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SolidWorks 2010: Mouse Gestures, by Ricky Jordan

admin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:32:44 +0000

“Today we are going to take a look at perhaps one of the most underrated new features of SolidWorks 2010, the Mouse Gesture Wheel. While this new tool has gotten some good press in recent weeks, its hard to gauge how useful this command can be until you actually use it.” …

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Published by Ricky Jordan on 10/13/09 on RickyJordan.com

SolidWorks Electrical Routing – Part 2, by Ricky Jordan

admin — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:30:58 +0000

“Most users of SolidWorks Electrical Routing use the product to determine wire & route lengths. This video is a direct followup to the Part 1 video. In this segment, we will take the 3D Electrical Harness that we created in Part 1 and make some modifications to the route itself to better fit our design intent. Along with that we’ll show you how you can add wires to your electrical route which will give you accurate cut lengths for the individual wires and/or cable conductors that make up your harness. The method shown is the “manual” method which is necessary when you create a route “on the fly”. Click on the image below to play the video.” …

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Published by Ricky Jordan on 7/13/09 on RickyJordan.com

SolidWorks Electrical Routing – Part 1, by Ricky Jordan

admin — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:27:51 +0000

“After talking about it for quite some time here on the site, today marks the first installment on a series of posts on SolidWorks Electrical Routing. In this first example I guide you halfway through the creation of an Electrical Harness using what I call the “on the fly” method. This particular method is often used when you don’t have any electrical wiring information to import in the form of a “From/To” list. In this example we have an electrical enclosure that contains several connectors along with some terminal block connections. We know in general where the signals are routing from and to, but don’t yet have any detail on the number of signals or any pin to pin connections. This is a quick way to get some accurate wire lengths.”…

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Published by Ricky Jordan on 7/7/09 on RickyJordan.com

SolidWorks Video Tip: Roll View, by Ricky Jordan

admin — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:39:33 +0000

“I’m sure all of us have had this happen before. You stroll around through the UI of your favorite software package and find a button that somehow you have missed seeing before. I have never claimed to know everything there is to know about SolidWorks, but I do know my way around a bit. After serving as Technical Editor for three books on SolidWorks, I somehow have overlooked this little viewing tool, so I thought I would share it.” …

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Published by Ricky Jordan on 6/29/09 on RickyJordan.com

SolidWorks Tip: Heli-Coil Tap Drills, by Ricky Jordan

admin — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:01:57 +0000

“Here’s a GREAT SolidWorks Tip that was brought to my attention on the latest project I am working on. When you work in the commercial design world, you don’t often run across the need for the use of Heli-Coil inserts. As I have learned recently, they are used quite a bit in military and space hardware design. For those of you that aren’t familar with Heli-Coil inserts, you can learn more about them HERE.

Now…..the SolidWorks Tip.” …

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Published by Ricky Jordan on 3/30/09 on RickyJordan.com