I need help. I have an IPE400 lifting beam and i have to make it longer by welding an another IPE400 to it with full penetration double sided groove welds. I want to check it in Solidworks Simulation Edge Weld Connectors. When i make the edge weld connector for double sided groove weld what data should i give for estimated weld size for full penetration double sided groove weld? The web thickness for IPE400 is 8,6 mm. Questions: For a single sided full penetration groove weld the estimated weld

Hi, I wanted to add a weld seam as an extra ‘component’, so i can change the colors and see and use the extra volume. According to my research, I should use this command: "weld groove" But I can't create the seam – can anyone help me here? I want to weld two shafts together.

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I dont have a lot of draft experience. Any tricks to make this work? I have tried it with and without the neighboring rounds. always fails.

hi, i am using a subscribed Maker version, who would like English interface to facilitate communication with helpers, my Windows system is in Chinese. SW system and feature manager language has set up in English, whereas i still get Chinese feature manager. is it possible to change Chinese feature menu to English? Max

I am trying to replicate this picture, I have modeled the building on the left in solidworks however, does anyone know how the background was done?

hi, pls refer to enclosed screencast. there is no reverse fillet option. how to fix this problem? Max

Hello! I am experiencing an issue with Surface Plots in SolidWorks Flow Simulation Context Thermal simulation in an assembly Solid temperature Surface Plots Results are fully solved (not “Mesh Only”) Some plots work correctly, while others do not “Use CAD Geometry” is enabled Problem When creating a Surface Plot and selecting specific faces, the temperature contour is sometimes displayed on different or apparently unrelated surfaces. Observed behavior: I select one face, but the contour

Folks, Are you using a different software for an operation of taking a flat sheet metal part with holes and folding/detenting/wrapping over an existing part? Trying to create an example such as shown, but, have it wrap the entire part, hard to explain but... the holes should go edge to edge, as if you are taking a screen and folding over the entire part, but this will be a sheetmetal stamping... Thanks, Brian

When exiting the sketch used for a Boss‑Extrude (Mid Plane, Merge result = on) the operation fails with two messages: "This operation requires a fully defined sketch." and "Unable to create this feature because it would result in zero‑thickness geometry." The sketch appears fully defined (black) and closed, but the extrude will not complete. Help me understand why this is happening?

I have 2 slots, 1 on each part, on parallel faces. How do I mate them so that they are central to each other?

I am making mold for the paving blocks. one of my customers request to finish the top of the paving block as above. I need to convert a flat surface to uneven surface as shown in the above picture. Can this be done with Solidworks? If so, how?

Style spline on the left is in another sketch. Style spline on the right is in active sketch. G2 continuity is constrained, but the curvature combs are obviously not continuous. What? I've had this issue a few time before but I can't find a definitive solution. If it makes any difference, both splines are in 3d sketches, but I've had this issue in 2d sketches before too. Just for gits and shiggles I added another spline and it has the same issue?

When i make any item and pick any polished texture or shiny texture, the shape looks very boring and does not shine.. how to fix this?

sheetmetal Why is this bend corner coming all the way out? How to terminate it at the red line? I am using a flange radius of 5mm with material inside setting.

So, I was messing with Advanced Hole since you can't have a counter bore with a thread. Everything was working fine, I placed the hole to test it, variables were filled in. Messed with it a bit more then deleted it to restart on a fresh one. After that, it no longer was filling in the callout variables automatically. Adding in the hole callout variables manually in the feature works and shows up correctly in drawings. I've reopened SolidWorks and restarted my computer with no success. The hole

[MISSION] Model for Me #1: The Nail Clipper Challenge AI says it can model anything from a photo. We say: Prove it I just pulled a bunch of nail clippers out of my drawer (please don't ask why I have so many!) and thought: hmmm... I wonder how challenging it would be for someone to replicate - or improve - the design using SOLIDWORKS. On the surface, it looks simple, but to a CAD pro, it’s a masterclass in lever-action geometry, cam logic and tension. Your mission - should you choose to

How do I make the drawing in SolidWorks look like the one in Autodesk Inventor?

When I draw a concentric (orange) construction line in my SolidWorks sketch, the line disappears as soon as I exit the sketch tool. The cursor can still pass over the invisible line and it becomes visible only while the cursor is directly over it. This makes it hard to confirm the line’s position or to use it as a reliable reference. help me to solve this problem.

