Month: October 2007

  • SolidWorks 2008: “FINALLY!” Features

    SolidWorks 2008:  “FINALLY!” Features

    With every release of SolidWorks there are always a few features that automatically invoke the user to shout “FINALLY!” when they see it for the first time. These features are often very simple changes which can save the user time or features that may have been long overdue making it into the software.  I’ve identified…

  • SolidWorks Tip: Normal to Cylinder?

    Here is a little gem of a tip that I just discovered.  (Even after 10 years use I still find little things like this from time to time.)  Select a cylindrical surface in a model.  Invoke the “Normal to” command and the view will instantly be normal to the axis of that cylinder!  This can…