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SolidWorks 2014 is Here: New Design Controls, Improved Performance and...
You saw a preview in Orlando at SolidWorks World 2013, but the wait is over – the 22nd release of SolidWorks is here! With new solutions for design tools, integrated workflows, increased performance,...
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SolidWorks User Group Meeting – Orange County
Heads up! The Orange County SolidWorks User Group meeting is happening today. The OCSWUG provides an arena to share ideas and solutions with fellow users of SolidWorks. Meetings have one or more...
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Resonating to the Harlem Shake – SolidWorks Simulation
Back in early February, a new internet sensation swept the world via YouTube called the “Harlem Shake”. For those who aren’t familiar with it, you can do some cultural catch-up here. When I saw these...
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Short Shots in SolidWorks Plastics – 8 Common Problems and Their Solutions
What is a short shot in SolidWorks Plastics? In Injection Molding, a short shot occurs when a mold cavity does not completely fill with material. In some cases, short shots are intentionally used to...
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Which Hawk Ridge Systems Analysis Services Can Help Your Design Process?
In the analysis consulting group at Hawk Ridge Systems, many of our customer interactions are simply determining which of our services best meets the customer’s needs. This usually involves evaluating...
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SolidWorks 2014 – Our Favorite Enhancements, Part 1
By this time, you’ve had a chance to get your hands on the newest version of SolidWorks – or at least, you’ve taken a look at our Explore SolidWorks 2014 website. It’s always fun to delve into all of...
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Quality Control – Using the Right Type of Mesh in SolidWorks Simulation
One of my usual tasks here at Hawk Ridge Systems is conducting our SolidWorks Simulation training classes, which hopefully most readers out there using Simulation have had a chance to attend. Not only...
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SolidWorks Electrical Quick Tip – Components and Symbols in 2D
One of the key concepts to understanding how to use SolidWorks Electrical 2D is the concept of the electrical ‘component’ and its relationship to line diagram symbols, schematic symbols, and...
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SolidWorks Composer Quick Tip – 3 Steps to Setting Styles
Did you know that templates can be created with SolidWorks Composer? Styles, or “Mini Templates” can be created right within Composer’s Styles tab. Styles control specific attributes of 2D elements,...
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SolidWorks Quick Tip – Using the Intersect Tool
Now you can combine surfacing and solid modeling techniques using one powerful and convenient tool that was introduced into SolidWorks in 2013. The Intersect tool takes intersecting surfaces and solid...
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Curvature Based Mesh Advantages in SolidWorks Simulation
Do you typically use the Standard mesh, or the Curvature based mesh when preparing to run a study? I personally tend to favor the Curvature based mesh over the Standard mesh when setting up studies in...
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SolidWorks Electrical Quick Tip – Numbering Wires
During the design of an electrical project, we typically need to add marks to call out our wires. This can be done through a predefined numbering scheme. SolidWorks Electrical has built-in tools to...
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Avoiding Sink Marks with SolidWorks Plastics
Sink marks are areas in a molded part where the surface is deformed into a depression. The depressions typically occur in areas of thick geometry and are caused by uneven cooling of the injection...
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Electronics Cooling with SolidWorks Flow Simulation
What doesn’t have electronics in it these days? From the smallest consumer products to the largest industrial products, almost everything we use day-to-day has electronics in it. As a designer or...
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SolidWorks World 2014
Whether you’re a seasoned SolidWorks Simulation veteran, new to the software, or even just evaluating how it would fit into your design process, you’ve probably asked one or both of these questions...
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An Introduction to Macros in SolidWorks Electrical
Typically, in our day-to-day design process, we reuse our work. Let’s say that I design a motor schematic, and I wire it the same way. With “macros”, in SolidWorks Electrical, we can take those designs...
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Just Announced! This February – SolidWorks Night School: Weldments, Sheet...
Hawk Ridge Systems prides itself on going above and beyond simply selling our customers a software package – we want to be a partner in your design process and success. This is the reason our support...
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SolidWorks 2014 Favorites – Replace Drawing Model Reference
Have you ever spent a good amount of time creating and detailing a drawing of a model, only to realize that you detailed a part model by accident when you were supposed to have created an assembly...
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Introducing SolidWorks Plastics Advanced
Just over a year ago, injection molding simulation was added to the SolidWorks repertoire with the launch of SolidWorks Plastics, available in Professional and Premium packages. Hawk Ridge Systems is...
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NVIDIA GRID VCA: Using SolidWorks in the Cloud
It was 12:30AM, and I was on my way home from an indoor soccer game. (I know what’s going through your mind: “Why is this guy playing soccer at 12:30AM?” Well…it’s just the way this league works – and...
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