CAPU DimXpert TolAnalyst Fundamentals
I have just posted the PowerPoint slides for the CAPU presentation that Shuvom Ghose and I performed this afternoon for our customers. Anyone who currently performs “manual” tolerance stack-up analyses, designs high precision components that require strict adherence to tolerances to function properly or anyone who must correctly dimension and tolerance designs because of particular [...]
Custom Hole Wizard Holes circa SW 2009 and beyond
A customer asked be today if one can add more holes to the SolidWorks Hole Wizard database. My first answer to him was yes, it can. Remembering how to accomplish this in the past, by going into the SolidWorks Tools… Options one could go to the Hole Wizard / Toolbox folder and directly edit the [...]
SustainabilityXpress
SustainabilityXpress is part of SolidWorks 2010 and available for SolidWorks 2009 on SolidWorks Labs. It is a compelling illustration of SolidWorks Corporation’s revolutionary effort to promote eco-friendly design. If you’re a skeptic of the green design movement, you might still find the software useful for its ability to suggest similar materials. I have just uploaded [...]
SolidWorks in Mold Design Part 1: Is my part moldy? I mean moldable…
SolidWorks has quietly become a great tool for mold design. Did you know that nearly 1/3 of our customers use SolidWorks in the tool/die/fixture industry? In this series of blog posts, I will design an entire moldbase, from fixing an imported part, to running mold filling analysis, making design changes, drawings, waterlines, graphite and wire electrode creation, [...]
SolidWorks Sustainability
SolidWorks Sustainability is around the corner. This will make it easy for engineers to make decisions about product process, material selection and environmental impact. To see Rick Chin of SolidWorks discuss and demonstrate a preview version of this, go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts3EtsfM0QM. This is available as a Sustainability Xpress download for SolidWorks 2009 on http://labs.solidworks.com/ if you want to give it a [...]
New CAPINC Customer Portal
This is especially useful for Engineering Managers or internal user group leaders who want to share information across your team.
SolidWorks 2010 – See What’s New
SolidWorks 2010 is out of the box! You can preview the featured videos from a link on our website: http://www.capinc.com/SolidWorks2010, or signup for one of our “What’s New” open house events in October. While I’m typically the type of person who fears change, our Engineering Manager, Jason, has always said that new SW releases should be [...]
Go with the Flow
Flow simulation is pretty intense stuff. I have been asked if you can set up your SolidWorks Flow Simulation problem on your own workstation and run it on another, without leaving the cozy comfort of your desk. The answer to that question is YES! Users can run the flow simulation on a remote computer [...]
KAP’s Corner: Imaginary Parts
In the world of FEA, sometimes the answer has to be “Right” – and sometimes it has to be “Right Now”. This month’s topic is about getting answers Right Now. Every example I’m going to cover here is a cheat of some kind. Purists, Beware! In each of these examples, the key to the method [...]
Doll-House Techniques (Our Most Popular KAP’s Corner Yet)
Have you read Keith Pedersen’s article on how to build detailed design work on welded tanks, sheet metal enclosures, furniture, cabinets, architectural, etc. – in a single part file. It’s a technique he’s been using and teaching for about 4 years, but never could come up with a good name to describe it. [Click the image [...]