How to open post processor in Solid work cam cannot make G Code

Does anyone know how to get rid of tiny black spots on the ends of lines in SolidWorks setting? Thanks.

Hello everyone, when I tried to install SolidWorks, I received the message: "The installation manager could not find or access a file that requires bodata.cab." I used the installer located on drive D of my computer, ran setup.exe with administrator privileges, and tried installing using the swwi folder in the SolidWorks package, but I encountered the same error. I also disabled the firewall, but I still couldn't install SolidWorks. Can someone please explain why I can't install it? The image is

help me to sketch bend this tray vertically

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I want to create a finned helical pipe design like the one in the picture using SolidWorks Design, but I'm having trouble creating the fins. Can anyone help?

hi, i need enlightment. i need to add a hook to side of cylinder. No idea how to do it. Pls share wisdom. Max

How can I set the Gauge selection through the SheetMetal feature in the API? It's doable directly, but I can't find anything on doing it programmatically. It seems easy to do via the BaseFlange feature, but some of our legacy parts are converted to sheet metal from an extrusion. Solidworks Premium 2025 SP5.0 Apparently this has been asked before here, but never got an answer.

I would like to use Z-up, However, the sketch view In SolidWorks always turns upside down — see image "Upside down". Is there any way to flip the default sketch direction so that it is true Z-up?

Hi, I am looking some help in understanding why something is happening. I am using the API (VBA) to insert an Edge Weld Connector to a model. I use the following line: errCode = theNewLoad.SetWeldSizingSettingEuro(1, 155.2, 3, 0.8, 1.25, True, 10, 0) but when I run the macro it is displayed as (inches) : When I then manually click into it shows the correct input paramters; Then when I click the green button it shows correct: This is causing issues then when I automate a simulation later in my

What is the correct SOLIDWORKS 2026 API method for setting reference point coordinates? I am trying to update the XYZ coordinates of an existing reference point feature using the SOLIDWORKS 2026 API. According to the SOLIDWORKS 2026 release notes, reference geometry API functionality was improved to allow direct numeric coordinate input for reference points. I can successfully obtain the feature and its definition: Option Explicit Sub main() Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks: Set swApp =

Having trouble with tab and slot with pipe to plate. I select the edge, the face and all the other details, but it does not seem to be working. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Attached is a pic containing the Assembly and the property manager for the Tab and Slot parameters. Thanks in advance. Have a great evening.

hi, i get wrong direction of "thin feature" of revolve. i tries to change direction, it doesn't work. what is wrong? Max

Hello there, We are trying to map our SolidWorks Custom Properties to Metalix via using the CadLink addin. We would like to have a compound property that its value consists of two different global variables plus an ASCII part in and transfer it as metadata to Metalix while using CadLink. The custom property could be the one stating Customer in SolidWorks and in Metalix it could be the configuration id UD2 field, as in the pictures bellow. We would like to have in the Metalix attribute value

Hello, I try to create a file through insert components > new parts > save parts (in external file) and I get an error: pdm failed to add the new file to the vault Description = 'the file/key name was invalid.'. How to fix it? We use a standard PDM server.

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Hello, As part of a university project, I am to create a 3D model of a wing in a CAD software of my choice, for which I chose SolidWorks, and then perform an FEA Analysis on this model under certain flight and payload conditions. I have created the model, however which ever method I attempt to use to put a surface layer of skin over the internal structure leads to topology sharing failures when exported to SpaceClaim (the university supplies Ansys for FEA and CFD and SpaceClaim is what I have

Hi, I purchased Solidworks design professional and installed the 3DExperience launcher. When i want to download Solidworks only the 2026 version is available, but i want to have the 2024 version because of the company that i work for. I recently bought Solidworks directly from the Solidworks website, and found the download for Solidworks 2024, but i cant find my serial number. I looked all over the 3Dexperience website. I even found his text 'Including serial numbers' on

Hello, STEP import is not working. I reinstalled Maker 2026 after this happened initially, but the issue is still occurring. This is the error I'm getting: I've tried moving the file to C: and opening there, disabling 3D Interconnect, etc. but nothing is working. I really need this feature to work. Error I'm getting: "The following file names entered were invalid, not found, locked or of an incompatible file type." I'm also attaching the STEP file - it's from IFM's website. I also tried

