Tips and Tricks
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Tips and Tricks
Create a 3D cutting plane at Section line
It only takes a few clicks to set up a Cutting plane at an existing Section line – so a corresponding 3D view can be shown easily. 1.Activate the 3D Cutaway on the Standard Toolbar then right-click on an existing Section…
Luca Kornelia Kosa
26 February 2021 -
Featured
Tips and Tricks
Solibri Anywhere – Free IFC Viewer
More and more of us communicate via the IFC format. IFC is an open file format that makes interoperability between different software platforms easy. It’s always a good idea to check the result of our IFC export before sending it out…
Luca Kornelia Kosa
25 February 2021 -
Featured
Tips and Tricks
Ci Select Library – Centerline Marker
The Centerline Marker #1619 object in the Ci Select Library (called Essential Library for earlier versions) shows a symbol that represents a dimension to a centerline.It can be used as a symbol only or with dimensions on both sides. It lives…
Luca Kornelia Kosa
24 February 2021 -
Featured
Tips and Tricks
SolidWorks 2021 Activation Error
There is currently a SolidWorks 2021 activation error that some users are coming across when they upgrade their SolidWorks to the 2021 version. The error states that “The current computer identifier (0) does not match the previously used computer identifier (1)….
Emma Mearns
23 February 2021 -
Featured
Tips and Tricks
Quick Key Tuesday – Fit in Window
This action will Resize the view to accommodate all the visible elements. Mac: Double-click Mouse Wheel Windows: Double-click Mouse Wheel Have you signed up for the latest webinar? Weekly Archicad Q&A https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2214623539569892366 Weekly Ci Tool https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5887788422757339917 Renovation Tool https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/5407518443704324365 Tips and…
Luca Kornelia Kosa
23 February 2021 -
Featured
Tips and Tricks
Skin list Label
It’s easy to label the parts of a Composite element (wall, slab, roof) by using the Skin List Label. The content can be customized under SYMBOL LABEL CUSTOM SETTINGS tab of the Label Selection Settings panel. Have you signed up for…
Luca Kornelia Kosa
22 February 2021 -
Featured
Tips and Tricks
Rotate Objects that don’t usually rotate – using Objective
Once in a while, you’ll use an object in Archicad that won’t let you manuipulate it in the way you want to. Often, for 3D objects, that means not letting you Rotate it in 3 dimensions – you can spin it…
Joshua Osborne
19 February 2021 -
Featured
Tips and Tricks
Knowledge Base/Manuals
Following on from yesterday’s tip about things on MyCi you might have forgotten about – don’t forget that we have full Manuals/Reference Guides for the Ci Tools available online! The Manuals cover most of how the tools work as ‘How To’…
Joshua Osborne
18 February 2021 -
Featured
Tips and Tricks
Don’t Forget the Additional Surfaces
If you’re a Select Cutomer in NZ or Australia, you have access to the Additional Surfaces Catalog. It has a whole pile of nice looking extra surfaces to use in your Archicad Model. Just Download it from MyCi under the My…
Joshua Osborne
17 February 2021
SOLIDWORKS
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Tips and Tricks
SolidWorks 2021 Activation Error
There is currently a SolidWorks 2021 activation error that some users are coming across when they upgrade their SolidWorks to the…
Emma Mearns
23 February 2021 -
Tips and Tricks
SolidWorks 2021 Update, Redo Support for Part Features
The redo command in SolidWorks allows you to reverse a recent undo that was performed. Up until SolidWorks 2020 this redo…
Emma Mearns
12 February 2021 -
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 licencing to simplify the licence transfer process between the systems. This allows the user to switch licence…
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
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
Working from Home?
More info can be found on MyCI ( https://myci.centralinnovation.com/
Gareth Morgan
15 February 2021 -
Tips and Tricks
Close All Other Tabs & Windows
Got lots of tabs and windows you want to close with one click? Windows – Close All Other Tabs and Windows…
Gareth Morgan
11 February 2021 -
Tips and Tricks
Partial Structure Display
When using Composite Structures you can set the composite Component Types (Finish, Core or Other) then use Partial Structure Display to…
Gareth Morgan
9 February 2021 -
Tips and Tricks
One for the Apple Users only – Search
In Apple’s OSX under help is a search, which you could use to find something in the menu items. Remember to…
Gareth Morgan
8 February 2021 -
Tips and Tricks
Quick Key Tuesday – Polyline
Mac: Option + L Win: Shift + L
Gareth Morgan
22 December 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
Introduction to MEP
Spend 5 minutes to check out the new MEP modeller in action and see how you can use it for: Initial…
Michael Warr
18 December 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
Tabs: Black or Blue?
Tabs functionality has improved in many ways, but first notice that now tabs that belong to a viewpoint (Project Map) are…
Gareth Morgan
17 December 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
How to take a screenshot Copy
On MAC Hold down and and press The image will be saved to your Desktop with a file…
Scylla de Magalhaes
27 October 2020 -
Tips and Tricks
Work Environment Background Rotation
Have you ever thought about rotating the background of your working environment? By default, the Y-axis runs vertically along the work…
Tapiwa Mabukwa
28 September 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