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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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SOLIDWORKS Product upgrade on Stand-alone licenses
If you have upgraded your software by adding another product such as Simulation you will need to transfer your license off…
Mark Duggan
23 September 2015 -
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Change your Thumbnail graphics dynamically
There are a few things to make sure you have set-up but in 85% of the cases most people are already…
Mark Duggan
16 September 2015 -
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SolidWorks Product upgrade on Network licences
If you need to modify your SolidNetwork license (SNL) manager because of an upgrade follow the steps below. Go to Start>All…
Mark Duggan
2 September 2015 -
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Solidworks Frequency Analysis
So you are designing a frame to support a rotary machine or an engine mount and you finished your static analysis,…
Amgad Yacoub
26 August 2015 -
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All Ø symbols on my drawings have been replaced with text?
Scenario: I just upgraded SOLIDWORKS and my drawings don’t show the Ø symbol on diameter dimensions any more, see image…
Andrew
14 August 2015 -
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Intersection Curves
Sometimes it is useful to be able to create sketch geometry where items intersect, for example 2 bodies, or where a…
Marketing
3 August 2015 -
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Running a Design study with SolidWorks Motion
In this example we are looking to use a design study to determine the initial velocities required to hole a golf…
Marketing
27 July 2015 -
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Exporting multi body sheet-metal part to DXF/DWG files
You can create DXF/DWG files of sheet metal flat patterns from part documents without flattening the model or creating a drawing….
Marketing
22 July 2015 -
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Bridging The Gap Between SolidWorks & The Construction Industry
Traditionally, detail mechanical design has been done in 3D CAD softwares like SolidWorks. Conversely, architects tend to use softwares such as…
Suraj Sethi
15 July 2015
