Many of us have gone through some instances where Solidworks would fail to install or uninstall for whatever reason. That typically suggests a problem with the registry, and registries need the proper rights in order to edit them. For Windows... Continue reading

Many of us have gone through some instances where Solidworks crashes during certain operations or even at random. One particular issue that keeps repeating is when Solidworks crashes while rotating your model during an Extend Surface operation. This can be... Continue reading

If you're a Solidworks user, you may have heard of Solidworks user groups. Many of you are probably members of a local one, and if you're not, then let's get started! Users' Groups provide a forum for networking, learning, and... Continue reading

Many of us have come across the nuance of waiting for a large assembly file to open, or any type of file while using SOLIDWORKS. A lot of times there isn't an obvious way of telling what is happening in... Continue reading

SOLIDWORKS has always been an innovator of powerful 3D design software for engineers alike all over the world. Professional tools are available for engineers who like to imagine, design, and validate on a regular basis. However, those same engineers had... Continue reading

Xdrive is an app included with Xdesign on the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform. This new platform will provide engineers with cloud storage as well as other capabilities such as secure sharing and social collaboration for any file type. This will allow engineers... Continue reading

Installing DraftSight In this section, we will cover the download and installation of the free version of DraftSight. The latest build can be downloaded at the following location: http://www.3ds.com/products-services/DraftSight-cad-software/free-download/ Select the version per the operating system that you're running and... Continue reading

In this article, we are going to talk about the Task Pane in the SOLIDWORKS Sustainability tool. Like some of the other functions, Sustainability launches into the task pane in order for you to set parameters. The Task Pane view... Continue reading

The Performance Evaluation tool within SOLIDWORKS has been renamed from Assembly Xpert. What this function does is analyze the performance of large complex assemblies and also makes suggestions as to how to improve the performance of your assembly. Please note... Continue reading

In SOLIDWORKS 2016, you now have the ability to create a break in your model (also known as an interrupted view). This tool can create views that accurately depict images of a pipe break, so that other views such as... Continue reading

In this section, we're going to cover how costing handles SOLIDWORKS Weldments. As mentioned previously, Weldments include multi-body and single body structural members. Just like any other type of design, whenever you change any of it, you can see the... Continue reading