If you’re wondering what one of the basic things you can do to make creating parts, assemblies and drawings easier without pushing it off onto someone else, I may have a solution for you.

Steps that prevent repetitive tasks can usually be some of the most simple.
While things in SolidWorks are not always so simple there are simple practices that can reduce the pain. A lot of times we start a new project and don’t realize we’re doing a lot of the same work we did before. To prevent this, and save you a load of time, you can speed up design by creating templates for parts, assemblies and drawings, but there’s a secret.

What’s the big idea?
The big idea behind each template it is to have a basic version of anything you create and modify on a regular basis. So, whenever you’re like, “Heavens ta betsy! I’ve got to create that all over again or try to re-use that monster of a part that has millions of features and circular references! Someone kill me.” this would be a perfect time to create a template.

Here’s how we do it.

There’s nothing quite like a fresh-squeezed glass of OJ in the morning, unless you’ve had a traumatic experience in an orange grove and you’re deathly afraid of oranges. Then, not so good. That’s probably pretty common. So instead, I’ve got some fresh-squeezed tips for new SolidWorks users, although just about anyone could use them some how.

Now, when you’re first learning SolidWorks, most people would probably tell you to go get some proper training or to listen up in class and apply yourself, blah, blah, blah. Even if you kinda do that, there are some other things you can do right up front to get ahead.