Most Widely Used Features of SOLIDWORKS While sketches may be the foundation of a well-designed SOLIDWORKS model, features are like the bricks and mortar. Whether you’re trying to add or remove material from your part, hollow it out, or round off the corners, there’s likely a feature (or … [Read more...] about SOLIDWORKS Basics Part 3 – Features
Sketches in SOLIDWORKS - The Foundation Sketches in SOLIDWORKS are like the foundation of a skyscraper – without them, you couldn’t build one! Well-developed sketches are one of the major keys to creating intelligent and flexible models, and in this part of our Basics for New Users series, we’ll … [Read more...] about SOLIDWORKS Basics Part 2 – Sketching
Getting Started with SOLIDWORKS Getting started with SOLIDWORKS can be a challenge, especially for new users coming from 2D CAD programs. In part one of our Basics for New Users series, we’ll cover the basics of the SOLIDWORKS user interface, giving you the tools and understanding that you’ll need … [Read more...] about SOLIDWORKS Basics Part 1 – User Interface
Learn How to Optimize Your Design in SOLIDWORKS to Prepare It for 3D Printing In today’s age of 3D printing, once-inconceivable manufacturing projects can now be brought to life right from your desktop. But whether you’re using a desktop-sized Markforged or an industrial, state-of-the-art HP Jet … [Read more...] about Preparing a SOLIDWORKS Model for 3D Printing
Occasionally when working with large assemblies, particularly those with several layers of subassemblies, there is a need to select many or even all components without selecting the subassemblies themselves. One great example of this can be seen when it’s necessary to adjust the material … [Read more...] about Selecting All Components and Subcomponents in an Assembly
Do you find yourself thinking "there must be a faster way to do this" when working in SOLIDWORKS? Are there tasks you do you wish you could speed up?If so, join Hawk Ridge Systems' Applications Engineer, Jacob Ames, in this informational webinar as he shows off the many SOLIDWORKS … [Read more...] about SOLIDWORKS Productivity Tips and Tricks
Making selections quickly and accurately is undoubtedly one of the most critical aspects of efficient design, and with hundreds or even thousands of selections per day, even the smallest time advantage can yield fantastic returns. SOLIDWORKS 2018 makes selections quicker and easier than … [Read more...] about What’s New in SOLIDWORKS 2018: Select Over Geometry
Subassemblies are an excellent method for both organizing design assets and improving assembly performance in SOLIDWORKS. Simply put, a subassembly is an assembly within an assembly, and they’re used very regularly by design professionals. But what happens when motion is required in a subassembly? … [Read more...] about SOLIDWORKS: Making Subassemblies Flexible
