SolidWorks 2015: 3D Print from SolidWorks!

One of the new features I really like is the new Intergrated 3D Printer Support in SolidWorks 2015. You can click Print3D from the Property Manager and select your 3D printer from the dropdown list, just like how you normally print a document!
You can choose the printing options like print resolution, optional addition of supports and rafts, volume fill percentage. You can also check if your part fits within the print volume of the printer.
Our engineers can now print from their workstation without needing to go down to the 3D printer lab with their STL file!
Register now to attend the SolidWorks 2015 Launch event:
click here
.

Integrated 3D Printer Support
 in SOLIDWORKS 2015 makes printing directly to your 3D Printer simple  and fast.  Like most tools in SOLIDWORKS, all the controls are available  and simple to understand right from the Property Manager when you  choose
Print3D
.  Just select your 3D Printer from the  drop-down list and you have direct control over print resolution, the  optional addition of supports and rafts, volume fill percentage and  determine if your part fits within the print volume of your 3D Printer.   All of this, without the need for any additional 3rd party software! –  See more at:  https://blogs.solidworks.com/solidworksblog/2014/09/sneak-peek-15-features-coming-solidworks-2015-3d-printing-support.html#sthash.AuzSFit5.dpuf

Integrated 3D Printer Support
 in SOLIDWORKS 2015 makes printing directly to your 3D Printer simple  and fast.  Like most tools in SOLIDWORKS, all the controls are available  and simple to understand right from the Property Manager when you  choose
Print3D
.  Just select your 3D Printer from the  drop-down list and you have direct control over print resolution, the  optional addition of supports and rafts, volume fill percentage and  determine if your part fits within the print volume of your 3D Printer.   All of this, without the need for any additional 3rd party software! –  See more at:  https://blogs.solidworks.com/solidworksblog/2014/09/sneak-peek-15-features-coming-solidworks-2015-3d-printing-support.html#sthash.AuzSFit5.dpuf


SolidWorks 2015 is Here!

Are you excited to see What’s New in SolidWorks 2015?
I know I am! We have gathered someFeatures Sneak Peek:
Sneak Peek 1:
Profile Center Mate
, one of the new features in SOLIDWORKS 2015 is sure to be a favorite of any user who creates Assemblies on a regular basis. The Profile Center Mate locates the centers of two items to each other regardless of their size or shape. A few options for the new mate include an offset and the ability to change the orientation in 90 degree increments. The best part about this mate is, if the size or location of the selection is changed, the Profile Center mate maintains the intelligence to keep them centered on one another!
Sneak Peek 2:
Customizable Context
-Sensitive Toolbars have been the daydreams of many users since they were first introduced.  Context sensitive toolbars are the popup toolbars that appear whenever you select anything in SOLIDWORKS.  You may notice that SOLIDWORKS has always done a great job of providing some of the most commonly used tools for the selected object (Face, Edge, Vertex, etc.), but have you ever thought to yourself, “it would be nice to add the Hole Wizard Button to the context sensitive toolbar for Face”?
Sneak Peek 3:
SOLIDWORKS Treehouse
 is a new standalone application for building and managing assembly structures using an intuitive and simple graphical interface.  Long time users of SOLIDWORKS may remember it’s early beginnings when it was previewed several years ago.  Users asked to bring this back as a full-fledged feature in SOLIDWORKS, and we listened.
More to Come 🙂
Stay Tuned to the SolidWorks Innovation Day this October!!

Profile Center Mate
,  one of the new features in SOLIDWORKS 2015 is sure to be a favorite of  any user who creates Assemblies on a regular basis. The Profile Center  Mate locates the centers of two items to each other regardless of their  size or shape. A few options for the new mate include an offset and the  ability to change the orientation in 90 degree increments. The best part  about this mate is, if the size or location of the selection is  changed, the Profile Center mate maintains the intelligence to keep them  centered on one another!

The Profile Center Mate can also be used to fully locate round items  such as screws. The mate locks two circular profiles to each other and  their rotation can be locked at the same time as well. This means it  only requires a single mate to fully locate a screw now. This is a huge  time saver and can help to minimize the number of mates in an assembly,  and I look forward to using it regularly myself.
 – See more at:  https://blogs.solidworks.com/solidworksblog/2014/08/sneak-peek-15-features-coming-in-solidworks-2015-profile-center-mate.html#sthash.C06FsVkY.dpuf

Profile Center Mate
,  one of the new features in SOLIDWORKS 2015 is sure to be a favorite of  any user who creates Assemblies on a regular basis. The Profile Center  Mate locates the centers of two items to each other regardless of their  size or shape. A few options for the new mate include an offset and the  ability to change the orientation in 90 degree increments. The best part  about this mate is, if the size or location of the selection is  changed, the Profile Center mate maintains the intelligence to keep them  centered on one another!

The Profile Center Mate can also be used to fully locate round items  such as screws. The mate locks two circular profiles to each other and  their rotation can be locked at the same time as well. This means it  only requires a single mate to fully locate a screw now. This is a huge  time saver and can help to minimize the number of mates in an assembly,  and I look forward to using it regularly myself.
 – See more at:  https://blogs.solidworks.com/solidworksblog/2014/08/sneak-peek-15-features-coming-in-solidworks-2015-profile-center-mate.html#sthash.C06FsVkY.dpuf

Profile Center Mate
,  one of the new features in SOLIDWORKS 2015 is sure to be a favorite of  any user who creates Assemblies on a regular basis. The Profile Center  Mate locates the centers of two items to each other regardless of their  size or shape. A few options for the new mate include an offset and the  ability to change the orientation in 90 degree increments. The best part  about this mate is, if the size or location of the selection is  changed, the Profile Center mate maintains the intelligence to keep them  centered on one another!

The Profile Center Mate can also be used to fully locate round items  such as screws. The mate locks two circular profiles to each other and  their rotation can be locked at the same time as well. This means it  only requires a single mate to fully locate a screw now. This is a huge  time saver and can help to minimize the number of mates in an assembly,  and I look forward to using it regularly myself.
 – See more at:  https://blogs.solidworks.com/solidworksblog/2014/08/sneak-peek-15-features-coming-in-solidworks-2015-profile-center-mate.html#sthash.C06FsVkY.dpuf

Sneak  Peek: 15 Features coming in SOLIDWORKS 2015 – Profile Center Mate – See  more at:  https://blogs.solidworks.com/solidworksblog/2014/08/sneak-peek-15-features-coming-in-solidworks-2015-profile-center-mate.html#sthash.C06FsVkY.dpuf

Sneak  Peek: 15 Features coming in SOLIDWORKS 2015 – Profile Center Mate – See  more at:  https://blogs.solidworks.com/solidworksblog/2014/08/sneak-peek-15-features-coming-in-solidworks-2015-profile-center-mate.html#sthash.C06FsVkY.dpuf


SOLIDWORKS 2017 SP5 Officially Launched

Configurations – Large Design Review Mark

In Large Design Review mode, you can use the Large Design Review mark to specify which configurations are accessible when you view a model. Users can access the configuration by storing the Display List graphics data.

SOLIDWORKS Simulation

A new option VONDC: von Mises [Directional Components] is added to the Stress Plot, Response Graph, and List Results PropertyManagers when viewing results from a Linear Dynamic – Harmonic study.

By selecting the new stress component option, the solver performs the von Mises stress calculations more accurately by taking into account the proper signs (positive or negative) of the six stress components.

There are certain limitations with post-processing of results from linear dynamic studies:

For all linear dynamic study      types
except
 Modal Time History:

Results for von Mises stress       are listed inaccurately when obtained in the following way from the List       Results PropertyManager: Under Advanced Options, you enable Range and       select Element’s nodes, and under List Set, you select List principal,       von Mises, and stress intensity. To get the correct von Mises results,       select Nodes instead of selecting Element’s nodes.

For harmonic and random      vibration studies:

The response graph plot for       the resultant reaction force shows inaccurate results when first created.       When you edit the same graph plot, the results are shown correctly.

With mixed mesh (beams,      shells, and solids) and the Nodal von Mises stress only (Faster) option      selected in Result Options:

For harmonic studies: The       response graph plots for beam stresses do not show the correct values.

For all dynamic studies
except
      harmonic: When you edit an existing response graph for beam stresses, the       Result component list in the PropertyManager is blank for Y-axis. To view       results, select the stress component.

System Options – Assemblies

When selected, the Optimise component placement when adding mates option places components in more logical positions on the screen and relative to other components when you create mates. To access this option, click Option > System Options > Assemblies.

When this option is cleared, one component in the new mate might be placed off screen or hidden behind or within other components.


SOLIDWORKS 2017 – What’s New?

Its time for SOLIDWORKS World 2016!

Each year,
a list of new enhancements in the next release of SOLIDWORKS will be introduced for us to look forward to.
This year’s SOLIDWORKS World was no different.
So, what’s new in SOLIDWORKS 2017?
H
ere comes a quick recap of these new enhancements:

*Gentle reminder: This is only a TECHNOLOGY PREVIEW. Features / functionality are always changing until fully vetted and not guaranteed to be in the next release.

