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As a SOLIDWORKS instructor, I am often asked, “Can I show cut list item information in an assembly BOM?” The answer is yes, but with a little work. Weldments and multi-body sheet metal parts utilize a cut list to call out individual component material and other pertinent information. Here is an assembly that contains a welded table and purchased components that are mounted before shipping.

If you have ever created custom annotations by changing various properties in the Property Manager and would like to quickly reuse those again, SOLIDWORKS allows us to save these as Styles. In this article, we will review the steps to save Styles for reuse on any document. In the example below, I have an all-around 1/8th inch weld symbol with TYP (typical) in the tail. I would like to use this weld symbol in my drawing multiple times without having to fill out the property manager again.

Did you just create a Hole Wizard feature in your SOLIDWORKS part and still aren’t seeing the cosmetic threads? Or are you seeing the cosmetic thread in the part/assembly level but not in the drawing? This article covers all the possibilities of why you might encounter missing cosmetic threads in SOLIDWORKS, why they're hidden, and how to fix them.

When importing non-native files into SOLIDWORKS, we sometimes encounter faulty geometry that must be corrected after opening the model. These geometry faults are typically introduced during the export process, not the import process. In this article, learn how to use the Import Diagnostics tool in SOLIDWORKS to help address these faults.

There may be times when we have some issues with our SOLIDWORKS installations that pertain to .DLL files or other files contained within the SOLIDWORKS Shared folder. It can be anything from a start-up after an unknown bad install, an issue while browsing PDM within Windows Explorer, creating a Pack and Go, or Windows right-click menu in Windows Explorer.

 

Want to create a custom part from a Toolbox item, but SOLIDWORKS is still showing the toolbox flag in the Feature Tree? That’s because it’s still linked to the Toolbox part! Here’s how to permanently break that link and dissociate it from the original file.

The best way for optimizing SOLIDWORKS performance is to upgrade your computer to the latest and greatest supported hardware. You should also check to make sure your graphics card and driver are supported. You can find machine recommendations here, and you can even build your own super CAD computer with the best NVIDIA Quadro graphics card, fastest Intel chip, and as much ram as your motherboard can handle.

 

When comparing SOLIDWORKS Pack and Go next to Copy Tree, they don't seem very different at face value. Both have the option to save files to a new location while adding prefixes or suffixes and include drawings, simulation results, and keep the folder structure.

Template files for parts, assemblies, and drawings are the storage location for default environmental settings used when creating new files. These control the items such as unit systems, drafting standards, first/third projection angles of drawings, dimension formatting, annotation formatting, image quality of parts, and many more options.