Posts by John Setzer
Using 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.
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“Ask Me Anything”: Presenting at Engineer 3D!
Find out John’s take on presenting sessions for the SOLIDWORKS community at Engineer 3D!
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CAMP 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.
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SOLIDWORKS 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.
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SOLIDWORKS 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?
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SOLIDWORKS 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).
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SOLIDWORKS 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.
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SOLIDWORKS Task Scheduler for PDF Creation
Gain helpful tips on how to use SOLIDWORKS Task Scheduler to create PDFs from SOLIDWORKS files.
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Camp 3D 2018: 3 Things the Kids Taught the Teacher
Thoughts on what the kids taught me as I conducted Camp 3D! in 2018.
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How to Link a Bill of Materials to a View in SOLIDWORKS
Learn how to link a drawing view to a Bill of Materials and why this can be important.
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How to: Update the Company Logo in a SOLIDWORKS Drawings
Need to update your logo on all your SOLIDWORKS drawings? Here’s how, whether originally linked or not linked.
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SOLIDWORKS 2018: Sketch Mirror Enhancements
SOLIDWORKS 2018 has some great enhancements for mirroring in both 2D and 3D sketches.
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