BI-DIRECTIONAL CIRCULAR PATTERN

Circular pattern in both directions

MULTI-DISTANCE CHAMFER

Multiple sizes in one feature

VARIABLE CHAMFER

New functionality in a single feature

COMBINE CHAMFER-FILLET FEATURE

Both operations now in a single command

TRANSPARENT SECTION VIEWS

Transparent parts now included in section views

THREAD FEATURE LEAD-IN / LEAD-OUT

Adding manufacturing options to the Thread Feature introduced in SOLIDWORKS 2016

TREEHOUSE DRAWING IMPORT

Treehouse automatically imports associated Drawings

TREEHOUSE STRUCTURE PRINT

Printing the Treehouse Structure now supported

SHADED SKETCH CONTOURS

Sketch Contours now shaded for clarity and easier manipulation

ADVANCED HOLE WIZARD

New Functionality to create multi-step holes

SMARTER MATE PLACEMENT

Components move closer to their intended location

MISALIGNED MATES

Concentric faces that won’t align can be overridden without over-defining the assembly

SUB-ASSEMBLY SAVED AS A PART NOW MAINTAINS ALL REFERENCES

Face ID’s are maintained so mates don’t fail on replace

SOLIDWORKS PDM LATEST VERSION OVERWRITE

Small changes no longer require a new version

LOCK BOM TABLES FROM TEMPLATE

Table items locked in the template remained locked when placed in the drawing

NOTES CAN REFERENCE BOM CELLS

Directly reference BOM Cell items

MULTI-SHEET PROPERTY EDITS

Make sheet property edits apply to selected sheets

EMPHASIZE SECTION OUTLINE

Section view outlines can now be outlined for clarity

JAGGED OUTLINE FOR DETAIL VIEWS

Detail views can now be shown with jagged lines

MIRROR VIEWS

Mirror the drawing without creating the 3D Part

BASIC DIMENSIONS OF SIZE

New functionality in DimXpert

3D DIMENSIONS TO EDGES

DimXpert now supports surface and edge selection

RE-ORDER 3D VIEWS

3D Views in SOLIDWORKS MBD can now be reordered

COMPARE 3D ANNOTATION TOOL

Compare different versions of PMI data in SOLIDWORKS MBD

HIDE ALL REFERENCE ITEM TYPES

New functionality to hide all types with a single command

OFFSET CURVE ON SURFACE

Offset a 3D Curve on a surface

WRAP SKETCHES ONTO ANY SURFACE OR ONTO MULTIPLE SURFACES

Wrap sketch now supports any surface and multiple surfaces

MAGNETIC MATES

Components automatically snap together with predefined references

MAGNETIC MATE ASSET PUBLISHER

Fast setup for magnetic mates

EDRAWINGS OPENS MANY MORE FORMATS

eDrawings now supports opening many new file types with measure and markup

OPEN AND USE MANY CAD FORMATS

Reference other CAD data without importing the geometry

MAINTAIN FEATURES AND MATES WHEN CHANGES MADE TO IMPORTED CAD DATA

Imported CAD data now maintains feature and mate references when changes are made

In case you have questions, we can be reached at
HERE
.

Thanks for reading.


SolidWorks Apps

For smartphone users, more specific, Iphone users, you now can download SolidWorks app to learn about the new features in the 2011 SolidWorks product line.

What you get in it?
1. Check the new features and functionality for 2011.
2. Get the latest news on vision for the future
3. Tips and tricks
4. Register to virtual event
5. and MORE
The price? FREE~ Now search your App Store and download SolidWorks AP now.

p/s: Download the
3DVia Mobile
 as well if you want. 🙂


SolidWorks Beginner eBook

a Complete SolidWorks Beginner tutorials e-book for you to start of.
Learn to use SolidWorks Easy, Fast , Quick…….


SOLIDWORKS CAM: The Basic CAM tool you need

Hey there, have you heard of SOLIDWORKS CAM?  Yes, its SOLIDWORKS CAM, not SOLIDWORKS with Mastercam. It is an individual add-in from SOLIDWORKS, developed by CAMWorks.SOLIDWORKS is the new release of add on for all SOLIDWORKS version, including standard, professional and premium. As long you renew your subscription.SOLIDWORKS CAM is the new add in in SOLIDWORKS, which make the cam process to be easier to use for all SOLIDWORKS user.SOLIDWORKS CAM come with two version, SOLIDWORKS CAM standard or SOLIDWORKS CAM professional. As mentioned before, as long you continue renewal subscription, you always entitle to use SOLIDWORKS CAM standard.Back to main point, what are the differences between CAM standard and CAM professional?

SOLIDWORKS CAM

Standard

Professional

2-1/2 axis

V

V

SOLIDWORKS Parts

V

V

Tolerance Based Machining

V

V

Assemblies

X

V

High Speed Machining

X

V

Turning

X

V

3+2 Machining

X

V

Firstly, basic CNC with 2-1/2 axis is supported by both versions. To save time doing file conversion to generate G code, both versions can directly import SOLIDWORKS part file. However, assemblies file can only be supported using CAM professional. If your cad models mostly involved in assemblies, you may need to use professional version to generate G-Code for your CNC machine.Well, on the other side, if you using SOLIDWORKS professional, the CAM add in able to support high speed machining, turning, and combination of 3 axis + 2 axis complex machine, providing more option for the software to support your machine. Please always make sure you check the capability of your machine before you fully implement SOLIDWORKS CAM.

You can always pre-set a few machines in your setting, allow you to choose which machine to milling the SOLIDWORKS part in the virtual simulation.

Various option in SOLIDWORKS CAM setting, allow you to choose which post processor to be used, and which type of available tool crib that you want to use, you may upload new tool crib from the tool library anytime with ease. The data of the tool crib can always be modify, or removed anytime.

Stock Manager in SOLIDWORKS, allow you to choose your stock size, as a initial block, before the milling process.

SOLIDWORKS cam will recorded all the milling processes, showing preview of each operation stages.

If you using hole wizard in your part file, CAM will choose the tools to perform the specific hole features

Toolpath simulation is one of the features that allow user to monitor and understand the actual process of milling in the CNC machine.

This is only part of the feature in SOLIDWORKS CAM. If you interested to invest a basic CNC machine, and you still active subscription SOLIDWORKS user, you deserve to learn more about SOLIDWORKS CAM module.

Contact us for more information about SOLIDWORKS CAM, terms and condition applied.


SolidWorks can make Durian???

Never think of using SolidWorks to draw out a fruit, especially durian! Previous day my colleague post this challenge to me, so i just have a try and finally within an hour i come out the durian model with some basic function in SolidWorks:

Step 1:

Create a new file. Open a skecth on FRONT plane. Draw out a shape with certain dimension as shown in the figure below:
 Step2:

Apply revolve feature to the 2D sketch.

 Step3:
Start to draw the thorn. Simply draw a triangular shape on FRONT plane. You can leave the sketch underdefined so that it can be adjusted to get the shape of the thorn that you want.
 Step4:

Do a circular pattern for the thorn and by select the circular edge as the center of rotation.

This is the 1st row of the thorn . You will need to get the 2nd, 3rd and the following along the surface of the durian by using
Curve Driven Pattern
.

 Step5:

Before apply the curve driven pattern, you need to prepare the reference curve for the pattern direction. Create a plane at certain angel from the FRONT plane. Make sure the angel plane is intersect with the outer face of durian. Select both the outer face and angel plane, go to
Tool>Sketch Tools>Intersection Curve
 in order to create a 3D curve along the outer face of the durian.

Step6:

The 3D curve will be select as the direction of patterning when you use the curve driven pattern to get the 2nd row of thorn.

 Step7:

Repeat step 5&6 to get all the thorns. In order to make the arrangement of thorn more natural, you do not need to equalize the distance betwwen eat rom or even each thorn.

Stept8:

Do a mirror body for the 1st quater of durian.

 Step9:

Continue with another mirror body to get the full shape!

 Step10:

Your durian is ready to served now! =)


SolidWorks Discovery: Delete Face & Replace Face

 SolidWorks Surfacing Tools

Hi friends, recently I am working with a customer who are designing model which need a lot of surfacing techniques, here I would like to share two simple surfacing commands with you guys which are very useful and save you a lot of time when you doing surfacing. Let’s take a look at the model above, this is a surface body with simple geometry, everything looks nice and okay at this moment.

Excessive material due to geometry of model

Somehow when you try to thicken the surface body in order to convert it become a solid model with a defined thickness, you may face this kind of situation where due to the geometry of model, some area of the solid model will have excessive material which is unwanted as shown in the figure above.

Delete Face

In this situation, you need not to use sketch and extrude cut in order to remove the unwanted geometry. This will pretty take time to sketch a close contour to fully enclose the unwanted volume and you may not get the nice result as you want!

Try on the
Delete Face
 command first! This is the fastest way to help you repair the geometry of the model. Select the face belong to the unwanted geometry and under the option for Delete Face command, choose “
 Delete and patch
“, means, the software will remove the selected face and patch back the model with a more predictable geometry. (
If you select option”Delete” only, it will only remove the selected face and you solid model will turned into surface model
). Refer to the figure below, this is the outcome of the delete face command! Simple and nice?

Sometimes, Delete Face might not able to solve your problem, it’s all depends on the complexity of model geometry just like the situation as shown in the figure below:

In this case, you can try the 2nd alternative which is
Replace Face
 command! Let see how simple it is! First, do a offset surface for the face that you feel is suitable to be used to patch back the unnecessay geometry, make sure the offseted face is large enough to cover the target face to be patched! Or else, you will need to extend it!

Identify the face you need to patch back the unwanted area!
Replace Face

Use the replace face command, identify the target face for replacement and the surface for replacement.

Outcome for Replace Face Command

Hope you enjoy the small tips here, have a nice weekened! =)


SolidWorks Discovery-How to customized your own standard toolbox?

Do you know how to customize you own standard toolbox? No? Okay, follow below step by step to create your own toolbox. 🙂

Step 1: Go to Add-in, check the selection box for both SolidWorks Toolbox & SolidWorks Toolbox Browser.

Step 2: Go to Toolbox>Configure…

Step 3: From the toolbox user interface, choose “1. Select your hardware”

Step 4: From the provided toolbox standard, select a standard that you wish to copy. Hit on the copy icon, then enter a new name for the copied standard.

Step 5: Select the second page(customize hardware), select the hardware you wosh to modify, then customize the size and information from the interface as shown in the figure below:

Step 6: You can add new size for the selected hardware:

Step 7: After key in and customized all the information, remember to press the “Save” button for all the updates. Now, you can browse your own created standard from the toolbox browser, just drag and drop the hardware into you assembly.

and there you go!~


SolidWorks Discovery: How to save your own weldment profile?

Many don’t know how to save their own standard weldment profile in SolidWorks, some may even do not know there is a function called Weldment in SolidWorks where it can help you a lot when your design involve a combination of structural member!

Sometimes, the standard of structural member that you request may not supplied in SolidWorks by default. In this case, you can open a new part file and sketch out the weldment profile that you wish to apply. Next, how to integrate this weldment profile into SolidWorks is very important.

First, you need to know where is the weldment profile provided in SolidWorks is saved. Commonly, it is under your
local disk C>Program Files>SolidWorks Corp>SolidWorks>Data> Weldment profile
,
 add a file location and point to the location that I mentioned,  so that it will apppeard under your task pane as shown in the picture below:

 Then, press on the “Add to Library” button (
which is beside the button of add file location under task pane
), select the sketch from the feature tree and assign a name to it. Browse to the weldment profile location, in order to differentiate the profile supplied in SolidWorks and your own standard profile, you may create a new folder under the weldment profile, (for exp: name it as
customized
), under this
customized
 folder, cretae sub folder for different type of member profile.

