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When setting up a SOLIDWORKS Electrical project configuration, it’s important to have the correct formats set in place. Whether this is driven by industry drafting standards or user preference, it’s critical to be able to change the date format.

 

You will need wide open read/write permissions to the computer and registry, Admin rights. The antivirus, firewalls, windows Defender, spyware detectors, etc. will need to be turned off throughout the process. Even for the first connection between the Client machine and the Boost machine.

What? Are you kidding? That was my reaction too. Yes, creating an angular dimension without actual geometry can be done. Any one of us that has spent time just setting up a sketch with featureless construction geometry just to control an angle measured from the X or Y axis will appreciate this little ditty.

sers of SOLIDWORKS PDM have the benefit of a convenient and familiar Windows Explorer-based interface. In addition, users have an extensive set of intuitive tools and features for managing, accessing and viewing PDM data. But what about PDM Administrators?

When migrating data into your SOLIDWORKS PDM vault, the data may already have a native revision present in the customer property of the file. The revision may be something other than the default starting revision in your SOLIDWORKS PDM revision schema. Now you can utilize the Set Revision feature to revision stamp your file with the native revision easily. Set Revision can be performed on a single file or multiple files at once.

The Professional and Premium versions of SOLIDWORKS Simulation allow for the creation of a solid or surface body from the deformed shape calculated in a linear static or nonlinear static study. This can be useful for manufacturing and simulation purposes. This article shares how to export a deformed body from SOLIDWORKS Simulation.

CAMWorks can automatically detect edges of features where the tool needs to extend beyond to clear remaining material. The information is obtained from the solid body being machined. The feature that does this is called a Slot or Corner Slot and the edges that allow the tool to go past is called an Open Air Segment.

SOLIDWORKS Inspection uses special fonts to create many of the symbols used in detailed drawings. These special fonts are already installed as part of the process for an Inspection user. When reports are exported, the Excel templates use these special fonts to show the proper values in the characteristics column.

By using SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD software early in the design process, designers can better convey their ideas to others. In addition to all the features available in SOLIDWORKS Standard and Professional, when you upgrade to SOLIDWORKS Premium, you can unlock four fantastic tools.