Tips and Tricks
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Featured
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Twinmotion 2020
Recently Twinmotion 2020 was released. If you wish to find out more, check out the below resources. More Information: https://www.graphisoft.com/archicad/twinmotion/
Gareth Morgan
31 March 2020 -
Featured
Tips and Tricks
Webinars & Tips
Have you been signing into https://myci.centralinnovation.com/ lately? We’ve been uploading more tips and videos
Gareth Morgan
30 March 2020 -
Featured
Tips and Tricks
Line Types Displayed Across Stories
For slabs, mesh and objects you can select and change the line type you want to display on the stories other than the home story. To do that go to Options > Project Preferences > Legacy. In this dialogue box you can select…
Aqsa Hamza
27 March 2020 -
Featured
Tips and Tricks
Trace and Reference – Splitter
This option in trace & reference palette lets you split the screen into two, with the Active Content on one side and the Reference on the other, to activate click the Splitter icon from the Trace and Reference Palette. Four splitters…
Aqsa Hamza
26 March 2020 -
Featured
Tips and Tricks
Solidworks CAM Add-In not Showing
Recently we have had a couple of technical support cases where The Solidworks CAM was not showing in the software despite the options for Active and Start-Up being selected in the Add-Ins options. It was discovered that the issue was due…
Emma Withers
25 March 2020 -
Featured
Tips and Tricks
Display of Master Layout Items
To assign a uniform color to all Master items, go to Options > Work Environment > On-Screen Options and select the color to override all items of the master layout. Otherwise, Master items are displayed in their original colors. Or…
Aqsa Hamza
25 March 2020 -
Featured
Tips and Tricks
Expand/Collapse in the Navigator
Mac users, if you want to expand all folders in the navigator (works for projects map, view map, layout book, and publisher set) press Alt on the keyboard and click on the main folder to expand every sub-folder. To…
Aqsa Hamza
24 March 2020 -
Featured
Tips and Tricks
Working from Home?
Have you seen the Working Remotely webinar that ran last week? More info can be found on MyCI ( https://myci.centralinnovation.com/ )
Gareth Morgan
23 March 2020 -
Featured
Tips and Tricks
Place Objects with Gravitate
Special Working Remotely Webinar for Australia & New Zealand customers – https://register.gotowebinar.com/rt/2077074627504504075 While using the object tool turn on the Gravitate. You have the option to gravitate the objects to Slab, Mesh, Shell or Roof. This way the Objects will have the…
Alice Issa
20 March 2020
Accredited Training (RTO)
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Tips and Tricks
How to use Solidworks Static Simulation in an assembly
Solidworks Simulation uses FEA (Finite Element Analysis) methods to identify the behavior of parts or assemblies/parts when a load is applied….
Naqibullah M
24 October 2019
SOLIDWORKS
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Tips and Tricks
Solidworks CAM Add-In not Showing
Recently we have had a couple of technical support cases where The Solidworks CAM was not showing in the software despite…
Emma Withers
25 March 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
Solidworks & PDM Work from Home Ready
The ability for employees to work from home/remotely is becoming more important for employers as it can provide more flexibility for…
Emma Withers
17 March 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
Changing the Orientation of a DXF Flat Pattern
When we create a DXF file it is because we are wanting to translate a 3D model into a 2D model….
Emma Withers
11 March 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
Creating and Modifying Keyboard Shortcuts
An easy way to increase your productivity while designing is to use SOLIDWORKS keyboard shortcuts. These shortcuts will allow you to…
Emma Withers
4 March 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
Flexible Components
In SOLIDWORKS 2020, you can define a part component as flexible to drive the geometry of flexible components by the assembly…
Tianshuo Sun
14 February 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
SOLIDWORKS 2020 New Features – Hole Callouts in Section Views
In SolidWorks 2020, you can add hole callouts in section views. Hole callouts can be applied to cross-sectioned holes and slots,…
Tianshuo Sun
6 February 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
What is New 2020 Alternate Position Views
With SolidWorks 2020, you can use Alternate Position View to overlay two configurations of a part in a single view. The two configurations must…
Tianshuo Sun
29 January 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
SOLIDWORKS 2020 New Features – Chain Dimensions
In Solidworks 2020, you can create a chain of associated dimensions measuring from one feature to the next. Chain dimensions can…
Tianshuo Sun
23 January 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
Enhanced Search in Enterprise PDM 2020
THE Enterprise PDM search tool is enhanced from 2020. In the Windows Explorer, the top right-hand corner shows a quick search…
Mithilesh
17 December 2019
CAD
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Tips and Tricks
Snowman on the Cloud!
