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Showing cosmetic threads in SOLIDWORKS is a great way to display threaded parts without modeling the geometry. This is useful when threads are needed only as a graphical depiction. When cosmetic threads are used in SOLIDWORKS on the part level, it is often desirable to show them within the assembly as well. With this option come several different settings that drive the display of cosmetic threads along with other annotations. 

 

SOLIDWORKS File Utilities replaced SOLIDWORKS Explorer in SOLIDWORKS 2020. File Utilities can be added during the installation of SOLIDWORKS or by modifying your SOLIDWORKS installation. Ensure the feature is checked in Product Selection. SOLIDWORKS File Utilities can be accessed by right-clicking on a SOLIDWORKS file in File Explorer.

 

This guide will cover adding and using the SOLIDWORKS PDM duplicate file name report. SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional comes with a tool called Report Generator, an SQL query embedded in a PDM format (.crp).

During the SOLIDWORKS PDM vault upgrade to a new service pack or version, the existing add-ins do not automatically update to the latest version. Consequently, this needs to be done manually. The following article discusses how to upgrade the Dispatch Add-in as well as explain how to export a Dispatch action script in SOLIDWORKS PDM.

Anytime SOLIDWORKS fails to install, modify, or uninstall, it creates log files that can help us figure out what went wrong. Not all log files are created equal though, and sometimes we need the all-inclusive verbose installation logs that take a few more mouse clicks to generate. Here’s how to find both sets of logs for troubleshooting.

 

Earlier this year, GoEngineer relocated from Pontiac to a brand new office that includes a 3D printing lab and SOLIDWORKS training facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan. If you’re near Metro Detroit, stop by and check out the latest innovations in additive manufacturing. Our 3D printing lab will continue to expand, but today it is home to three of the major players in the additive manufacturing space.

SOLIDWORKS PDM users must be created in order for individuals to be able to access and navigate in a PDM vault. Each vault will have a set of users who can be unique to that vault or also exist as users in other vaults. This article will cover adding a user to a SOLIDWORKS PDM vault via Windows login and PDM login.

 

When sharing SOLIDWORKS models externally, it’s often important to keep your design confidential to protect your intellectual property. In this article, we'll explore the few options available to remove intellectual property from SOLIDWORKS files.  If you need to protect intellectual property of an assembly model, saving it as a part is one of the easiest ways to do this. When saving an assembly as a part, you can direct SOLIDWORKS to save only exterior faces.

 

Are you exporting SOLIDWORKS models to a BIM program like Revit? Thanks to the built-in functionality of 3D Interconnect, you have a few different export options, including ACIS (.sat), RFA (.rfa), and IFC (.ifc). If you select to save as an ACIS or RFA file, you can implement some of the functionality of the SOLIDWORKS Defeature tool.