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SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation allows for the creation of custom fan conditions to emulate physical fans. This can be done in three different ways. The first method entails creating a fan curve. The other two methods allow for a more accurate representation of the fan by including additional attributes defining the physical characteristics of the fan: axial fan and radial fan.

When used with SOLIDWORKS files, SOLIDWORKS PDM data cards show multiple tabs, each with data fields that can display metadata. These tabs have labels such as @, Default, Sheet1, etc. as well as tabs named after model configurations and drawing sheets. This can be very confusing to users who don’t understand what these tabs represent and how to effectively work with them.

DriveWorks Pro supports Microsoft SQL Express to be used for hosting the databases of DriveWorks Shared Groups. This guide provides a step-by-step process of installing Microsoft SQL Express 2014 on a Windows Server 2008 R2 server for use with DriveWorks Pro.

 

This guide explains everything you need to know about how to create a SpeedPak in SOLIDWORKS, from a parent assembly, inserting a SpeedPak and more. In an assembly file, you can derive a SpeedPak configuration from an existing configuration. On the ConfigurationManager tab, under Configurations, right-click an existing configuration and select Add SpeedPak.

This article is a quick reference for SOLIDWORKS users and IT professionals. It shows how to optimize your SOLIDWORKS performance with Windows settings to make SOLIDWORKS run as fast as possible on any system. Extensive testing was performed by the editors at Desktop Engineering.

Stratasys 3D printers are some of the best on the market. They are reliable and repeatable and, part of that is due to the software that comes with the printer. There are different levels of software that come with the FDM 3D printers. The Mojo Print Driver behaves like your typical printer software. Catalyst software for the design series printers is a little more robust but not as robust as the Insight software. With Insight software, the operator is able to customize every facet of the printing of their part. 

 

After initial installation, the 3DEXPERIENCE Launcher Icon appears on the Windows Taskbar as shown below. Selecting this icon launches your default internet browser and it will open to a login page. After logging into the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform your 3DDashboard will be your next stop.

This guide will demonstrate how to properly save SOLIDWORKS assemblies for color 3D printing. When the SOLIDWORKS assembly is ready for 3D printing, change the file Save as type to STL then click on the Options box. Select the Custom bubble, set the Angle Tolerance to 5°, and match the Deviation slider bar to the Angle bar for a good resolution file. Make sure the Save all components of an assembly in a single file box is unchecked. This will output multiple STL files for each body.

 

 

 

On July 15th 2015, Microsoft released a new Windows Update that has caused a single dll to not be properly installed during the SOLIDWORKS installation. Without this dll, you may experience problems with the add-ins not showing up, macros causing SOLIDWORKS to crash, or an error message to pop-up when opening files in SOLIDWORKS.