 Besides that, file type is very improtant, make sure you select “Lib Feat Part” which means SolidWorks library feature part!

 Try it now! You will find that when you try to insert the weldment profile to your sketch, the customized folder will appear under the pull down list of structural member function and you will able to use it!

 In case it is not appear as  what expected, go to Tools> Options>File location, under “show folder for:”select weldment profiles. Check the folder location, make sure it is point to the location of where you save your profile just now.

Hope this useful tips can help you !


~SolidWorks Discovery~

Hi all,

Do you really fully utilize all the features in SolidWorks? This is very important to ensure your work progress is not dragged by unnecessary job!

Recently I have a friend who has attended the SolidWorks Advance Assembly Training in IME training centre. The feedback she gave me was: “I found that I have been a silly gal for 2 years!” She is actually a SolidWorks user and always working with some large assembly modeling in her design. When she knows that SolidWorks actually has a function called
“Feature driven Pattern”
she was so surprise and at the same time feel regret of never discover about this feature for 2 years!
Previously she has spend a lot of time to assemble all the fasteners or some other standard components into the assembly. What she has done before this was picking the reference face one by one and put in the Mate relation in order to fit those screws or fasterners into the assembly…Try to imagine if her assembly consists of hundreds of fasteners?

This feature may seem simple and normal for those users who already known or applied. However, I would like to share this so that we are doing efficiently with SolidWork!

1. Below figure is an example of a conveyor frame, to attach the rollers along the conceyor frame, you will need to create the mounting hole along this frame

c
onveyor frame

2. This can be done by using the
Curve Driven Pattern
to create the copies of holes along the frame:

 curve driven pattern

3. Assemble one roller to the 1st hole. Go to
Insert > Component Pattern > Feature Driven:
Component Pattern= roller
Driving Featute= Curve Driven Pattern

4. Done!


SolidWorks Education Edition

Dear Friends,

For your information, the 2010-2011 Academic Year EDU release is coming soon! This year, the SolidWorks Education Edition Product will be devided into 4 module which is:

SolidWorks Education Edition 2010-2011:
Include SolidWorks Premium, SolidWorks Simulation Premium, SolidWorks Flow Simulation and SolidWorks Sustainability (full version) along with educator resources to our customers. The networks license activation will become the standard network licensing method for the education edition 2010-2011.

SolidWorks Student Edition and Student Acess 2010-2011:
Include SolidWorks Premium, SolidWorks Simulation Premium and SolidWorks Flow Simulation. Student Access product will observe a hard expiration date on November 30th, 2011 while Student Edition will not.

SolidWorks Design Kit 2010-2011:
Base on SolidWorks Standard with limited export functionalities (SolidWorks native file format only). Its download website will be updated at the beginning of May.

All of the above products will fully support Microsoft Windows 7 Operating System (both 32-bit and 64-bit) besides the existing platforms of Windows XP and Windows Vista. 9

Besides that, in conjunction with Microsoft’s support policies, starting from SolidWorks 2011, only Window Vista and Window 7 (32 and 64 bit versions) operating systems will be supported . For 64-bit version of SolidWorks on 64-bit version of Window 7 does not display tables for SolidWorks files containing Microsoft Office 2003 components.

–Know more about SolidWorks–


SOLIDWORKS Electrical: Part 1 SOLIDWORKS Electrical 2D

We had seen SOLIDWORKS PCB earlier this year, the function and performance that tailored to do R&D design for the electronics components and system for devices.

Before the PCB module, have you heard of SOLIDWORKS Electrical? SOLIDWORKS Electrical is a dedicated module that specialise tailored for electrical engineer. It comes with 2 section, electrical 2D and electrical 3D. You maybe start to wonder, what are the different between the 2d and 3d. Just take your time to breath; I will slowly explain the feature and benefits of using the SOLIDWORKS Electrical.

Firstly, let us look into SOLIDWORKS Electrical 2D. From the UI, the interface of the SOLIDWOKS looks similar with the standard SOLIDWOKS interface. So, the button, and features in the software, the user can easily pick up, learnt the software after they attend the proper training.

 User interface of SOLIDWOKS Electrical 2D.

SOLIDWOKS Electrical 2D is meant for schematics design, specialise tailored for electrical engineer. Majority of the electrical do not have complete back ground on 3D model. If we direct introduce electrical 3D to them, they pretty sure not interested to try on SOLIDWOKS Electrical.The electrical wires in the electrical 2D allow the user easily switch the wires option they wish to include in their schematics project. There is an option, to control the spaces between these wires. The easily pin on wire features, ease the user easily to connect between the new wires and the old wires in the schematics drawing.

Options that allow user to choose which type of wires they want to use it in SOLIDWOKS Electrical.

Symbol insertion allow you to import the component symbol, which consist of detail of supplier or manufacturer, and the reference setting that will be used in electrical 3D.

Symbol insertion in SOLIDWOKS Electrical, allows user to use the symbol as an input or electronics component in the schematics, even better, it allows user to include which manufacturer they will be using for this electronic component. The symbol insertion includes, fuses, measurement devices, PLCs, hydraulic, power supplies and others more. All the manufacturer information, even the product code, and the ampere value, all will be shown in schematics drawing.Macros feature in the SOLIDWOKS, allow user to plug and use the symbol with specific detail, without reinsert the information. When comes to duplicate the symbol, it will automatically generate the number sequence directly.

Macros features in SOLIDWOKS Electrical, allow you to duplicate the symbol icon with ease.

Auto-gen numbering for the macro features, come handy to differentiate the groups.

By switching between the diagram and schematics drawing, allow different viewer to understand the design of the schematics drawing. When comes to generate report for the schematics drawing, the preview will show the BOM detail in your schematics drawing.

SOLIDWOKS Electrical allows you to export your whole schematics project in DWG or PDF format.

BOM details can be easily reviewed in the project.

This is the part 1 for SOLIDWOKS Electrical 2D, mostly refer to features related to schematics project or design for electrical engineer.

For those who interested for electrical 3D features, stay tune for more.


SOLIDWORKS Electrical: Part 2 SOLIDWORKS Electrical 3D

Previously, we discussed about electrical schematics module or known as electrical 2D. Mostly the module is for electrical engineer to design their electrical system in schematics diagram.When come to the whole production line, it is very important for the technician or other mechanical to understand the schematics diagram to do assembly for their products. Due to lack of knowledge on electrical background, it might take longer time to understand the detail of the diagram without the help of the electrical engineer. In the same time, the technical term in electrical and mechanical engineer slightly different, that always caused big misunderstanding in communication between electrical and mechanical engineer.

SOLIDWORKS Electrical 3d can be found in SOLIDWORKS assembly.

That is why, electrical 3D is up to this job. Electrical 3D mostly involved in assembly mode, for assembly purposes. Electrical 3D able to synchronize the schematics into the assembly mode, any updates on the schematics will update the modelling In SOLIDWORKS assembly.Reason behind this module is developed, to avoid communication error between engineers in the production. Instead of asking electrical engineer to guide the installation part by part, the technician can easily review the assemble model in SOLIDWORKS, to complete the assembly process without dependent on electrical engineer.

Auto-route wire in SOLIDWORKS Electrical will automatically connect the wire with the component according to the schematics diagram.

The colour of the wire is set according to the wire from the schematics diagram, providing a more user friendly style to assist the technician to assemble the electrical panel.

When comes to electrical engineer, the engineers or technician, will be more rely on assembly features on SOLIDWORKS, such as mate reference in the template model, to fit automatically in the whole assembly. Engineers may need practicing on create customs model if the desire components template is not been found in the design library.

Components from the design library, consist of the connector that allow the wires to connect each other.

You even allowed to connect wire between components without the sheet metal box or panel casing.

These are the features we can enjoy it in SOLIDWORKS Electrical. Benefits of using SOLIDWORKS Electrical, not only save our production time, it also eliminates hidden cost in the production line. Instead of outsource your schematics drawing to third party or supplier for assembly, user can always finish up the whole design or production by using SOLIDWORKS Electrical.

By using SOLIDWORKS Electrical 3d, it solved the communication error between the engineers and technician; highly reduce the wastage or defects during the production process. In the same time, it also speeds up the production process, which also reduce the time to market schedule, where your products are ready to be distribute to the reseller.

If the SOLIDWORKS Electrical 3d is not applicable in your job industry, you can always go for SOLIDWORKS Electrical 2d professional, by looking thru the features, you know you need SOLIDWORKS Electrical for your schematics design more than other software.

If you interested to know more about SOLIDWORKS Electrical, contact us for hands on work shop or we can arrange demo session at your company.


SolidWorks features: Loft bend

can I bend a cone? Hmm.. Like an ice-cream cone? Sheet metal ice cream cone?
( how to eat it?)
 hmm…

Yes, leave the question for SolidWorks 2009 to answer, (actually older version also can do so) via video 🙂

Short & simple.. There is a command named lofted-bend available under sheet metal. Use it to reduce headache!~
Focus on design, not CAD
~

senang ja~

Cheers~


SolidWorks FloXpress

SolidWorks FloXpress is a first pass qualitative flow analysis tool which gives insight into water or air flow inside your SolidWorks model.

Basically, to apply the analysis with FloXpress:

1. You need to prepare single internal cavity model. (SolidWorks FloXpress can only calculate single cavity model). Besides that, you need to create the lids (inside the SolidWorks model) for both inlet and outlet

2. Once you click on the FloXpress button, it will help you to check if geometry of the model is ready to be analyzed. Besides that, FloXpress also will automatically define and generate smallest flow passage value depends on model size and boundary conditions.

3. Then, user have to define what type of fluid is being analyzed. In FloXpress, you can either analyzed water or air.

4. Select the inlet face that contact with the fluid and define pressure/volume/ mass flow rate

5. Select the outlet face that contact with the fluid and define pressure/volume flow rate.

6. Finally, hit on the “Solve” button and let the software to run the analysis. You will obtain the result in terms of the velocity and also the fluid trajectory plot.

To get more quantitative results like pressure drop, flow rate etc you will have to use Flow Simulation.

Let’s enjoy the video to know how Floxpress can help you!


SolidWorks for Bottle Design

Bottle design by Xixo

Hey, today i had received a Bottle design from a student with his nick name Xixo. Currently he still study in one of Malaysia Local University under Engineering course. While, through SolidWorks-Malaysia Blog, he would like to share his design with all member…… He had just design a “Bottle” and render it in SolidWorks PhotoWorks…….

