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SOLIDWORKS Multibody
Tech tips, tutorials, and best practices for SOLIDWORKS Multibody from the Javelin technical team
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.
SOLIDWORKS Multibody Part vs Assembly
A general rule to follow is that one part generally should represent a single part number for your bill of…
How to Scale an Assembly in SOLIDWORKS
The Scale feature (found by selecting the Insert menu, Features, then pick Scale) can be used to change the scale of all…
Save time detailing bodies in SOLIDWORKS with Relative To Model view!
So you’ve got a multibody part, such as a weldment or other non-welded design (doesn’t even need to use Weldment…
Do you have an Unexpected exploded body in your SOLIDWORKS part?
It is very common to create multi-body parts with an accompanying exploded view. However, there may be occasions where an…
SOLIDWORKS 2019 Interference Detection on Multibody Parts
The SOLIDWORKS 2019 Interference Detection tool can be used directly on a multibody part. This is very useful to check weldment parts…
How do I run SOLIDWORKS Interference Detection on a Multibody Part?
One of the main evaluation tools in an assembly is Interference Detection. This command shows any possible interference between components…
SOLIDWORKS Indent Cut feature instead of Combine/Subtract
When working in a multibody part you sometimes have overlapping regions and you need to remove the common volume from…
Fill an Assembly Cavity to Determine its Volume
In the past articles, we demonstrated the use of the new Intersect Tool for quickly filling an existing cavity with…
SOLIDWORKS Weldment Interference Detection
If you’ve ever made a weldment in SOLIDWORKS , then you know how easy it is to create a multibody part without…
Alin’s SW 2013 Pick of the Day – Fill External Cavities with Discrete Bodies Using the Intersect Tool
Last week I showed you how to use the new Intersect tool for simplifying your model by filling its internal cavities….
Total Control for Bend Allowance in SOLIDWORKS Multibody Sheet Metal Parts
You have to upgrade to SOLIDWORKS 2013 SP3.0 in order to have total control over the bend allowance for multibody…
Flat Pattern Views for Sheet Metal Multi-body Parts
SOLIDWORKS has supported sheet metal multi-body parts for the last two releases, but that still came as a pleasant surprise…
Name BODIES Once and For All
Have you noticed how your Solid or Surface Bodies are taking the name of the last feature applied to them (fig.1)….
How to link a drawing note to the material property of a body
Jason Rackley was asking this question in the Solidworks Forum: Is it possible to link a note to the material…