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Free SolidWorks from Performance Constraints (FSWPC-13-#18)
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(Modeling Methodology - SpeedPak) The next tool that we are going to look at for reducing the level of detail in our parts and subassemblies is SpeedPak. The SpeedPak utility allows you to create a simplified configuration of an assembly... Continue reading
Posted 3 hours ago at CATI Tech Notes
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Free SolidWorks from Performance Constraints (FSWPC-13-#17)
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(Modeling Methodology - Large Design Review) The next tool that we are going to look at for reducing the level of detail in our parts and subassemblies is Large Design Review. Large Design Review lets you open very large assemblies... Continue reading
Posted 2 days ago at CATI Tech Notes
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Free SolidWorks from Performance Constraints (FSWPC-13-#16)
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(Modeling Methodology - Envelope) The next tool that we are going to look at for reducing the level of detail in our parts and subassemblies is Envelope. Both parts and assemblies can be set as an Envelope when inserted into... Continue reading
Posted 7 days ago at CATI Tech Notes
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Creating Section Views in SolidWorks 2013
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CATI's monthly contribution to the SolidWorks Blog was posted this week. This month I chose to write about how section views have changed with SolidWorks 2013. The article is based upon a some common questions that we get into our... Continue reading
Posted May 15, 2013 at CATI Tech Notes
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Creating Section Views in SolidWorks 2013
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One of the questions we have seen a lot in the Technical Support department today is about some of the new functionality that has been added in SolidWorks 2013. There are generally two questions that users ask and the first is "How do I use the new functionality?" and "Can... Continue reading
Posted May 15, 2013 at The SolidWorks Blog
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Free SolidWorks from Performance Constraints (FSWPC-13-#15)
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(Modeling Methodology - Defeature) In one of our previous articles we talked about reducing the level of detail in our parts and subassemblies and one of the questions we have been asked is what features and tools that SolidWorks provides... Continue reading
Posted May 14, 2013 at CATI Tech Notes
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Free SolidWorks from Performance Constraints (FSWPC-13-#14)
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(Modeling Methodology - Top Level Mates and Flexible Subassemblies) When an assembly is opened, all of the mates at the top level of the assembly are calculated as well as any mates that are involved in flexible sub-assemblies, you can... Continue reading
Posted May 9, 2013 at CATI Tech Notes
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Free SolidWorks from Performance Constraints (FSWPC-13-#13)
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(Modeling Methodology - Level of Detail) There are many opportunities to display minute levels of detail with SolidWorks. Displaying this high level of detail while working with large assemblies or very complex geometry will be detrimental to performance. We have... Continue reading
Posted May 7, 2013 at CATI Tech Notes
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Free SolidWorks from Performance Constraints (FSWPC-13-#12)
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(Modeling Methodology - RealView Graphics) SolidWorks has the capability to display designs vividly with RealView Graphics. While these features allow for a very pretty and realistic model in general they are not needed for everyday modeling. RealView Graphics and Shadows... Continue reading
Posted May 2, 2013 at CATI Tech Notes
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Free SolidWorks from Performance Constraints (FSWPC-13-#11)
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(Modeling Methodology - SolidWorks Image Quality) SolidWorks has the capability to display designs vividly with extremely high Image Quality and while this feature allows for a model with extremely high resolution, in general, they are not needed for everyday modeling.... Continue reading
Posted Apr 30, 2013 at CATI Tech Notes
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Free SolidWorks from Performance Constraints (FSWPC-13-#10)
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(Modeling Methodology - SolidWorks options set to optimal) SolidWorks, like any other advanced software application has configuration options to allow users to tailor the environment and the functionality to their needs. These options can be adjusted to provide maximum performance.... Continue reading
Posted Apr 25, 2013 at CATI Tech Notes
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Free SolidWorks from Performance Constraints (FSWPC-13-#9)
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(Modeling Methodology - OS Visual and User Settings) This test we can put in the category of "every little bit counts". In this category falls the visual settings from the operating system. This is one of Adrian's favorite settings and... Continue reading
Posted Apr 23, 2013 at CATI Tech Notes
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Free SolidWorks from Performance Constraints (FSWPC-13-#8)