All member, let’s share our design………… you can just easily send me your design……


SOLIDWORKS Hidden feature: Designing your own Screw and Nut

Have you tried out the fastener feature in SOLDIWORKS assembly? You ever wonder how this screw has been designed in the design library? But when is the correct situation when we need to use fastener in our assembly? Are you aware that, you can design your own fastener files to easy your BOM process?

In Assembly, how fastener works?

Fastener is one of the features in SOLIDWORKS assembly to speed up the workflow. The call out for the screw and nuts base on the hole wizard setting you use in the part design. All the screws and nuts will also be included in BOM to provide more accurate data for the purchasing departments to buy all the necessary items for the assembly projects.

Smart fastener will identify the screws and nuts standard when we select the hole.

The feature only can identify the standard part files, when we use hole wizard to create holes in our cad design.

Hole wizard setting that manipulate the data in assembly fastener

Let us understand, how the hole wizard data will control fastener file in the assembly. As we all know that, hole wizard not just a feature to perform cut extrude feature in SOLIDWORKS. Hole wizard is using the standard hole standard in different region, and different type based on user requirement. Main type of the screws can be found in SOLIDWORKS, which are counterbore screw, tap screw, and hole screws. If you expand the other options, it come with different type of standard, such as ANCI MM, ANCI Inch, and ISO, with standard size for the screws.

Hole wizard consist of the standard data for screws and nuts

Thread feature, allow you to create your screw and nuts component

Thread feature, allow us to design our screw and nuts, with the correct parameter and standard in SOLIDWORKS. Normally, when we manually draw it, we tend to use sweep feature, with the profile that we found on the internet, and manual estimation for the pitch diameter, and length of the thread profile.

Feature to provide more flexibility and customization when come to designing our own screws, bolts and nuts design

Why we need this? In certain cases, we need to keep re-using these files without using hole wizard

Why do we need thread feature in SOLIDWORKS, if we can use hole wizard and smart fastener in assembly? Sometime, when we want to save more time designing the profile, we tend to manually design the hole cut in our 3d model. This is where thread feature needed, to design our own screws and nuts standard to be use in assembly, when we can’t use smart fastener feature in SOLIDWORKS assembly.

Certain situation when we want to reduce the design workflow, we always prefer the manual way to create the hole.

Thread feature, create screw

First, we can create our own screw profile, and shape, with correct diameter. Diameter if the screw is important, if your screw size do not match with the standard size you need in project, you might have issue create the thread profile for your screw.

When you move into thread feature, setting will request you to select the edge to create the thread pattern. The end condition will up to the user design, whether the thread profile goes until the next surface, or specify a fix distance to create a partial thread screw.

Several type of thread type can be sued in your screw, make sure you clear of what type of screw standard you need in your assembly design. Followed by the size, make sure your thread size is not bigger than the hole you want to apply in your design. Thread method is based on your own preference, some may prefer cut thread, some prefer extrude thread, make sure you understand the difference between these two options. The screw turning direction, will depends if your thread feature is using left-hand thread or right-hand thread.

Design your own screws, size and length that you need.

Thread feature will need you to select the starting edge and the end conditions before proceeding to the size and standard.

Thread standard selected and using the extrude thread for this case.

Thread feature, create nut

When comes to create nut using the thread features, the steps are similar, make sure your nut internal diameter is same with the screw diameter. The thread feature will create the curve or cut, fit nicely for the screws and nuts.

After you design your nut, you may start using the thread feature. As usual, select the edge for the thread location and the end condition for the thread feature. Make sure the type of thread and size is same with the parameter of the screw. When come to the thread method, instead choosing the extrude thread, we will be using cut thread for this case, as we creating the thread profile on the internal cylinder surface. In order to have a smooth opening for both side of the nut, we extend the end condition, with extra blind distance, to make sure the thread feature cut thru the whole screw.

As usual, design your own nuts profile, make sure the internal diamter is the same as the screws.

To ensure the thread cut through the nuts, we use blind in end condition, and ensure the distance apply is passing through the nuts.

Make sure you select the same standard that you used for the screws.

After selecting the correct size and standard in thread feature, you can easily to use in your assembly project.

If you interested on these hidden features in SOLIDWORKS.

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Drop us an email at swsupport@cadcam.com.my, if you wish to more about SOLIDWORKS.

– Henry Chai, Application Engineer, IME Technology Sdn Bhd


SOLIDWORKS Hidden Tricks: Utilise Multi Body to Create Curvature surface

SOLIDWORKS consist a lot of hidden features you might not know.

Today we will share to you, how we can utilize the multibody advantages to create deformation on the object surface.

You may refer the step below to try it out.

Make sure you create second body object within the main body, and make sure merge result is clear.

Merge result option clear, to prevent the body marge become single body

You can always check the Solid Bodies folder, if you successful create multi body in SOLIDWORKS.

The folder will indicate the quantity of the multibody, you can always check on that section.

Go to feature, and look for Deform… features.

A lot of hidden features can always be found in this section

First setting, you need to define the deformation direction, for this case, we choose front plane.

Usually we pick the plane which is parallel to our deformation direction.

Deformation region, we shall select the faces that need to be deform.

Make sure you select the area you want to perform deform.

Deform object, we select the main body.

Deformation body must select the main body, which always same as the deformation surface.

Tools body, we shall use
SELECT BODY
 option, and select the second body.

Please make sure do not select the wrong body, do not messed up with the main body.

Result of surface deform using multi body.

This feature actually benefits to jig and fixture, mould designer.

If you interested to learn about surface modelling, mould design, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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SolidWorks Innovation Day 2009, Malaysia & annoucement of lucky follower

Hi, SolidWorks Malaysia Blog follower. Since some time, you all have not seen any post from me. Hope that today post will bring some informative information and surprise to you.

I just read a press article at SolidWorks Website. “
SolidWorks 2010
 had just launch at Concord, Mass., USA, Sept 1, 2009. It is a new set of software products that optimize and bulletproof the core product design functions that make designers and engineers successful every day. Through the use of CAD, simulation, data management, documentation, and environmental impact assessment, organizations will transform their inspirations into innovation, supported by a vibrant community of CAD users, content, technology, and expertise.”

This new SolidWorks product line also improves depth and performance by extending the Dassault System SolidWorks tradition of including hundreds of new enhancements specifically requested by customers.

The
worldwide launch of SolidWorks 2010
 will be start from October onward. It will happen in Malaysia as well. There are total 3 SolidWorks 2010 launch to be held in at Johor, Selangor and Penang, as
SolidWorks Innovation Day 2009 Malaysia.

Today, every one of us shall be more concern about our environment, our earth!! Our Earth is sick now!! As a designer, “
Design for Environment
” had become our responsible. While, how are we going to start? No worry let’s
SolidWorks Sustainability
 help us.

SolidWorks Sustainability
 helps users determine the carbon footprint, energy consumption, and air/water impacts in a product design’s raw material sourcing, manufacture, use, and disposal. An assembly visualization tool color-codes parts based on their total environmental impact. Configuration support in the software also lets users compare multiple design iterations for sustainability concerns.

So designer, what are you waiting for? Don’t miss the chances to know and understand more how SolidWorks 2010 will able to help you moving toward success …..

Below are SolidWorks Innovation day 2009 date and venue information.

Register now to reserve a place.

8th Oct, The Regency Hotel, Johor
13th Oct, SIRIM Shah Alam, Selangor
15th Oct, PSDC, Bayan Lepas, Penang

register

Beside announcing SolidWorks 2010 new launch. Today I would like to take this opportunity to announce our 2nd batch of
lucky SolidWorks Malaysia Blog followers.

Teng Teng Teng Teng………….. They are:

1. Ms Filffy
2. Muhammad Jafri Bin Yusoh
3. M. Farizal.M

Congratulation!! All of you will get SolidWorks Limited T-Shirt as well.

Coming Next winner, will get something different….. follow us now!!!

Dear above 3 winners, please leave your email or contact at comment column for further arrangement.


SolidWorks Innovation Day 2009, Malaysia

IME SolidWorks Innovation Day 2009
had just com to an end. This event launched at Johor, Selangor and Penang. It was a very successful event with everyone support, especially your participants during the event. On behalf of IME, I would to take these opportunities to delivery my appreciation to all of you and special thanks to the co-organizer SIRIM BHD and (PSDC) Penang Skills Development Centre and off course not to forget our Platinum sponsor
HP
 and Gold sponsor
3D Connexion
.

Are you all enjoy during the event? Are you going back with fruitful information? Please say yes 🙂

Let’s start with the
Photo Rendering Contest
, this contest announced a month ago before IME SolidWorks Innovation Day (SWID) started. We received great responds from a lot of local talented SolidWorks Lover. They design and render a very nice image; it was competitive enough for all the entries. The result only knew after voted by the participants in Sirim. Below is the first winner, Congratulation to Teay Siew Hon!!

At the locatin, IMEbSWID’09 kick start with the topic “Design for Sustainability”, “Design for future”, “Design for your love”. SolidWorks SustainabilityXpress is a new feature for SolidWorks 2010, it help user to immediately determine the environmental impact of any part  that designed. SolidWorks Sustainability product includes an environmental impact, dashboard, customized reports and a tool to find alternative materials to easily compare and instantly improve the sustainability of a part.

SolidWorks® 2010 product line, is a new set of software products that optimize and bulletproof the core product design functions that make designers and engineers successful every day. Through the use of CAD, simulation, data management, documentation, and environmental impact assessment, organizations will transform their inspirations into innovation, supported by a vibrant community of CAD users, content, technology, and expertise.

SolidWorks 2010 new enhancements have helped speed up drawing creation. SolidWorks 2010 also provides greatly enhanced reference plane creation methods, sheet metal functionality, weldment performance, component mirroring capabilities, and direct editing tools. And PhotoView 360 makes it even easier for novices to render photorealistic images like professionals.

Click for What’s New SolidWorks 2010

It was a very excited SolidWorks 2010 presentation done by Charlie and with 2 handsome guys running up and down in the auditorium hall with one pretty lady searching for a lucky star. Congratulation to those lucky stars, who able to pick up a lucky “alphabet” by winning a limited SolidWorks’ souvenir, especially those who had won the international adaptor and the multiport solar charger. Congratulation!!!!

