Posts by John Setzer
SOLIDWORKS How-To: Using the Smart Dimension Tool When Sketching Arcs & Circles
When you’re sketching in SOLIDWORKS and want to create a dimension, and you don’t want the dimension location to be a circle’s center, use the circumference!
Read MoreUsing SOLIDWORKS Command Search: Finding Useful or New Commands
Find commands in SOLIDWORKS you may have forgotten, or learn about a particular command you’ve never even used before – all through search.
Read MoreSOLIDWORKS How-To: Copy & Mate by CTRL-Drag & Drop
It’s the little things that make a big difference. Learn this quick drag and drop trick to copy a component AND do SmartMates.
Read More“Ask Me Anything”: Presenting at Engineer 3D!
Find out John’s take on presenting sessions for the SOLIDWORKS community at Engineer 3D!
Read MoreCAMP 3D! Summer Fun for Kids – Dates Released
Our CAMP 3D! planning is underway! Find dates and activities for the middle school and high school programs.
Read MoreSOLIDWORKS How-To: Copy a Part Using Virtual Component
When you want to modify a part, but you want to change a copy and not the original, use a virtual part. Learn how.
Read MoreSOLIDWORKS How-To: Normal To Orientation Trick
Do you know how to orient a model normal to a face but not have the view orientation use default “Y” orientation?
Read MoreSOLIDWORKS How-To: Create Virtual Sharps in Sketches
Place a point in a sketch that represents the location of 2 lines intersecting – creating a virtual sharp (not a shared a point).
Read MoreSOLIDWORKS How-To: Reorient an Imported Part
See how you can easily fix orientations on imported parts through the Move / Copy body function.
Read MoreSOLIDWORKS How-To: Add Relations with Shared Sketch Endpoints
Less clicks means less time sketching. Learn how sketch relationships can be quickly added by the press of a button.
Read MoreSOLIDWORKS Task Scheduler for PDF Creation
Gain helpful tips on how to use SOLIDWORKS Task Scheduler to create PDFs from SOLIDWORKS files.
Read MoreSOLIDWORKS How-To: Change a Component Color in a Drawing View
Walk through this how-to on changing a component color in a drawing.
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