Companies Using Virtual Prototyping Bring Higher-Quality Products to Market Faster
Learn the value of virtual prototyping over traditional product development methods As companies struggle to competitively differentiate their products and beat competitors to market, quick decisions within engineering have become increasingly critical. According to a new report from Aberdeen Research, this fast-paced reality means that relying solely on hand calculations and physical prototypes is no […]
SOLIDWORKS Mates Made Easy for Parts and Assemblies
Basic and advanced mates make assembling your designs easy Mates create geometric relationships between at least two parts. And, you can define the allowable directions of linear or rotational motion of components to visualize an assembly’s behavior. One of the strengths of SOLIDWORKS® CAD is the comprehensive set of mates that are available. SOLIDWORKS provides a […]
SOLIDWORKS CircuitWorks
The purpose of the SOLIDWORKS CircuitWorksis to create solid models from ECAD files of types like PADS ACSII(. asc), or Intermediate Data Format (. emn) and then be able to add features, like mounting holes, then export back to the ECAD file format. This feature can be used to create enclosures and set aside space within […]
How to find your SOLIDWORKS Serial Number, Version & Service Pack
What is my SOLIDWORKS serial number? Which SOLIDWORKS version and service pack am I currently running? You may have asked yourself these questions or needed to know the answer in order to receive technical support or run an upgrade.There are different ways to find your serial number, but in this blog, we will see one […]
Bounding Box Function Available for Parts in SOLIDWORKS 2018
In SOLIDWORKS 2018, we have a new solution: A Bounding Box function available in any part. We can find that option in SOLIDWORKS/Insert/Reference Geometry/Bounding Box The Bounding Box is a feature in the Feature Manager that you can hover over to get information and edit as any other feature. It also generates Custom Properties. The new […]
Quick Activation & Deactivation of SOLIDWORKS Standalone licenses from more than one computer
Are you an engineer on the go and need to access your SOLIDWORKS software from your laptop as well as your workstation? Or perhaps your company requires licenses to be transferred often between machines? We have a couple of solutions to make it easier for you to access your SOLIDWORKS standalone license from more than […]
Customizing Reports in SOLIDWORKS Electrical
In this blog, we will learn how to customize your reports in SOLIDWORKS Electrical To access reports of your open project, Go to the Project tab and click on Reports. Here we can add a new report or edit an existing one and click close. We can edit the Bill of Material just by Right […]
Automated Manufacturing Cost Estimation using SOLIDWORKS Costing
SOLIDWORKS Costing is a comprehensive tool provided by SOLIDWORKS Professional and Premium that allows SOLIDWORKS users to automatically generate an estimate of the cost to manufacture a component. The SOLIDWORKS Costing tool helps you calculate how much it costs to manufacture sheet metal, machined, multi-body parts, and assemblies as well as plastic molded, cast, 3D printed parts, and multibody weldments by automating the […]
Managing Wires in SOLIDWORKS Electrical
SOLIDWORKS Electrical can manage wires in three following ways 1.Global Wire Mark Display: Now we can select between Wires and Equipotential depending upon the numbering style directly from Configurations. Go to Project Tab -> Drop Down Configurations and select Wire Style manager as shown below. From here we can change the options from marks to labels […]
How to Customize the Project Template in SOLIDWORKS Inspection Standalone
SOLIDWORKS Inspection is a First Article Inspection (FAI) and in-process inspection software that streamlines and automates the creation of ballooned inspection drawings and inspection reports (AS9102, PPAP, etc.). SOLIDWORKS Inspection consists of a stand-alone application and a SOLIDWORKS add-in that enables users to leverage their legacy data regardless of whether they have SOLIDWORKS files, PDFs, or TIFFs. […]