In the vault view display pull down menu options show bitmap for solidworks files. Configurations allow you to create multiple variations of a part or assembly model within a single document. When you edit an existing configuration, you can modify the model, change configuration properties, and suppress or unsuppress features or components. But it is possible and having solidworks installed on your mac could mean the difference between getting a project done in time or not. All configurations change together in solidworks grabcad. Install solidworks on both computers, but only activate one of. Question asked by phillip auten on sep 20, 2010 latest reply on oct 5, 2010 by alan stoldt. What is the inventor equivalent to configurations in. Configurations capability in solidworks eliminates this need and allows to create variations of the plate within a single document.
Transferring a solidworks standalone license between work and home computers. Running solidworks on a mac means you are making compromises on speed, functionality and stability. Expands on solids, surfaces, multibodies, configurations, drawings, sheet metal and assemblies features a quick reference guide solidworks 2019 intermediate skills is part of a three part series which builds on the solidworks features learned in solidworks 2019 basic tools. Theres plenty of excellent cad software avialable for mac nowadays but unfortunately solidworks for mac does not exist. Display states if you publish a model with display states from solidworks 2008 or later, the display states appear in a display states section on the edrawings configurations pane. What is the inventor equivalent to configurations in solidworks. An easy to follow tutorial on creating and enabling part configurations and how to follow them through to assembly level resulting in more diverse parts and dynamic 3d models. Solidworks is not available for mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macos with similar functionality. To create a configuration manually, you specify its properties, then modify the model to create variations in the new configuration. We can create assemblies from configurations of a part. The different configurations can easily be selected through the configuration tab. You can create several build configurations for a solution. The use of configurations and configurationsspecific dimensions in the same sketch is very useful for creating different forms of the same part. The solidworks customer portal is a webbased hub for solidworks resources, allowing you to.
Solidworks essentials configurations and display states. Configurations and display states in solidworks sahaj. If that doesnt suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to solidworks and many of them are available for mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Finally, you will get to see how configurations impact the other two types of files in solidworks besides part files, assembly files, and drawing files. In the configuration publisher dialog box, you can define a custom propertymanager for selecting configurations of parts and assemblies. Although installing solidworks on a mac isnt what we would recommend, its important to know that the future of solidworks 3d cad is here and thats solidworks xdesign. We have now tried and tested a configuration that works really well. Later on in an assembly, the part can be instantiated and configurations created for it can be called resulting each instance having different hole diameter.
The solidworks modify configurations dialog box provides a table where you can create and modify configurations for commonly configured parameters in parts and assemblies. Access the knowledge base, containing a wide range of technical documents and resources. I would like to create a part that has two maybe more options for one of the features. I have a part designed parametrical the dimensions of the part are a function of the diameter of a hole in this part so whenever i change the diameter of the hole, the other dimensions of the part should change. This allows you to see two different views of the operation manager at the same time one in. These four images show examples of a feature configuration on a speaker detail. In solidworks 2017, they have added a new tool that lets you toggle the equations on and off with a disabling and enabling button. Configurations provide a convenient way to develop and manage families of models with different dimensions, components, or other parameters. If you use a virtual machine such as parallels, you can switch between macos and solidworks at anytime seamlessly alternatively, you can install solidworks using. Check out solidworks system requirements to ensure you are always working with a solidworks supported and optimized system for hardware, operating system and microsoft products also apple, mac 10. We show you everything you need to know your desktop computer or laptop must meet recommended specification levels to run solidworks 3d cad software effectively. Table shows the compatibility of different software files with each other. The differences between configurations are established by changing dimension values, suppressing features, and changing other parameters.
Good news for users who wish to run solidworks on an apple mac. I have been doing this since 2006 and have run all the solidworks products on 4 different apple macbook pros from the first core2 mbp in 2006 to the newest macbook pro retina now running windows 8. Solid solutions management ltd was founded in 1998, originally as a solidworks training and support provider. The main focus of the software is on 3d modelling, and the different simulation abilities are better than autocad to transform your ideas into a reality with the best details possible. The idea here was to just have one master file that all other pdfs are generated from, but i think i am going to have to have a secondary master for each valve size. Bill of materials multiple configurations solidworks.
