Jim Krivoshein's Profile

How-to: SolidWorks Chamfer Single Slot Edge

By: Jim Krivoshein Goal: Chamfer one side of a slot. Understand why chamfers don't stop as expected. Background: Chamfers have an option (Tangent Propagation)similar to Fillets. Desired chamfer should only be on one edge of a slot, but achieving this... Continue reading

Posted Apr 22, 2013 at CATI Tech Notes

Comment

0

How-to: SolidWorks New User Settings

By: Jim Krivoshein Goal: List settings that should be changed or confirmed to assist new users to SolidWorks. Document what I usually have students change during my classes to make our class go smoother and the learning easier. Provide a... Continue reading

Posted Mar 22, 2013 at CATI Tech Notes

Comment

2

How-to: Rename In-context SolidWorks Files.

By: Jim Krivoshein Problem: Renaming files that have been designed in-context and have external references can be tricky. If done incorrectly the power of the in-context items can be broken. Here we'll rename an assembly and select in-context components and... Continue reading

Posted Jan 29, 2013 at CATI Tech Notes

Comment

0

How to: Add Full Standard Weldment Profiles

Posted Nov 21, 2012 at CATI Tech Notes

Comment

0

How to: Set an Admin Image Path in SolidWorks – How long is too long?

Posted Oct 22, 2012 at CATI Tech Notes

Comment

0

How to: Find, Use and Customize Icons in SolidWorks

Posted Sep 21, 2012 at CATI Tech Notes

Comment

0

BE CAREFUL! - SolidWorks' Check for Updates finds 2013 Beta 1

Please be aware that the SolidWorks 2012 Check for Updates seems to be able to find 2013 Beta 1 as an available update. SolidWorks has confirmed that this was not intended. Please call your reseller BEFORE updating to ANY major... Continue reading

Posted Jul 11, 2012 at CATI Tech Notes

Comment

0

Old SolidWorks Dog Gets A New Trick

Experienced Users: Missed Item #1 in 2012 What's New Experienced users tend to dive into a new version (like 2012) and not take any time to review what's new. Taking time to go to a What's New Event / Roll-out... Continue reading

Posted Jun 7, 2012 at CATI Tech Notes

Comment

0

Cavity Removal & Replacement

There are times when one would like to remove the cavity from the model and maybe replace it with some other geometry. So how can we do this easily, especially if there is imported geometry in the model? Lets use... Continue reading

Posted Mar 8, 2012 at CATI Tech Notes

Comment

0

Reordering an Assembly Feature Tree

A new final design rarely is achieved in a first go. It often takes some jumping around, some changes to get to that final result. An assembly feature tree in SolidWorks may end up with items listed in a "random... Continue reading

Posted Jan 24, 2012 at CATI Tech Notes

Comment

0

Where did my SolidWorks download go?

So a new Service Pack(SP) comes out and you're interested. First, check the list of fixed SPR's from the Customer Portal. Make sure there are fixes in there that will make it worth your time to update. ;) Second, download... Continue reading

Posted Jun 30, 2011 at CATI Tech Notes

Comment

0

Also, you can double click on it(anywhere but an active icon) to put it back where it came from last, instead of dragging and dropping. Enjoy! PS: Yes, I'd like a "Lock my stuff down" button too!

Commented May 25, 2011 on Fixing Floating Command Manager at CATI Tech Notes

Sheet Metal "Grain Direction" / Coil Direction

Here is another reason to read the "What's New" document (p.50-52) with each release of SolidWorks. ;) With SolidWorks 2011 there is a prominent new feature for your sheet metal blank, the "bounding box". This is the smallest rectangle that... Continue reading

Posted Feb 21, 2011 at CATI Tech Notes

Comment

0