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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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…
The Mounting Boss feature in Solidworks is a great time saver and a great space saver in the FeatureManager. It creates the boss, a hole and a pattern of ribs…
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…
Solidworks has a collection of features that were intended for plastic parts, although the word “plastic” has been reserved for Solidworks Plastics. The Solidworks Plastics name is essentially reserved for…
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…
Working from home? Need something to fill the gaps? Maybe you should take some initiative and learn something new. Maybe surfacing. Or maybe you’re just interested in some advanced techniques…
SolidWorks terminology gets all messed up when they start talking about “curves”. They have formal curve features, which include Projected Curve, Composite Curve, XYZ Curve, Reference Points Curve, Helix/Spiral. But…
The other day I was modeling this bicycle, and I was trying to remember how to make a chain. I’ve made chains before, and knew there was a hard way,…