Still remember, me myself also involved as an ACTOR during 3D Via composer presentation, this is my first time explore on a design solution “3D VIA Composer”, I don’t have any engineering back ground, I do not learn Illustrator, photoshop, SolidWorks, etc. But, I had managed to do the demonstration to all of you. It had proved that, a non CAD user is able to learn this documentation solution easily. You are now able to do your own Service manual, Service instruction, etc by your own. Photo capturing, computer print screen is not a right tools for you anymore. It is so easy, fast and accurate! By just using 3D VIA composer to create you product documentation.

MAHAL Equipment was growing since last year SolidWorks Innovation Day 2008 after they implemented SolidWorks PDM Enterprise. The presentation highlighted some productivity features for preparing models and drawings for distribution. A new convert, publish, print, and plot capability, for example, automatically converts hundreds of manufacturing drawings into neutral formats for quoting, collaboration, batch printing, and sharing with other systems. What will happen next year for MAHAL Equipment? Will this company started his business to other country? Emmmm…. I think this possibility is high, because his engineers (Mr Sew) are now exploring SolidWorks SustainabilityXpress. This features able to help a company reduce a lot of material and able to determine the environmental impact of a part, which help to reduce carbon footprint. Waiting for “episode 3 MAHAL Equipment”….. See you next year

Opps, while talking about what’s new for SolidWorks 2010, Product Documentation (3D Via Composer), Product Data Management (SolidWorks PDM Enterprise)…. Do you realize, it is not enough for you to make your company grow!!! A smarter Design and manufacturing company, they always concern on the product lifecycle, the product material, how to reduce the product material while maintaining the product quality. Here, SolidWorks Simulation in place. Before a product being manufacturer, simulation is the most important step for us to determine the particular product lifecycle, the best material should use. SolidWorks Simulation empowers teams by arming them with tools to easily validate design decisions, uncover hidden problems before they affect production, and potentially save hundreds of thousands of dollars. Thanks to Kokuyo borrowing us their office chair for the SolidWorks Simulation presentation, through this case study you should have a very clear picture how a design simulation apply in a design and why is was so important for a manufacturer.

Hoping you had enjoying the event well! By bringing the most fruitful information back after the event.

SEE YOU NEXT YEAR….. REMEMBER TO BRING A FRIED OF YOU NEXT YEAR………

You have feedback or suggestion for the event? Please drop me an email, we looking for your opinion
.
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SolidWorks Innovation Day 2010- End

After months of preparation, weeks of rehearsal and days of sleepless night, finally it came to an end for Penang, Klang Valley and Johor. Again, hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoy it.

A group photo after weeks of preparation

Every year we scratch out head on new idea to make sure you
stay awake
 enjoy our what’s new presentation. This year, the idea of CADminator is some kind like
‘who want to be a millionaire’
. 8 audiences volunteer themselves and by answing
‘difficult’
 questions that related to SolidWorks new enhancements. 4 of them manage to fight into semi-final by eliminating others with a
RED

card
. ^.^ At the end, each location we have a CADminator borned! Proud to announce to you:

En. Sulaiman (Focal tank)

Penang- Mr. Ong

Kuala Lumpur- Mr. Sulaiman

Johor- Mr. sofi

Each question answered follow by a video presentation of what’s new in SolidWorks 2011 by my new partner, Ivan. We have fun and laugher in the hall. Also, we took this opportunity to announce a great new support tool by IME- IME support task pane. right to your doorstep in coming December.

New support Task Pane by IME

Next, we also witness a eye catching presentation by our platinum sponsor, HP to share with us the beauty of Hp Z800 with some live dismantle of the Z series on stage. Do you know that they use the alphabet ‘Z’ because it was design along with BMW Z team? the alphabet ‘Z’ represent performance!~

HP presentation

Dismantle the Z

The day continue with 3 more presentations; simulation news, ‘LIVE’ interview with PDM customer and 3DVia Composer presentation.

A big thanks to Rexmond from Teknicast Sdn Bhd to have a ‘LIVE’ chat with us on the successful implementation of Enterprize Product Data Management (EPDM) system. Not to forget, the born of PD-Man who save Teknicast Sdn. bhd. with his EPDM super power. Hahaha!~

PD-Man

Representative from Teknicast- Rexmond

Event end with a lucky draw. Lucky winner get a total of RM3,000.00 training voucher
(woohoo)
 and an Ipod shuffle
(yeah!~, and a photo with PD-Man)

The lucky draw 1st prize winner

The preparation is tiring but the smile on your face during event really make everything worth it. See you all again next year for SolidWorks 2012. ^.^ V


SolidWorks Innovation Day 2010, Klang Valley

Sorry for my lack of posting recently. Soooo busy with ongoing SolidWorks Innovation Day 2010.

Ya, we just held the 1st SolidWorks Day 2010 in Penang, last 3 days ago. No worry if you missed it because next tuesday, 12 October 2010, we going to held the biggest Innovation day in Malaysia at Technology Park Malaysia, Bukit Jalil. We are expecting over 400 participants attend. Whew~ I’m so happy if we have more than that.

During that day, we shall share with you the latest, fastest, easiest SolidWorks ever, SolidWorks 2011. What’s new features that:

1. Design faster and more effieciently

2. Enhanced support for manufacturing

3. Improved collaboration and visualization

Like last year, it going to be an exciting game show to keep you awake with SolidWorks edition prizes, which money can’t buy. This year, we call it “CADminator”. Penang CADminator was borned, Klang Valley, are you ready for it?

Not to forget games and activities during lunch break. Again, games are make easy for you to win gifts with one eye open. Make sure you try your luck on that day. ^.^

Below are be the map to Technology Park Malaysia (TPM), Bukit Jalil and to the auditorium.

Of course, pre-registration is require to avoid someone have to order Mc.Donald for his/her lunch. To register, feel free to click below link. Registration is FREE and lunch is FREE too.

https://www.imetech.com.my/event/sw_innovation2010.php

See you there. ^.^


SolidWorks Innovation Day 2011: Winning in Business

It’s time! It’s back! this is the event I so wish it comes earlier, SolidWorks Innovation Day 2011. This year, we have a very serious topic: Winning in Business.

www.imetech.com.my/SWID2011

Well, I can’t disclose much on the details, but what I can say, this year the topics are more focusing on how a CAD system play an important element to help you win in you business.

As usual, we going to have this “HUGE” event in 3 places; Penang, Kuala Lumpur and Johor. Details as below:

Penang
:

Date: 4th October 2011

Venue: Easten Hotel

Time: 9.00am-4.00pm

Kuala Lumpur
:

Date: 5th October 2011

Venue: Technology Park Malaysia (TPM), Bukit Jalil

Time: 9.00am-4.00pm

Johor Bharu
:

Date: 11th October 2011

Venue: T.B.C

Time: 9.00am-1.00pm

Well, this blog will totally lack of attractiveness if I didn’t mention anything about prizes. As a give back to you who attend our event this year, you stand a chance to win BIG prizes. I’m referring to HP notebook, Ipad 2 & Dell notebook. A simple, very simple step you need to do and you are one of them who can win the prize.

For more detail, Log on to
www.imetech.com.my/SWID2011
 to register and find out more.

Keep follow up with my blog for time to time update about the event.

See you there.


SolidWorks Innovation Day – 3D Virtual Experience

Hi member! Welcome back from Raya long holiday.

Yesterday, I found a post link from Dassult Systems SolidWorks Corporation. They had taken an initiative to develop
“The Virtual 3D Experience”
 event for SolidWorks Innovation Day 2009. The virtual seminar was so special; you are able to walk in the virtual hall, seat for the presentation, walking around in the hall, visiting the exhibition hall….. and many more.

This “VIRTUAL” SolidWorks Innovation Day will be help on 5 October 2009. Join to experience! During this online event, you will learn about what’s new in SolidWorks 2010 software and how it can help turn your inspiration into innovative design. Beside that, it will include must-see presentations by SolidWorks about design for sustainability and the future of 3D CAD technology, as well as presentations from the SolidWorks product team.


SolidWorks Innovation Day – SolidWorks 2015 Launch

SolidWorks Innovation Day is back!

Did you attend it last year?

If you did – it is going to be BETTER this year!

If you didn’t – Don’t Miss it again! 🙂


SolidWorks Lab- Presentation Studio

Before you continue reading this sharing, do you know that we can save as 3D pdf? Ya, you view your 3D in pdf, something like the eDrawings but not as powerful as eDrawings.

Instead of sending the file in SolidWorks format or any kind of drawing, it’s common that mostly prefer to send the drawing out in .PDF format. Talking about improving the communication via E-method, 3D PDF is one of the output you can prefer to go with after eDrawings. But the presentation of a 3D PDF is too simple, just a 3D model which you can rotate in a piece of blank PDF paper.

Under
SolidWork labs
, a product know as
presentation studio
 launch. PDF is the standard method for sharing documents. Add in 3D capabilities, and now you’ve got documents really worth sharing.

Click me to enjoy above 3D PDF

in 3D

With
Presentation Studio
 you can create a Design Brief, Price Sheet, Technical Summary, Feature Review, or Product Specification in minutes. But unlike ordinarly PDFs, an embedded 3D model conveys your design in a way 2D just can’t. The PDF can then be read on any computer with Adobe Acrobat 8 or above.

With this, the PDF you sent can ‘talk’ with your potential prospect and make you talk less and sell better. To enrich Presentation Studio capability, SolidWorks lab recently launched
Presentation Studio Theme Editor
. From the name, so obvious it use to edit the theme. The new application provides a graphical interface to edit Presentation Studio Themes. Feel free to explore more and get full use of it; either you presenting and submit projects report to your lecturer or presenting your idea to your clients.

To download and installation instruction,
CLICK ME
.


SolidWorks Labs

SolidWorks Labs was announced during SolidWorks World 2007 in New Orleans. Like other software “lab” sites it offers a glimpse at what SolidWorks R&D is cooking up and allows you to download some cool applications and utilities.


SolidWorks Lamborghini – 5 minutes video is out

Yes, the long await Lamborghini Gallardo video is out. Dan use SolidWorks to model the exotic ride and shared a 5 minutes video on the overall steps to model it. Currently he is working on a tutorial that will show you how to model this car – from start to finish – in SolidWorks and would like to have some idea and feedback. Feel free to drop by his website to comments.

