitfalls?
Jim Wilkinson, vice president of User Experience Architecture at Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS, discusses the changes made in SOLIDWORKS 2016 to increase usability.
An advanced overview of the various options included in the extrude tool.
A look at how to make the transition from 2D drawings to MBD easier using SOLIDWORKS MBD.
Practical 3D PDF enhancements such as multiple viewports and sheets in one document.
How to optimize performance in SOLIDWORKS when working with highly taxing large assemblies.
A look at some of the new features for drawings and how to use them in your workflow
Big Ass Solutions: the key to a great IoT product is starting with a great disconnected device.
Tips and tricks on how to sign up, take and pass your upcoming certification exam.
MBD process shift lessons learned from actual MBD implementations and how to avoid the same mistakes.
Long-awaited enhancements include DimXpert in assemblies, face edge selections and automatic coordinate systems per datum reference frames.
Need to improve your design’s manufacturability? One best practice is to define manufacturing features directly beyond basic CAD geometries.
Cultural shift lessons learned from actual MBD implementations. Let’s see how to avoid the same mistakes.
Tips and tricks for managing shared files to keep projects consistent.
You can learn the basics of part design by creating a lightweight titanium camping mug from scratch.
To create a first-of-its-kind bicycle, a former Ironman triathlete and a mechanical engineer turned to SOLIDWORKS.
GD&T is an engineering language that takes time and effort to learn and use properly. How can a grammar check help?
How students used CAD to optimize the designs of their green racing machines.
The modular suite of dimensional metrology software is used to qualify parts, identify and fix problems and improve manufacturing processes.
