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Knurling in SolidWorks, by Ben Eadie

admin — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:45:46 +0000

“Disclaimer, you need either or RealView activated and or Photoworks for the lightweight stuff in this video.” …

Keep Reading: SolidMentor – Knurling in SolidWorks – SolidWorks Tutorials – News.

Published by Ben Eadie on 6/26/09 on SolidMentor

Are Your Shadows In Your Model Just Not Right?, by Mike Puckett

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:21:44 +0000

“Do you ever create a model and the shadow that gets projected onto the floor isnt in the direction you would like? Well its simple to fix this graphical issue in two steps.” …

Keep Reading: Mike Pucketts Blog: Are Your Shadows In Your Model Just Not Right?.

Published by Mike Puckett on 7/8/09 on Mike Puckett’s Blog

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

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.” …

Keep Reading: SolidWorks Video Tip: Roll View | Ricky Jordan’s Blog.

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

Using Empty Views (Part 3: How to use them), by fcsuper

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:08:56 +0000

“The Part 2 article in this series discussed how to make, place and size Empty Views. Part 3 now discusses how to use them once they are created.” …

Keep Reading: SolidWorks Legion » Using Empty Views (Part 3: How to use them).

Published by fcsuper on 6/18/09 on SolidWorks Legion

The Appearance of Things – Appearance Callouts, by Alex Ruiz

admin — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:41:47 +0000

“The Appearance Callouts window is nothing new, in fact I believe it made its debut in 2006, but I feel myself using it a lot more in 2008. Since I started using it again, I discovered it really does make it easier to apply colors and textures to parts, bodies, features and faces. In watching users at my job, I noticed that a lot of them do not use the Appearance Callouts when editing colors and textures either. I even asked a few of them and when they replied that they not familiar with the tool, a light bulb went off. I figured now was as good as time as any to reintroduce the Appearance Callouts function.” …

Keep Reading: The Appearance of Things – Appearance Callouts – The SolidWorks Geek.

Published by Alex Ruiz on 6/9/08 on The SolidWorks Geek

SolidWorks LightCards in RealView Light up Your Life, by Josh Mings

admin — Fri, 22 May 2009 21:12:54 +0000

“If you’ve been using SolidWorks 2008 for any length of time, you’ll notice that the RealView setting, along with other view settings, are front and center on that dang on-screen toolbar.” …

Keep Reading: SolidWorks LightCards in RealView Light up Your Life | SolidSmack.com.

Published by Josh Mings on 5/5/08 on SolidSmack

SolidWorks Tips: How to Set up a More Efficient Interface, by Josh Mings

admin — Fri, 22 May 2009 17:45:28 +0000

“It is weird… an interface has changed the way I work, and it happened nearly overnight. The difference is most noticeable when I transition back and forth between SolidWorks 2007 and SolidWorks 2009. Have you noticed that? If not, the new interface introduces some changes that may leave you wondering how to use these to optimize your modeling. Here’s what you need to know.” …

Keep Reading: SolidWorks Tips: How to Set up a More Efficient Interface | SolidSmack.com.

Published by Josh Mings on 10/14/08 on SolidSmack

SolidWorks Tip for Custom Scenes without PhotoWorks, by Josh Mings

admin — Fri, 22 May 2009 00:23:13 +0000

“What’s cool about SolidWorks 2008 and 2009 is using RealView when you’re modeling. A nice background scene makes the experience all the more special. Unfortunately, you typically need the PhotoWorks Scene Editor to add Scenes with different backgrounds. (PhotoWorks is a SolidWorks add-on available in Professional and Premium versions.)

Well, it just so happens, that you don’t need PhotoWorks at all, and it’s extremely easy to create your own Scenes with your own backgrounds. Here’s all the files and the steps you need to make it happen.” …

Keep Reading: SolidWorks Tip for Custom Scenes without PhotoWorks | SolidSmack.com.

Published by Josh Mings on 10/21/08 on SolidSmack

12 SolidWorks Features to Turn Off for Better Performance, by Josh Mings

admin — Tue, 12 May 2009 01:43:31 +0000

“We’ve put together 12 features you can turn off right away to get better SolidWorks performance and a faster machine. Some of these options are useful, some never will be, but it always comes down to what kind of performance you expect out of that fancy workstation.” …

Keep Reading: 12 SolidWorks Features to Turn Off for Better Performance | SolidSmack.com.

Published by Josh Mings on 11/5/08 on SolidSmack

SolidWorks Tip Remove Tangent Edges from Shaded View, by Josh Mings

admin — Fri, 08 May 2009 21:12:41 +0000

“I complained about tangent edges showing in shaded mode. I really needed to have them off, but thought, Oh well, nothing I can do about it.

Fortunately @Tyler524 was there to slap me up side the head and help me out.” …

Keep Reading: SolidWorks Tip Remove Tangent Edges from Shaded View | SolidSmack.com.

Published by Josh Mings on 2/26/09 on SolidSmack

Dangling Command Manager?, by Jeff Mirisola

admin — Fri, 01 May 2009 20:59:58 +0000

“If your 2008 command manager looks like the one in the picture, here’s a fix I stumbled across:” …

Keep Reading: Dangling Command Manager? | Jeff’s Tool Shed.

Published by Jeff Mirisola on 11/29/07 on Jeff’s Tool Shed

CADFanatic’s Tips & Tricks Tuesday – Customized Workspaces, by Brian McElyea

admin — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:37:25 +0000

“Do you work with widescreen monitors? Dual monitors? Have a laptop that is sometimes connected to an external widescreen monitor? SolidWorks 2009 introduces a Workspace command to help arrange your Workspace for multiple setups. The command has settings for Default, Widescreen, or Dual Monitor.” …

Keep Reading: CADFanatic’s Tips & Tricks Tuesday – Customized Workspaces | CADFanatic.

Published by Brian McElyea on 12/9/08 on CADFanatic

CADFanatic’s Tips & Tricks Tuesday – Change Model Views With the Triad, by Brian McElyea

admin — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:32:42 +0000

“Ah, the pretty RGB colors! I usually use the triad in the bottom left corner of the SolidWorks model view as a reference to keep myself oriented in my model. But did you know that in SolidWorks 2009 you can use it to change your view of the model?” …

Keep Reading: CADFanatic’s Tips & Tricks Tuesday – Change Model Views With the Triad | CADFanatic.

Published by Brian McElyea on 1/6/09 on CADFanatic