Step by Step instructions for Installing SolidNetWork License Manager 2012.
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Keeping Up with the New Features in SolidWorks
With the release of SOLIDWORKS 2012 service pack 3 many are just now ready to upgrade to 2012. One way to keep up on all the new features is to turn on the interactive what’s new guide inside of SolidWorks.
Sign Up for a SOLIDWORKS Certification Workshop at Pittsburg State University
The PSU Department of Engineering Technology is pleased to announce the following workshops focused on SolidWorks® certification. These workshops will prepare attendees to pass the Certified SolidWorks® Associate (CSWA) exam, industry-recognized proof of your SolidWorks® expertise – a skill that businesses seek out and reward, and are available for skill levels from beginner to advanced. Upon successful completion of the CSWA exam you will receive an electronic certificate and personal listing on the official CSWA directory. 4 – Day […]
Resetting Standard Views in SolidWorks
4 Ways to Learn Surface Modeling in SolidWorks
The basics behind surface modeling is that you must create each face or surface of the model individually. For very simple models like the cylinder shown below that
Show the Cut-List Properties of your Weldment in a Note on your Drawing
Ironically, you probably will not find how to do this from the SOLIDWORKS help files, so I will provide it for you here. Note: I was able to discover the answer to this by posting this issue to the SOLIDWORKS forums*. It took a few days for someone who knew the answer to generously provide it. But it saved me hours of manual note editing.
7 Easy Ways to Speed Up Sketching
How to create a Decal Mask using Paint.NET
By default Decals are fully opaque so they’ll block all of the model behind them. Decals have controls to adjust their overall transparency but what if only a portion of the decal is transparent, this is where a Decal Mask file come to play. A Decal Mask is a black and white image of the original decal where the black areas of the decal are transparent and the white areas are opaque.
Woodworking and Framing using Weldments Part 1
Using weldments for woodworking is actually very effective and extremely fast in comparison to normal modeling methods. The added benefit is that when you
Speeding up dimension entry in SolidWorks
There is a fairly little known option in SOLIDWORKS to create numerical inputs on entity creation. No, it won