Yes, I know cleaning up your part geometry is always on your mind and working in assemblies can be a pain, especially the big ones. If only there was a tool that would make it easier. There is and I find myself using it more and more. It’s the SolidWorks Isolate Tool and its here to bring a little clarity to the wonderful world of 3D CAD bliss.
This was actually added in SolidWorks 2007 to help out when working in Assemblies and it couldn’t be more simple to use.
I’m feeling sick today. The kind of sick where your head weighs 5 times the rest of your body. So if you try to contact me you’ll probably get one of these replies. I am currently out at a job interview and will reply to you if I fail to get the position. Be prepared…
Fighting isn’t going to solve anything, unless you are more nimble and able to take out my feet when I least expect it. Then all I’ll be able to do is cry and look at these links. Wallpaper from the 70’s – Get modern, get Retro, get Funkified. Sweet, sweet wallpapery goodness. Jason Statham Workout…
Well, we’re finally at that point in time that SolidWorks releases Service Pack 0.0 of the highly anticipated 2008 version. You’ll be receiving a nice box in 2-4 weeks with hopefully another notepad, but you can of course download it with the speed and agility of the improved Download Manager directly from SolidWorks. via
Warning: This involves changing registry settings in the .sldreg file created by the Copy Options Wizard, so before doing this be sure 1) that you know what you’re doing 2) that you’re comfortable doing it 3) that you’ve made a backup of your Options. Oh, and SolidWorks probably won’t recommend doing this.
When you upgrade SolidWorks to a new version all your settings will transfer over just fine. If you’re doing a completely new installation, with no previous version installed, and don’t have a settings file, then you’re hosed and have to reset all the options, menus, toolbars, and keyboard shortcuts yourself. This tip will show you how to use settings you’ve saved from one version of SolidWorks on a newer or older version of SolidWorks.