As we don’t have any snow here in Australia at Christmas time, I decided to model a snowman, but this time…
Amgad Yacoub
12 December 2019 -
Tips and Tricks
How to add a custom size thread
Today we will dig into adding a custom thread profile in Solidworks, if required to have sizes different to what are…
Central Innovation
20 June 2019 -
Tips and Tricks
9.8.17 Update for Solibri Model Checker
There is a maintenance update for Solibri Model Checker available from today. v9.8.17 Starting SMC will prompt you do download the…
Central Innovation
22 November 2017 -
Tips and Tricks
Getting Solibri v9.8
A new version of Solibri Model Checker has been released. A complete ‘look-and-feel’ upgrade, as well as enhanced model size capacity…
Central Innovation
1 November 2017 -
Tips and Tricks
Introducing Solibri Model Checker v9.8
Your fast track to workflow quality. Helsinki, Finland: 25.10.2017: Solibri is proud to announce the release of its latest software version…
Central Innovation
25 October 2017 -
Tips and Tricks
Solibri 9.7.15 Update released
Solibri Model Checker & Solibri Model Viewer have both been updated to build 9.7.15. For SMC this update contains improvements to…
Central Innovation
20 April 2017 -
Tips and Tricks
Solibri Model Viewer Pro is introduced for the BIM Professional
Helsinki, Finland 31 January 2017: Solibri has today announced a new version of their popular Solibri Model Viewer (SMV). The new…
Central Innovation
2 February 2017 -
Tips and Tricks
SMC link v8.0 for ARCHICAD
Solibri have just released the updated SMC link (v8.0). This installs into your ARCHICAD menu bar and allows bi-directional communication between…
Central Innovation
23 December 2016 -
Tips and Tricks
Correcting Widely Scattered Models
When bringing models into SMC, you may find some components being displayed outside the normal 3-D View. These components can be…
Central Innovation
17 December 2016
ARCHICAD
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Tips and Tricks
Twinmotion 2020
Recently Twinmotion 2020 was released. If you wish to find out more, check out the below resources. More Information: https://www.graphisoft.com/archicad/twinmotion/
Gareth Morgan
31 March 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
Webinars & Tips
Have you been signing into https://myci.centralinnovation.com/ lately? We’ve been uploading more tips and videos
Gareth Morgan
30 March 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
Line Types Displayed Across Stories
For slabs, mesh and objects you can select and change the line type you want to display on the stories other…
Aqsa Hamza
27 March 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
Trace and Reference – Splitter
This option in trace & reference palette lets you split the screen into two, with the Active Content on one side…
Aqsa Hamza
26 March 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
Display of Master Layout Items
To assign a uniform color to all Master items, go to Options > Work Environment > On-Screen Options and select the color…
Aqsa Hamza
25 March 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
Expand/Collapse in the Navigator
Mac users, if you want to expand all folders in the navigator (works for projects map, view map, layout book, and…
Aqsa Hamza
24 March 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
Working from Home?
Have you seen the Working Remotely webinar that ran last week? More info can be found on MyCI ( https://myci.centralinnovation.com/ )
Gareth Morgan
23 March 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
Place Objects with Gravitate
Special Working Remotely Webinar for Australia & New Zealand customers – https://register.gotowebinar.com/rt/2077074627504504075 While using the object tool turn on the Gravitate. You…
Alice Issa
20 March 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
Drawing Frames
You can turn on and off the drawing frames on View> On-Screen View Options> Drawing Frames. With it on you will…
Alice Issa
19 March 2020
EDU
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Tips and Tricks
How to use Solidworks Static Simulation in an assembly
Solidworks Simulation uses FEA (Finite Element Analysis) methods to identify the behavior of parts or assemblies/parts when a load is applied….
Naqibullah M
24 October 2019
