SolidWorks

SolidWorks PhotoView360 just doesn't get multibody part files

1 Jan 2016

SolidWorks PhotoView360: Don’t Try This With MultiBody Parts / Bonjour? Oui Oui!

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Try installing Bonjour Print Service to get PV360 dialog to open, & quit wasting your time trying to save different photorealistic patterns on multibody part bodies.

SolidWorks Graphics Card Repaint Freak Out

9 Aug 2015

How To Fix: AMD FirePro Graphics Card Repaint Issues in SolidWorks

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Short Answer: If your assembly blows up, put it back together. With AMD W7100 pro graphics Recommendation.

Balcony Render 7 - Curved Wrought Iron Look with Grate Deck - Pitch Black background, Reflection, Hardware - Cropped

29 Jul 2015

Curved Balcony Design: Faux Wrought Iron, CAD How-To, Prints & Renderings

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Curved Balcony Designs: Faux Wrought Iron Style, CAD How-To, Prints & Renderings

SolidWorks Simulation - Factor Of Safety on balcony

29 Jul 2015

Curved Balcony Design: FEA Simulation Weight Safety Check

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I wanted to safety test this thing to make sure you could park a subcompact car on it before someone’s grandchildren stand on it.

FEA STATIC DISPLACEMENT URES - SOLIDWORKS SIMULATION - BEFORE GUSSETS

28 Jun 2015

FEA-Driven Design Changes on Little League Dugout Bat Rack

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Rack for baseball bats and helmets, installed in a little league dugout. Slot & Tab sheet metal and square tubing weldment construction, with updates driven by FEA simulation.

T1 custom quatrefoil Mailbox Post - steel plate & tube with street numbers

30 May 2015

Custom Decorative Mailbox Post Designs

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After my mailbox post got backed into and cracked, I made some new concepts out of steel plate and square tubing, with house numbers.

CUSTOM LIFT STATION COVER AND PIPE FLANGE HARDWARE ASSEMBLY (CAD SCREENSHOT)

29 May 2015

The Evolution of a Sump / Lift Station Cover Design

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Watch a product design become more appropriate for its intent through iterations (lift station / sump hole lid assembly with flanges).

11 Sep 2014

School Jaguar Mascot Sign Design; 3-Ply Steel, Double-Sided Lettering

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Here’s some renderings of a sign design created to help with a school’s districts merger and subsequent name and mascot change.

28 May 2012

Steel Guard Rail for Stair Opening

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Designed a steel guard rail for a 2nd story stair opening. Used stock raw materials (no need for expensive custom materials orders for this budget project).