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Solidworks Option File
Do you need the ability to control your Solidworks Network licenses? Then the Options file is the solution. The options file can control many variables. Some of the most requested include Reserving specific licenses for specific users Returning a license when…
Bianca
23 June 2021 -
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Silhouette Entities
SOLIDWORKS introduced the Silhouette Entities in 2020, it allows you to create multiple sketch entities by projecting the outline of the bodies in a part or components in an assembly onto a parallel sketch plane. To create silhouette entities: Create a…
Tianshuo Sun
29 April 2021 -
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Edit Registry on a Secondary Hard Drive
SOLIDWORKS settings are stored in registry files. You can find a lot information in the registry files about your current SOLIDWORKS installation. But what if the computer crashed while the hard drive survived and you need to recover your SOLIDWORKS serial…
Tianshuo Sun
21 April 2021
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Applying a Cut to a Curved Surface
Recently a customer asked for advice on creating some complex gear shapes. The technique I showed him helped him achieve what…
Bill
30 November 2016 -
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5 simple reasons why PDM Professional is better than PDM Standard
So you have decided to take the plunge into the world of file management with PDM Standard. Or perhaps you’ve been…
Andrew
24 November 2016 -
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Use Design Table to Assign Configuration name
Most often we to need a model that will be frequently used something like a toolbox or library file. The hardware…
Mithilesh
18 November 2016 -
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Pipe Routes – Change formed bends to elbows and vice versa
In SOLIDWORKS pipe routes it’s possible to change formed bends to elbows and vice versa. This is achieved using the little…
Bill
17 November 2016 -
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SOLIDWORKS 2017 Sketch Enhancement – Shaded sketch contours
There is an enhancement to sketching in SOLIDWORKS 2017 I’d like to bring to your attention. It may seem a fairly…
Bill
10 November 2016 -
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PDF Creation in SOLIDWORKS Electrical 2016 SP4 and later
If you have just installed or upgraded to SOLIDWORKS Electrical 2016 SP4 you may discover that you suddenly can’t print or…
Bill
4 November 2016 -
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New pdf export functions in PDM Professional at 2016 sp4
Unless you religiously read the release notes for each new servicepack for SOLIDWORKS then this little nugget of information may have…
Andrew
27 October 2016 -
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eDrawings 2017 Enhancements.
eDrawings 2017 Enhancements. With the new release of eDrawings, there are some useful enhancements in both the free version and the…
Peter
19 October 2016 -
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Wrap enhancements in 2017
Wrap enhancements in 2017 The previous versions of Solidworks have been able to wrap sketches onto faces, but there were limitations…
Peter
12 October 2016
