SOLIDWORKS tutorials — page 23

How to Add Weld Beads in a SOLIDWORKS Assembly Weld beads in SOLIDWORKS assemblies help communicate welded joints, weld size, and weld location. They are useful for…

How to Add New Fonts to SOLIDWORKS SOLIDWORKS uses the fonts installed in Windows, so adding a new font to SOLIDWORKS usually means installing the font on…

How to Use Snapshots in SOLIDWORKS SOLIDWORKS Snapshots let you save a useful assembly view and return to it later. A snapshot can remember the view orientation,…

An assembly is a type of file which contains multiple sldprt files joined through connections called Mates. These mates connect in multiple ways such as if there…

How to Split a Part in SOLIDWORKS The Split feature in SOLIDWORKS divides one part into multiple bodies or separate part files. It is useful for creating…

How to Add a Plane in SOLIDWORKS Reference planes in SOLIDWORKS give you stable places to sketch, create features, mirror geometry, measure offsets, and control model layout.…

Creating wires and ropes in SOLIDWORKS is commonly done with a Swept Boss/Base feature. By using a single circular profile and a path, the Swept Boss/Base feature…

How to change font size on SolidWorks drawing? Engineering drawings are the main communication link between design, manufacturing, and quality. Even a perfectly modeled part can cause…

How to Scale an Assembly in SOLIDWORKS When working with large assemblies in SOLIDWORKS, it is common to discover late in the project that the final product…

How to Use the SOLIDWORKS Deform Feature The SOLIDWORKS Deform feature changes the shape of existing geometry using methods such as point deform, curve-to-curve deform, and surface…