There's no single right way to do anything in SOLIDWORKS. For example, think about how to make a cube. You could use a center profile square and extrude it. You could also create a cube without using a sketch at all. Let's go through the different ways to make a cube, both hollow and solid, in SOLIDWORKS.
Sometimes you will find yourself in a situation where you need to create an extrude-cut on a curved surface. People new to SOLIDWORKS get freaked out just at the thought of tackling such a complex endeavor, but it's not as difficult as it seems. This tutorial will walk you through step-by-step the process of how to create an extrude-cut on a curved surface in SOLIDWORKS and offer a few quick tips along the way.
Why doesn’t Excel work for Design Tables now? Office 365 is not supported by SOLIDWORKS and has been known to work or not work sporadically. You will have to install Office 2016 to be compatible with SOLIDWORKS. However, that being said, there is a workaround. Not the most elegant workaround, but you can get there from here.
When applying a Chamfer (or Fillet) to an edge in SOLIDWORKS that is tangent to another edge, the software will partially extend the Chamfer/Fillet into the tangent edge as well. With the release of SOLIDWORKS 2019, users can create Partial Chamfers and Fillets, allowing us to control the length of the Chamfer/Fillet from each end of the edge.
SOLIDWORKS 2019 introduced a new tool called 3D Texture. In this article, we will explore what this tool allows us to do, when it may be applicable, and of course where to find it. The 3D Textures tool will transform a Textural Appearance into 3-dimensional geometry that can be manufactured using a 3D printer or other manufacturing methods.
SOLIDWORKS Drawing balloons are meant to be attached to a Bill of Materials (BOM) in the drawing in order to show visually what parts in the drawing views are connected to the line items in the Bill of Materials. In most cases linking a balloon to a Bill of Materials gives enough information.