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Addition to Thicken Command in SOLIDWORKS 2020: Defining Thicken Direction

By John Setzer | June 18, 2020

SOLIDWORKS 2020 adds a very nice option to a favorite surface-to-solid tool, Thicken. We can now specify a direction vector, which gives us more power!

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Back to the Basics of Copying & Deriving Sketches: Sol & Sal Tutorial

By Sam Hochberg | May 21, 2020

How fast are you at reusing your sketch geometry? Or ensuring copied sketches update when the original changes? Learn quick tips on copying and deriving SOLIDWORKS Sketches in our tutorial.

How to Estimate the Strength of a 3D Composite Part – Markforged Design Series Part 1

By Brandon Donnelly | April 28, 2020

Read part 1 in this design series by our specialist who dives into Markforged 3D composite parts and strength analysis.

Back to the Future with SOLIDWORKS Electrical

SOLIDWORKS Electrical Snapshots: Back to the Future

By Evan Stanek | April 14, 2020

Have you uncovered the convenient snapshots you can take in your SOLIDWORKS Electrical Project? Test new features, capture revisions, or archive project states.

SOLIDWORKS Composer Shadowing and Shiny Techniques

Shadowing & Shininess Secrets in SOLIDWORKS Composer: Sol & Sal Tutorial

By Sam Hochberg | April 2, 2020

Do you know how to control shadows or shiny finishes of your SOLIDWORKS Composer renderings? Learn how.

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Shading in SOLIDWORKS Composer: Sol & Sal Tutorial

By Sam Hochberg | March 12, 2020

Have you thought about having different appearances on different parts in your model? Learn a quick tip on custom rendering.

SOLIDWORKS Tech Tip on Delete Face: Move a Face From a Surface Body

By John Setzer | February 13, 2020

Learn how to easily delete a face from a solid or surface body when modeling in SOLIDWORKS.

SOLIDWORKS How-To: Autotransition & Create Geometry in CAD, Fast

By John Setzer | December 19, 2019

Draw more shapes than you thought possible in CAD simply by using mouse movements and the “A” key where necessary!

SOLIDWORKS Sketching Smart Dimension Tool Arcs and Circles

SOLIDWORKS How-To: Using the Smart Dimension Tool When Sketching Arcs & Circles

By John Setzer | December 12, 2019

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!