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 […]
Need to use SOLIDWORKS from home or work remote? Our guide provides insights to get you access with either a Standalone or SolidNetWork license:
3D Printing Natural and Organic Geometry with SOLIDWORKS 3D Textures
Additive manufacturing has many benefits over traditional manufacturing. One of the most valuable is the ability to create natural and organic geometry. However, modeling natural or organic geometry can seem […]
Project Macro: Add Wire Styles
“Do you remember that project you did last year? Well, we have a similar project, but only all the wire styles need to change as it is a new customer.” […]
Using the Biad: How to Place Angled Dimensions with Only One Reference Entity
The scene: You’re about to wrap up a SOLIDWORKS sketch with one angled dimension; but there is a problem… You need to place the angled dimension on a line relative […]
How Do I Complete a Steady State Thermal Study?
How do I complete a thermal FEA study in SOLIDWORKS Simulation Professional? Every study in SOLIDWORKS Simulation follows the same 6 general steps. You can read more about these steps […]
SPC with Polyworks Inspector
The Polyworks Inspector software has a very robust and powerful Statistical Process Control (SPC) tool built into it. This is very useful for measuring the repeatability between multiple pieces. It […]
Technical Support – Online Case Management
CATI Technical Support has always offered an online Customer Portal, but it hasn’t seen many updates or improvements in several years. With our recent merger, we’ve decided to do a […]
Being Transparent with SOLIDWORKS
Have you ever been working in SOLIDWORKS and had a face go transparent with no idea how to get it back? How about an entire part? Occasionally, it may seem […]
Prevent Moisture in Your FDM Filament
As a 3D Printing Technician we get to travel to customers and see their printers in various locations. The rooms the printers are housed in can be large as an […]