Draft is really the workhorse of the Solidworks plastic features. It can handle a lot of situations, and maybe even some you’re not aware of. I was responsible for getting…
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The Solidworks Lip/Groove feature is one I haven’t used a lot, but it does save me time when I do use it. When I don’t choose to use it, it’s…
Evaluation tools are some of the most important functions in any CAD program. This becomes especially true as you get into more complex processes and more complex parts or assemblies.…
I’ve written about the shell in the past https://dezignstuff.com/capabilities-of-the-solidworks-shell-command/https://dezignstuff.com/impossible-models-manufacturing-concerns-shelling/https://episodes.dezignstuff.com/blog/tools-shelling/ I’ve got a couple of cool techniques for you here, and then some ways to get a shelled body when the…
Ok, so they’re not really secret, but I didn’t know about them, so they were secret to me. Plus, in case you haven’t noticed I haven’t really been using Solidworks…
Indent is one of those tools which if you don’t know what it’s for, you might not be inclined to use it. It’s not even on any CommandManager toolbar by…
You know that toolbar in the middle of the top of the graphics area? We call that the Heads-Up View toolbar (or HUV for short). There are a lot of…
Many of us use Solidworks all day every day, and yet there are some rather simple things that we can still learn about the software that would make our every…
By now most Solidworks users who don’t live under a digital rock already know that the Solidworks software as you know it is slowly fading away. Licensing options are disappearing.…
Arthur is one of those users’ names that you’ve seen around the CAD world for a long time. He’s an industrial designer, so our paths have been parallel-ish in many…