SolidWorks Tips (solidworkstips)
User profile
- Photo
-
- Nickname
- solidworkstips
- Full name
- SolidWorks Tips
- Location
- USA
- Note
- SolidWorks Tips Brought to you by Ben Eadie, Josh Mings and Lou Gallo
User actions
Notices
-
Selection: Hold down "Shift Key" while clicking to select a transparent part quickly. http://twitpic.com/2buege (via @CADimensions )
about a month ago from TweetDeck -
SolidWorks 2010 SP4 has posted changes in the release notes. Rapid Dimension Manipulator can be disabled (clear check box in FM) or hit ESC.
about 2 months ago from seesmic -
E!PDM: Find out how to map EXIF data from picture files to be read inside of SolidWorks EPDM in Knowledge Base Solution S-028681 for details
about 2 months ago from seesmic -
File Mgt: In !Win7 search you can find !SolidWorks files and drag them directly into SolidWorks from the search results in the Start menu.
about 4 months ago from seesmic -
E!PDM Turn on the Status Bar (View Menu in WinEx) to see File Type, Checked Out By, File Size and the type of viewer (bottom of window).
about 4 months ago from seesmic -
E!PDM: Assign a file card attached with same extensions to different folders in the vault by saving the card (Card Editor) to that folder.
about 5 months ago from seesmic -
Weldments: For woodworking, create profiles for different trim and stock wood sizes and let SolidWorks do your cutlists, miters for you.
about 6 months ago from seesmic -
EPDM: Manually add references (copy ref then RMB on file paste as reference) to remove, check out, contains tab and edit user defined ref.
about 6 months ago from seesmic -
Appearances: In Parts by RMB on >> (upper right of the FM when collapsed) you can "Remove All Part Appearances From" in a single click.
about 7 months ago from seesmic -
Use the custom sizing options in the Hole Wizard to set a blind hole angle to 180 to get a flat bottom hole via @sluder #swwtips #sww10
about 7 months ago from seesmic -
Find unused features in multiple configs (maybe for remove) by inserting a Design Table (autocreate) find "Suppress" in all #swwtips #sww10
about 7 months ago from seesmic -
Launch the plane tool in SolidWorks quickly hold CTRL and pick an existing plane. (Drag will create parallel) pick type via @sluder #swwtips
about 7 months ago from seesmic -
Need a macro for SolidWorks? Check out http://3dcontentcentral.com and search for macros there. #swwtips
about 7 months ago from seesmic -
There will be a tip stream coming out of #SWW10 that will post here as well as other by following the hashtag #SWWTips. SW Community at work
about 7 months ago from seesmic -
Help: SolidWorks 2010's help is now online when you are connected from the help menu in SW or from any browser at http://help.solidworks.com
about 10 months ago from seesmic -
Sketching: SolidWorks 2010 Convert Entities now has a PrptyMngr and doesn't require preselection. Want the PM to go away? Unpin the PM (top)
about 10 months ago from seesmic -
Hole Wizard: 2010 no longer requires preselection for a 2D sketch, this is default unless you select a nonplanar face or hit the 3D button.
about 10 months ago from seesmic -
Parts: !SolidWorks 2010 now allows multi-body parts to have different material assignments. RMB on body in the FM tree, select material.
about 11 months ago from seesmic -
Sketching: SolidWorks 2010 sketch text can be linked to file properties and driven with configurations or design tables. Great for engraving
about 11 months ago from seesmic -
Features: SW 2010 allows the split line tool to now split multiple entities within a single sketch, across multiple bodies, great for logos!
about 11 months ago from seesmic
- Pagination