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Working with large assemblies in SOLIDWORKS can be very challenging — and even frustrating — if you’re not familiar with some basic large assembly performance improvement techniques.

If you’ve had access to a 3D printer for a while, you’ve likely tried plenty of projects like printing calibration cubes to attempt getting just the right amount of extrusion.

Taking a look at the use and setup of the seven mechanical mates in SOLIDWORKS Choosing which mates to use when building your assemblies in SOLIDWORKS depends on what you want to do with the assembly itself.

An introduction to SOLIDWORKS’ 7 advanced assembly mates and when to use them When you’re building a static assembly — or even one that just needs to look a certain way for renders or meetings — the standard mates in SOLIDWORKS (coincident, parallel, perpendicular, tangent, concentric, lock, distance, angle) will usually be enough.

If you’ve ever seen a model of a small electronic train chugging along a little metal track lined with cotton-ball bushes and a painted foam mountain, you’ve seen how important scale is.

The importance of design strength and constructability in SOLIDWORKS weldments Designing SOLIDWORKS weldments is a great way to generate a frame or chassis, which is often used as the highest strength-bearing component of the assembly.

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Launch more commands in less time with SOLIDWORKS Keyboard Shortcuts One of the easiest ways you can design faster is by using SOLIDWORKS keyboard shortcuts.

Using SOLIDWORKS Surfacing tools can be easier than it seems when you first start learning how to do it, check out these five tips that can help you create advanced-looking geometry without breaking a sweat.

Design high quality, manufacturable sheet metal parts in SOLIDWORKS by learning how to create Solid Bodies and how to use the Create to Sheet Metal, Rips and Insert Bend tools.