SOLIDWORKS SHEET METAL TOOLS CAN DESIGN PRODUCT PACKAGINGAn egg of such grandeur deserves a luxury home.SOLIDWORKS Sheet Metal tools can be applied to a cardboard medium to produce intricate and functional packaging designs.Employing multibody part d....
DriveWorks World is the biggest DriveWorks technical event of the year, and tickets are FREE for all active DriveWorks subscription customers! This two-day digital event always puts a large focus on sharing knowledge, technical know-how, and automati...
As you look to reduce your time to market, SOLIDWORKS PDM frees up your resources by keeping processes ticking over in the background. Let’s break it down.
What are the best graphics cards settings for SOLIDWORKS? We’ll discuss how to improve performance and which cards you should buy in this article.
Discover how to find internal volumes in SOLIDWORKS in this short tutorial.
Discover the 10 main reasons why Startups are using SOLIDWORKS in 2024
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Discover how MSC Marc can simulate welding to help you make informed design decisions.
Discover the new features of SOLIDWORKS data management and how upgrading to SOLIDWORKS 2024 will make your life easier while keeping your data secure.
Boost your SOLIDWORKS sketching speed with this helpful tip!
Learn how to add custom properties in SOLIDWORKS.
Discover the companies who are designing with SOLIDWORKS across Scotland.
Determine static loading of closed containers with MSC Marc.
Discover why SOLIDWORKS PDM Pro is the right data management package for you with 10 of the best features in SOLIDWORKS PDM Pro.
Discover how to get started with subdivision modelling by building images into your workflow in xShape and the 3D Sculptor role.
Discover 5 companies who are using SOLIDWORKS to create life-saving products.
Discover the latest enhancements to SOLIDWORKS Simulation and SOLIDWORKS Plastics for 2024.
Discover the latest enhancements to assembly modelling with SOLIDWORKS 2024!
Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us at Solid Solutions! Over the Christmas break we will be answering emails requesting support. See more about our opening and closing hours below.
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Learn how to create new components, add primitives, and manipulate basic forms with 3D Sculptor.
The following guide takes you through the process of cleanly installing SOLIDWORKS 2024.
Discover who uses SOLIDWORKS Simulation for CFD and FEA analysis.
Upgrading to SOLIDWORKS 2024? Read these FAQs first!
Discover what’s new in SOLIDWORKS 2024 for 2D technical drawings.
Discover how the MSC.One porfolio can help calculate the durability of products and assess fatigue.
Discover the great new tools in SOLIDWORKS 2024 to empower fabricators and sheet metal designers.
Discover all the latest updates to SOLIDWORKS part modelling with SOLIDWORKS 2024.
What exactly is included in a SOLIDWORKS Educational Subscription? Let’s break it down.
Discover who uses SOLIDWORKS Visualize below, as we feature some of the companies that are harnessing the evolution in CAD rendering technology with SOLIDWORKS Visualize to stand out in crowded markets.
Learn what imported geometry is and how to repair it in SOLIDWORKS.
From concept to creation and beyond! Here's what you missed at the Manufacturing Showcase event in September 2023.
Element deactivation is the removal of elements during an analysis. Learn what it's used for in this blog.
Whether you're new to DriveWorks or looking to enhance your skills, these tips will help you work more efficiently and effectively.
The quickest way to convert a solid body to a surface is to use the Delete Face command.
SOLIDWORKS PDM now provides administrators the option to customise the templates used for automatic notifications.
How does SOLIDWORKS use CPU cores and how many do we recommend?
Learn how to add decals in SOLIDWORKS quickly with this step-by-step tutorial.
Our Visualisation services can be summed up in three core offerings. If you are working against the inevitable deadline, or simply don’t have the capabilities in-house – we can assist you in creating visuals that help bring your designs to life.
SOLIDWORKS 2024 has arrived, which means there’s a whole load of new and exciting features for us to unpack. Here are the top 10 features in SOLIDWORKS 2024.
Upon first activating PhotoView 360 in SOLIDWORKS 2023, you will be greeted with information that PhotoView360 will no longer be included as of SOLIDWORKS 2024.
Discover how you can create engaging product visualisations through interactive and immersive content!
Across every industry, whatever their size, we are continually impressed and proud to support these innovators. Check out October's selection!
Learn how to create a golf ball in SOLIDWORKS to celebrate the return of the Ryder Cup!
The 3DEXPERIENCE platform is widely used in the engineering and design industry, particularly in sectors such as aerospace, automotive, and manufacturing.
