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…

So, you love your cushy design engineer job, but part, assembly and drawing creation is an assembly line of repetitive horror and the screams are about to come blasting out. If you’re like me, you love the design process, but starting everything from scratch, especially on similar components uses up a lot of extra time…