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Neil Bucalo
Computer Aided Technology, LLC
Support Engineer, CSWP, CSWS-MD
Interests: SOLIDWORKS
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Upcoming CATI Training Classes for August 2016 – Featuring SOLIDWORKS Drawings
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In order to obtain the full potential of the powerful tools provided by Computer Aided Technology (CATI), over 70 training classes are offered in August 2016. CATI is certified by SOLIDWORKS, Stratasys and our other partners. In addition to the... Continue reading
Posted Jul 20, 2016 at CATI Tech Notes
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SOLIDWORKS Customer Request Corner – How Do You Fix SOLIDWORKS Errors Using File Locations?
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A common theme in the questions submitted to the Customer Request Corner section of the CATI Tech Notes Blog is File Locations. Here are some questions that have come in that are fixed by adjusting the File Locations: 1. Why... Continue reading
Posted Jun 21, 2016 at CATI Tech Notes
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SOLIDWORKS Customer Request Corner – How Do You Disable Instant2D?
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The Customer Request Corner section of the CATI Tech Notes Blog was introduced last month by Computer Aided Technology (CATI). Most of the topics that the CATI Technical Services team blogs about are common issues that are dealt with in... Continue reading
Posted May 24, 2016 at CATI Tech Notes
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How Do You Use the SOLIDWORKS Customer Request Corner?
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Computer Aided Technology (CATI) is introducing a new series in the CATI Tech Notes Blog. The new series is entitled Customer Request Corner. Most of the topics that the CATI Technical Services team blogs about are common issues that are... Continue reading
Posted Apr 26, 2016 at CATI Tech Notes
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How Do You Change the Icon Color Options in SOLIDWORKS 2016 SP3.0?
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SOLIDWORKS 2016 SP3.0 is now in its Early Visibility mode of the release cycle. A lot of SOLIDWORKS users were not happy with the new interface changes in SOLIDWORKS 2016. So, starting with SOLIDWORKS 2016 SP3.0, you can bring back... Continue reading
Posted Mar 30, 2016 at CATI Tech Notes
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How Do You Find a Component for Your SOLIDWORKS Design Using Part Supply
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A great new service introduced by SOLIDWORKS is called Part Supply, which is powered by EXALEAD technology. Simply put, SOLIDWORKS is building an easy but intelligent way to find a component that fits your design goals. It will be as... Continue reading
Posted Mar 2, 2016 at CATI Tech Notes
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How to Fix the Description Field When It Is Missing From the SOLIDWORKS Save As and Open Dialog Box?
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Computer Aided Technology (CATI) Technical Support has been getting a bunch of calls lately about the Description field missing from the SOLIDWORKS Save As and Open dialog boxes. It has given us a little trouble, but this blog documents what... Continue reading
Posted Feb 3, 2016 at CATI Tech Notes
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How to Troubleshoot the SOLIDWORKS License Will Expire Message and Manually Deactivate a SOLIDWORKS License
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From time to time, we have customers call us and ask why they keep getting the message "SOLIDWORKS licenses will expire in XX days" when they start up SOLIDWORKS. SOLIDWORKS allows you to use the software without activating it only... Continue reading
Posted Jan 6, 2016 at CATI Tech Notes
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How to Open SOLIDWORKS 2016 Files in SOLIDWORKS 2015
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The most asked for enhancement is now available in SOLIDWORKS 2015 SP5.0. One of our most read SOLIDWORKS blog articles of all time is entitled How to Open SolidWorks 2013 Files in SolidWorks 2012 SP5. Last year, SOLIDWORKS changed its... Continue reading
Posted Dec 7, 2015 at CATI Tech Notes
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SOLIDWORKS 2016 Installation Guide Part1 – Individual Installation
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Now that SOLIDWORKS 2016 has been released, we receive a lot of phone calls to Computer Aided Technology, LLC. (CATI) Technical Support about installation issues. In this blog series, we will try and cover the basics to get you up... Continue reading
Posted Nov 24, 2015 at CATI Tech Notes
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Measuring Environmental Impact with SOLIDWORKS Sustainability– Custom Materials
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In this series, we have been covering SOLIDWORKS Sustainability. One of the environmental impact factors is the material used to make your parts. SOLIDWORKS Sustainability comes with numerous materials that you can use. But what if you want to use... Continue reading
Posted Oct 22, 2015 at CATI Tech Notes
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SOLIDWORKS 2016 What’s New – Custom Thread – #SW2016
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To create a thread in previous versions of SOLIDWORKS, you had to manually create a profile and a helix, creating a swept cut. This process has now been automated with a new Thread tool in SOLIDWORKS 2016. The new Thread... Continue reading
Posted Sep 30, 2015 at CATI Tech Notes
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SOLIDWORKS 2016 What’s New – Renaming Components in the FeatureManager Design Tree – #SW2016
