Articles by Enoc Hernandez

Many people have been using configurations on the SOLIDWORKS side but are not aware of the possibility of using CAM configurations in SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional. Different CAM configurations can be created to program different versions of the same part or those with geometric changes.

We will review how to create a mill configuration and a turning configuration, and use the exact same part that was used in the previous configuration to be worked on.

Working with SOLIDWORKS and Excel in the same space is very common. But what if you could use Excel tables inside SOLIDWORKS to control configurations? Or to suppress features, change dimensions and materials? Then you wouldn't have to worry about affecting other configurations. Now, there are different ways for us to create the design tables. In this blog, we will create design tables for the net magnet part using “auto-create” and inserting a blank table.

Creating a Section View in a SOLIDWORKS drawing is typically a straightforward process. Generally, you start by creating a drawing view, use the Section View command from the View Layout tab and place the resulting section. While easy enough to create, Section Views created in drawings do have some limitations and may not convey the exact information desired.

Creating a Bill of Materials for an assembly is nothing new. Traditionally, we may have used a program like Excel to create a table and manually fill out the rows and columns. This process would be very involved and would require constant editing when parts and assemblies are updated or changed.

Creating a part to be as realistic as possible allows us to make accurate models in SOLIDWORKS. If an accurate value for mass is needed, how can that be achieved? What about coordinates for center of mass, or design volume?