Are you trying to delete a configuration of a part or assembly in SOLIDWORKS but can’t? Are you getting the message “None of the selected entities could be deleted”? We’ll take a look at why that may be happening. In this scenario, we’ll go through an example file and attempt to delete unwanted configurations.
The SOLIDWORKS Admin Portal is an online tool, where administrators of SOLIDWORKS licenses can manage their organization’s assets. The Admin Portal allows the administrator to monitor and assign products and services to account members. Users can also be removed from their assigned license, even if the user is in a remote location. Primarily, the Admin Portal is used to manage and control standalone SOLIDWORKS licenses, and set them up for Online Licensing.
"What do I really need SOLIDWORKS for?" This is a question I receive far more often than you would think. Yeah, if you are a product engineer or designer it's a pretty simple question to answer, but many are unaware of all the ancillary products SOLIDWORKS has to offer. The SOLIDWORKS product line stretches well beyond the design areas of your business, and if utilized effectively, it can improve the performance of departments all across your company. So, who really should be using SOLIDWORKS? Let's find out.
As we know, every year SOLIDWORKS releases a new version with hundreds of new features and functionalities. Ninety percent of these enhancements come straight from you, the customer. While thinking about how much it has changed since I started, I decided to compile the highlights of SOLIDWORKS through the years. We tend to take many of these enhancements for granted now, but they were truly groundbreaking at the time they were released. From innovative new functionalities, to all-new product offerings, this blog post will put you in a time machine and take you on a journey through the history of SOLIDWORKS.
The Line Format Toolbar can be used in drawings to change an entity’s appearance. Using this toolbar, we have the ability to control an entity’s color, line thickness, and line style. These appearances can be managed through layers to maintain consistency across a series of selections. This blog post will summarize and show how to use these capabilities.
If you have worked with SOLIDWORKS there has undoubtedly come a time when you couldn't find the the weldment profile you need for a given job. As a result, you are required to enter each and every part parameter in individually in order to move forward. Inevitably eating up time, and money.
In this Alignex video blog, we sit down and show you how to create your own custom weldment profiles for any job, speeding up any custom projects you may be doing in the future.
Feel like your SOLIDWORKS is running a little slow? Try the SOLIDWORKS Performance Test—whose primary goal is to benchmark how fast your computer can complete SOLIDWORKS-related tasks.