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When you open an assembly or drawing in SOLIDWORKS, you are not just opening a single file, you are opening all the referenced files too. So if you open an assembly, SOLIDWORKS opens the assembly, as well as all the sub-assemblies and part files within it.
We have found that some customers have been a little confused by line thicknesses. Specifically the line thickness displayed in SOLIDWORKS versus the line thickness that is printed. Below is a guide that explains the process.
This blog post came from a customer asking me a question about the colours on his drawings and in particular the use of this button on the Line Format toolbar.
When working in sheet metal, you need to be able take a folded sheet, flatten it, and have an accurate size flat pattern. In SOLIDWORKS this is achieved by selecting the relevant bend allowance options in the Sheet Metal tool. We show you how it works…
If you apply a material to a component – and then section that component – the default cross hatch for that material is applied to it. If you have no material applied, a default cross hatch is applied. Read on to find out how it works.
The SolidNetwork Licence Manager (SNL) adds significant flexibility to the way organisations can use their SOLIDWORKS licences, but this flexibility can be customised and extended further using the SNL options file.
An introduction to how individual parameters in derived configurations are linked to changes made in the parent configs, except for specific items.
If you ever need to share SOLIDWORKS models with members of an extended team who don’t use SOLIDWORKS themselves, don’t panic. SOLIDWORKS offers a free and easy solution for this in the form of eDrawings Viewer.
When you are designing components that need to fit together, it is sometimes difficult to understand what shape they need to be. The standard approach is adding the components into an assembly and then measuring one against another to understand if what you have produced will fit together. Let’s take a look at how it should be done.
Improve your speed and workflow by getting into the habit of using our top ten SOLIDWORKS user interface gems.
Ah, the SOLIDWORKS Toolbox – What is it and how does it work? Read on to find out everything you need to know to get started with the SOLIDWORKS Toolbox…
The GrabCAD Library allows engineers and students to download your work to see how something was created thus creating a valuable step-by-step guide to its creation.
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