In the BOM table, both in assemblies and in drawings, you can choose to strike out the missing item in the material list option. Works...
Visualize – when opening: Appearance vs. Component/part
With version 2024 SOLIDWORKS has been deprived of the PhotoView add-in 360. Certainly, for some users, the multitude of Visualize options is overwhelming,...
Additional useful options in the Move/Copy operation
The Move/Copy operation is widely used in modeling multibody parts. The rotation and carrying handle was changed some time ago. W...
Difficult dimensioning in drawings and available options
Everyone, whoever makes drawings in SOLIDWORKS has certain observations. Thin-walled elements or such will be particularly problematic, where there are lots of....
Break in the corner, that is, the impact of the Refer to endpoint option
In lofted sheet metal sections as Bent between a circle and a rectangle, if you control the Number of bends, there may be a strange pause. Is...
Re-inserting the sketch on the plane
Inserting a sketch on a plane is one of the basic activities, from which we start modeling. It happens often, that we won't click from....
Modify cut list IDs
For each cut list in the cut list folder, you can generate cut list IDs based on....
FilletXpert – Change and Corner
At the very top in the Fillets window you can choose between options: Manual and FilletXpert Fillets. There are, among others:. Change tabs...
external references – filter by state
In contextual design, there are several statuses of external references. The most popular is, of course, the active tagged context – > by part name....
Parallel rib vs. perpendicular and linear vs. natural
Additional, less known options are related to the direction of rib extrusion and its shape. The first option concerns the choice between the direction....