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solidworks 2010…mates, by Jason Raak

admin — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:36:19 +0000

“Carrying on with the motto of this release which was all about making it quicker and more user friendly and intuitive the mates area of SolidWorks 2010 got some work done to it. There are only a couple changes but these changes are worth the price of admission in my honest opinion. The changes were subtle but when you start using them I think you will agree with me as to how nice they are.” …

Keep Reading: solidworks 2010…mates « rocksolid perspective – jason raak.

Published by Jason Raak on 9/13/09 on RockSolid Perspective

“Curiosity didn’t kill the cat…”, by Gabi Jack

admin — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:34:09 +0000

“After taking a long look at it, I went back to SolidWorks to try to find some information on how to use the universal joint mate, but I couldn’t find much in the help. I guess it’s because it’s not really such a complicated mate? So, I put together my own universal joint assembly to experiment.” …

Keep Reading: GabiJack.com » Blog Archive » Curiosity didn’t kill the cat….

Published by Gabi Jack on 7/30/09 on GabiJack.com

mating is better than fixing, by Jason Raak

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:52:43 +0000

“The title kind of sounds like it could be the headline of a relationship article but this post is actually going to be about fully constraining your model in an assembly. When inserting parts inside of an assembly it is really easy to fix the part and continue on. This allows you to fully constrain a part so that it doesn’t move and it is extremely quick and easy. However, as easy as it is I am a major opponent to the practice of mating because it is easy to quickly float that part, move it a very little amount and fix it again and no one would ever know. That is until the part gets made and stuff comes out wrong.” …

Keep Reading: mating is better than fixing « rocksolid perspective – jason raak.

Published by Jason Raak on 7/28/09 on RockSolid Perspective

Buried Treasures, by Alex Ruiz

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:34:55 +0000

“Buried deep in the advanced mates lies a hidden treasure. The Width mate is a little known mate that makes mating tabs and slots possible without calculating distances or using reference geometry. This is not one of the many new mates in 2008, in fact this mate made its debut appearance in the 2006 release. It may seem strange that I am making a post about a mate over two years after it was introduced but after all this time I have never seen a single person use it. Its a shame too, I see dozens of assemblies weekly that would benefit greatly from using the Width mate.” …

Keep Reading: Buried Treasures – The SolidWorks Geek.

Published by Alex Ruiz on 5/8/08 on The SolidWorks Geek

rocksolid tutorial: in context cylinder stroke animation, by Jason Raak

admin — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:36:56 +0000

“Just like what triggered my post last weekend “rocksolid tutorial: modeling a variable profile helix cut” I was recently asked a question by a member of my user group about how to simulate the stroke of a cylinder in SolidWorks. So here we go, this is how I would simulate a simple cylinder stroke in SolidWorks.” …

Keep Reading: rocksolid tutorial: in context cylinder stroke animation « rocksolid perspective – jason raak.

Published by Jason Raak on 7/1/09 on RockSolid Perspective

Different ways to Mate with a SLOT -1, by Deepak Gupta

admin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:29:59 +0000

“Now we have finished and learned the techniques of making a SLOT, the second question comes up in the mind is “How to Mate with a SLOT”. Again there can be several ways to achieve this and one may adopt the method which he/she finds easy and quick to use. In this chapter let’s discuss about various simple ways of mating with a SLOT.” …

Keep Reading: SolidWorks Legion » Different ways to Mate with a SLOT -1.

Published by Deepak Gupta on 6/30/09 on SolidWorks Legion

Hinge Mate and SolidWorks Motion, by Gabi Jack

admin — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:34:35 +0000

“I was actually planning on posting about friction coefficients and the way it all works using an example of a simulation of these tong grabs, but before I do that, I thought I should share with you about a little problem I ran into while trying to use a special option available for the hinge mate and a way to work around it.” …

Keep Reading: GabiJack.com » Blog Archive » Hinge Mate and SolidWorks Motion.