With solidworks 2019, that means running windows 10 or windows 7 operating systems. Use the propertymanager when adding a component to an assembly in solidworks or when downloading a model from 3d contentcentral. If different components use the same configuration name, and. Even though you know what you want, there are still various trim options that are available. To create a configuration, you specify a name and properties, then you modify the model to. Solidworks explorer the users can easily and quickly manage relationships when copying or renaming solidworks files, perform a where used search, and search for solidworks files on criteria such as configurations and properties. A quick tip showing off new functionality in solidworks 2014. They provide a convenient way to develop and manage families of models with different dimensions, components, or other parameters. All of them will provide you with the necessary tools to create amazing cad computeraided design projects. If the configurations arent too different from each other and edge ids arent changed in the process of changing configurations in other words, if only the length is changing, for example, then it should be a pretty simple process to. How many configurations are too many configurations. Here you can find the most popular applications that can replace solidworks for mac. I agree with krishan gupta answer here, and below is some explained by solidworks team blog so will solidworks cad actually run on os x.
Solidworks is a solid 3d modeling computeraided design cad and computeraided engineering cae computer program that runs primarily on microsoft windows. Hsmworks fully supports splitting the solidworks feature manager. Apples mac series has given plenty of useful laptops and desktop models, with tens of different configurations. Configurations allow you to create multiple variations of a partassembly model within a single file. Apple products, especially the macs are undaunted pioneers when it comes to resolution quality, image processing capabilities, and overall performance and speed.
We will discuss the file formats in the most advanced version of solidworks i. However if you have to run solidworks on a mac read on. I even have different configurations for individual parts. For example, if youre looking for new ford mustang you can get the same car witheither 5. In solidworks, i create a new configuration, then either change the geometry dimensions, or add and suppress features as needed. Creating and editing configurations manually solidworks. Many solidworks users use equations and global variables to quickly change values without going into an edit mode, or just to make you models have automatic functions.
Since then we all know the story and anyone can get windows running on a mac in a number of configurations without much effort. At the top of the feature tree you will find the configuration tab select and right click the space where the feature tree. Recommended pc workstation configuration for solidworks. Disabling and enabling equations in all configurations. To put in simple words, you have 20 sizes of wrench sets to draw, but the only. There are many variables to consider and choosing the right pc for the job can be a. When i look at the solidworks file with our engineers on their computer in solidworks, it appears to have all the different configurations but when i open it in mastercam i. Expands on solids, surfaces, multibodies, configurations, drawings, sheet metal and assemblies features a quick reference guide solidworks 2017 intermediate skills is part of a three part series which builds on the solidworks features learned in solidworks 2017 basic tools. When you have a standalone license of solidworks and you want to run it on both your work and home computer, it is easy as transferring the solidworks activation between those computers, below are the steps that show how easy this can be step1. While it is possible to run solidworks on a mac or macos, it is not supported by solidworks. This tutorial covers how to setup feature based configurations so you can easily look and switch between different design alternates. In the competition fusion 360 vs solidworks, both come out on top, for different reasons. Solidworks configurations allow users to maintain multiple versions of a part or an assembly in a single file. Our technical director, ed hawkins, talks about his current mac set up this is a fairly longstanding issue we come up against on the innova systems technical support desk, and also while talking to prospective.
Next, youll see some of the advanced tools for creating and editing configurations quickly and efficiently, as well as what display states are and how theyre similar to configurations. For example, you can configure a debug build that your testers can use to find and fix problems, and you can configure different kinds of builds that you can distribute to different customers. Each year with the release of a new version of their cad software solidworks will add new file formats. Fusion 360 offers a very intuitive assembly interface, allowing the user to access one file to make any change. Find the latest versions of solidworks software and service pack updates is there a solidworks for mac. Overall when it comes to autocad vs solidworks for 3d printing, our vote goes to solidworks as it takes care of all the 3d printing requirements that you might have. In the configuration properties propertymanager, under bill of materials options, part number displayed when used in a bill of materials is set to user specified name in the bill of materials propertymanager, under part configuration grouping, display configurations with the same name as one item is selected. To display a different configuration in the graphics area, select its image on the configurations pane. We usually have 24 configurations, as well as 2 different display states per configuration to show parts that are by others and then show the whole assembly with our scope of supply. In the presentation we will go over the history of the tool, accessing the tool, creating and modifying configurations, adding and modifying the table, custom properties, and. Solidworks manage is an advanced, recordbased data management system that extends the global file management and application integrations enabled by solidworks pdm professional to include a comprehensive set of capabilities that you can use and distribute to many areas of your business. Configure component propertymanager for toolbox components.
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