SolidWorks Tech Tip: Coating/Plating Parts
This weeks tech tip question was submitted by Patrick Scheffer, Sr. Mech. Engineer, Xenon Corporation: Patrick asked, “Is it possible in SolidWorks to apply a coating/plating to parts? For example if I have a copper housing with nickel plating, can I specify how thick and what material the coating is? I’m mainly interested in providing [...]
A free SolidWorks license?
Would you like a FREE license of SolidWorks? This conversation came up recently at our booth at the impossibly huge Eastec Tradeshow and many times over my years on Tech Support. It’s an idea that’s been with SolidWorks since the beginning, but many folks still don’t know about it. When SolidWorks first came onto the [...]
SolidWorks Tech Tip: How to change paragraph line spacing
I just had a case that taught me something about a box I always ignored in SolidWorks. To change “Paragraph” line spacing (term used by Microsoft products) to a note: 1. Select the note 2. Uncheck the “Use Document Font” check box and hit the “Font” button. 3. In the “Choose Font” window change the [...]
SolidWorks Tech Tip: Watermarks
Watermarks, Watermarks, Everywhere… This week’s tech tip comes from a recent hotline call taken by engineer Al Zullo. A customer asked him: “Can you add watermarks to SolidWorks drawings?” Usually, the SolidWorks Knowledge Base is a pretty good resource for questions like this (and one any subscription customer can access, if you’d like an answer [...]
SolidWorks Flow Simulation Tech Tip: Bulk-Average Temperature
In SolidWorks Flow Simulation, what does “Bulk-Average Temperature” refer to? What’s the different between “Bulk-Average” and “Average”? The Bulk-Average temperature at any given point on a face is dependent on a few things, amongst which are the temperature of the fluid contacting that face, and the flow-rate of the fluid contacting that face. As an [...]