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(Modeling Methodology - Files stored in an older version) All of the tests that you will see in the upcoming articles we are shifting from hardware to modeling methodology. In all of the modeling methodology tests we change one aspect... Continue reading
Posted Apr 18, 2013 at CATI Tech Notes
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Free SolidWorks Certification for Subscription Service Customers
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CATI's monthly contribution to the SolidWorks Blog was posted this week. This month I chose to write how to get free SolidWorks Certification Exams. The article details how customers who have an active Subscription Service Contract can access several of... Continue reading
Posted Apr 17, 2013 at CATI Tech Notes
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Free SolidWorks from Performance Constraints (FSWPC-13-#7c)
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(Hardware Testing - Graphics Cards) Now we reach the crux of the matter. What makes a difference in Graphics performance with SolidWorks? We discussed in our first graphics article (FSWPC-13-#7a) that while some of the graphics related functions were fairly... Continue reading
Posted Apr 16, 2013 at CATI Tech Notes
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Free SolidWorks from Performance Constraints (FSWPC-13-#7b)
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(Hardware Testing - Graphics Cards- Hardware Comparison) Continuing with our discussion on graphics performance with SolidWorks; in this article we will explore our analysis and findings related to comparing different levels of graphics cards. The cards tested and compared were... Continue reading
Posted Apr 11, 2013 at CATI Tech Notes
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Free SolidWorks from Performance Constraints (FSWPC-13-#7a)
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(Hardware Testing - Graphics Cards-SolidWorks Functionality) If you have followed our efforts over the years to isolate performance factors you know that we have always had difficulty in breaking down the specifics of video cards as well as video related... Continue reading
Posted Apr 9, 2013 at CATI Tech Notes
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Free SolidWorks from Performance Constraints (FSWPC-13-#6)
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(Hardware Testing - Hard Drives) When choosing hard drives our choices are almost unlimited and we need to keep in mind that hard drive speed affects every area of SolidWorks modeling especially when RAM is in short supply. For our... Continue reading
Posted Apr 4, 2013 at CATI Tech Notes
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Free SolidWorks from Performance Constraints (FSWPC-13-#5)
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(Hardware Testing - Processor Clock Speed) Processors can be expensive and choosing one speed over another usually means replacing one chip for another unless the vendor allows over-clocking. Most of your major manufactures do not allow for their systems to... Continue reading
Posted Apr 2, 2013 at CATI Tech Notes
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Free SolidWorks from Performance Constraints (FSWPC-13-#4)
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(Hardware Testing - Number of Cores for Simulation and PhotoView360) For our Simulation and PhotoView360 testing we moved to a different machine that was lent to us by BOXX. The machine is the BOXX RenderPro and was supplied with the... Continue reading
Posted Mar 28, 2013 at CATI Tech Notes
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Free SolidWorks from Performance Constraints (FSWPC-13-#3)
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(Hardware Testing - Number of Cores) The number of cores that a workstation has is critical for use of SolidWorks -- but only to a point. Since SolidWorks can only take advantage of 2 cores itself, the numbers of cores... Continue reading
Posted Mar 26, 2013 at CATI Tech Notes
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Free SolidWorks from Performance Constraints (FSWPC-13-#2)
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(Hardware Testing - RAM) We are starting our articles with our hardware testing and we are going to look at hardware in terms of ROI. In our first article we laid out what our Typical machine looks like so for... Continue reading
Posted Mar 21, 2013 at CATI Tech Notes
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Allowing SolidWorks to Perform
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For the 4th year in a row Adrian Fanjoy and I have done one of our favorite SolidWorks World presentations, "Allowing SolidWorks to Perform". The presentation was well received and we thought it would be a good idea to share the information with more than just the SolidWorks World attendees.... Continue reading
Posted Mar 20, 2013 at The SolidWorks Blog
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Free SolidWorks from Performance Constraints (FSWPC-13-#1)
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For the 4th year in a row Adrian Fanjoy and I have done one of our favorite SolidWorks World presentations, "Allowing SolidWorks to Perform". The presentation was well received and we thought it would be a good idea to share... Continue reading
Posted Mar 19, 2013 at CATI Tech Notes
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SolidWorks Dismissed Warning and Error Messages
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CATI's monthly contribution to the SolidWorks Blog was posted this week. This month I chose to write about dismissed messages, errors and warnings in SolidWorks. The article is based upon a some common questions that we get into our tech... Continue reading
Posted Feb 21, 2013 at CATI Tech Notes
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