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Roof Pivot Line
The roof’s elevation is measured by the elevation of the pivot line or pivot polygon, a horizontal non-printing line that you draw when creating the roof. A Roof’s pivot line or pivot polygon can be edited to graphically change Roof geometry, which is especially…
Delpak Zadeh
16 September 2020 -
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How to edit story level in section and elevation?
You can edit the elevation of any given story or set of stories using Story Editing Mode.It’s available at Design > Edit Story Levels, or the same command from the context menu that appears by right-clicking inside the Section window. Once…
Delpak Zadeh
15 September 2020 -
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Tips and Tricks
Check marker:
The Check Markers function lists which marker-referred items are missing from the project. It is available at: Window > Palettes > Check Markers By clicking on the Check Markers button at the top of the palette, The palette lists all the markers in the project…
Delpak Zadeh
14 September 2020 -
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Tips and Tricks
DWG drawing show in Axonometry
If you want to show a 2D DWG drawing in an axonometry or perspective in ArchiCAD follow the next steps: Merge a DWG drawing into ArchiCAD File>Interoperability>Merge Select the drawing, then go to Edit>Reshape>Linework Consolidation, keep everything select and press Next…
Camilo Valencia
11 September 2020 -
Featured
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Roof thickness on different angles
Sometimes when you are working in a design and the roof is composed by 2 or more planes with different angles, you probably notice that the thickness of the roof is not equal, even if is the same in the settings,…
Camilo Valencia
10 September 2020 -
Featured
Tips and Tricks
Setting up Toolbox Database
Setting up database location is a major setting to access hole wizard/toolbox in Solidworks. Ever got the error message as below? To fix this, go to Options. Under system options, select the hole wizard/toolbox, to set the file location. SRIRAM KRISHNAN…
Sriram Krishnan
9 September 2020 -
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MEP drawing Archicad 24 – Automatic routing
The MEP Modeler has the capacity to draw a section of Ducts, pipes and Electrical trace just using the magic wand as you can do with any other standard tool, to be able to use this, draw a continuous line that…
Camilo Valencia
8 September 2020 -
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Tips and Tricks
MEP Modeler and Archicad 24
Archicad 24 has include MEP Modeler as a default tool of the software to design Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing systems, to use it, just go Options>Work Environment>Apply Profile>Australia MEP profile 24 If you have your own Work Environment go to Options>Work…
Camilo Valencia
7 September 2020 -
Featured
Tips and Tricks
SOLIDWORKS 2020 New Features – Compare Bodies
In SOLIDWORKS 2020, there is a new function that allows the user to compare solid bodies. There is a demonstrative model in the file path: system_dir:\Users\Public\Public Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS 2020\samples\whatsnew\model_display\Gear.SLDPRT. Open the part, there are two bodies in the part, Gear1, and Gear2. Hide…
Tianshuo Sun
4 September 2020
SOLIDWORKS
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Tips and Tricks
Setting up Toolbox Database
Setting up database location is a major setting to access hole wizard/toolbox in Solidworks. Ever got the error message as below?…
Sriram Krishnan
9 September 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
SOLIDWORKS 2020 New Features – Compare Bodies
In SOLIDWORKS 2020, there is a new function that allows the user to compare solid bodies. There is a demonstrative model…
Tianshuo Sun
4 September 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
Testing SOLIDWORKS SNL server connectivity
Today’s topic is about testing the connectivity between the SOLIDWORKS SNL server and the client machine. There are several methods to…
Tianshuo Sun
26 August 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
Taking Online License to Offline
Solidworks has introduced online licensing to simplify the license transfer process between the systems. This allows the user to switch license…
Sriram Krishnan
17 August 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
PDM External Reference
I have introduced the SOLIDWORKS “External Reference” > “Reference Document” setting in my last blog. There is an “External Reference” setting in…
Mark Deng
12 August 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
External Reference – Reference Document
Many people have questions on how the External Reference – Reference Document setting works in SOLIDWORKS: When clicking on…
Mark Deng
5 August 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
Bulk Export and Import Custom Properties
Recently I have come across a case where a customer has been requested by his manager to change the custom property…
Mark Deng
24 July 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
Code to Activate SimulationXpress
Solidworks provides an entry-level stage design verification tool called SimulationXpresscomes with Solidworks Standard, Professional and Premium Licenses. With SimulationXpress initial design…
Sriram Krishnan
26 June 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
Creating a New View Orientation
The default view orientations are Top, Front, Bottom, Left, Right and back view. It is possible to create a user-defined view…
Sriram Krishnan
17 June 2020
CAD
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Articles Tips and Tricks
How to create and position holes on a non-planar solid face
Hole Wizard is a great and handy tool in Solidworks that reduces the burden of creating standard holes of various types….
Naqibullah M
3 June 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
How to create a custom material in Solidworks
Have you ever wanted to assign a material to a part that you were not able to find the existing Solidworks…
Naqibullah M
27 May 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
How to create perforated holes using cosmetic hole pattern
Cosmetic pattern feature is a great tool that allows users to create cosmetic perforated holes instead of actually creating them with…
Naqibullah M
6 May 2020 -
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
Archicad
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Tips and Tricks
How to edit story level in section and elevation?
You can edit the elevation of any given story or set of stories using Story Editing Mode.It’s available at Design >…
Delpak Zadeh
15 September 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
Check marker:
The Check Markers function lists which marker-referred items are missing from the project. It is available at: Window > Palettes > Check Markers…
Delpak Zadeh
14 September 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
DWG drawing show in Axonometry
If you want to show a 2D DWG drawing in an axonometry or perspective in ArchiCAD follow the next steps: Merge…
Camilo Valencia
11 September 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
Roof thickness on different angles
Sometimes when you are working in a design and the roof is composed by 2 or more planes with different angles,…
Camilo Valencia
10 September 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
MEP drawing Archicad 24 – Automatic routing
The MEP Modeler has the capacity to draw a section of Ducts, pipes and Electrical trace just using the magic wand…
Camilo Valencia
8 September 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
MEP Modeler and Archicad 24
Archicad 24 has include MEP Modeler as a default tool of the software to design Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing systems, to…
Camilo Valencia
7 September 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
Zone Stamp from Archicad select library
Have you tried Zone Stamp #1940? With this zone stamp you can correctly display the size of non-rectangular rooms by dynamically…
Aqsa Hamza
2 September 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
Curtain Wall + Opening tool = Custom Doors and Windows
Have you ever thought of using the flexibility of the curtain wall tool to create your doors and windows? Create an…
Alice Issa
24 August 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
Align brick texture to CI brick covering vectorial hatching
Open the surface setting at Option > Element Attributes > Surfaces All you need to do is set the surface and the…
Andras Bognar
21 August 2020
EDU
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Tips and Tricks
How to create perforated holes using cosmetic hole pattern
Cosmetic pattern feature is a great tool that allows users to create cosmetic perforated holes instead of actually creating them with…
Naqibullah M
6 May 2020 -
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
