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Performance Hack #025 : Rendering : Controlling Appearances, Configuration vs. Display State
Desiree Villeneuve, P. Eng, CSWE
February 13, 2022
Display states give me a hard time cause I need to define them on each...
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SolidWorks Performance Hack #024 : SolidWorks IT Automation Installation : how to fix equations red symbols !!!!
Desiree Villeneuve, P. Eng, CSWE
February 13, 2022
so your computer installed something and now your poor equations show up red. You try...
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SolidWorks Performance Hack #023 : SolidWorks Surfacing : How to “measure” at a specific Surface point
Desiree Villeneuve, P. Eng, CSWE
February 13, 2022
Hi There! Welcome! In today's topic working with Surfacing, and this might be you imported...
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CAD Services : File Retention Policy
Desiree Villeneuve, P. Eng, CSWE
January 22, 2022
Please be aware, that under local Engineering Licensing code, I am obligated to keep a...
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CAD services : How We Communicate and Share Info
Desiree Villeneuve, P. Eng, CSWE
January 22, 2022
Hi There, Wondering how we're going to work together and share document? Well in short...
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CAD Services : Are we a Fabricator?
Desiree Villeneuve, P. Eng, CSWE
January 22, 2022
Hi There! Thanks for visiting the site. Welcome! So, a lot of you ask me,...
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Performance Hack #022 : SolidWorks : Training Sources, Certification Exam Approach
Desiree Villeneuve, P. Eng, CSWE
January 21, 2022
first I'm going to post how you can find online SolidWorks training and student license....
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Performance Hack #021 : IT SolidWorks Performance : Backups
Desiree Villeneuve, P. Eng, CSWE
December 24, 2021
Hello fellow SolidWorks User. Greetings! and welcome to CADGuru.ca’s Performance Hack Blog Series to help...
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Performance Hack #020 : Parts Assemblies : Working With Sketch Pictures
Desiree Villeneuve, P. Eng, CSWE
June 15, 2021
CONDITION: WHEN YOU ARE USING NEW DATA WITH OLD DATA Drop in the view that...
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Performance Hack #019 : IT Solidworks Performance : How to set Windows Defender Exceptions
Desiree Villeneuve, P. Eng, CSWE
June 15, 2021
HOW TO SET WINDOWS DEFENDER EXCEPTIONS HELLO FELLOW SOLIDWORKS USER. GREETINGS! and welcome to CADGuru.ca's...
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Performance Hack #018 : Part Automation : Weldment Profile
Desiree Villeneuve, P. Eng, CSWE
June 15, 2021
OVERALL CONCEPT When you first install SOLIDWORKS you get a small amount of weldment profiles...
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Performance Hack #017 : Drawings Automation : Importing Dimensions and Tolerances from Part to Drawing
Desiree Villeneuve, P. Eng, CSWE
June 15, 2021
OVERALL CONCEPT You might have gone through the tiring process of adding dimensions with tolerances...
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Performance Hack #016 : Speed Automation : Solidworks Task Scheduler
Desiree Villeneuve, P. Eng, CSWE
June 15, 2021
You can find Task Scheduler on Start->All programs->Solidworks (20xx your version)->Solidworks tools->Solidworks Task Scheduler 1....
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Performance Hack #015 : Parts Assemblies Automation : Smart components
Desiree Villeneuve, P. Eng, CSWE
June 15, 2021
Overall Concept: Smart components Smart Components and Smart Fasteners in SolidWorks 3D CAD software bring...
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Performance Hack #014 : Solidworks Automation : SolidWorks Sketch reuse as Blocks
Desiree Villeneuve, P. Eng, CSWE
June 15, 2021
Overall Concept The SOLIDWORKS Design Library makes it easy to locate and reuse your sketches,...
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Performance Hack #013 : IT Installation : Repair Solidworks
Desiree Villeneuve, P. Eng, CSWE
June 15, 2021
SolidWorks Repair 1. Check User Account Control Settings, and toggle / re-boot as required. This...
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Performance Hack #012 : Drawings : Projected Dimensions Vs True Dimensions
Desiree Villeneuve, P. Eng, CSWE
June 15, 2021
Overall Concept Dimensional precision is very important for any project. Let’s say that the dimensions...
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Performance Hack #011 : File Admin Automation : Pack and Go
Desiree Villeneuve, P. Eng, CSWE
June 15, 2021
Overall Concept One of the most useful tools embedded inside SOLIDWORKS is the Pack and...
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Performance Hack #010 : File Admin Automation : Managing Files
Desiree Villeneuve, P. Eng, CSWE
June 15, 2021
Overall Concept Many files and projects created in SolidWorks, the files are often saved in...
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Performance Hack #009 : Solidworks Speed Performance : Import Geometry
Desiree Villeneuve, P. Eng, CSWE
June 15, 2021
Overall Concept SolidWorks have ability to open and work with dozens of other CAD File...
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Performance Hack #008 : Drawings : How to copy linked notes from a template into another template
Desiree Villeneuve, P. Eng, CSWE
June 15, 2021
How to copy linked notes from a template into another template. So, let’s say, you...
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Performance Hack #007 : Parts Assemblies : Fully Define A Sketch
Desiree Villeneuve, P. Eng, CSWE
June 15, 2021
How to fully define a sketch. 1. First check if sketches are being solved or...
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Performance Hack #006 : IT Solidworks Installation Repair : Full Clean Removal and Re-install
Desiree Villeneuve, P. Eng, CSWE
June 15, 2021
1. Make sure that you have “full Administrative Rights” 2. Ensure that you can disable...
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Performance Hack #005 : Parts Assemblies Automation : Equations and linking Dimensions
Desiree Villeneuve, P. Eng, CSWE
June 15, 2021
Overall Concept: In this tutorial, you will learn some of the advanced tools that are...
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Performance Hack #004 : Solidworks Speed Performance : Constant Rebuilding
Desiree Villeneuve, P. Eng, CSWE
June 15, 2021
Constant Rebuilding See Vid. Basically upon opening the for *large* percent of time, Solidworks says...
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Performance Hack #003 : Drawings : 3d PDF from Drawings
Desiree Villeneuve, P. Eng, CSWE
June 10, 2021
Overall Concept: 3D PDF In this tutorial we are going to talk about how SolidWorks...
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Performance Hack #002 : File Admin : SolidWorks File References
Desiree Villeneuve, P. Eng, CSWE
April 26, 2021
Overall Concept The aim of this document is to provide the reader with an understanding...
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Performance Hack #001 : Drawings : Link Custom Property Watermark
Desiree Villeneuve, P. Eng, CSWE
April 26, 2021
Overall Concept Automation of your SOLIDWORKS drawings is one of the biggest time savers in...
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