Regardless of how you work under pressure, make sure you reduce render times and maximise your productivity to meet your deadlines with SOLIDWORKS Visualize.
Are you a lazy engineer? This hack will save time with post-processing data…
We’ve asked our expert data management consultants what tips they’d recommend to those users who want to unlock the secrets of SOLIDWORKS PDM.
Here are 5 ways to create realistic lighting in SOLIDWORKS Visualize.
How reliable is SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation for Thermal Analysis? The results will surprise you!
A registry reset will affect your menus, toolbars, custom shortcuts, and file locations, and set them back to the default SOLIDWORKS settings.
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Antobot’s colony of robot ants are on a mission to reshape the future of agriculture through the innovative combination of AI & practical technology.
Bodies in multibody parts can be converted into individual part files easily with the Save Bodies command in SOLIDWORKS.
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Across every industry, whatever their size, we are continually impressed and proud to support these innovators. Check out September’s selection below.
How reliable is SOLIDWORKS Simulation for FEA? The results will surprise you!
Let’s explore what bend allowances and K-Factors are, and show you how they apply in fabricating sheet metal with SOLIDWORKS.
Knowing how to convert surfaces to solid bodies is essential when designing in SOLIDWORKS, so let's show you how.
SOLIDWORKS Simulation can be used to calculate a wide range of studies using real-world physics in a virtual environment.
Knowing where the common commands are is a huge way of increasing your efficiency and productivity with SOLIDWORKS and as such is worth the time investment up front.
MSC CoSim allows us to couple simulation solvers to solve multi-physics problems. We couple FEA with CFD to explore how this can be achieved.
SOLIDWORKS toolbars are easily customisable and can be adjusted to suit your needs and workflows.
In the ever-evolving landscape of technological advancements, Extronics found themselves at crossroads of innovation and efficiency. Find out how DriveWorks design automation helps them navigate modern challenges.
Comparing SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation against physical test data is an excellent way to validate and have confidence with the software as it proves that it can replicate what happens in a real world scenario.
SOLIDWORKS animations are a convenient and fast way to produce presentable video content. Here are the recommended settings you should use.
While we recommend using a Windows operating system, there are ways you can install and use SOLIDWORKS on MacOS.
Assembled condition Pre-assembled condition 2D cross section As you can see, the foam rubber tyre in its unfitted state has a huge interference on the rim. Modelling the assembly of this in 3D would be very tricky and take an extreme....
Creating SOLIDWORKS templates is straightforward, but the key to a good template is how much time it saves.
Across every industry, whatever size, we are continually impressed and proud to support our customers. Check out how they are transforming their industries through innovation...
Our Technical Support hotline is only open for our commercial customers with a valid SOLIDWORKS subscription, however, we do offer Technical Support to educational institutions.
As a designer, it is essential that you know how to create planes in SOLIDWORKS to enable you to model more complex geometry. Adding planes in SOLIDWORKS is achieved using the Plane wizard.
Many major suppliers and manufacturers host their CAD models on 3D Content Central as free downloads that you can use in your SOLIDWORKS models and designs.
Here’s everything you need to know about render passes to help you create the best looking renders without having to wait an eternity for them to complete.
Changing units in SOLIDWORKS is easy! Let’s show you how it’s done.
The stress/strain curve below is for a synthetic rubber in uniaxial tension/compression.It's very clear from this plot that the behaviour in tension and compression are very different and the response is not linear. Representing this with a linear el....
SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation can be used to analyse lift force induced by the observable fluid flow phenomenon known as the Magnus effect.
Using SolidCAM templates reduces repetitive tasks and boosts your productivity. Read on to find out how to create them.
SOLIDWORKS Visualize allows you to recreate the imperfections of photography by creating random, organic arrangements of components with gravity.
This tutorial guides you through modelling a tennis ball in SOLIDWORKS including some advanced modelling techniques.
By automating the design process, businesses can streamline workflows, boost productivity, and ensure consistency in product development.
Creating a sphere in SOLIDWORKS can be achieved using a single sketch and a single feature in less than 10 seconds.
Revolves are axis-symmetrical or turned forms, like straight pipes, spheres and basic water bottles. Here’s how you make a revolve in SOLIDWORKS.
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Across every industry, whatever size, we are continually impressed and proud to support our customers. Check out how they are transforming their industries through innovation...
Choosing the right orientation and build parameters can reduce wastage in 3DPrinting, but doing so through trial and error by printing physical parts can be costly.
