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....
Immobilization of all inserted parts for assembly
Everyone who works with SOLIDWORKS knows this fact, that the first component inserted into the assembly is fixed. Of course, this can be done at a later stage....
No breakthrough between curves and the need to repeat the operation
When modeling complex shapes, we often use loft or boundary operations. imagine, that you are marking a dozen or so curves....