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SOLIDWORKS Templates

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

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SOLIDWORKS Template File Locations

SOLIDWORKS templates are a key feature that allow for predefined setups and this article will expand on SOLIDWORKS template file locations.

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How to Create Bill of Materials Templates

One of the great features of SOLIDWORKS is the ability to export a bill of materials to Excel but formatting…

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SOLIDWORKS Default Templates are Not Valid? Simply Create New Default Templates

Are your SOLIDWORKS Default Templates not valid? Missing? Not set correctly? Do you see the following message? Before we attempt…

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5 Quick Tips for SOLIDWORKS Part Template Creation

Templates are the beginning to our design phase and are the equivalent to a cookie cutter. We want to start…

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How to Store and Access SOLIDWORKS Templates through 3DEXPERIENCE

Creating a new Part, Assembly, or Drawing file always starts with SOLIDWORKS templates. Template files specify necessary document properties like…

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Create a Template with SOLIDWORKS Predefined Views

When working with SOLIDWORKS drawings, it’s possible to add predefined views to your drawing. This view type is most useful when…

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Customizing your Hole Callouts in SOLIDWORKS Drawings – Part 2

This article is a continuation of my previous article on creating a SOLIDWORKS hole callout template. In this article we…

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SOLIDWORKS Inspection Templates

SOLIDWORKS Inspection 2021 Templates

SOLIDWORKS Inspection 2021 has some template improvements. Before these improvements were made, when making an Inspection report you would click…

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SOLIDWORKS Change Units

How to Change Units in SOLIDWORKS

SOLIDWORKS Change Units is a common term that is searched for on our blog, so here is a quick tech…

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Material Favourites for easy access in SOLIDWORKS

Adding materials to all of your SOLIDWORKS parts is important.  Not only is this useful for reference in Bill of…

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How to link Balloons to Custom Properties in a SOLIDWORKS Drawing Template

Recently a customer wanted to know if it was possible, in a SOLIDWORKS Drawing Template, to link Custom Properties to…

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How to create a new SOLIDWORKS PCB template

If your company uses standard PCB sizes and configurations repeatedly for their designs and projects, it may be very beneficial…

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Why can’t I access the SOLIDWORKS Automatic Border tool?

The SOLIDWORKS Automatic Border tool lets us control the shape and segments of a sheet format border such as zone layout…

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My SOLIDWORKS ProgramData Folder is not Visible?

Many of the SOLIDWORKS File Locations point to folders in C:\ProgramData\SOLIDWORKS.  This includes default items like Templates, Custom Material Databases,…

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SOLIDWORKS Electrical Project Templates

SOLIDWORKS Electrical Project Template

A SOLIDWORKS Electrical Project Template is used to create a new project with a number of specific settings and options….

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