I’m loving what Steven Kempton, from the Ponoko Blog, and his new band of writers (David, Duann, Roy, and Indigo) are putting out. They look at all the different aspects that surround manufacturing, art and design. David posted an item I recognized, the Demakersvan Cinderella table, but hadn’t given much thought to in the past.…
That’s what I called it, and nobody dared challenged me. Being covered in oil, cayenne pepper and these links probably helped. 40 Professional Free Icon Sets – The best darn icon sets I’ve seen the last couple days. Box icons, food icon, and, yes, even some 3D icons. SmallWorld – A 3D Virtual World? Inside…
Yes folks, the CAD industry is alive and well with the raging pulse of an over-achieving band of gypsy circus performers. You won’t see that description in the latest CAD Report from John Peddle Research though. What you will see, is a $5,000 price tag and words like renaissance, combined revenues, emerging economies and my…
First Person to Ask a Question!
The first person to asks a question about SolidWorks in the comments below will turn this post into a 100% grade-A tip for everyone to join in on. All I ask, is that it’s not a question like, why does SolidWorks suck or how do you make a squirrel-tail coat… this is serious stuff people.
So ask away, chime in if you know the answer, and we’ll crank out another tip that will send people home to their families in a pleasant mood.
The Mystery Question IS…
Update!
John asks:
I really would love for SW to treat weldments as assemblies – in other words give us all of the assembly features in weldments – particularly in the drawing environment. One thing I would like to know how you guys are doing it, is limiting the depth of a section cut in a weldment drawing. In an assembly it can easily be done just drag how far back you want the cut to go (how much is shown behind the actual cut plane). In a weldment, sections you create go on forever, showing everything. I know you can show only cut members where the only objects it displays are those up against the cut plane, but that’s not standard drafting practice. Any suggestions are welcome…..
Great topic John! Weldments are really useful. anyone have a suggestion for John?
To show this, I turn to a friend that use SolidWorks with a Mac on a consistent basis. Ben Eadie, from SolidMentor, shares this step-by-step and has a few tips.