Find out how the latest changes to SOLIDWORKS Subscriptions will affect you and your business. Here’s everything you need to know about the changes.
Pivot points hold the key to unlocking awesome animations in SOLIDWORKS Visualize. Check out this walkthrough to learn how to create them easily!
Every seat of SOLIDWORKS comes with a customisable material library. The Material Library contains the mechanical properties and default appearance of materials.
Simulation is a vital and complex engineering need. Fortunately, SOLIDWORKS makes it easy to test, correct mistakes and obtain accurate results.
Learn the best ways to create threads, considering whether you need the physical geometry or if you need only a visual representation.
As a Designer or Engineer, it is vital that you have a secure data management system to store and manage your documents and CAD files.
It’s easy to change the background colour in SOLIDWORKS. Follow this short tutorial to change your SOLIDWORKS background colour to white.
The SOLIDWORKS Forum looks a little different these days. Find out what’s changed and what that means for you and your business.
Across every industry, whatever size, we are continually impressed and proud to support our customers. Check out how they are transforming their industries through innovation...
MSC Adams Gear ModelGear ModellingBefore Adams Machinery, we had a few options for simulating gear meshing within a system. We could specify a couplerbetween two rotating shafts that coupled their motion with a specified gear ratio. It's quick and di....
SOLIDWORKS Visualize is equipped with some simple tools to help you get realistic lighting for your product renders.
Solid Solutions, a UK-based technology and business solutions partner for design engineers and manufacturers, has acquired GRM Consulting and 3DPRINTUK.
The latest release of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform brings with it many enhancements designed to ease the day-day life of SOLIDWORKS users.
This simple trick will save you time and hassle. Let's show you how to make your SOLIDWORKS drawings even better.
The partnership will be pivotal in providing 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) training to members of all backgrounds in the Catalyst ecosystem, from students and younger people up to experienced entrepreneurs.
An example from my own career while I was working in the US for US-Canadian client with a vague approach to unitsconsistency (the Americans used inches, slugs etc and the Canadians mm, N and so on) I managed to build an FE modelwith the overall dimen....
Zoom modelling is a classic technique uses two (or more) models to achieve a detailed stress field for a small feature or features in a large model, when done correctly this can help save your a huge amount of computing time, read on to find out how!
The 3DEXPERIENCE platform contains applications and solutions for every aspect of your company, so you can manage everything from one place. Here are 6 reasons to use it.
Across every industry, whatever size, we are continually impressed and proud to support our customers. Check out how they are transforming their industries through innovation...
Can parallel processing help speed up your simulation? Generally increasing the number of cores used in a simulation will reduce the time but the results of our testing show that things aren't as simple as you might think. Read on for our results and...
Each year, SOLIDWORKS takes your requests and works to bring the extra capabilities you need to the software.
In SOLIDWORKS you can connect an external database, such as equipment stock, management database, to manufacturer catalogues. This lets you retrieve data from your database and associate it with the electrical project components.
A Superelement is a method of representing an entire structure with a single entity within our FEA model, using them correctly could help you to speed up solution time or design iterations, improve motion dynamics models or preserve IP.
3DSwym is the application at the heart of the 3DEXPERIENCE, allowing users to connect and collaborate across the platform.
Learn how to accurately predict curing times for composite structures with MSC Marc.
Customisable SWOOD reports provide a comprehensive set of documentation for production including cutting lists, hardware lists, labels, and material summaries.
SOLIDWORKS has two different methods to help you recover from an unexpected crash or loss of data in the form of auto-recovery and back-up settings.
It’s one of the great mysteries of life – why is SOLIDWORKS crashing? Let’s explore how SOLIDWORKS crashes and how we can improve performance in SOLIDWORKS.
Across every industry, whatever size, we are continually impressed and proud to support our customers. Check out how they are transforming their industries through innovation...
The SOLIDWORKS Electrical Draw tab contains vital tools for an Electrical Designer. Find out how to use the Draw Tab tools in this quick blog.
In SWOOD there are two main types of licence, the serial number for both types is 24 characters, for online licenses the serial starts with 3010 and for network licences it starts with 3020.
This month Jeremy Hunt unveiled the UK's Spring Budget 2023. Here we have highlighted areas of the budget prevalent to businesses in the manufacturing, Engineering, Product Development and Research sectors.
Dimensions in SOLIDWORKS sketches will usually turn a shade of yellow when they are missing at least one reference. We show you how to fix them.