‘productivity’

SolidWorks Tutorial: Create a Part, Assembly and Drawing in One Fell Swoop

27 Jan, 2009 by in CAD

front-top-rightSo, you love your cushy design engineer job, but part, assembly and drawing creation is an assembly line of repetitive horror and the screams are about to come blasting out.

If you’re like me, you love the design process, but starting everything from scratch, especially on similar components uses up a lot of extra time that could be spent supporting co-workers with meaningful conversations on the repercussions of defeating robots with lasers.

Interested in saving time and adding some automation to your part, assembly and drawing creation? Here’s how to create a SolidWorks Part, Assembly and Drawing with one step.
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Three SolidWorks Short Week Tips To Jump Into Screaming

24 Nov, 2008 by in CAD

solidworks-screamFor most in the US, there’s dancing. It’s a three day week as happiness surrounds the Thanksgiving holiday and ensuing riots to get 90% off a ham brazier. We’re excited about the same here at SolidSmack, not with finely charred ham, but with.. oh yes, finely charred tips.

A short week, with a limited fewer interruptions is the best time to dress-down, close out projects and learn a bit more about how some features work. So strap yourself into the scream chamber with your ham, we’re dropping Mach 2 on your SolidWorks productivity.
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