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The SOLIDWORKS 2016 FeatureManager Design Tree is your main access point for everything in your SOLIDWORKS part or assembly document. One limitation in a SOLIDWORKS assembly has been the ability to rename components on the fly. The workaround was to... Continue reading
Posted Sep 15, 2015 at CATI Tech Notes
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SOLIDWORKS Costing an in-depth Review Part 10 – Reports, Adding\Removing Info, Limited Access Templates
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In this SOLIDWORKS Costing series, we have been breaking down each of the functions in the SOLIDWORKS Costing Tool. SOLIDWORKS has provided a very nice and easy tool to help us calculate how much it will cost to manufacture our... Continue reading
Posted Aug 5, 2015 at CATI Tech Notes
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SOLIDWORKS Costing an in-depth Review Part 5 - Task Pane, Manager, and Sensors
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This month, we have been delving into SOLIDWORK Costing. You may be intimidated at first by trying to learn something new. However, if it is going to help you to save time and development costs while increasing your productivity, it... Continue reading
Posted Jun 29, 2015 at CATI Tech Notes
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How to Copy Your SOLIDWORKS Settings Correctly When Upgrading to a New Major Release
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One issue that comes up very often is that the Default Template locations and other Tools-Options-File Locations are pointing to the old locations where the previous release was installed. Have you ever wondered why this happens during an upgrade? Continue reading
Posted May 19, 2015 at CATI Tech Notes
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The Hidden Treasures of SOLIDWORKS Toolbox – Part 4
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This month, we took a deep dive look at some seldom discussed tools that are also a part of SOLIDWORKS Toolbox. The last of these tools we will look at is Cams. The tools will be visible in the Tools,... Continue reading
Posted Apr 13, 2015 at CATI Tech Notes
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How to Eliminate 2D Drawings with SOLIDWORKS MBD – Part 4
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In this last part of our series on SOLIDWORKS MBD (Model Based Definition), we will explore how it can intelligently show and hide 3D annotations while you are rotating the model to give you extra clarity while still respecting all... Continue reading
Posted Mar 5, 2015 at CATI Tech Notes
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SOLIDWORKS 2015 Backwards Compatibility (Previous Release Interoperability)
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Do you remember this? One of our most read SOLIDWORKS blog articles of all time is entitled How to Open SolidWorks 2013 Files in SolidWorks 2012 SP5. Last year, SOLIDWORKS 2014 files followed the same pattern by being able to... Continue reading
Posted Jan 28, 2015 at CATI Tech Notes
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The New MySolidWorks Community - Part 4
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In the last part of this month's series on MySolidWorks, we will look at Mfg Network and My VAR. Mfg Network The Manufacturing Network will allow you to browse and connect with manufacturers in the SOLIDWORKS community. You will have... Continue reading
Posted Dec 9, 2014 at CATI Tech Notes
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SOLIDWORKS 2015 Installation Guide Part1 – Individual Installation
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Now that SOLIDWORKS 2015 SP0.0 has been officially released, we get a lot of phone calls to Computer Aided Technology, Inc. (CATI) Technical Support about installation issues. In this blog series, we will try and cover the basics to get... Continue reading
Posted Oct 29, 2014 at CATI Tech Notes
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SOLIDWORKS 2015 What’s New – Move Face #sw2015
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One nice thing I have always appreciated about SOLIDWORKS is that they not only add new features with each release, but they do not forget about existing features. A good example of this is the Move Face tool in SOLIDWORKS... Continue reading
Posted Sep 29, 2014 at CATI Tech Notes
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SOLIDWORKS 2015 What’s New – Exploded Views #sw2015
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SOLIDWORKS has the ability to show an assembly's components spread out. This is very useful to show how the components fit together when assembled. A customer request that has been asked for a few years is, "Is there a way... Continue reading
Posted Sep 15, 2014 at CATI Tech Notes
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SOLIDWORKS Model Property Tools – Part4 - Check
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This month, we are digging into the SOLIDWORKS Model Property tools. SOLIDWORKS has some real nice tools to help you find and fix errors in sketches, features, parts, assemblies, and imported models. The four main tools on the Evaluate CommandManager... Continue reading
Posted Aug 26, 2014 at CATI Tech Notes
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SOLIDWORKS Assembly Validation Tools – Part 4 - Hole Alignment
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Every engineer loves to hear about ways to be more productive, save time, and avoid rework costs. Well, SOLIDWORKS has a great tool to help you do all of these by ensuring that your designs will assemble correctly. You can... Continue reading
Posted Jul 22, 2014 at CATI Tech Notes
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