Solidworks

Standards. Every company has them to set an expected level of quality. In SOLIDWORKS, we create our models and drawings to ANSI, ISO, or other standards. Files are translated through standardized formats, which is easy to accomplish as these standards...

When a sketch in SOLIDWORKS is fully defined, it means that all the necessary dimensions and relations are in place. Fully defined sketch entities can't be modified when editing or creating other sketch entities. This makes the model more predictable and...

Important Note: In SOLIDWORKS 2020, the setting Include Detail Mode Data When Saving was added to the System Options. In SOLIDWORKS 2022, it was moved to Document Properties under the setting Save Model Data. With these settings ON, the save time of a drawing can exponentially...

Sheet Metal is a feature in SOLIDWORKS that allows users to create bend and flat patterns simultaneously. When paired with the option to save files as .dxf for easy laser cutting, SOLIDWORKS becomes the preferred choice for industry leaders. SOLIDWORKS also...

In SOLIDWORKS Electrical, certain items are shared across the program, while others, like Wire Styles, are specific to the project they were made in. This can cause extra work if you frequently use the same wire styles across some or...

SOLIDWORKS Composer is a great tool for making technical documentation for your product designs, from work instructions to technical specifications. However, there may be instances during a project when changes need to be made to the CAD design. Once the...

The SOLIDWORKS "Split" command (Insert > Features > Split) is a great tool for breaking a solid body into multiple sections and/or deleting sections of a solid body or bodies. This blog will review this tool and help you better understand...

Creating custom coordinate systems in SOLIDWORKS is a fundamental skill used for precise positioning, orientation, downstream analyses, and many others. Typically, defining a coordinate system is straightforward: select a vertex for the origin, then choose model edges or reference geometry to...

To display her pottery at an upcoming exhibition, my wife asked me to design and build custom oval tables that would be easy to assemble and transport between shows. Since I have designed tables before, I had some ideas,...

Whether you're using drawings or Model Based Definition, SOLIDWORKS 2025 can help you document your designs faster than ever. Utilizing Weldments for Efficient Design Many users take advantage of SOLIDWORKS Weldments to quickly create welded structures. When weldments are used in assemblies, we've been able...