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How to Improve SolidWorks Large Assembly Performance, by Josh Mings

By admin | May 25, 2009

“A lot of people fear having to open a large assembly. I didn’t want to feel like that when I had to make a change to one part that affected an upper level assembly, so I came up with 5 ways to cut that silliness out.” …
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SolidWorks Tutorial to Protect 3D Model Data, by Josh Mings

By admin | May 10, 2009

Scary isn’t it? So is not being able to protect those 3D models you’ve spent 1/3rd of your life working on. Fact is, sometimes you may need to share model data with a competing company. Some companies have policies against sending out data.
But you can protect it and still collaborate. Yeah, buddy. Here’s four fast [...]

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How to Mirror a Large Assembly in SolidWorks As a Part, by Josh Mings

By admin | May 10, 2009

“With files sizes on the mind, you may have a tendancy to avoid mirroring SolidWorks assemblies as much as toasting your appendages. However, there’s a really simple way to mirror assemblies while keeping your drawings looking as brilliant as that sunrise. Here’s how.” …
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Stumbling onto “new” things, by Jeff Mirisola

By admin | May 1, 2009

“First, have you ever brought a huge piece of equipment into a new assembly only to find that the assembly template’s planes are miniscule? Did you know you can right click on the plane and select ‘Auto-size’? I stumbled across that one two days ago.
Next, and I’m really feeling like an idiot over this one, [...]

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