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In SOLIDWORKS, Multiple Mates is a useful shortcut that can save a bit of time when making several mates to a single reference. Whether there is a need to align pieces of a collapsing telescope or syringe, or to make a surface on multiple parts coincident to each other, Multiple Mates streamlines the process of adding those mates. And like many tools within SOLIDWORKS, it is intuitive and user-friendly.
If you use SOLIDWORKS 2022 or SOLIDWORKS 2023, you may have experienced the inability to dimension to sheet metal bend lines in your drawings. There is a simple workaround to this that we'll outline in this quick tip.
In SOLIDWORKS, a misaligned concentric mate is a way to link a pair of concentric mates that would otherwise over-constrain the assembly. By allowing some deviation, the mates can resolve without errors. For example, if you have components with a pair of holes, you can mate those components even when the holes are not the same distance apart.
Did you know that SOLIDWORKS has a dark mode display setting? Using dark modes can help reduce glare, extend battery life, and ease eye strain by reducing blue light exposure. This is a great display option for working in low-light environments or into the evenings. Let’s explore the dark mode color settings in SOLIDWORKS.
In SOLIDWORKS, templates allow users to have all their preferred settings, standards, and properties ready to go. However, you may find yourself receiving a file that is not on the desired template. Or perhaps, when troubleshooting a problem, you want to test how a file behaves on a different template. Here are some tricks you can use to transfer existing parts and assemblies over to new templates.
New to SOLIDWORKS 2024 is the ability to make multibody parts from assemblies. While saving an assembly as a part has always existed, a new tool provides additional options. In this guide, we’ll compare the differences between these two methods.
McMaster-Carr is one of the most popular hardware suppliers known for its extensive catalog and readily available CAD models, which have made both sourcing and design very convenient for engineers. This convenience is further enhanced by the McMaster-Carr add-in for SOLIDWORKS, a free tool that helps users seamlessly add components to their designs. In this blog, we will cover how to use this add-in to save time in design and data management.
Note annotations are often used in drawings to show static text or information from the custom properties, but you can also use notes within the models themselves. This tutorial demonstrates the steps to create a watermark note in a SOLIDWORKS part or assembly model.
The Make Independent feature in SOLIDWORKS lets you save an individual instance of a component as a separate file. This is great when you're in an assembly and need to modify only one or some of the instances but want to keep the root component in tact. In this article, we discuss what Make Independent does and walk you through an example using the feature on a SOLIDWORKS assembly.