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3DEXPERIENCE Design Mar 06, 2024

In 3DEXPERIENCE, a dashboard displays content and resources for any topic or activity you are a part of in your company. Every dashboard is made up of Tabs that contain Widgets/Apps that are used to perform different tasks. The Widgets/Apps listed in each of these tabs depend on what Roles you have access to.

 

SOLIDWORKS CAD Nov 27, 2023

Some SOLIDWORKS users are experiencing an error stating: The current computer identifier does not match... when activating SOLIDWORKS 2024 on a machine that has previous versions of the software installed. This error is due to an update to the FLEXnet licensing service included with SOLIDWORKS 2024

SOLIDWORKS Electrical Oct 06, 2022

In this tutorial, we go over how to add custom cables in the SOLIDWORKS Electrical that do not already exist in the library. With SOLIDWORKS Electrical open, go up to the library tab, and open up the Cable Reference Library Manager.

 

SOLIDWORKS Electrical Sep 26, 2022

In this article, we discuss using locations in SOLIDWORKS Electrical. We'll cover not only what locations are and how to use them, but how they can be used to organize SOLIDWORKS Electrical projects and bring more intelligence into a design to realistically convey as much real-world knowledge of the Electrical system into schematic drawings.

 

In this tutorial, we'll take a look at a few of the possible ways to model a Wye Pipe in SOLIDWORKS. Wye pipes exist in various materials, from formed plastic to welded metal. In SOLIDWORKS however, the question of how to model the initial shape can be a lot more complicated. 

 

 

In this guide, see what you can do with the SOLIDWORKS Sketch text tool and how to format the text to best suit your needs. When adding text to a part, the first thing to do is make sure there are some sketch entities to use to place the text. 

 

 

SOLIDWORKS Visualize Jan 28, 2022

If you utilize the SOLIDWORKS Visualize Queue, an error that can occur is the “Unable to Connect to Queue” error. This happens when sending a job over to the Queue, which then fails. Three common solutions can resolve this error. In this guide, we go over these three fixes and how to implement them. 

In this guide, we explain how to use layers in SOLIDWORKS drawings. In general, layers are used to control visibility, line color, thickness, and type for any of your annotations. Layers can also be used when importing or exporting .dwgs/.dxfs. When importing a .dwg, you can see all of the custom layers used in SOLIDWORKS or another 2D application.

When working in SOLIDWORKS, there are times when we need to repeat a feature that has already been created. If using a linear pattern or the Mirror Feature does not produce the desired geometry, another option is to copy the feature, and paste it where needed. This guide explains ways to copy and paste features from your SOLIDWORKS FeatureManager Design Tree in the same part and from one part to another.