Published by Gabi Jack on 6/29/09 on GabiJack.com

An Easier Way To Mate, Part Deux (With Video!), by Brian McElyea

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:14:30 +0000

“Last November, I posted a tip on how to more easily mate components using an Alt-Drag technique. A reader had a question about it, so I thought I would create a video demonstrating it. I hope it helps.” …

Keep Reading: An Easier Way To Mate, Part Deux (With Video!) | CADFanatic.com.

Published by Brian McElyea on 6/19/09 on CADFanatic

Mating in SolidWorks – Standard Mates, by Alex Ruiz

admin — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:28:51 +0000

“Unless you are completely new to SolidWorks, you have more then likely used the Coincident mate. It is probably the most common mate used when building assemblies. Today, we are going to look more into using the coincident mate to limit the degrees of freedom in your assemblies. If you are familiar with the Coincident mate, stick around… I am going to discuss another approach to adding the mate you might not of heard of before.” …

Keep Reading: Mating in SolidWorks – Standard Mates – The SolidWorks Geek.

Published by Alex Ruiz on 6/12/09 on The SolidWorks Geek

SolidWorks Crashes & Slowdowns – Part 5, by Jeff Mirisola

admin — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:42:33 +0000

“In this week’s post, we’re going to talk a bit about how you go about creating, and working with, assemblies. Remember, these aren’t hard and fast rules, they’re more guidelines. As anyone who has used SolidWorks for any length of time knows, there are multiple ways to get from point A to point B.” …

Keep Reading: SolidWorks Crashes & Slowdowns – Part 5 | Jeff’s Tool Shed.

Published by Jeff Mirisola on 6/1/09 on Jeff’s Tool Shed

Design Faster with Design Library and Mate References Pt2, by Alex Ruiz

admin — Tue, 26 May 2009 17:37:31 +0000

“In Design Faster with Design Library and Mate References Pt1, I described the process for creating components with Mate References to be used in the Design Library. The Design Library is a great place to store assembly components you use most often in order to streamline the assembly process for new assemblies. This example will illustrate the process for creating a new assembly quickly and easily from Design Library components.” …

Keep Reading: Design Faster with Design Library and Mate References Pt2 – The SolidWorks Geek.

Published by Alex Ruiz on 8/18/08 on The SW Geek

How to Mate To A Spline in SolidWorks, by Josh Mings

admin — Tue, 26 May 2009 02:14:26 +0000

“You’re driving down a winding road and suddenly your car goes flying off a cliff into a den of wild boar. Not a good situation to be in.

While getting some parts to stay on track in SolidWorks is not nearly as morbid, it can be a pain in the neck, especially when it comes to mating to really curvy non-linear stuff like splines. Can it be done? Yes. Here’s How plus a little video action.” …

Keep Reading: How to Mate To A Spline in SolidWorks | SolidSmack.com.

Published by Josh Mings on 1/4/08 on SolidSmack

SolidWorks Tip to Reduce Errors and Create Better Models, by Josh Mings

admin — Tue, 26 May 2009 01:43:43 +0000

“Or rather, errors force determining a solution. The hitman’s hitman to keep that cool analogy steaming along.

You have to figure out what happened, where it happened and how to prevent or get around it undetected. It’s when your senses are honed and you learn the most.

You could say there’s two laws to follow. One by reduction, one by creation. Kill.” …

Keep Reading: SolidWorks Tip to Reduce Errors and Create Better Models | SolidSmack.com.

Published by Josh Mings on 2/18/08 on SolidSmack

The 10 Best SolidWorks Teaching Tips for Parts, Assemblies and Drawings, by Josh Mings

admin — Fri, 22 May 2009 18:24:36 +0000

“Some of you have a bunch of tips for new users, and some of you wish those people would stop the flow of info for a few minutes while you catch up. So, I stopped, sat down and wrote out my top 12 favorite SolidWorks tips. The first tips I thought of that I would want anyone to know that is just starting out or wants better results out of SolidWorks.” …

Keep Reading: The 10 Best SolidWorks Teaching Tips for Parts, Assemblies and Drawings | SolidSmack.com.

