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SolidWorks Multibody BOM in Drawings

We have received multiple requests to make a tutorial on how to create a Bill of Material for single parts that have multiple bodies. When creating a drawing with multiple extruded bodies drawings Bill of Materials will only show a single part, James will show us how to create a bill of materials using weldment cut lists.


Feel free to keep asking questions and happy modelling!

SolidWorks Advanced Assembly Mates and Animation

This video shows some tips and tricks to putting an assembly together quickly using some shortcuts for mating. It also goes through how to use angular limit mates, width mates, collision detection and finally how to create a quick animation. 
This is a customer requested video, so hopefully this can help you also.


If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at gabriel@cadspace.com.au

Surfacing Tips and Tricks Video 2

In this video, Ian demonstrates both the standard Wrap feature for debossing, embossing or scribing a part then goes on to show a more advanced projected curve method over a complex surface.


If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at gabriel@cadspace.com.au

Surfacing Tips and Tricks Video 1

Starting our Surfacing Tips and Tricks video series, Ian demonstrates how to get smooth curvature over mirrored symmetrical parts with the Normal to Profile Loft option


If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at gabriel@cadspace.com.au

Creating SolidWorks Customer Portal Account

In this video we show you how to create a SolidWorks ID so that you can access the latest version of SolidWorks, gain access to the customer portal and My SolidWorks for help and more useful tips!

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at gabriel@cadspace.com.au

SolidWorks Workgroup PDM Introduction

Do you have SolidWorks Professional or SolidWorks Premium? Then you have access to Workgroup PDM which is built into SolidWorks package. Impressive add-on that can help you control your revisions, storage location of files, manage access to files, search seamlessly through all your files, etc. 
In this video Ian Law shows you in a quick example how you can use Workgroup PDM to help in your revision control.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at gabriel@cadspace.com.au

SolidWorks Deform Tool

In this video, Ian goes through a practical example of the deform tool, showing how to modify a spring to bend to fit the components of an assembly.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at gabriel@cadspace.com.au

How to Download and Use SolidWorks Luxology Appearances

As active SolidWorks Subscription customers you are entitled to an online library of appearances. In this video we show you how to access these appearances and how to use them in SolidWorks.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at gabriel@cadspace.com.au

Decal Tips in SolidWorks

In this video Ian Law goes through the easy process of adding decals in your model. Add realism to your products by using decals to emulate a display screen, and labels on your bottles.

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