Enjoy the video by clicking below link.

https://www.solidworksgallardo.com/


SolidWorks Lamborghini

Ok, we have the Famous Audi R8 SolidWorks tutorial, spreading around the internet and the tutorials is selling like hot cake. Now, we have Lamborghini Gallardo. You may follow the progress at this site:
https://www.solidstuffblog.com/
 but i guess  you don’t need anymore because it finally done.

More info will leak out on coming 19th May 2010. Register here
https://www.solidworksgallardo.com/
 for the latest and 1st hand news.

Here are some screenshots of the italian car.


Solidworks Malaysia Community come with Twitter Now!!

Dear Ladies & Gentleman,

There is a good news for you. Solidworks Malaysia Community Blogspot is now come with twitter updates. Check the right side bar of this blog as you will see our twitter updates. You can also follow us on Twitter if you have Twitter account or Twitter installed on your mobile phone.

Please sign in and follow up on Twitter, our username login is SWMalaysia.

by SM


SOLIDWORKS Manage: Software to manage your project that you need to know

In year 2017, SOLIDWORKS has establish new management software, which can monitor your project progress, meanwhile it protects your files within your PDM vault.Basically, we know what is the feature of SOLIDWORKS PDM, a software which allow the user to store their project or CAD data in a personal vault, only user with valid PDM license key can access to it. Reason for this precaution to ensure the file are protected, and secure in your computer, while being damage or stolen from your own employee.SOLIDWORKS Manage, I would dare to say, it is an enhancement/improved version of PDM Professional, which include the project management in the vault system, process management to monitor and make changes to improve the progress of your CAD project.Let’s us check out the features of SOLIDWORKS Manage.               These are the main features of SOLIDWORKS Manage, dashboards, BOMS and records, last but not the least, project management.Usually when we try to read the data status, we export the data to excel, to generate the grant chart, and pie chart manual in the spread sheet. It seems to be most effective ways, but it takes time to generate the chart data, and minor error might appear in the process which affect the real time result of your data status.Using SOLIDWORKS Manage, the dashboard in the software, allow you to view your project performance, the project status instant with real time result, without manually generate the chart and data sheet in Microsoft excel.

Dashboard in the SOLIDWORKS Manage able to review the project detail, and the task completion.

Dashboard showing the percent of minor section in the project.

When come to project management, by simply click on the part file, UI of the software will show the preview, and percentage of completion.

Preview on the part design progress, the detail below will show the person in charge on this component, and percentage of completion or update from the designer.

Generating the grant chart allow manager to get the expect completion date for the project.

Create new project in solidworks manage, allow you to include your customers information, and users who in charge in the project.

Reschedule the time frame for the project, allow the manager to remind user to complete the project within the provided time frame, through the software.

Section where how the user/manager create the project in solidworks manager, update progress and assign task to the specific designer/user.

BOM section in the manage UI, will sort the components in list, and will only show components within the project.

BOM features in solidworks manage, able to instantly generate BOM report, which includes all the components in the project folder.

SOLIDWORKS Manage process management, allow you to control the user capabilities to control the files in the vault, similar with the PDM. The workflow process allowed you to control the level of management in the vault, to monitor and control the process flow of the project. Example like, supervisor can monitor the process and approve the task completed by the designer.

SOLIDWORKS Manage allows you to create the workflow for the project, quite similar with SOLIDWORKS PDM, easy to catch up the application of the software.

Stage of workflow approval, allow the admin to control the abilities of user to access and control the files in the project.

The main purpose of using SOLIDWORKS Manage, to control the work flow quality, to ensure our partner able to delivered their project in time, with guarantee quality control.Contact us for more information if you wish to learn more about SOLIDWORKKS Manage.


SOLIDWORKS MBD 3D PDF Security Options

SOLIDWORKS MBD which stands for Model Based Definition is a great solution that permits designers and manufacturers to generate and communicate the critical design information through the model.

Via SOLIDWORKS MBD you are able to create and share 3D PDF’s of your SOLIDWORKS designs securely, knowing that your Intellectual property is protected.

When sharing designs with others, the most we concern on is the protection of intellectual properties. The number one priority that SOLIDWORKS MBD cares about is when we are allowed to have better control over the access of information in the documents in when generating the 3D PDF via SOLIDWORKS MBD.

This has been made easy by the newly added option “show only graphical data” when generating 3D PDF output. By having this option turned on, the receiver is able to view and cross-examine the model, without the PDF including the full BREP geometry embedded in the background, which could be used to manufacture the design.

Another one is the security settings that offer even eased your tasks, allowing the access setting for printing, editing, and copying.  Password is needed to open the 3D PDF when your documents are protected. Master password is also available and optionally can be used to overrule all security settings if necessary.

While publishing to 3D PDF, you may find a “Security Settings” button near the top of the PropertyManager, next to the “Browse” button. Identify options in the dialog box, and then click OK.

There are some restrictions you may check/tick up to your preferences.

Disable printing the 3D PDF

Disable editing the 3D PDF

Disable copying the 3D PDF

It can be one or more options to restrict access to or distribution of data in the 3D PDF files.

There is also a password protection that can be added to cover all the security needed. Just tick the box for “Password to open 3D PDF” and enter the desired password. Passwords are case sensitive. You will see a warning Lost or forgotten passwords cannot be recovered from the document. If you lose the password or you would like to change the password, you will need to create new PDF.

The password set-up done. Once the protected PDF document has been generated, the password is required in order for the file to be opened. Sharing your 3D PDFs of your SOLIDWORKS designs is now safe and secured!


SOLIDWORKS MBD: Next generation detail drawing

Still doing the detail drawing using the conventional way? Having issue to imagine the actual component from detail drawing? Facing issue of comparing the new revision changes with older drawing during checking? Your boss complaining your drawing too complicated to understand?Here is why, SOLIDWORKS MBD is here today to solve your problems. SOLIDWORKS MBD is not a new software that came out yesterday, it been release few years back, however most of the user has no clue about it.SOLIDWORKS MBD, is known as model-based definition. Let me simplify it, MBD allow you to create detail or production in 3D perspective. Furthermore, users able to export the drawing in 3D pdf, easier for the supplier and other viewer to understand your drawing, easier for them to visualize the components design.

The selection below the SOLIDWORKS design tress, allow you to capture any 3D view that you desire.

User are allowed to created 3D dimension base on which reference plane that they want.

User are also easily import the mass properties information for the component, directly in the graphic area.

Instead of showing the component and features in design manager tress, MBD add on, showing dimension properties, and captured 3D view in the design tree.

The 3D pdf with MBD export, allow user easily access to the model information, based on the desire perspective, easier for them to imagine the shape of the end product in free view style or isometric view.

SOLIDWORKS MBD also supported in assembly mode.

In 3D Pdf as well.

You do not have to be a technical expert background to use MBD, as long you attended the complete training, even fresh graduate drafter can easily pick up functionality of SOLIDWORKS MBD.MBD allow you to assign any dimension in three main view, top, front and right. It also allows you to assign dimension at the custom plane. Instead of doing dimension detail in 2D drawing, MBD able to create the dimension directly on your 3d design. Base on the vertex and reference points, you can easily capture the dimension like the usual way you did in conventional way. If you worry about too many dimensions to assign manually on the model, you can always use Dimxpert to auto dimension on your 3D model.What is Dimxpert? you can call it as dimension expert in SOLIDWORKS. Dimxpert is a tool which generate the dimension automatically on the existing model with fastest time. Even you can pre-set the setting, so that the dimxpert can include the geometry tolerance symbol with your dimension. If you using hole wizard to create holes in your model, the dimxpert will also show the detail of the hole wizard.

By defining 3 main planes, Dimxpert will automatically create the dimension for you.

Selection below allow you to select which features to be show using the Dimxpert.

Dimension created at 3D model directly using Dimxpert.

Dimxpert even can perform hole callout and include the datum information, directly using the centre point as reference, which ease the fabricator to produce the end product

In SOLIDWORKS drawing, you may directly import the Dimxpert dimension, to save time creating the dimension detail.

Import Dimxpert dimension into the 2D drawing.

DImxpert also allow you to include tolerance geometry for specific dimension.

If you are interested to Dimxpert and MBD add on in SOLIDWORKS?
You are always welcome to contact us, IME Technology Sdn Bhd for the hands on test drive session.


SOLIDWORKS Motion Analysis

Do you ever come across a situation where you face challenges to determine the right input power for your design and you just go with the common motor or pump that you usually use to all projects without knowing the consequences whether it will cost your overpowered or under-powered output; or do you want to study what happen to your design mechanism under environmental loads (external forces) and/or internal loads (motors, springs, and dampers) so that you can find a way to reduce the number of test and error and avoid product recalls?

We are going to introduce you
SOLIDWORKS Motion analysis
.

Motion analysis is a powerful tool that available under
SOLIDWORKS Premium
 or
Simulation Standard, Professional
 and
 Premium
 package. Motion analysis is a virtual prototyping tool for engineers and designers interested in understanding the performance of their assemblies by ensure that your designs will work and perform as expected prior to building them.

Motion can simulate kinematic or dynamic systems and will give outputs to size your design. Some of the outputs that can be created are:

Friction Force

Applied force

Displacement

Accelerations

Torque

Moment

Power Consumption

The primary output from motion study is a plot of one parameter versus another, usually time. If you don’t know the timing of events in your study, then you need Event-Based motion where actions are triggered by events, rather than time (example: sensor, start/end task and event schedule).

For this article, I will perform a basic motion analysis using SOLIDWORKS Motion to simulate the weight of a vehicle on the jack and determine the torque and required to lift it. The car jack will be driven at a rate of 100 RPM and will be loaded with a force of 8,900 N, representing the weight of a vehicle.

Here the way how we want to setup the motion study analysis:

https://imetech.com.my/v2/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Motion-1.mp4

The result motion analysis is shown below:

The required motor torque is about
7244 N-mm

The power consumption is
76 Watts

The below graph indicated the change coordinate of origin of the
Support
 part file. The displacement is therefore
51 mm
 (212-161mm) in the Y axis direction.

Also, all these results can be exported to a simulation study, such like a static analysis to simulate the forces acting to every component in the assemblies.

