I’ve got an Idea. Let’s all track the excitement of life in a spreadsheet, create a spreadsheet of that spreadsheet and then send it to everyone to create their own spreadsheet. BRILLIANT! Spreadsheet are about the most overused office ‘tool’ we use to quickly capture information in an understandable format *chuckles – shakes head -…

Shhhh, in all actuality, this will not only show you how to add custom lengths to a Bill of material (BOM), but will allow you to harness the almighty power of custom properties in SolidWorks. It’s quick, it’s easy and it’s this week’s two-minute Tut. Often, the shop or purchase department need a little extra…

Stop your clikcin’ and a’drawin’ there for a few seconds. There’s a way to make your SolidWorks drawing experience much more enjoyable and your Bill of Material manipulation a whole lot easier. SOlidWorks BOM’s have gotten a lot of nice functionality, but somehow, there’s bits and pieces of working with them that 1) take getting…