Shafts are often used to transmit torques and rotation. Here are some tips for defining them.
An overview of design tables and how to use them in SOLIDWORKS.
A look at how to make the transition from 2D drawings to MBD easier using SOLIDWORKS MBD.
Practical 3D PDF enhancements such as multiple viewports and sheets in one document.
Big Ass Solutions: the key to a great IoT product is starting with a great disconnected device.
MBD process shift lessons learned from actual MBD implementations and how to avoid the same mistakes.
Long-awaited enhancements include DimXpert in assemblies, face edge selections and automatic coordinate systems per datum reference frames.
Need to improve your design’s manufacturability? One best practice is to define manufacturing features directly beyond basic CAD geometries.
Cultural shift lessons learned from actual MBD implementations. Let’s see how to avoid the same mistakes.
To create a first-of-its-kind bicycle, a former Ironman triathlete and a mechanical engineer turned to SOLIDWORKS.
GD&T is an engineering language that takes time and effort to learn and use properly. How can a grammar check help?
How students used CAD to optimize the designs of their green racing machines.
Why is MBD important? What are its benefits? Here are the 5 biggest reasons to use MBD.
Creating photorealistic renderings for your engineering designs.
How to automate dimension definitions, create basic dimensions and build intelligent 3D PMI for downstream software consumption.
Bow-and-arrow design has been difficult for millennia. Now, digital manufacturing is making it a bit easier.
Lithuanian designer uses CAD to create fretless ergonomic guitar.
SOLIDWORKS provides a number of tools that can catch design errors before they become expensive manufacturing errors.
How to define intersection geometries, hole pattern polar coordinates and basic dimensions in SOLIDWORKS MBD.
Sink marks can plague plastic parts. Here are some tips and tricks for managing these issues.
How to dimension and tolerance hole diameters using SOLIDWORKS MBD in a 3D space instead of 2D drawings.
A simple walk-through of how to start a weldment, make a part and create a drawing.
Consolidating technical documentation needs with SOLIDWORKS Composer.
Models don’t have to originate in your current software to be of use.
SOLIDWORKS Make lets businesses customize products on their websites.
SOLIDWORKS Visualize’s streamlined UI and workflow makes rendering simple.
Personal flying machines enter reality with help from SOLIDWORKS.
Finite element analysis and topology optimizations based on stiffness or strength and multiple constraints.
Famous industrial designer Yves Béhar wants to stop distracting IoT interfaces.
Chairs are all around us. They carve out space in our homes, they’re a part of the structure of our workplaces and they’re even important in recreation. So, why are they so hard to design?
Long a sci-fi concept, another Japanese team looks to make it real.
Here’s how to write your first macro and automate an analysis.
Seemless CAD interoperability; a lot achieved, but a long road ahead
MIT grad’s $100 machine for DNA production leads to funding.
Get used to MBD and you will wonder why you ever put dimensions on a 2D interpretation of the model.
You can change parameters, do FEA, view results a hundred times—or let SOLIDWORKS Simulation do it for you.