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Have you ever opened a SOLIDWORKS assembly file only to find the Toolbox components to be an incorrect size or type? This could be due to the Toolbox search option in SOLIDWORKS System Options “Make this folder the default search location for Toolbox components.”

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.

“How do I add default Cut List properties to a weldment in SOLIDWORKS?" I have been asked this question on multiple occasions. To fully answer the question, we first need to understand the different Cut List types, and how the properties are generated.

 

A quick and easy way to maximize SOLIDWORKS (and many other programs) is by rapidly double-clicking the title bar with your left mouse button. The title bar includes the SOLIDWORKS logo and the white bar between the pull-down menus and the search bar. You can also restore SOLIDWORKS by double-clicking again.

If while browsing the SOLIDWORKS Toolbox, you notice there are folders and/or parts that are missing, this could be a sign that the Toolbox index file is either old or possibly corrupted. Don’t worry, there is a simple fix. 

The SOLIDWORKS 'Move/Copy Body' command is an efficient way to get a model reoriented properly for a variety of downstream uses. When working with imported STEP, IGES, or Parasolid imported geometry, there might be a need to reorient the model. Unlike a native SOLIDWORKS model, your choices for modifying the orientation of the imported model are limited.

Have you ever wondered whether you can derive features or dimensions in a SOLIDWORKS part off another dimension in the same part? The answer is yes, you can! This tutorial is an introduction to using If/Then Statements in SOLIDWORKS in order to achieve this. 

 

The Bill of Materials (BOM) will not directly associate a specific component feature dimension to a BOM cell. However, when we associate a Custom Property to a dimension, we can use that in the BOM. For reference, I have a simple assembly with a base block, three dowel pins, and three sliders. Each of the sliders has the same physical length, but we want to have the slot length for each slider displayed in the BOM.

Have you needed to find a certain function while working on a SOLIDWORKS model but couldn't remember its location? Save time by finding the function's location in the search bar. The search bar is located on the top left of the interface. If you do not see the search option, select the drop-down next to the magnifying glass and select from there.