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Seven improvements for sheet metal drawings

2020-03-24 / by Peter Brinkhuis / in Products / dimensions, Drew, flat pattern, sheet metal, TimeSavers-show
Configure flat pattern views: hide bend lines, rotate smart, flip smart, show bounding box and more.
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Automatic dimensions + balloons for weldment views

2019-11-06 / by Peter Brinkhuis / in Products / AutoFit, balloons, dimensions, Drew, sheet metal, weldment
Adding dimensions is boring at best. We're here to help anyone making many weldment drawings.
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All available variables for custom properties (and cut lists)

2019-11-02 / by Peter Brinkhuis / in Features / custom properties, cut list, multibody, sheet metal, weldment
Variables in custom properties help you add metadata to SOLIDWORKS models. We listed every available one.
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Edit existing drawings, add missing body sheets

2019-10-08 / by Peter Brinkhuis / in Products / drawing, Drew, multibody, sheet metal, weldment
Make sure every body and every flat pattern has its own sheet. With one click.
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Drew update: flat patterns and cut lists

2018-07-31 / by Peter Brinkhuis / in Products / cut list, drawing, Drew, flat pattern, sheet metal
Flat patterns and weldments will get their own sheet, fully automatic. Also new: cut lists.
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Creating cuts across sheet metal bends

2017-03-16 / by Peter Brinkhuis / in Features / flat pattern, sheet metal
Use this to unfold a sheet metal bend before adding a new feature. Then fold it back afterwards.
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SolidWorks toolbox automatic mates

Stop scrolling through endless
lists of fasteners.


Pick a type, size and material, then drag the part into your assembly.


Lightning adds a washer and a pattern for you.

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