Forum: SolidWorks

Hi, I am new to Solidworks and am learning the basics. I am trying to design a simple part for a saxophone case. The main part is simply an extruded shape with filleted edges. The...

I've just done the Essentials & Drawings Solidworks course. And I'm soon going to be starting my first 3D job using solidworks. I'm wondering where is a good place to find a good catalogue of...

Hey All Thought I might ask on this forum to see if there are some fellow 3D CAD drawers in here I have a project to design a bottle rocket and I need to draw a 1.25L plastic coke bottle in...

Hello, It will be that somebody knows a form to install solidworks2008 in the vista? thanks Inês

Hi, I'm new to Solidworks. Never used it. I need to draw an electrical item for Wednesday eg an Ipod, Camera or soemthing along those lines. Any Ideas of what is easiest learnt or has anyone got...

I am doing Detailing of a part drawing in which I need (in the title block) Diameter symbol (n), retrieved from part model custom property. I failed to type Diameter symbol in custom properties of...

We are currently using SW2007 and have a question with regards to assemblies. We use the mates option to assembly our parts, but we were wondering how you can highlight a part so the planes on...

Hello everybody, Im Robert Ive been lurking for a while so decided to introduce myself along with my first question. Im using soldworks 2008. Ive taken a couple classes at a CC on solidworks...

Hi! I am new to this forums and having just a little trouble using the solidworks 2008. When I try to open a 2007 assembly, I get an error message that says " Missing Toolbox Size". The error...

Hello, I'm new to the forum, I introduce myself. I'm from Argentina. I show them a Viedeň published recently on youtube. I expect good reviews and vote, jeje Greetings Cesar ...

Is there any option in solidworks or third party add in utility to use Pack and go option for more than one active files. I need to copy some X number of drawings and the model / assembly files which...

Will someone please tell me why after a sketch entity is made and I want to duplicate it maybe several times along a row, that a right click in the drawing area does not always offer the option of...

Hi everyone, I'm hoping to get some advice for a SW model. I need to create a form similar to the sketch- a twisted piece of cut sheet metal. I've laid out a variable pitch helix for starters,...

I have made a model of maybe 100 feet of copper tubing coiled into a rectangular shape, with ever smaller rectangles ending at the center and of course starting at the outer size of the rectangle, by...

I am new to SW - how do I create the threads in a nut? I created a polygon sketch and used the hole wizard to create the correct size hole, now I am having trouble creating the threads. Any...

Hey guys running SW 2008 SP0 and I used to be able to just rock and roll in SW 2007 and render my part with good quality. Now, however, my part looks like trash. Maybe its a setting in SW or maybe...

Not sure if anyone can answer this question or not, but I've got to write some macros to automate some basic things that we do every day in SolidWorks. The problem that I'm running into is that I...

hi does anyone know where you can take the solidworks cswa exam in the uk regards fifthtexas ellesmere port

hi is it possible to create a 3d object in solidworks and then export it into revit architecture or autocad regards

Sup guys! Is there any way to import a solidworks file to DFX format? or em I gonna have to draw the piece in AutoCad? The piece is a Flange that needs to be cut in a waterjet machine that...

I have run an transient analysis based upon time in floworks and had it save "time moment" I can load these time moments and see the change in flow between them, is there a way to have floworks...

Hi Everyone Can some one please tell me a way to cut/extrude small features in a compound surface? For instance, putting a groove on a the surface of a cone with its central axis on the origin? Or...

Is this possible? I had a conference call today with a company in Germany that we're doing lots of work for and they use SolidWorks about 70% of the time, and he didn't know if this could be done or...