Published by Josh Mings on 7/23/08 on SolidSmack

SolidWorks Tip: How to Speed up Mating in Assemblies with Macros, by Josh Mings

admin — Fri, 22 May 2009 17:59:22 +0000

“SolidWorks comes with the ability to assign almost every command to a keyboard shortcut. However, there’s no keyboard shortcuts for Mates. Here’s two macros for the most common mates and how to reduce the amount of that annoying mouse button clickin’ to speed up your assembly construction.” …

Keep Reading: SolidWorks Tip: How to Speed up Mating in Assemblies with Macros | SolidSmack.com.

Published by Josh Mings on 9/15/08 on SolidSmack

Mating and Lipstick, by Gabi Jack

admin — Wed, 20 May 2009 17:54:39 +0000

“My son made me promise this was really a model of lip balm… less girly I guess, if you’re willing to overlook the flowers on the decal, that is. Sorry, I couldn’t resist! Not that I usually wear lipstick, err, lip balm, but when stressed out to the max and whenever tossing a 12 lb ball at a group of unsuspecting pins won’t make me feel any better, I often find solace in regular things and activities that have long been considered exclusively feminine. That’s the good thing about being female! Yep, sometimes even a dab of lipstick can do the trick! Ah, but this one here is no ordinary lipstick! Putting this SolidWorks model together was possible thanks to the use of two special mates: the screw mate and the width mate.” …

Keep Reading: GabiJack.com » Blog Archive » Mating and Lipstick.

Published by Gabi Jack on 5/18/09 on GabiJack.com

Rack and Pinion Motion, by Gabi Jack

admin — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:26:25 +0000

“Well this turned out to be a two part post, instead of one. It all started with me venturing into SolidWorks MotionManager, which is used to create little animations of assemblies as they are exploded and/or collapsed, rotated, dragged around, or just made to have their components move and interact with each other in the way they would do in real life. I’m working on a little video about it, using this assembly of an arbor press.

That’s the subject of my next post, but for now I wanted to tell you about the spur gear and the rack that form part of this assembly, if only because this is something I hadn’t tried before, because it required a bit of extra effort, and because displaying this information here might benefit someone else that is trying to do the same.” …

Keep Reading: GabiJack.com » Blog Archive » Rack and Pinion Motion.

Published by Gabi Jack on 5/4/09 on GabiJack.com

CADFanatic’s Tips & Tricks Tuesday – An Easier Way To Mate, by Brian McElyea

admin — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:53:38 +0000

“So at a SolidWorks 2009 What’s New presentation I gave a couple of weeks ago, I was working in SolidWorks and mating two components together. As I added the mate, literally everyone in the room said in unison, “How did you do that?? Is that a new feature in 2009?”

I was a little surprised to the reaction, as it is something that I have been using since I first started using SolidWorks back in 2004.” …

Keep Reading: CADFanatic’s Tips & Tricks Tuesday – An Easier Way To Mate | CADFanatic.

Published by Brian McElyea on 11/4/08 on CADFanatic

Mating in SolidWorks: Introduction, by Alex Ruiz

admin — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:02:21 +0000

“[W]e are going to start today with a brief overview of what are mates and some of the best practices. Then in coming articles I will go in detail about each available mate in SolidWorks 2009.” …

Keep Reading: Mating in SolidWorks: Introduction – The SolidWorks Geek.

Published by Alex Ruiz on 4/2/09 on The SW Geek

Multiple Mate Mode, by Leslie Lougheed

admin — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:19:04 +0000

“When putting together assemblies, many times you will have a bunch of parts that are all mated the same to one part. For example, you might have a bunch of parts that are concentric to the same shaft, or a bunch of parts that are coincident to the same surface. Instead of adding mate, after mate, after mate, try Multiple Mate Mode.” …

Keep Reading: CATI Tech Notes: Multiple Mate Mode.

Published by Leslie Lougheed on 4/7/09 on CATI Tech Notes