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When creating drawings of an elaborate model, our views can suffer from unnecessary clutter. The challenge of CADD (Computer-Aided Drafting and Design) is to digitize the pencil. After all, a manual Drafter could draw any required detail, or in other cases, not draw unnecessary details that would confuse the drawing.

Learn how to obtain free certification exam vouchers that are available to all SOLIDWORKS Subscription customers. First, you will need a SOLIDWORKS ID that is registered with a SOLIDWORKS serial number that is currently active on subscription. In addition, you will need a 3DEXPERIENCE Certification Center VirtualTest account.

Did you know that you can link ‘Sketch Text’ to a custom or file property in SOLIDWORKS? This can be very useful if, for example, you have added a part number emboss on a configured part and want the part number to change based on the configuration name or other configuration-specific file property. In this article, I will demonstrate this with a model of a Billiards Ball.

Have you ever needed an OHM symbol (Ω) in a SOLIDWORKS drawing or for a part marking feature? Perhaps you need a registered Trademark, Copyright symbol, or other Greek letters commonly used in equations or electronics? When generating a drawing note, it may be necessary to use a symbol that is not available in the standard installed SOLIDWORKS Symbols library.

If you wear glasses, are color blind, or if you’re giving a presentation in SOLIDWORKS, you might need to make SOLIDWORKS easier to see. The most popular reason that I have run across and one of the reasons behind sharing these SOLIDWORKS tips was that major discoloration adjustment made to the SOLIDWORKS interface in 2016.

Communication is the key to successfully navigating someone else’s design quickly, or guiding others safely through your designs. One of the best ways to communicate your design intent is to document your design is to add comments in SOLIDWORKS.