Assembly drawings are important at the end of the design process to capture manufacturing information. Designers need a way to document the parts with respect to the whole product assembly. Drawings traditionally indicate a product list with a bill of materials table further detailing the assembly makeup. The SOLIDWORKS xDesign portfolio includes xDrawing. As the […]
Fixing Corrupted SOLIDWORKS Drawing Views
Recently, I was working with a SOLIDWORKS drawing that had several sheets in it, and every possible kind of view was utilized. One of these views was displaying the back view when it should have been showing the front view. At first, I was confused why I was seeing a corrupted SOLIDWORKS drawing view, but […]
How to Create SOLIDWORKS Reference Planes
While it’s typically recommended to use the standard front, top, and right planes when modeling in SOLIDWORKS, there are times when you need to create a sketch or other feature using a plane that doesn’t exist yet. In these scenarios, knowing how to create SOLIDWORKS reference planes comes in handy. These planes can be at […]
SolidCAM for Operators – Your Shop Floor Companion
SolidCAM for Operators is a specialized solution designed to enhance the workflow between CAM programmers and shop floor operators. Its main goal is to create a smarter, more advanced system for sharing data and managing CNC operations efficiently. By leveraging SolidCAM for Operators, you can ensure a seamless transition from programmer to part without needing […]
Top 5 Reasons Manufacturers are Switching to SolidCAM
In today’s competitive manufacturing market, it’s crucial to have a CAM system that not only meets the needs of your shop but also elevates your machining process as a whole. That’s why manufacturers of all sizes are switching to SolidCAM, a powerful software that has premium features that instantly increase productivity and efficiency in shops […]
Designing a Disc Golf Basket in SOLIDWORKS with Top-Down Assembly Modeling
Recently, The TriMech Group has partnered with the Disc Golf Pro Tour to help support the growth of one of the most electric sports alongside its passionate community of athletes and fans. What better way to promote the collaboration between TriMech and Disc Golf Pro Tour (DGPT) than by showing how to use a skeleton […]
Update and Replace Symbol Command Not Responding in SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic
Are the Update and Replace symbol commands for your SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic not responding? The issue has come up several times for our support team, where this is the case. In these instances, the only way to update or replace a symbol is to delete the existing one and insert the new symbol. We have found […]
AutoCAD vs SOLIDWORKS – Back to the Future of Design
In 1985, the year that Robert Zemeckis released his classic Back to the Future, AutoCAD’s first release was a little under two and a half years old, while SOLIDWORKS was eight years away from being founded using winnings from MIT’s Blackjack Team, which is a story at the center of the 2008 film 21. Drive your […]
SOLIDWORKS xDesign Design Changes with In-Context Relations
Very rarely does a design hit the mark on the first attempt. Making changes is a fundamental step of creating, evolving, and improving your designs and products. SOLIDWORKS xDesign makes the iterative process of making changes extremely quick by providing streamlined tools and time-saving menus. Let’s review the cam component in an assembly for the […]
Using Simulation Probes To Ensure Data Is Always Probed At Same Precise Location
When using SOLIDWORKS Simulation probes in a study, we typically want to take readings from the same location over and over regardless of the mesh or changes to the model. This is easy if a vertex already exists in the location we want to probe, but if no vertex exists in that location, our probe […]