3 Ways to Control Splines in 3D Space
You’ve got an amazing idea for great swooping loft, sweep, or boundary, but unfortunately using traditional tangency weighting within the feature isn’t working. You’ll need to use a guide curve […]
The Top Ten List 2022: Idea Submission is Now Underway!
Do you have an idea that can revolutionize CAD software as we know it? Have you been shouting into the void without an audience to share it with? Shout no […]
Why Use a Tool Body for a Swept Cut in SOLIDWORKS?
Have you ever wondered what benefit a 3D Swept-Cut provides? Have you ever been in need for a helical cut, but the resulting geometry isn’t quite what you expected? Let’s […]
SOLIDWORKS Online Licensing Will be Discontinued
SOLIDWORKS Online Licensing was introduced in SOLIDWORKS 2018 SP0 to allow customers to “login” to run SOLIDWORKS and easily move to other machines. Due to low participation, Online Licensing is […]
SOLIDWORKS 2022 Installation Guide – Part 6 SOLIDWORKS Visualize
In the world of photo-realistic rendering software, SOLIDWORKS Visualization Products are hard to beat. Introduced in 2016, SOLIDWORKS Visualize was a “quantum leap” addition to the existing SOLIDWORKS Photoview 360 […]
SOLIDWORKS 2022 Installation Guide Part 5 – SOLIDWORKS PCB
SOLIDWORKS PCB has 3 parts. SOLIDWORKS PCB is the Application used to design PCBs. SOLIDWORKS PCB Services is the ‘bridge’ that connects PCB to SOLIDWORKS and allows users to be set […]
SOLIDWORKS 2022 Installation Guide Part 4 – Composer, Plastics, Inspection, MBD, Simulation, and Flow Simulation
What do I need to know to install my Composer, Inspection, MBD, or Simulation package? First, all these products are installed thru the SOLIDWORKS installation manager. To download the installation manager, […]
SOLIDWORKS 2022 Installation Guide Part 3 – Electrical
SOLIDWORKS Electrical can be broken down into two parts: SQL Metadata and Electronic Program Data. SQL Metadata has All data about everything… (All the CAD document data is contained here.) […]
SOLIDWORKS 2022 Installation Guide Part 2 – Installing or Upgrading the SolidNetwork License Manager (SNL)
If you are running the network version of SOLIDWORKS, every new version requires the license manager to be upgraded. The newest version that the clients are using will be the […]
3DEXPERIENCE Blue and White Ringed Connector
From a 30,000 foot view, Dassault Systemes has an extremely powerful and diverse set of tools to manage and organize data in not just engineering data, but also into other […]
SOLIDWORKS 2022 Installation Guide Part 1 – Individual Installation
Installing a new product can seem like a daunting task. With each new release of SOLIDWORKS, the process has become faster and simpler and better. At Computer Aided Technology (CATI) […]
SOLIDWORKS 2022 What’s New – Best New Features
The release of SOLIDWORKS 2022 is near and the Computer Aided Technology Technical Team is excited for this release and all its new features. Mid-September, we started documenting the best […]
SOLIDWORKS Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet
Need to use SOLIDWORKS from home or work remote? Our guide provides insights to get you access with either a Standalone or SolidNetWork license:
Guide to Using SOLIDWORKS From Home (or anywhere for that matter)
If you find yourself in a situation where you need to work remotely, you may have questions on how to access your work license of SOLIDWORKS from home. Depending on […]
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