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If you have SOLIDWORKS 2025 SP3 installed, you may have noticed some changes in the behavior of centerlines. Centerlines are dashed lines that can be inserted into a drawing by selecting two sides while holding CTRL and clicking the edges/sides of the cylinder. You will see a dashed line has been inserted into the view. Similarly, you can insert a center mark by selecting the edge of a hole and then selecting the Center Mark command. These lines are quite useful for dimensioning and annotating drawings, and, as a result, they have become standardized as a fundamental part of GD&T. But this begs the question, "Why are centerlines coming in as a solid line in SOLIDWORKS 2025 SP3? What has changed, and how can I stop this?"
GoEngineer invites U.S. and Canada military service veterans to enroll in our supported, self-paced SOLIDWORKS Essentials Training course - at no cost. The SOLIDWORKS Essentials class provides the foundation for building SOLIDWORKS skills and prepares students for the SOLIDWORKS Certified Associate exam. Our supported, self-paced training platform makes it easy for veterans to gain the skills they need to transition back into the civilian workforce.
Ohio’s TechCred Program provides businesses the chance to increase their current and future employees’ SOLIDWORKS skills with available funding. Businesses who submit successful applications will be reimbursed, up to $2000 per credential, when current or prospective employees complete technology-focused credentials, such as GoEngineer’s SOLIDWORKS Training offerings.
Cutting chamfers, where the size of the chamfer is much larger than the tool used, presents a unique set of problems. Once the hole becomes larger than the tool, the automatic chamfer abilities of the CAMWorks ContourMill operation cannot be used.
SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2026 delivers some exciting new features and enhancements for shell definition and edge selection, better setup feedback information, performance improvements for connectors, and more.
Many companies are moving to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to take advantage of its various benefits. This article reviews Roles within the platform and covers everything from Inviting Members to the Tenant, all the way to assigning Roles by Group.
SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional is filled with features to ease the burden of meticulous documentation and data entry. However, few tools are useful without proper understanding, configuration, and implementation. To that end, this article discusses the purpose, setup, and troubleshooting of XML import/export rules in PDM.
SOLIDWORKS 2026 introduces some new features to enhance the user interface and experience. SOLIDWORKS 2026 adds a status icon to indicate that a message isn't currently being displayed because it has been dismissed. The icon also serves as a shortcut to the dismissed messages list, so you can quickly locate the one you need to see again.
When our products experience thermal loading, it introduces stresses that we must understand for the sake of function and safety. The SOLIDWORKS Simulation portfolio offers several FEA tools at different price points for different thermal situations. This article will review them, so you can determine the best solution for your needs.