Can you believe it? SolidWorks has just launched the Engineering Stimulus Package offering a free 90 day copy of SolidWorks t Read More »

Tehachapi, CA April 4, 2009 - In an effort to help combat a rising unemployment rate, inspirtech has begun offering free 3D CAD technology training to users new to SolidWorks.  SolidWorks is industry Read More »

HAVE YOU EVER TYPED A MESSAGE IN ALL CAPS BY MISTAKE BECAUSE YOU HAD JUST FINISHED DETAILING A DRAWING THAT NEEDS TO BE IN ALL CAPS?   I KNOW I HAVE DONE IT WAY TOO MANY TIMES… THE OTHER DAY I DECIDED I WOULD START DIGGING AND FIND OUT HOW TO FIX CHANGE AN ENTIRE DOCUMENT FROM ALL CAPS TO LOWERCASE.

As I reflect back on the early days of learning SolidWorks  I remember being confused by the Broken Out Section view. Now, that being said I must admit when I was getting started I didn't have the opportunity to take an formal Read More »

  This Video is an awnser to the following Question:

I'm looking for an easy way to generate holes at an angle using the
hole wizard. For example, suppose I need a set of drilled holes,
maybe for a spray nozzle or something, and they need to be say 12° off
of vertical. What's the easiest way to accomplish this using the hole
wizard?

Although we do not plan on having all of the Tips and Tricks related to SolidWorks Weldments, this tip again has to do with working with Weldments.  During an excellent "Stump the Chump" break out at SolidWorks World 2008, the question of trimming Weldments came up.  Users find that often times creating a trim will not always do what they need.  Let's take a look at a few tips. Read More »

For one reason or another engineers, designers and trades people are constantly faced with the demand to continue learning new CAD applications. Depending on their current level of expertise, the ideal training solution can change. The various methods of learning a CAD application can be broken into three groups:
I. Instructor led training
II. Self-paced training
III. Discussions and collaboration

For one reason or another engineers, designers and trades people are constantly faced with the demand to continue learning new CAD applications. Depending on their current level of expertise, the ideal training solution can change. The various methods of learning a CAD application can be broken into three groups:
I. Instructor led training
II. Self-paced training
III. Discussio Read More »

For one reason or another engineers, designers and trades people are constantly faced with the demand to continue learning new CAD applications. Depending on their current level of expertise, the ideal training solution can change. The various methods of learning a CAD application can be broken into three groups:
I. Instructor led training
II. Self-paced training
III. Discussions and collaboration

& Read More »

With any application we use on a day to day basis we should always find ways to improve how efficient we are at using that application.  One great way to improve productivity is to assign custom keyboard Shortcuts to commonly used Commands.  In SolidWorks adding custom keyboard shortcuts is extremely simple and takes just a few minutes.  One must be careful when adding shortcuts not to make some common mistakes like using the delete key to remove a short cut.  This will in-fact assign the "delete" key to that particular Shortcut.   Well, take a few minutes... Customize your SolidWorks interface!!