Introduction Saving a File in a Default File Format Saving a SOLIDWORKS File in Any of Your Desired Formats IGES Files STEP File STL File AMF Format Image File (JPEG, TIFF, PNG) SOLIDWORKS File Formats for Visualization Only (Not suitable for modeling) 3D XML Files ACIS Files (*.sat) SOLIDWORKS Format Read more…
Table of Contents (click to navigate) Introduction to SOLIDWORKS Modeling SOLIDWORKS Modeling with Cosmetic Threads What is SOLIDWORKS Cosmetic Threads Tutorial for Cosmetic Threading Introduction to SOLIDWORKS Modeling The software modeling of any assembly or part is the easiest way of expressing the dimensions and drawing of that assembly or Read more…
Table of Contents (click to navigate) Introduction to SOLIDWORKS Drawing Template How to Make a Custom Drawing Template in SOLIDWORKS How to Make Drawing File in Drawing Template What is a SOLIDWORKS Drawing Template? Templates are part, drawing, and assembly documents that include user-defined parameters and are the basis for new documents. You can maintain many different document Read more…
Table of Contents {click to navigate) What is SOLIDWORKS Surface Modeling? Applications of Surface Modeling in Engineering Design Automotive and Aeronautical Design Furniture Design Spacecrafts and Satellites Auxiliaries Getting Started with SOLIDWORKS Surface Modeling Sketch Enabling Surface Modeling Surface Extrude Revolved Surface Swept Surface Lofted Surface Boundary Surface Filled Surface Planar Surface Offset Surface Surface Read more…
Table of Contents (click for easy navigation) SOLIDWORKS Certification Overview SOLIDWORKS Associate Certification SOLIDWORKS Professional Certification SOLIDWORKS Expert Certification SOLIDWORKS Certification in Action SOLIDWORKS Certification Cost Ask any professional draftsman, CAD technician, or engineer, and they will all agree on the importance of keeping your skills honed when it comes Read more…
What is SolidWorks Composer? SolidWorks Composer is a program by SolidWorks that works with your existing 3D data to create graphical documents for technical communication. It primarily uses created “Views” of models to show different aspects of the model and its components. Table of Contents (click to navigate) Communicating Your Read more…
SolidWorks Tools for Managing your CAD File structure for CAD can quickly become difficult to manage. The way that files are named saved and structured are often industry and even project specific and can be very confusing for an outsider to the system. When there is a small number of Read more…
Table of Contents (click to navigate) GD&T in SolidWorks Manual GD&T DimXpert Auto Dimension Scheme DimXpert in Drawings Conclusion Links and References What is SolidWorks GD&T? Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, or GD&T, is the process of assigning dimensions and tolerances to features of a part in a way that makes Read more…
What is SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation? What is SolidWorks Flow Simulation: SolidWorks Flow Simulation is a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) solution built in to the SolidWorks ecosystem. SolidWorks flow simulation is purchased as a separate package from the basic SolidWorks License. It is a powerful system that can simulate the behavior Read more…
What is the CSWP? The Certified SolidWorks Professional (CSWP) certification is the mid level certification set by SolidWorks. The CSWP is a professional level certification that proves a higher level of competency in SolidWorks. The certification is achieved by passing a three part exam that covers more advanced mechanical design Read more…