In "Assembly Visualization" there are some useful properties which are not available anywhere else. I couldn't find any method to get those properties (to custom properties or BOM). I also tried searching in API help to access "Assembly Visualization" table and found nothing useful. Anyone succeeded to access them ? @DG

I am trying to create these petals on a plate. I have been using Boundary Surface, then Thicken and adding some fillets. But it's not correct, and I can't seem to figure out how to do it correctly. Also, I am trying to make it parametric, so I can change the number of petals, size of diameter and height of the plate. My attempts look like this:

can anyone help find the length from origin(red axis) to the slope? or is the dimension missing in this. It is a praticeproblem_1_2 in solidworks website.

Hi everyone, Ive tried downloading solidworks for my Job and I came upon a problem... I did indeed try downloading different models like the 2024,2025 and even 2023 download installation manager but still I keep falling upon the exact same error... Here's the biggest problem, when I try to download manually the manual download page dosen't even work.. please help, I have attached screenshots of the pages

Hi everyone, I am working on a wind turbine blade mold in SolidWorks and I am having trouble getting the block to split into two mold halves using my parting surface. I am getting the error "The body cannot be split by selected tool(s)" and when I try the Intersect command I only get 1 region. Here is my setup: - The blade was built using imported airfoil curves from QBlade, lofted into a Boundary Surface - The blade has a tapered cone tip created with a Surface Loft - The blade surfaces were

We have a single Task Host for our PDM vault, and every now and then it gets a little overloaded. In theory, the solution is simple: if we have multiple Task Hosts, we can load balance a little more. For right now, we just have one permanent task host, but I and another of our admins can turn on our own machines as Task Hosts to help whenever we see a large queue of Tasks. HOWEVER, that's sometimes easier said than done. Take today's example: I've blurred out the names here, but EVERY SINGLE

First of all, I wish everyone good work. When I try to open a new part or insert an existing part into an assembly, it constantly asks a question. A configuration selection window appears, such as machined or welded. How can I make the part open directly without this prompt appearing? Which setting is causing this? Thanks.

Hi, i've been trying to create a 90 degree curved conveyor and i'm having some issues on creating the path chain, as mono or bidirectional conveyors have a chain path that can be created from a 2D plane but as my conveyor has a 90 degree curve here are where the issue starts. The initial sketch is a 3D Sketch converted into a Spline that meets the right dimensions so it matches the teeths on the Sprocket wheel and fits the iddler wheel, because my endgoal here is to be able to create a motion

Eu tenho uma pasta onde eu tenho códigos sequenciais para itens de fixação que possuo na minha empresa, tentei adicionar a pasta na biblioteca de projetos, porém, queria que ao invés de mostrar o nome do arquivo, ele mostrasse o nome da configuração da peça? Já que eu já fiz todas as peças com nome da configuração certo. Seria neste caso, para exibir o nome da configuração ao invés do código, como mostrado abaixo.

Hello, I have a problem. Attached is the code that creates a solid based on data from a UserForm. Everything works fine, but it cannot create the solid — and previously even the sketch — when the dimensions are small, for example 1.2 mm. I design in [mm]. Another important requirement is that the rectangle must be created from the center so that the main reference planes pass through both the sketch and the resulting solid. '___________________________ Option Explicit Public swApp As

I've leveraged some help posts here to put together a macro to update drawing sheet format for a single file (not opening silently), but the SetupSheet5 Method requires the user to click "OK" to continue no matter what I try. EDIT: SetupSheet5 and SetupSheet6 produce the same behavior. EDIT: Opening the file silently produces the same behavior. Code: Result (popup appears on each sheet update): Test drawing & format:

New to the Electrical Routing feature. Working on making wiring harnesses that have cables with multiple cores inside of them. After struggling for a week and a half i have finally completed a very basic 3D wiring harness assembly. I was hoping turning it 2D would be as simple as hitting the flatten route button.... but its a complete birds nest and the tools to untangle it are extremely insufficient and unwieldy. Is there a way to manually just sketch my own 2D flattened view linked to my