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SolidWorks Video Tip: Working with ProE files
Yes…you read the title correctly. For those of you who just fell out of your chair after seeing me mention another CAD system on this site, welcome back! I work on a wide variety of projects and interface with a wide variety of CAD systems. I am a CAD Junkie, so yes, I do dabble…
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BIG NEWS on Renaming Configurations!
Well, it looks like SolidWorks slipped a little “enhancement” in on us. While I’m not completely sure when this new feature was added, all indications point to SolidWorks 2009 Service Pack 2.0. So what is this enhancement and WHY is it BIG NEWS? I’ll be MORE than happy to answer that for you! We will…
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SolidWorks Video Tip: Using Mates for Animation
Recently I have had a few questions about ways to create animations with assembly motion. These questions brought to mind this great tip on using Mates to generate assembly motion. Using Mates to create motion in Assemblies is often overlooked so I have prepared this video that includes a simple example of how to do…
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The SolidWorks Secret Weapon: The Wrap Tool
Have you ever wanted to place a logo on a SolidWorks model? There are of course a number of ways to do this. If you want the logo to be embossed or cut you probably would first think of the Extrude tool. But then again what if the surface is curved? Hmm…well what if you…
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SolidWorks Video Tip: 2009 Numeric Sketch Input
Here’s a great little video tip showing off the Numeric Sketch Input function that is brand new inside SolidWorks 2009. By changing a couple of settings, some sketch entities can automatically create dimensions as you sketch and you have the ability to input your desired dimensions as part of this process. The Numeric Sketch Input…
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SolidWorks Video Tip: 2009 Materials Database
As I mentioned in my SolidWorks 2009 Enhancement Highlights, the Materials Database has been overhauled. Today we are going to take a closer look at the enhancements to the Database AND Interface along with some other tidbits. Let’s get started! Many users in the past have defined materials using custom properties. In SolidWorks 2008 the…
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SolidWorks Video Tip: 2009 Title Block & Custom Properties
I’m sure if you have read any of the SolidWorks Blogs in the past couple of weeks, you have probably heard of the new Custom Properties Task Pane window in SolidWorks 2009. The interface for this window is completely customizable. SolidWorks includes an application called Property Tab Builder that allows you to design the interface…
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More PhotoView 360 Information
SolidWorks Developer Greg Leuenberger has posted an EXCELLENT video showing off MANY of the details of PhotoView 360. You can click on the image above to view the streaming version or click HERE to download a zipped version of the video. The video is a little over 28 minutes long…which is perfect for viewing during…
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SolidWorks Video Tip: 2009 Sketch Slot
New in SolidWorks 2009 is the Sketch Slot feature. This sketch entity allows you to quickly create both Straight Slots and Arc Slots in a variety of creation methods. When you use this type of sketch entity and an Extrude Boss or Cut is created from it, a temporary axis is created not only at…
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SolidWorks Video Tip: Generic PCB Component
In the coming weeks you will see some changes to Ricky Jordan’s Blog. The first of these changes comes with this post: The SolidWorks Video Tip. Just like the name suggests, all the content is in the video. Click on the image below and enjoy!
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SolidWorks Tip: Combine Isolate and Show Hidden Components
Here is a quick little video tip for you. You can combine the Isolate command with the Show Hidden Components command. This powerful combination gives you more ability to select components for view directly in the graphics window without having to search through the FeatureManager Design Tree. The Show Hidden Components command is new in…
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SolidWorks and Animations
Animations are certainly NOT my specialty when it comes to SolidWorks. I have created a few animations over the years but I have never really been completely satisfied with the quality of the videos I have produced. Is it because of shortcomings in the software? No, it is mainly my lack of time to learn…
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SolidWorks Rx 2008
One of the enhancements of SolidWorks 2008 that you might have overlooked is the revamping of SolidWorks Rx. The UI has now gone to a multiple tab interface that groups different features that can be used to maintain your system. When you open SolidWorks Rx (Start->All Programs->SolidWorks 2008->SolidWorks 2008 SPX.X->SolidWorks Tools->SolidWorks Rx) the Home tab…
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Is it a Toolbox Part?
If you use PDMWorks Workgroup and SolidWorks Toolbox, you may have run into this issue. If you setup your PDMWorks Vault to NOT check in Toolbox parts, SolidWorks can recognize Toolbox parts in one of two ways. You can identify a directory which will direct PDMWorks to classify all files within that directory as Toolbox…