If you open a SOLIDWORKS, that comes from an older version or the appearances are simply not defined, you can do this in Visualize. However, the problem then arises, when Visualize sees the open file as one object and you can't assign different appearances. Or if you want to assign an appearance to a selected wall, and it was not imported from the appearance structure...
Mates in assemblies can be defined in many ways. But did you know, that it can be done very quickly – with the Alt key. This combination allows you to add a tie without having to turn on the paperclip (bonds). If you are adding a concentric mate this way – before you drop the component, with the TAB key you can change the alignment/anti-alignment. So if you were wondering (out) myself, for what...
Hitch and slot is an operation that allows you to connect two sheet metal elements using the principle of a protrusion and a groove. So in order to use it, you need two sheet metal objects with at least one edge in contact. It is also possible to use this operation in an assembly, although it is not on the Assembly Features drop-down tab. To be able to connect two sheets of metal horizontally....
PDM tools offer extensive project management capabilities. However, there are plenty of companies that do not use such tools. How to deal then, e.g. with searching for appropriate files? The Advanced Selection tool in the Tools menu comes to the rescue > Component selection. I have already written about one of its applications – you will read about it below. How to quickly extract w...
Settings in SOLIDWORKS can be divided into global and local ones. By global I mean the settings in the system options, that concern the entire program and not a specific document. These settings include displaying tangent edges. Such edges will be visible everywhere between adjacent walls. Long ago, when I studied technical drawing in college, on paper of course....
An intersection curve is a form of sketch created at the intersection of walls, surface, objects with a plane or surface. The order and method of marking play an important role in the operation. Well, if you turn on the flat sketch on the plane and create an intersection, the resulting sketch will be a 2D sketch. But if you don't turn on the sketch first, and you will select an identical pair of faces and a plane – as a result...
In SOLIDWORKS Simulation you can define parameters, with which you can connect e.g. load. To do this instead “ordinary” forces, select Combine values (1). Then, in the window that appears, select Edit/Define (2), and then create the appropriate parameter for Simulation (3). In the Value window you can define parameters described mathematically after selecting Σ. It works very similarly to....
Generally, cut-list tables are inserted in technical drawings. Unlike assemblies, it is not possible to insert such a table during modeling. But it is possible to preview it in a different way. To do this, traditionally, go to the properties of welded structures and select the Cut list table tab. If you use different templates – you can also make them....
When saving an assembly as a part, you can select Override Default Values in addition to other options. What does it mean? Use system settings – uses system options, to include or exclude a component. Save the assembly as a part – additional settings 2. Always include – includes the component in the resulting part when saving. This option overrides the conditions specified in the system options and manager..
The ability to download dimensions from a model to a drawing is a very cool functionality. However, this doesn't always make sense. I will show two situations, when it is worth taking dimensions and when I advise against it. The first situation is this, when the model is geometrically complex and cannot be dimensioned in the drawing. Then I take the dimensions from the model and anyway, that they are not....
