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SolidWorks Costing – What’s New for 2013
Everything is always a matter of cost. How many times have you been deprived of something because it’s just too expensive? On the design side, you always have to keep in mind how much your product is...
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SolidWorks Plastics Quick Tip – Weld Lines
SolidWorks Plastics can help users quickly analyze their injection molded parts and mold process for errors well in advance of physical production. In a conventional design process, mold related...
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CAMWorks Quick Tip – Engrave with 3D Sketch
You might think that engraving a complex shape or logo on a 3D surface would be a difficult and complex feature to create in CAMWorks, but it’s simple. This blog will walk you through doing this in a...
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What’s (Majorly) New in SolidWorks Simulation 2013
As more and more users are beginning to install and use SolidWorks 2013, I think there’s no better time to revisit what was presented during the launch events… as it has probably been long forgotten!...
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SolidWorks Electrical: Organizing Projects with Locations, Functions and Books
The Electrical module from SolidWorks is designed to handle large scale projects with multiple users working simultaneously on various parts of the project. For projects like this, having good...
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The Future of SolidWorks Workgroup PDM
There has been a lot of chatter in the SolidWorks community recently into what the future holds for Workgroup PDM. Since I don’t work for SolidWorks, I don’t know exactly what the answer to that...
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Post-Processing Refined – SolidWorks Simulation 2013
Every new release of SolidWorks features many enhancements and improvements, most in direct response to customer requests. SolidWorks 2013 continues the trend, with over 200 enhancements implemented...
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SolidWorks – Exploded Views with Multi-Body Parts in 6 Steps
When designing in SolidWorks, at times it may be beneficial to create parts that have more than one solid body, in applications like weldments, sheet metal, or mold tools. It may also be necessary to...
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SolidWorks Simulation – Force Balance with Statics
Figure 1: Hand sketch, SolidWorks model, real-life A customer of ours, Jon from Weldco-Beales Manufacturing, recently came to us with question that reminded me of my Mechanical Engineering Statics...
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SolidWorks Quick Tip – Complete Uninstall Made Simple
The Complete Uninstall of SolidWorks: some of you have done it and know the hassle; others don’t even know what it is. Fortunately for both groups, SolidWorks has greatly simplified the process. Here...
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Scenes, Lights, and Simulation Results in SolidWorks
Often, when we’re working with SolidWorks Simulation users in training classes and technical support calls, we hear a common question about SolidWorks Scenes and Lighting, and how they can affect the...
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SolidWorks Quick Tip – 4 Things to Do Before Every Flow Simulation Analysis
Working in the Hawk Ridge Systems Analysis Services group, I’ve developed a to-do list before I start any Flow Simulation analysis. I’ve found that if I do this early, it tends to minimize headaches...
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SolidWorks Composer – 4 Steps for Animation with Multiple Camera Angles
Have you ever had to render an animation from multiple camera angles? I know I have, and in the past this has been very difficult to achieve. SolidWorks Composer offers an innovative solution....
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SolidWorks Quick Tip: Parametric Studies in SolidWorks Flow Simulation
Anyone who has used SolidWorks Simulation for some time probably knows about the Design Study functionality, and maybe even the Optimization functionality found in Simulation Professional. Users of...
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Communicate During the Design Process with SolidWorks Part Reviewer
How do you communicate feedback on designs during your design review process? Do you take screenshots and add notes? Do you keep track of them via email or Word documents? Did you know that there is...
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Sketching Wires in SolidWorks Electrical 2D: The Basics
Sketching wires may sound mundane, but it is something done continually in SolidWorks Electrical. The tools available to us for sketching and editing these wires are simple and powerful. What follows...
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Adaptive Meshing in SolidWorks Simulation
Mesh refinement is an important part of effectively using SolidWorks Simulation, and selective mesh refinement help the user receive high quality results without an unnecessarily large time investment...
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Flow Simulation – The F1 Manhole Cover Experiment
Going fast on my motorcycle or in my car has been a hobby of mine for a few years now. When it comes to watching racing, I’ve been more of a MotoGP (motorcycle) person and my roommate has been more of...
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SolidWorks Composer Quick Tip – Auto Navigate Buttons In 3 Steps | The HRS Blog
Today, most products require assembly, whether that assembly is done by the manufacturer, a job shop, or by the customer. Printed instructions have been the standard since CAD was developed, but times...
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SolidWorks Electrical – Creating 2D Cabinet Layouts
The tools inside SolidWorks Electrical used to create 3D layouts are incredibly powerful, since they use the physical model dimensions and locate them in 3D space. However, if you need to quickly...
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