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How to Customize and Master Keyboard Shortcuts in SOLIDWORKS?

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Keyboard shortcuts in SOLIDWORKS are a smart way to work faster and design more efficiently. Whether you're sketching, modeling parts, building assemblies, or creating drawings, shortcuts help you save time, cut down on clicks, and stay fully focused on your design.  This blog is a quick reference to the most essential and time-saving SOLIDWORKS default keyboard shortcuts across all environments—Sketch, Part, Assembly, and Drawing. File Management Shortcuts  Edit Shortcuts View Shortcuts View Orientation Shortcuts: Tools & Interface Shortcuts Part & Assembly Shortcuts Search Shortcuts Help Shortcuts How to Create Your Own SOLIDWORKS Shortcut Keys  We can customize SOLIDWORKS keyboard shortcuts to speed up your workflow and tailor the interface to your design style  Step 1:   • Right-click anywhere on the toolbar area.  • Select Customize.   Figure 1  Step 2:  • In the Customize dialog box, click on the Keyboard tab.  • Use the Se...

What Is 3D Mold Creator (xMold) and How Does It Simplify Mold Design?

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 3D MOLD CREATOR ( xMOLD) 3D Mold Creator (xMold):  Creating molds for manufacturing is often a complex and time-consuming task.   3D Mold Creator (xMold), part of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, helps make this process faster and easier.   It is a cloud-based tool that allows designers and engineers to quickly and accurately create mold designs.  What is 3D Mold Creator (xMold):  3D Mold Creator is a professional cloud-based tool for designing molds. It runs on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, so there's no need for heavy software installations. Can access it anytime, from anywhere, as long as an internet connection available. Key Features of xMold:     1. User-Friendly Interface  xMold is easy to use, even for beginners in mold design.  The interface is simple and intuitive, allowing users to focus on the design process without being overloaded.  2. Automated Processes   The software helps analyze your part and provides guided tools to def...

How Do You Create a Dynamic Spring in SOLIDWORKS?

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Dynamic Spring in SOLIDWORKS   Are you facing difficulties modelling a dynamic spring with compressing and decompressing states in SOLIDWORKS? Then you are in the right page. Find the simplest way in creating Dynamic Spring in SOLIDWORKS by using In-context references in the assembly.  1)Spring Model Creation For Dynamic Spring, the spring model can be created by the following method.  ✓ Draw a line vertically, which acts as the height of the spring (Fig 1). ✓ Exit the sketch. ✓ Create a new sketch and draw a circle profile which is parallel to the vertical line and it acts as the spring rod (Fig 2). ✓ Exit the sketch                         Fig 1                                                  Fig 2 ✓ Create a spring model by using Swept Boss. ✓ Select the circle as profile and vert...

What’s the Best Way to Customize Inspection Reports in SOLIDWORKS for Compliance?

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Customizing SOLIDWORKS Inspection Report for your Quality Process The SolidWorks Inspection Template Editor is a tool used to customize the layout and content of Excel-based inspection reports. It allows you to define how data extracted from drawings (like dimensions, tolerances, notes, etc.) will appear in the final inspection document.  It works with SolidWorks drawings, PDFs, and TIFFs, and extracts dimensions and annotations to help ensure part quality. It will perform within the Inspection standalone application or within the SOLIDWORKS Inspection Add-In.  Steps to create Customized Report Template:  1. Open SOLIDWORKS Inspection  Launch the SOLIDWORKS Inspection Standalone application or Add-in, then select the “Template Editor” from inspection file menu. 2. Load your custom Excel Template  After selecting the Template Editor, browse and open your customized Excel File. The SOLIDWORKS Inspection template editor token dialogue box as shown below.  3. M...

What Is Design Guidance in xDesign and How Can It Rethink Your CAD Designs?

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Rethinking Design with AI  Using Design Guidance in xDesign to Explore Smarter Part Concepts What if your CAD tool could suggest a better version of your design? Not by giving you a finished product, but by showing what your part could look like under ideal conditions. That’s what Design Guidance in xDesign is built to do. This tool offers a conceptual design suggestion based on your constraints — how the part is fixed, where it's loaded, and which regions can or cannot change. The result is a lightweight, optimized shape that isn't meant for direct manufacturing but instead acts as inspiration. You then use that inspiration to rebuild the real part geometry. Let’s walk through how the tool works and how we used it on a piston connecting rod to reimagine its structure. Step 1: Fix the Part in Place Before optimization, we need to define where the part is fixed — where it won’t move in real use. Using the Clamp tool, we selected the bottom holes of the connecting rod.  ...

How Do You Add Custom Toolbox Components to the SOLIDWORKS Toolbox Library?

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Nowadays, many companies use their own standard components instead of using the default SOLIDWORKS standard components. In that one common challenge is that they are often unable to use their custom toolbox components in the same way as the SOLIDWORKS standard toolbox components. In this blog, we will explain how to configure your own toolbox components and integrate them into the SOLIDWORKS Toolbox library. STEP:1 Open your customized toolbox component. If you have multiple sizes within the same toolbox component, create configurations for each size. Refer the image.  STEP:2 Open the Design Library drop-down toolbox folder. Right-click on any standard, such as ANSI or IS, and select Configure . (or) Options > System Options > Hole Wizard/Toolbox > Configure .  STEP:3 By using the second method, the Toolbox Settings Wizard will open. In the wizard, five options are available. Hole Wizard Customize your hardware Select sizes and options Create custom properties Add ...