Some other key engineering problems can be addressed by SOLIDWORKS Motion:

Size motors and actuators

Determine power consumption

See how friction will increase power requirements and actuators size

Design Force Transmission

Spring and damper stiffness

Design Hydraulic actuators

Reduce vibrations. Understand imbalance effects on mechanisms

Determine boundary conditions for stress analysis

SOLIDWORKS Simulation provide an easy-to-use portfolio of analysis tools that use Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to predicting a product’s real-world physical behaviour by virtually testing CAD models and SOLIDWORKS Motion is one of those tools. To know more what other Simulation capabilities that we have, you are welcome to contact us, or call us for scheduled hand-on test drive at our training centre.

Until we meet again on next article!

–
Shamsul Naim, Application Engineer, IME Technology Sdn Bhd


SolidWorks Partner Pavilion_Product Showcase Firstlook

EEMMM….. it seems a lot of new inventions can be share from my experience at SolidWorks World 2009. This time, I would like to share with you about the SolidWorks Partner Pavilion
 “Product ShowCase First look”.

You will not believe, there are many interesting products has been designed through SolidWorks and all of them were so innovative, excellent and nice!

Every visitor in the Showcase was very excited, they were just like me, snap photo as much as we can. Let’s have some look on some of the product.


SOLIDWORKS PDM: Choosing the Right Data Management Solution (Which to choose?)

In today’s fast-paced and competitive business environment, effective management of product design files and related data is crucial for companies to stay organized, secure, and efficient. Thus, adopting dedicated Product Data Management (PDM) solutions could improve your workflow. SOLIDWORKS, a leading provider of 3D software solutions, offers different data management solutions;
SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard, SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional
, and
SOLIDWORKS Manage
. In this article, we will explore the
features, benefits
, and
differences
 of these solutions to help you choose the right one for your company’s needs.

Understanding the Purpose of PDM

Before diving into the details, let’s first understand the purpose and benefits of implementing a PDM system. Product Data Management is the business function responsible for managing and sharing product design files, their metadata, supporting documents, and the overall release and change process flows. In Solidworks, PDM is used to manage and control design and engineering data throughout the product development process
not only limited to CAD perspective but any files related to the project with ability to share throughout your company.

https://imetech.com.my/v2/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SW_PDM_mgmt.mp4

Let’s have a look why PDM is important in your project;

Control and Security
: PDM systems provide a secure environment to control access, prevent unauthorized changes, and protect sensitive product-related data from loss or misuse.

Efficient File Retrieval
: With a PDM system, companies can quickly locate and reuse existing files, reducing duplication of effort and promoting collaboration among team members.

Enhanced Collaboration
: PDM systems facilitate easy sharing of product knowledge and collaboration with other departments or external stakeholders, enabling seamless communication and streamlined workflows.

From the summary above, let’s dive into each of the solutions in more detail to help us understand better.

SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard: Streamlining File Management

Solidworks PDM Standard Project

SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard is an entry-level data management solution designed for smaller companies or single-site operations. It offers a user-friendly interface and essential features to streamline file management and ensure version control. Here are some key features of SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard:

Secure Vaulting
: PDM Standard provides a secure vault to store and manage design files, ensuring that they are protected from unauthorized access.

Basic File Management
: With PDM Standard, you can easily check in and check out files, track revisions, and manage file relationships.

Basic Revision Control
: PDM Standard allows you to control and track document revisions, ensuring that the latest versions are always accessible.

Multi-criteria Data Search
: The solution offers a search functionality that allows users to find files based on various criteria, such as file name, metadata, or custom properties.

Design Reuse
: PDM Standard enables efficient design reuse by allowing users to easily find and access existing designs, eliminating the need to start from scratch.

Low Volume Usage
: PDM Standard is designed for companies with lower file storage and usage requirements, making it a cost-effective option for small to mid-sized businesses.

While SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard provides essential file management capabilities, bigger companies with more complex workflows and advanced requirements may need features such as
multiple server sharing and multi layered approval system to fully utilised the PDM capabilities
. This is where the
SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional
 gets its edge.

SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional: Advanced Data Management

SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional
 is a comprehensive data management solution that offers advanced features and capabilities to meet the needs of larger organizations and more complex workflows. It builds upon the functionalities of PDM Standard and includes additional tools for enhanced collaboration and automation. Here are the key features of SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional:

Advanced Revision Control
: PDM Professional provides more robust revision control capabilities, allowing for multiple revision schemes and advanced control over workflow states.

Multiple Process Workflows
: With PDM Professional, you can define and manage multiple process workflows tailored to different products, departments, or divisions within your organization.

Basic BOM Management
: PDM Professional offers basic Bill of Materials (BOM) management, enabling you to create, edit, and manage BOMs associated with your design files.

Task Automation
: PDM Professional allows you to
automate repetitive tasks and approval, minimize administrative work
 such as batch printing or file conversion, saving time and reducing manual effort.

High Volume Usage
: Designed for organizations with higher file storage and usage requirements, PDM Professional can efficiently handle larger datasets and provide seamless performance.

Programming Interface
: PDM Professional offers an Application Programming Interface (API) that allows for customization and integration with other business systems.

Basic Reporting
: PDM Professional includes reporting capabilities that provide insights into file usage, revision history, and other relevant metrics.

Web Client Access
: PDM Professional offers a web client interface, allowing users to access and collaborate on files remotely via a web browser.

Enterprise Scalability
: PDM Professional is scalable and can support multi-site deployments, enabling organizations to expand their data management capabilities as they grow.

SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional
 is the preferred choice for managing CAD data and document throughout development process. However, if you need beyond CAD data management,
SOLIDWORKS Manage
 is the answer.

SOLIDWORKS Manage: Taking Data Management to the Next Level

For organizations seeking an even higher level of control and insight into their product development lifecycle, you might need
SOLIDWORKS Manage
. This advanced data management solution extends the capabilities of PDM Professional with additional
project, process
, and
 item management
 features, along with interactive dashboards and reports. Here are the key features of
SOLIDWORKS Manage
:

Record & Item Management
: SOLIDWORKS Manage provides comprehensive record and item management capabilities, allowing organizations to track and manage various aspects of their product development, such as project details, tasks, and milestones.

Advanced Process Management
: Organizations can define and manage complex process workflows, ensuring efficient collaboration and adherence to established processes.

Advanced Project Management
: SOLIDWORKS Manage offers advanced project management features, including task assignments, resource allocation, and tracking of project timelines.

Solidworks Manage Project

Advanced BOM Management
: With SOLIDWORKS Manage, you can leverage advanced BOM management capabilities, such as variant configurations, where you can create multiple versions of a BOM for different product options.

Advanced Reporting
: The solution provides advanced reporting capabilities, including customizable dashboards and graphical representations of data, enabling better decision-making and insights into project status.

Live Graphical Dashboards
: SOLIDWORKS Manage offers real-time graphical dashboards that provide a visual representation of project and process data, allowing for quick identification of bottlenecks or potential issues.

Automation
: Organizations can automate various tasks and processes, reducing manual effort and improving overall efficiency.

Web Client Access
: SOLIDWORKS Manage offers a web client interface for remote access and collaboration, enabling team members to work together seamlessly, regardless of their location.

Enterprise Scalability
: SOLIDWORKS Manage is designed to meet the needs of large organizations with complex product development processes, providing scalability and flexibility as the business grows.

Solidworks Manage Advance Reporting

Choosing the Right PDM Solution for Your Company

Now that we have explored the features and capabilities of
SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard, PDM Professional
, and
SOLIDWORKS Manage
, how do you choose the right solution for your company? Here are five steps to help you make an informed decision:

Define Your Data Management Needs
: Assess your organization’s specific requirements, considering factors such as file volume, collaboration needs, workflow complexity, and scalability.

Research and Review
: Conduct thorough research on each solution, comparing their features, capabilities, and compatibility with your existing systems and workflows.

Request a Demonstration
: Reach out to a SOLIDWORKS representative or reseller to schedule a demonstration of the desired solution(s). This will help you gain a firsthand understanding of how each solution works and how it aligns with your requirements.

License Types and Implementation Steps
: Understand the different license types available, such as user-based or floating licenses, and consider the implementation steps required to deploy the chosen solution within your organization.

Select the Best Match
: Evaluate the information gathered during the previous steps and select the SOLIDWORKS PDM solution that best matches your company’s requirements, considering factors such as functionality, scalability, ease of use, and overall value.

Effective management of product design files and related data is essential for companies to thrive in today’s competitive landscape. Whether you are a small business looking for essential file management capabilities or a large enterprise requiring advanced project and process management features, SOLIDWORKS PDM solution help you streamline your data management processes, enhance collaboration, and drive your business success.

Learn how Solidworks PDM Solution take control of your data to enhance your business:
Choose the right PDM Solution


SolidWorks PhotoView 360

Ha!!!

Today Our Professional Lady Trainer was exploring some feature on
SolidWorks PhotoView 360
 feature. by using the module, she had come out an idea to design a “Ginger Biscuit”…. Cute and Sweet Ginger biscuit.

Charlie told me that “PhotoView 360 is the dedicated application specifically designed for the SolidWorks user. This program attached with realtime refinement where you can easily make adjustment and get the result on the spot!”

With PhotoView 360, everyone can be an artist!

Three simple steps:

1.Open SW Part or Assembly
2.Change/adjust environment (optional)
3.Render final Image

Emm … i think one day i can learn how to design as well…….. design anything that i like…….

>>>> To Know More <<<<


SolidWorks PhotoView 360

Hey Guys! I have discovered a website where you can download free Material and Environment presets to your
PhotoView 360!
Here’s the add:
https://www.luxology.com/pv360/

After you have downloaded the zip file, unzip it and just paste the material and environment files to the below location:

For environment file
: copy all the files inside the folder and paste to C:Program FilesSolidWorks CorpPhotoView 360resrcpresetsenvironments

For material file
: Copy the entire folder and paste in to C:Program FilesSolidWorks CorpPhotoView 360resrcpresetsmaterials

Post By : Charlie


Solidworks REAL View

I visited a customer named Kenneth recently and saw some interesting picture on the background image of his desktop. Well, it’s a thumbdrive modelled by him in Solidworks. But due the lack of Solidworks Professional Package, he only managed to show his pieces of works in Real View Environment which i personally feel that it’s “REAL” enough for presenting his model. So i am going to discuss about REAL View in this post:

Here is some history about Real View in Solidworks:

RealView Graphics, which was released in SolidWorks 2008, is hardware support of advanced shading in real time. By applying appearances and scenes, your models come to life without going through rendering processes such as PhotoWorks. Your system must have a graphics card capable of supporting RealView.

