Part 2 could go several different ways. There were so many things that I should have included in the first part, but it was already getting too big. Here is…
Category: interface
The SolidWorks interface is huge. It has many components, and some of them work better than others, some are better ideas than others, and some are more efficient than others.…
In big parts and assemblies, you need to keep easy access to stuff in the list on the left. Whether it shows features or parts, you need to be able…
I took 4 years and did something else, and when I came back to working with SolidWorks, I found that some of my old gripes had been addressed. In fact,…
What is your favorite SolidWorks enhancement in the last 5 years? I’ve got a couple, but I’ve only gone through a small percentage of all the new stuff. So far,…
As I’m working through updating the SolidWorks Bible (to be renewed as “Mastering SolidWorks 2018”), I’m reminded of the kind of stuff that to me sets my books apart. These…
A week or two ago I posted about the Display Pane, where all of the hide/show, display style, appearance override, and transparency settings are. The Display Pane is, to me, one…
‘A while ago I wrote a post called Quest for Input Device, and then another one called Design Challenge: Ultimate CAD Input Device. This was all started by a pain…
Until I get a touch screen I can run SolidWorks on, I feel that every other input device I use is going to come up short. I”ve hated mice ever…
In general over the last 15 years, the workflow of using theSolidWorks software has improved. The left click context toolbars, middle mouse button rotation and view manipulation, the interface remembering my last used…