Tag: Surfaces

  • SolidWorks Video Tip: Layout Sketches and Planes

    SolidWorks Video Tip: Layout Sketches and Planes

    This SolidWorks Video Tip shows off a few tricks in the utilization of layout sketches in parts and how to create planes that can change with the sketch.  As I talk to different users from across the world, one of the options that seems to be forgotten in the Plane creation dialog box is the…

  • SolidWorks Video Tip: Surface Extraction with ScanTo3D

    SolidWorks Video Tip: Surface Extraction with ScanTo3D

    Today’s SolidWorks Video Tip shows an example of how you can use ScanTo3D to extract surface data from mesh files.  This example was inspired by a file I recently helped fellow Blogger Mike Puckett with.  ScanTo3D is part of SolidWorks Premium.  It allows users to open Point Cloud and Mesh data in various formats with…