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SOLIDWORKS Feature Tree

Tech tips, tutorials, and best practices for SOLIDWORKS Feature Tree from the Javelin technical team

Highlighted body in green in the graphics area is the specific body enabled for feature scope

Understanding SOLIDWORKS Feature Scope

The SOLIDWORKS Feature Scope tool within many features in SOLIDWORKS, will allow you to specify which body or bodies are being selected for the desired feature.

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See the feature relationships with Parent/Child Relationship

How to see relationships between features in SOLIDWORKS

One of the core principles in SOLIDWORKS is connectivity. What does this mean and how is it communicated in the…

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Repair Fillet Missing References

Lesser known SOLIDWORKS features you should know

In every major release of SOLIDWORKS, there will be countless enhancements and hundreds of pages of release notes. There will always…

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SOLIDWORKS Feature Tree Display

How to change your SOLIDWORKS Feature Tree Display

The SOLIDWORKS Feature Tree is where we organize our model. It helps us extract information, show dependencies, filter what is…

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Unsuppress child/dependent features in SOLIDWORKS

SOLIDWORKS uses Parent/Child relationships between features.  For example if a Cut-Extrude feature has an applied Fillet feature, the Cut-Extrude is…

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SOLIDWORKS Favorites Folder

Add feature tree items to a SOLIDWORKS favorites folder for quick access!

Want quick access to a feature, sketch or mate without having to scroll or search the SOLIDWORKS feature tree every…

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Toggle Visualization Arrows for Parent and Child Relationships using the Context Toolbar

Leave Rebuild Errors Behind with SOLIDWORKS Feature Tree Organization

One of the greatest assets of parametric 3D modelling is the potential to revise and reuse parts with ease. SOLIDWORKS…

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Bring simplicity to your SOLIDWORKS Sketch through advanced use of basic features

When we start out with a model we usually have every intention of keeping the SOLIDWORKS Sketch clean, simple and easily…

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Rename SOLIDWORKS Files directly from the FeatureManager Design Tree

A favorite feature of ours that has come along in the 2016 release is an option that will allow us…

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SOLIDWORKS 2016 Split the FeatureManager with ease

With the new User Interface in SOLIDWORKS 2016, there have been several subtle changes that makes life a little easier.  One…

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New in SOLIDWORKS 2015 – Dynamic Reference Visualization [VIDEO]

Another excellent feature that has been added to this 2015 release of SOLIDWORKS is Dynamic Reference Visualization; this is the ability…

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Save time when Finding and Opening SOLIDWORKS Sub-assemblies [VIDEO]

Sometimes you just need to change the techniques in your existing workflow in order to reap huge benefits from SOLIDWORKS. As a rule, you are more…

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SOLIDWORKS Feature Tree

How to Navigate the SOLIDWORKS Feature Tree Using the Keyboard Arrow Keys [VIDEO]

Since I wrote the “Shortcuts for Navigating Your SOLIDWORKS Feature Tree ” article, I discovered a few more ways you…

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Alin’s SW2013 Pick of the Day – The Real History = Flat Tree View

SolidWorks’ User Interface is one of the most intuitive in the CAD world and that is probably the reason why SolidWorks is…

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SOLIDWORKS Advanced Mates Management – 3 Time Saving Tips

Do you feel you waste too much time finding component specific mates in large assemblies? Do you spend more time…

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