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Saving Fuel with Flow Simulation
Do you worry about the cost of fuel? I drive a Honda Civic with a diesel engine that gives me about 45mpg - not bad - but not brilliant. Recently, when driving up the M6 I had a little extra time so I...
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Flow simulation performance - M6500 VS M6700
If you're interested in efficiency with SolidWorks, check out the new Dell Precision M6700!! Running a performance test in Flow Simulation compared against a Dell Precision M6500, the M6700 gives...
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Get Certified….for Free!!
The SolidWorks certification program is well established worldwide. Arguably the most popular is the CSWP (Certified SolidWorks Professional). Worldwide there are 27000 certified users, but just 850 in...
View ArticleSketch Tip: Speedy dimensions
SolidWorks 2013 has a new option to allow intelligent dimensioning of sketches automatically. It basically allows you to sketch as normal, but if you know the size of the sketch entity you are adding,...
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Composite laminates in solidworks bend around anything!
Previous to SolidWorks 2011 modelling carbon fibre in SolidWorks Simulation was pretty limited. Practically, if the component was anthing other than flat, fibres weren't able to follow the contours of...
View ArticleShell Symmetry
Just found a new capability while teaching the Simulation 2013 training course. This seems to have skipped my attention and is not in any of the 'What's new' documents. The new capability is that you...
View ArticleWant to become a Certified Enterprise PDM Administrator?
A Certified Enterprise PDM Administrator (CEPA) is an individual who has successfully passed an advanced examination in SolidWorks Enterprise PDM administration skills and is ready to manage a...
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Revision Cloud
Revision cloud is a new annotation type that lets you create cloud-like shapes in a drawing.Use revision clouds to call attention to geometry changes. You can insert revision clouds in drawing views or...
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SolidWorks 2012-2013 Interoperability
Communicating designs with your customers and suppliers is vital to ensure demands are met during the development stage. In the past you would have had to ensure you were working with the same...
View ArticleImprove your SolidWorks Efficiency by 10-15%
Use a Solid State Drive! No I’m not kidding, Solid State Drives (SSD) improve many aspects of a PC’s performance from windows start up and responsiveness to intensive applications like SolidWorks when...
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Validating Optimisation Geometry
Hi Design Studies and Optimisation are great tools for exploring how you can improve the design of a part. Design Studies allow you to make changes to Simulation parameters (e.g. loads, materials etc.)...
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Expanding and Collapsing all Components in the SolidWorks Model Tree
Expanding and Collapsing all Components in the SolidWorks Model Tree...read more With the new 2013 functionality of producing a new flat view for parts, wouldn’t it be useful to have a similar...
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Customising Simulation Report Images
Recently several customers have commented that Simulation Reports are fantastic - except for one annoyance: that you can't show a bespoke orientation or zoom state for the results images. I...
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Friction Calculations in Simulation
It is surprising what you discover when you browse the SolidWorks Knowledge Base! Today, whilst searching for an answer to a customer problem, I came across a useful article that clarified for me how...
View ArticleGet out of hours support through the SolidWorks Forums
A great resource when our support desk is offline. Did you know that embedded into our own website are links and recent posts to the SolidWorks Forum and SolidWorks Knowledge Base. Our own staff use...
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Attenuation of Shock Load in Linear Dynamics
Just discovered this useful nugget! This is not in the Help files nor in any training course so SolidWorks have hidden it well :) My discovery relates to the input load to a 'Modal Time History'...
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Free SolidWorks Certifications
Get Certified in SolidWorks SolidWorks Certifications are an excellent way to test your competence and depth of knowledge of SolidWorks. With a range of certifications aimed at beginners through to...
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Concatenation of Custom Properties
Combine Multiple Custom Properties into one Property The below image demonstrates how I have combined the "Evaluated Value" from the "Material" and "Weight" property into the "Combination" property...
View ArticleSolidWorks 2013 on a Tablet
I came across an article back in December by SolidWorks Blogger Ricky Jordan which I'd thought I'd fianlly upload to our blog and share while customers decide to migrate from Windows XP to 7 or 8....
View ArticleAnother 'Elite' Application Engineer at Solid Solutions
Anyone who has attempted a SolidWorks certification will know that they don't make it easy. Each exam is a significant test of knowledge and skill. For resellers like Solid Solutions, they set the bar...
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