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It Takes Two: Multiphysics Analysis Solutions from Hawk Ridge Systems
If you’re familiar with the world of simulation (and the suite of SolidWorks Simulation tools specifically), you might be aware that in most cases, the real-world scenarios we try to reproduce are...
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SolidWorks Simulation Quick Tip – Incremental Meshing
Introduced in 2013 for SolidWorks Premium, Simulation Professional, and Simulation Premium, Incremental Meshing is available for both solid and shell bodies and gives you more flexibility in refining...
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Render Shell Thickness in SolidWorks Simulation
One of our favorite features in SolidWorks Simulation was introduced in SolidWorks 2013, and it’s the ability to Render Shell Thickness in 3D. This capability makes defining shells more user friendly...
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SolidWorks Simulation Tools – SolidWorks World 2014 Presentation
A little over a month ago I posted this blog about our SolidWorks World 2014 presentation on SolidWorks Simulation. We received some really great questions from blog followers, SolidWorks discussion...
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Sketch Auto-Scale – What’s New in SolidWorks 2014
One big difference between a seasoned SolidWorks user and an entry-level CAD nerd is that the former can get in and out of sketches a lot faster (in fact, that is pretty much the hardest part of the...
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SolidWorks Hidden Commands – These ARE the Commands You’re Looking For
When I began using SolidWorks every day at work, I started picking up all of these extremely useful hidden commands. Then I started to wonder: What other, less obvious SolidWorks hidden commands were...
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SolidWorks Quick Tip – Virtual Sharps in Your Dimensioning Workflow
A common task for us is dimensioning to a point that exists where two edges, lines, arcs, and/or curves would intersect if those entities were extended. This is called a “virtual sharp” in SolidWorks...
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Predicting Injection Pressure with SolidWorks Plastics
Recently, I was able to attend a 2 day plastics seminar at California State University, Chico that covered the chemistry of different plastics, how plastics are used for different applications, and how...
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SolidWorks Navigation – 9 Model Orientation Shortcuts
SolidWorks navigation in the graphics area can sometimes be a challenge. There are some very useful clicks to help you see your model exactly the way you want! Check out the list below: 1. [Space...
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What’s New in SolidWorks 2014 – Replace Sketch Entity
One major benefit of using a parametric feature-based modeler like SolidWorks is that you can build up references in your parts so that as one thing changes, the downstream features will automatically...
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SolidWorks Performance – Ready, Set, Test Your Hardware!
You spend your days in front of your computer, designing diligently in SolidWorks. You take every measure to effectively visualize and communicate your 3D concept. Have you ever wondered if your...
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NVIDIA GRID VCA – What Does SolidWorks Really Look Like?
If you caught my webinar introducing NVIDIA GRID VCA to use SolidWorks in the cloud, around the 18 minute mark you would have seen the issue that I outlined in this blog article: a laggy user...
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SolidWorks Weldment Profiles: Now Configurable!
SolidWorks Weldments has added an excellent enhancement for the 2014 release. The weldment profiles of structural members are now configurable! Previously, weldment profiles were managed on a...
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SolidWorks Quick Tip – Save As Copy and Open
If you’ve been using SolidWorks for some time, I’m sure you have come across this very annoying situation- I know I have: You’re working on a design and suddenly get a great idea that you’d like to...
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SolidWorks and CAMWorks: The Dog ID Tag Project
Have you ever bought something only to realize it’s so poorly designed you could have made a better one yourself? That’s exactly what happened to me when I paid $20 for a “custom engraved” dog ID tag...
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Formula SAE – Hawk Ridge Systems Partners with SJSU
Formula SAE is a topic that is near and dear to my heart. In university, when I wasn’t in class, I was either doing homework or working on our university’s car. Here’s a picture of the CAD model for...
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Solar Access Study (SAS) in SOLIDWORKS 2014
If you’re like me, you’ve probably modeled your house and all your furniture in SOLIDWORKS to see how things fit and to get the most out of your floor plan. SOLIDWORKS is a great tool for checking...
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Planning Your SOLIDWORKS Simulation Study – Services Spotlight
Have you ever started a SOLIDWORKS Simulation study that you thought was pretty straightforward, but after six months (including several missed deadlines and scope changes) ended up right back where...
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SolidWorks Navigation – 9 Model Orientation Shortcuts
SolidWorks navigation in the graphics area can sometimes be a challenge. There are some very useful clicks to help you see your model exactly the way you want! Check out the list below: 1. [Space...
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What’s New in SolidWorks 2014 – Replace Sketch Entity
One major benefit of using a parametric feature-based modeler like SolidWorks is that you can build up references in your parts so that as one thing changes, the downstream features will automatically...
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