Is your graphics card real view supported?

Please visit this website
SolidWorks Web site
 for a complete list of supported graphics cards and drivers.

RealView vs. PhotoWorks

RealView Graphics differs from PhotoWorks in a couple of ways. For instance, when a model is rendered in PhotoWorks, it must be rendered again after any motion of the model (rotation, zoom/pan). RealView Graphics works in real time and retains the appearances you’ve set. Below is the summary of comparison between Real View and PhotoWorks

RealView Graphics

– Hardware rendered
– Dynamic image
– Rendered during motion

– Applies to model

PhotoWorks Rendering

– Software rendered

– Static image

– Re-render after motion

– Includes caustics, illumination, etc.

Here is some other samples of Real View image:

Is your version of Solidworks supporting Real View Graphic?

~ah lau~


SolidWorks Rx- Are you machine better than mine?

The hardware performance always a topic of discussion when a group of user hanging out. Want to know what is the level of performance of your hardware? Do your hardware performance meeting your expectation? Are mine better than yours? Purely compare with your mouth and ‘feeling’ is not a good approach i would say.

Introduce you the all new feature in SolidWorks Rx 2011 – SolidWorks Performance Test.
You can find it by going to Start >All Programs >SolidWorks 2011 >SolidWorks Tools >SolidWorks Performance Test. Keep in mind that you will need to have SolidWorks 2011 and PhotoView 360 in order to run this test.

The test has three areas; CPU, I/O, and Graphics. Each step of the test is meant to exercise a specific area of the computer using SolidWorks.

This tool took merely took half an hour to perform a benchmark testing on your hardware, including time taken to open a SolidWorks file, rebuild a file, rendering, etc…. Total of 5 times it will run (in the half an hour time) and average result obtains to ensure the accuracy.

Benchmark result (HP Z400)

This is the result that I obtained from HP Z400 Workstation, what about your score? Try it now with SolidWorks Rx 2011. You can even share your score at SolidWorks website (
https://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/shareyourscore.htm
) to let other SolidWorks user to do a comparison. Of course, you can view the result shared by other user with different hardware configure.

You next hardware? Do consider to refer “share your score” for the best performance and budget that suit your need.

rgds,

Chan

Application Engineer


SolidWorks Rx – System Maintenance

Have you experience your SolidWorks performance is getting slower after a period of time even though you are using a new hardware?

Yes, this is the common behavior. When you are using SolidWorks, it will generate some temporary files in your system. These files will remain in your system until you clean them manually. Feel troublesome? I have the solution here. (I won’t post this if I have no solution)

You can try the following in order to clean all the temporary files and perform system maintenance for your hardware:

Go to Start Menu > All Program > SolidWorks 2011 > SolidWorks Tools > SolidWorks Rx. In SolidWorks Rx window, select the System Maintenance tab.

SolidWorks Rx act as a diagnostics tool and it can help you to do a series of maintenance for your system, which include:

• Cleaning of :
– SolidWorks Backup folder
– Temporary folders
– Windows Temp folder
– Temporary internet files
– Temporary files in data folders (~ files)
• Checkdisk to check for disk errors
– Checkdisk will help to check file system errors and bad sectors on your hard disk.

• Windows Defragmenter
– Disk Defragmenter consolidates fragmented files and folders on your computer’s hard disk, so that each occupies a single, contiguous space on the volume. As a result, your system can gain access to your files and folders and save new ones more efficiently. By consolidating your files and folders, Disk Defragmenter also consolidates the volume’s free space, making it less likely that new files will be fragmented

p/s: after this post, I’m going to format my notebook. ^.^

HAPPY THAIPUSAM DAY!~
rgds,
Chan
Application Engineer


Solidworks SustainabilityXpress

Carbon footprint…Carbon footprint…Carbon footprint…

Every now and then we heard about carbon footprint from radio, printed media, tv advertisement and etc….Everyone is started to talk about methods of reducing our carbon footprint recently and then i started to realize how disstructive we are as a human to our mother nature. Everyday we are producing tonnes of carbon dioxide that will caused green house effect and global warming, Scientists believed that reducing the amount of insulating gasses we put into the atmosphere is key to reducing the impacts of climate change.

So how can we help to reduce our carbon footprint? I have some methods to share with you here:

Reduce the need to copy and print. When you need to, copy and print on both sides of the paper.

Consider car pooling, for work and personal trips.

Consider purchasing a Hybrid vehicle, or more efficient car if you must drive a lot.

Decrease your meat consumption

Buy goods that were produced locally rather than transported across long distances.

Turn off your computer when you’re not using it.

Set refrigerator temperature at 36-38 degrees and your freezer to 0-5 degrees

Use the microwave instead of conventional ovens and stove.

Replace any incandescent light bulbs with
Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFL)
 or
Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
.

Design Products in Solidworks….

Yes! design your products in Solidworks with SustainabilityXpress.

Solidworks SustainabilityXpress is a add-in in Solidworks that help you to understand and improve the environmental impact of your designs. It promotes Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). This tool will looks at everything that happens in the production, use, and final disposal of the product. This even includes all the transportation that occurs between the stages. Decisions on the material used, how it is manufactured, … can result in vastly different effects on the environment. SustainabilityXpress shows you these impacts and helps you to improve your design.

Solidworks SustainabilityXpress includes ability to calculate:

Carbon Footprint
 –
production of greenhouse gasses.

Total Energy Consumed
 –
self explanatory
.

Effect on Air
 –
specifically the contributor to acid rain
.

Effect on Water
 –
which results in algae blooms in coastal waters.

Find Similar Material tool
 –
search the built-in material database for close alternatives to your current material

To use Solidworks SustainabilityXpress, you need to download this product from
Solidworks Lab
 and then add-in this product from Solidworks add-in tools.

After you add-in, Click Tools > SustainabilityXpress or Click SustainabilityXpress from Evaluate CommandManager tab
SustainabilityXpress will appear on the task pane of Solidwork UI.

Select the material and then the software will displays the part’s weight. The Environmental Impact dashboard at the bottom of the Task Pane provides real-time feedback about the environmental impact of your design.

Select the manufacturing process and the regions where the part is manufactured and used.

The result will updated instantly. The pie chart colors represent the parameters used to measure the environmental impact. The size of the pieces represent the percentage contributed by the parameters to the total environmental impact.

You can click previous and next at the bottom of the Task Pane to scroll through detailed reports of the selected material’s environmental impact on carbon, energy, air, and water.

So lets help in conservation of the earth resources,
tell everyone
 about this tool and teach them how to use it(i hope you had learned a bit from this post). At least this something we can do to

“Heal the World,

Make it a Better Place,

For you and for me and the entire human race,

……….”

🙂

~ah lau~


SOLIDWORKS 2023 System Requirements and Recommendations (Updated)
May 29, 2023
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Did you know? Every year, SOLIDWORKS comes out with a new release which includes numerous enhancements and new features? The SOLIDWORKS development team works hard to enhance the performance of SOLIDWORKS each year to help you improve productivity by working smarter, faster, and together with industry-leading product development tools.

It is beyond dispute that SOLIDWORKS is a powerful
3D CAD software
 for engineers and designers across industry. However, with new advanced capabilities emerging each year, you might be wondering what is the relevant hardware and SOLIDWORKS system requirement to work on its best efficiency?

Let us get rid of those doubts and worries. In
IME
, we never want you to get left behind! We provide the best and up-to-date guidelines in finding the right system requirements, updated for SOLIDWORKS 2023.

Software Requirement

1. Operating Systems

The operating system is the most dominant specification of a computer. SOLIDWORKS 2023 is supported for
Windows 10 and Windows 11, 64-bit
. A refreshing update, as SOLIDWORKS only started to support Windows 11 for version 2022 SP02.

2. Server Products

For those using
SOLIDWORKS network licenses
 or PDM, you may use
Windows Server 2022 or Windows Server 2019.

Windows Server 201
6 is still supported in SOLIDWORKS 2023, but this will be the end of life for this release.

3. Microsoft Office

SOLIDWORKS uses Microsoft Excel and Word for quite a number of features such as Bills of Materials, Design Tables, and Simulation Reports.

It is most recommended to use
Microsoft Office 2021
 for Excel and Word. SOLIDWORKS 2023 still supports
Microsoft 2016 and 2019
. However, this will be the end of life for both of these versions.

4. Microsoft SQL

Microsoft SQL is one of the most often overlooked items for hardware considerations when in fact, it is an important requirement especially if you are using
SOLIDWORKS Electrical
 or
PDM
.

SOLIDWORKS 2023 supports
Microsoft SQL 2022, 2019, 2017, and 2016
.

Hardware

Hardware requirement for SOLIDWORKS 2023 is much more straightforward. You will need a
64-bit Processor, a minimum of 16GB RAM
, and make sure that your
graphic cards and graphic card drivers are both certified
.
SSD drives
 are also recommended for optimal performance.

To put things into perspective, let us summarize all the above information in the table below. We also include requirements from SOLIDWORKS 2022 for comparison.

SOLIDWORKS 2022

SOLIDWORKS 2023

Software

Operating Systems

√ Windows 11, 64-bit (SP2)

√ Windows 10, 64-bit

√ Windows 11, 64-bit

√ Windows 10, 64-bit

Server Products

√ Windows Server 2022 (SP4)

√ Windows Server 2019

√ Windows Server 2016

√ Windows Server 2022

√ Windows Server 2019

√ Windows Server 2016 (End of Life)

Microsoft Office

√ 2021 (SP2)

√ 2019

√ 2016

√ 2021

√ 2019 (End of Life)

√ 2016 (End of Life

Microsoft SQL

√ SQL 2019 CU4

√ SQL 2017

√ SQL 2016

√ SQL 2022 (SP2)

√ SQL 2019 CU4

√ SQL 2017

√ SQL 2016 (End of Life)

Hardware

Processor

64-bit

RAM

16 GB minimum

Graphics

Certified cards and drivers

Drives

SSD (recommended)

Still
uncertain
 on whether your computer has what is takes? Drop us a chat at
+6019-269 2054
 or email us at
swsupport@cadcam.com.my
. Our technical support team is always ready and happy to help you find the best hardware or check your current hardware’s compatibility.

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to get any first-hand update. Till next time!

-Eka Darwin, Senior Application Engineer, IME Technology Sdn Bhd.