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....
Show all configurations in BOM drawings
It is possible to show selected configurations in the BOM element list. Of course you can see, which components are present in a given configuration. However, the problem is....
Changing slot orientation from the Hole Wizard
Do you know, that when you insert a slot from the hole wizard, you can change the vertical orientation – level? For this purpose, in the tab....