Category Archives: AssemblyXpert

Angry Samurai Combat Tips for Circular Refererence Suckage in SolidWorks, by Josh Mings

By admin | July 28, 2009

“Circular references are some of the most heinous problems to crop up in assemblies this side of ancient feudal Japan. The two worst things about these type of problems is that they’re not shown as errors and you have to dig them out of the miry clay of SolidWorks features. Two items no amount of [...]

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5 SolidWorks Tips for Getting Assembly Information and Statistics, by Josh Mings

By admin | May 25, 2009

“If you’re like me, you like your fill of statistics and finding ways to automate getting information. I’d give all of the items in these tools below a custom property. Even though only some provide usable properties, you can find ways to speed up your design and get the info you need without questioning your [...]

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