Tilt is an operation mainly used in castings and moldings. However, there is no limitation to these two types of applications, so you can use it in any situation. When slope from walls cannot be used, is used as the Neutral Line type allowing you to indicate edges in 3D. You can immediately tilt in two directions by specifying the Direction independently 1...
This topic appears in many places and is not described clearly enough. So today I'll zoom in, how to create a configuration, which shows the expansion of the spring. Of course, it can be any shape drawn along a path. 1. The path must be one continuous curve. Even if you use e.g. composite curve, finally, a spline must be fitted to it...
Admit, that you have seen different versions of the same files many times and had (out) difficulty assessing differences. This is a normal thing in development departments, that further versions of the product are being created. As long as a given company still uses PDM, then you can describe it somehow, but otherwise, you probably have to save the created versions with the new ones...
You can change the radius to diameter or vice versa in many ways. However, since the SOLIDWORKS version 2023 there is an option to select when inserting a dimension. To do it, when inserting, select the CTRL combination + D. This applies to both drawing documentation and part modeling.
A linear pattern is one of the basic patterns for duplicating features or objects. But did you know, that it is not the best choice in every situation? I will include an example below, in which it is better to choose another operation to perform the array. It sounds mysterious, but this operation is Move/Copy. In formation (depending on type) we provide the number of repetitions and spacing. But...
Along with the version of SolidWorks 2024 PhotoView has disappeared from add-ons 360. Visualize was the only renderer left, which was developed in parallel for several years. As a user who has been working in SW for many years, I would prefer to have a choice, which program to use. No less, just like in the past, PhotoWorks was abandoned in favor of PhotoView, yes, and this time there was an independent change...
Operation 3D Interconnect, which has been present in SOLIDWORKS since 2017 year has gained new options. Distribute the operation in files imported as 3D Interconnect With SOLIDWORKS 2023 SP2 the following choices appeared. If you check Function and component level, the imported assembly will be loaded as follows: If you choose the second option, you will see the function level in the tree:
By inserting an Excel configuration table, the color column is generated by default. As you know, the standard color of models in SOLIDWORKS is gray. However, we do not use colors in the table, like: red, black or blue. The table uses a numerical term. So how can you determine the selected color from the table?? There is a special pattern for this purpose. But before I write about it,...
In addition, Routing, which serves, among others,. for the design of piping installations, there is a Penetration command. It is used to cut a hole at the junction of two pipes of different diameters. However, not everyone uses Routing, then, to some extent, it is possible to draw similar installations with welded structures. The problem is this, that here there is no operation analogous to penetration. So get to know....
As is widely known, SOLIDWORKS does not save files backwards. Therefore, be careful when viewing files from an older version. The big problem, of course, is file sharing, if there are different versions of the program within the same company. That's why I wanted to share a useful trick, which allows you to quickly determine, which version of SOLIDWORKS files come from. Of course, if you already have a file....
