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It’s time to get that other hand ready to start using the ALT key in SOLIDWORKS. Below is a short list of great time saving, and stress relieving uses of the ALT key. Well maybe not stress relieving, but when time is saved you can spend more of it doing things you like right?

In part 4 of the Kinetic Art series, Brandon takes you through the steps he took to model a fin. Enjoy and be sure to catch up on part 1-3 of this series.

One of the best methods for improving SOLIDWORKS large assembly performance is to create simplified configurations of the individual components for use in your assembly. A simplified configuration is basically a less detailed, or stripped-down version of your model which reduces the amount of data that must be loaded into RAM.

Shortcuts help make any job or process faster and more efficient. Using shortcuts can free you from having to navigate menus and eliminate unnecessary mouse movements. Let’s look at how to find the keyboard shortcuts and make our own in SOLIDWORKS Composer.

Learn how Brandon Harris uses SOLIDWORKS to power through a kinetic art project of his own. How have you used SOLIDWORKS lately?

Are you starting to notice that when rendering a file or when rotating an assembly in SOLIDWORKS that the image becomes pixelated or hangs up? It could be a couple of things … but let’s see if we can narrow down the cause by doing some analysis on the graphics card.

Kids have always had some kind of symbol to signify they’re best friends. So when my daughter Marley asked if we (that is the GoEngineer technical team and I) could build a symbolic key chain that represented her bond with her buddies, I should not have been surprised.

If you are having unreasonable issues with SOLIDWORKS, it may be time to do a factory reset. A reset can be done by repairing the installation, but in many cases, it can also be accomplished by simply rebuilding the SOLIDWORKS registry folder.

The sun is out, and you can see a half day in your future. First, we’ve got a design review, so with coffee in hand, you sit down at your computer and go to start SOLIDWORKS — OMG! It won’t load. It’s hung up! What do you do? Relax. Using the following steps, we are going to have you up and running in no time flat.