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Purge Unused Features is a function in SOLIDWORKS introduced in 2016 that allows the user to delete all features and components that are suppressed in all configurations simultaneously. It can be reached by right-clicking the name of a part or assembly in the FeatureManager tree.

SolidWorks, Windows and graphics cards drivers can sometimes become “confused” when trying to recognize the high-end graphics card over the on board graphics processor. Learn how to disable switchable graphics to allow only your higher-end graphics board to show.

Managing SOLIDWORKS network licenses can be confusing, and ensuring the right license is pulled onto your machine can be difficult. However, the License Order tab on the SolidNetWork License Manager can be used to direct your SOLIDWORKS licenses. This guide will take you through the different products and how to use the SOLIDWORKS License Order tab to ensure you are using the SOLIDWORKS products that you are intending.

The SOLIDWORKS Check Sketch for Feature tool is a nifty little tool that checks your sketch to see if it meets the requirements for the feature you select and will even magnify any gaps in your sketch to help you repair them. There are around 30 features you can check your sketch for - from a simple boss extrude all the way to a Surface Fill.

 

 

Communication is the key to successfully navigating someone else’s design quickly, or guiding others safely through your designs. One of the best ways to communicate your design intent is to document your design is to add comments in SOLIDWORKS.

This article explains the steps to take XYZ data from a spreadsheet or existing text file (See Figure #1) and turn it into a script that we can then import into DraftSight. This is beneficial because DraftSight and programs like it will handle large amounts of data very well and allow you to visualize the data before trying to import it into other applications like SOLIDWORKS.

The file size of a simulation study result can be quite large, especially when performing a multistep study like transient thermal, nonlinear, or linear dynamic. Fortunately, there is a way to reduce the file size of SOLIDWORKS Simulation results, so that they don't take up as much space on your computer. 

 

When you are designing a SOLIDWORKS Electrical project, many times you will use a Programmable Logic Control for automation. To make this process more streamlined we can add the PLC into our project and configure the I/O's (Inputs and Outputs). This article will show you how to easily achieve this.

In this tutorial, learn how to create new assemblies based on SOLIDWORKS Motion Study positions. SOLIDWORKS 2016 added the ability to copy multiple components at the same time. Using this ability, users can copy parts in a Motion Study and save them into a new assembly file. Follow the steps below to create a new assembly whose parts are in the same position as during any time step of the study.