SolidWorks 2012 on the fly numeric input and dimensions

Good afternoon everybody,

Bob here with another short video to make you more productive. This one is a new enhancement in SolidWorks 2012. For the last couple of versions of SolidWorks we could have created dimensions and input entity sizes as we created different lines segments. But you would always have to go out of your way to turn it on or even find the options. But now, its at your finger tips in the RMB menu of your SolidWorks 2012 sketch environment, check out the video and see for yourself.

Cheers,

 Bob McGaughey, Certified SolidWorsk Expert

CATI

SolidWorks 2012 Enhancement - Large Design Review

Large Design Review is the fastest way to open and interrogate a large assembly. Capabilities include walkthrough, sectioning, and measuring, as well as the ability to open any assembly component.

Benefits:

Instantly open and review massive assemblies for any purpose without the need for a high-powered computer or any special file preparation.

Undo while in the power trim.

Afternoon everyone,

I learn something new everyday when it comes to SolidWorks, even after ten years of teach and demoing SolidWorks. Check out this one. Have you ever noticed when you do the power trim in the sketcher you get red boxes? Have you ever placed our cursor on the box and just kept trimming. Most of us just keep going. Well here is what are can do if you.... Whoops!!

Have a Great Day

Bob McGaughey, Certified SolidWorks Expert

CATI

SolidWorks 2012 Enhancement - Costing Tool

SolidWorks® Costing automates manufacturing cost calculations for sheet metal and machined parts. Modify your design or switch part configurations and instantly see the new, updated manufacturing estimate. Default templates are customizable to simulate your specific manufacturing environment.

Benefits:
Designers can make more informed decisions based on cost throughout the design process, continually modeling different scenarios. Automate your quoting process to increase manufacturing sales opportunities.

CATI Presenting at the Upcoming Rockford Area SolidWorks Users Group Meeting

Join the Rockford Area SolidWorks Users Group on November 16th, 2011 for their next meeting.  CATI's own Ketul Patel will be giving a great presentation on Weldments.

Event Information:
Date:11-16-2011
Time:5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location:WTC Building @ Rock Valley College
Agenda:
5:00-5:30PM Sign-in and networking.
5:30PM Food served. Pizza & soft drinks.
5:30-6:00PM Business meeting during pizza time.
6:00-7:00PM Ketul Patel, CATI Presentation – “Weldments"
7:00-7:45PM Users helping Users Q&A, Adjourn to 16 Seat Lab (OR stay in presentation room)
7:45-8:00PM General Q&A, Door Prize Drawing.
8:00PM Meeting adjourned.

Click here to RSVP

Hope to see you there!

Jim TeDesco
Marketing
CATI

Manually Updating Toolbox

From time to time we get the occasional request on how to update your Toolbox manually. So here are the instructions....

 

From time to time we get the occasional request on how to update your toolbox manually. Here are the instructions.

•  Turn off Toolbox and Toolbox Browser addins in SolidWorks for all users

•  Go to your SolidWorks install directory to the toolbox install folder

            1.     C:\Program Files\SolidWorks Corp\SolidWorks\Toolbox\data                             utilities\UpdateBrowserData.exe

            2.   NOTE: If you have a 64 bit machine go to Program Files not Program Files (x86)

•  Run the UpdateBrowserData.exe file

•  Click the (…) button and browse for the database file

            1.     Should be located at <C>:\Solidworks Data\Toolbox\lang\english\swbrowser.mdb

 

Todd Werginz

Applications Engineer

Computer Aided Technology

What the Font?!

Ooo a crazy new font you want in SolidWorks, but where does it go? Solidworks doesn't have it's own font directory so it borrows them from the C:\Windows\Font directory. Easy enough, but wait it still doesn't show up, now what?

SolidWorks supports Only True Type font. OpenType fonts resemble TrueType fonts but they can contain either TrueType or PostScript Type 1 font data. OpenType fonts containing TrueType outlines use the same .TTF filename extension as TrueType fonts, these fonts will work in SolidWorks where as PostScript OpenType file names use .OTF as extension that will not work in SolidWorks.

So in other words SolidWorks only uses .ttf font files. Even then there are some fonts that have been held back from use in sketch text, and others due to a small fix needed for Windows 7 machines.

John Van Engen
Technical Analyst
CATI Tech Support