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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.
When performing a 3-axis finishing operation on the outer edges of a part in CAMWorks, the tool will not reach the full extent.The issue might be interpreted that the tool is not going low enough, but that doesn’t tell the whole story. What is actually limiting the tool’s depth is the setting Automatic Contain Area which dictates how the tool’s center behaves with the model.
In theory, saving and loading SOLIDWORKS Simulation results to a network location is possible and, if it works, can make life easier for the person running a Simulation analysis. The problem is that conditions have to be just right for it to work properly. The network has to be very fast, the result files must be small, the network's anti-virus cannot block the simulation data as it is created and transferred onto the network.