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If you are like me, one of the thousands of users that transitioned from other popular 2D CAD packages to any of the Dassault 3D suites, you eventually found yourself from time to time in need of a reliable 2D CAD package. Yes, the days of free DraftSight are gone now, but did you know that DraftSight now includes 3D capabilities? This is exclusive to the DraftSight Enterprise Plus.

This tutorial explains how to install and add new materials to the CAMWorks Material Library for feeds and speeds within CAMWorks. Gaining access to more materials than the systems default materials within CAMWorks is simple. The Tech Database makes it possible to access the Material Library and import new materials as needed. 

 

Want to spell-check your drawings? Does the SOLIDWORKS Spell Checker think you misspelled your company’s name? Well, here’s how to find it, use it, and add words to the dictionary so that it knows how your company’s name is spelled. With a drawing open, the SOLIDWORKS Spell Checker is located under Tools > Options, as well as in the Annotation toolbar. F7 will start the spell checker too.

 

SOLIDWORKS added the “3D Interconnect” import option to the program in 2017. This allows for proprietary CAD data being opened in its native format, keeping a link to the original part or assembly. Below are a few examples of issues you might come up against.

Have you ever leaned back on the backrest of your chair, and then realize that you didn’t have a backrest? Though this “simulation” can be comedic for onlookers, if you try to simulate this type of event using a Static analysis (included in SolidWorks Simulation) you will either a get an error messages, or it will send your model into outer space. So how do you stabilize your model?

SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation Flux Plot is a result type new in the 2019 version release. It allows for the display of heat flux results between model components and project features as a network chart. The heat flux output will display the amount of heat transfer from one component to another through conduction. It will also output the thermal energy released into the fluid domain via convection and radiation.

 

“Rollback” in SOLIDWORKS PDM is the process of completely removing all versions of a file after a selected version. Note that this is PERMANENT. It cannot be undone. Once rollback is started it cannot be canceled, and it cannot be reversed. Therefore, only allow trusted people the ability to perform rollbacks.

 

The SOLIDWORKS Measure tool is one of the most popular tools among SOLIDWORKS users, however, prior to SOLIDWORKS 2019, it could not be used while other tools were active - frustrating. That limitation in the program has now been fixed allowing users to turn the Measure tool on or off while other tools are still in use or can be edited while using a different tool. This new Measure tool capability is available in part, assembly, and drawing SOLIDWORKS file types. 

 

Let’s explore the aerodynamic performance of the Cybertruck with SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation and let the results speak for themselves.