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Using Symmetry in SOLIDWORKS Simulation
Taking advantage of symmetry is a great way to improve the efficiency of a simulation study. Complex studies can take a significant amount of time to solve. Using a coarse mesh, simplifying geometry,...
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What’s New in SOLIDWORKS 2017: 3D Interconnect – Part 1
Have you ever hoped that one day, there would be a way for you to utilize your 3rd party CAD data into SOLIDWORKS without having to go through the process of saving it out as a STEP file or some other...
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Packaging Design in SOLIDWORKS
Consumer expectations have risen over the years to expect high-quality packaging for all types of retail goods. The type of packaging used may have a significant effect on brand perception and...
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SOLIDWORKS Simulation Quick Tip: Solver Generated Contacts
Whenever multiple components are to be analyzed in a SOLIDWORKS Simulation study, contact interactions become a concern. SOLIDWORKS Simulation has some great ways of automatically defining contact, and...
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3D Printing Parts – A Real World Application
Introduction Have you ever broken one small feature of a part like a tab, or a flap and later found that the whole component is useless without it? Well, that’s what happened to me with my portable...
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SOLIDWORKS Plastics: Common Injection Molding Defects
Injection molding is a complicated process and it can be difficult to predict when defects will occur. Troubleshooting is often required to address issues discovered after an initial trial run....
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What’s New in SOLIDWORKS 2017: 3D Interconnect – Part 2
Welcome back! In Part 1 of our series, we explored how 3D Interconnect in SOLIDWORKS 2017 can be turned on, what formats we’re able to bring in, and how we can seamlessly integrate an Inventor...
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SOLIDWORKS: Custom Material Library
Materials are an important way to gain extra insight into your design. This could be through analyzing weight, the center of gravity or possibly as part of a simulation. None of these things are...
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What’s New in SOLIDWORKS 2017 – Costing
Hi, everybody! Every year, SOLIDWORKS rolls out a new version with many great enhancements, and this year is no different. In this article, I’m going to show you some of the top enhancements to the...
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Cabinetry in SOLIDWORKS – Part 1
Many designers in the woodworking industry are traditionally accustomed to working with 2D CAD tools. One of the recent driving forces to move to 3D comes with the availability of simple, easy to use...
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“That’s a Wrap!” Key Enhancements to the Wrap Feature in SOLIDWORKS 2017
This time of year is really exciting. Not only has a new year begun, but the latest and greatest version of SOLIDWORKS is now available for download. With each new release, there’s always a handful of...
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What’s New in SOLIDWORKS 2017: 3D Interconnect – Part 3
In the last part of the blog series, we’ll explore how we can import an assembly created natively with Siemens Solid Edge then we can break the link to the original 3rd party CAD file and utilize...
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Cabinetry in SOLIDWORKS – Part 2
The previous article discussed capabilities of SOLIDWORKS useful for the woodworking industry on an example of a set of frameless cabinets. This article and companion video will discuss the design of...
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Sketching Enhancements in SOLIDWORKS 2017
It’s time for the new version of SOLIDWORKS! There are always many great enhancements, but I’m always excited to see what SOLIDWORKS implements to the tools that we all use the most. In this article,...
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Change the SOLIDWORKS Language
If you have ever needed to easily change the language for SOLIDWORKS without changing your system language, the process is easier than you may think. All you have to do is get the install language...
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SOLIDWORKS: Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes! Using a Drawing Revision Table
Hi everyone and welcome, welcome, welcome again to another blog from me! In this article, I’m going to cover something that is pretty near and dear to me. It’s called a revision table and it’s...
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How SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation Can Prevent Piping Failures
As any engineer or analyst working in the field of process piping would know, it’s necessary to ensure your design meets the local code requirements. Doing so may prove to be tedious or time-consuming...
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3D Printing Helps Drive Ingenuity and ROI at Hyde Park Partners
A Firefly controller prototype produced with a 3D Systems ProJet® MJP 2500 Plus printer. CHALLENGE: Rapidly convert new design ideas into realistic, functional product prototypes to enable...
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SOLIDWORKS: Removing the Fluff with the Defeature Tool
Welcome back to another Hawk Ridge Systems blog! In this article, I’m going to cover something that I get a lot of questions from both students and customers about. I’ll start by asking YOU the...
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SOLIDWORKS PDM 2017: 5 New Features You’ll Want to Use
Are you looking to upgrade to SOLIDWORKS PDM 2017? Wondering what new features it has? Well, look no further. We’re going to cover what I think are the top 5 new features that were added to SOLIDWORKS...
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