Say you use SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional to manage your 3D CAD revision control process, and you recently purchased SOLIDWORKS Inspection for your Quality team. In order to start leveraging SOLIDWORKS Inspection and SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional with your inspection process, you must first understand that planning is key. Here, we will first discuss what capabilities are available within SOLIDWORKS Inspection and how they can be incorporated with SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional.
A sphere is one of the most fundamental shapes. SOLIDWORKS has multiple ways to create one, but let's walk through the simplest way to make a sphere. We'll cover the basic process, how to make a hollow versus a solid sphere, and give you some ways to continue your SOLIDWORKS learning.
There are situations where you need both a left and right-handed version of a model. Instead of creating two separate models with the same techniques, why not just mirror the part? The process is easy to do and only takes a few clicks. Let's walk through the process of creating a right-handed version of a screw.
Previously, we walked through how to create a helix in SOLIDWORKS. The logical next step would be to use that helix to cut threads. Now, let's walk through how to make threads in SOLIDWORKS. We'll cover a simple threadmaking exercise and create our own custom threads.
A helix is one of the common shapes that you'll need to create in SOLIDWORKS. They let you create uniform profiles for cutting threads. But there are two kinds of helixes in SOLIDWORKS: constant pitched and variable pitched. Let's walk through how to create a helix in SOLIDWORKS and go over the different settings.
It can be easy to misunderstand the differences between registering and activating your SOLIDWORKS products. In this product guide, we'll break down the difference. Registration links your information to the SOLIDWORKS database to provide support and is done through the SOLIDWORKS website.