Hi my name is Daniela and I am the SolidWorks PDM SME for SPK and Associates. In today's SolidWorks tutorial, we'll be exploring "Does SolidWorks. work better in vCAD or desktop?" Does SolidWorks Work Better In vCAD Or Desktop? vCAD is a product that allows you...
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Fix A Slow Loading Assembly In Solidworks Tutorial
https://youtu.be/cR9zP-ALKsk Hi my name is Daniela and I am the SolidWorks PDM SME for SPK and Associates. Today we'll be exploring a slow loading assembly in solidWorks tutorial, including how to diagnose the root cause. Why assemblies in SolidWorks load slowly This...
Utilize Virtual CAD For Mechanical Engineering
vCAD is revolutionizing how MCAD, FEA and ECAD teams collaborate. Mechanical CAD design software can run easily in the cloud… with high performance. Don’t believe it? Read on. What is MCAD? Mechanical Computer-Aided Design (also known as MCAD) is a family of...
Cloud Based Solidworks — Powered By vCAD
https://youtu.be/4bSvsijnGWE Hi my name is Daniela and I am the Solidworks PDM SME for SPK and Associates. Today we'll be covering how to use cloud based SolidWorks inside vCAD. How to use cloud based SolidWorks within vCAD vCAD is a really handy tool that allows you...
PDM SolidWorks Tutorial: Installation Manager
https://youtu.be/iUbfS29lzOo Introduction to the SolidWorks tutorial Hi, I'm Daniella. I am the SolidWorks PDM SME for SPK and Associates. Today I'll be going through a quick PDM SolidWorks tutorial on blank installation managers. How to resolve blank installation...
How To Reduce Engineering Licensing Fees
Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to reduce your annual engineering licensing fees, such as your SolidWorks license cost, while still providing application access to the same number of engineers? Isn’t it frustrating to have to pay for an expensive license for a user...
SolidWorks tutorials: Blue, Gray & Green PDM Folders
https://youtu.be/RQjb4eOTtqE Introduction to our SolidWorks tutorials. Hi Everyone. I'm Daniella, the Solidworks PDM SME for SPK and Associates. Today, I'll be going through the latest of our SolidWorks tutorials focused on decoding blue and grey folders. Why can't I...
Solidworks PDM Tutorial: Duplicate File Name Options
Introduction to the Solidworks tutorial Hi Everyone. I'm Daniella, the Solidworks PDM SME for SPK and Associates. Today, I'll be going through a quick Solidworks tutorial for how to allow, or disallow, duplicate file names inside your Solidworks PDM vault. How To...
How to prevent broken Solidworks PDM references
Introduction Today we'll be discussing Solidworks PDM broken references. I'm Daniela, the Solidworks PDM subject matter expert for SPK and Associates. We'll be discussing how to prevent these broken references in the first place. There are many ways to tackle this...
Is It Time For Cloud CAD?
Cloud CAD Isn’t Brand New Cloud CAD has been available for some years through various SaaS applications such as OnShape and AutoCAD’s Fusion 360. But the choice of a MCAD application can be personal for an engineer. Also, many companies standardize on a CAD tool of...
How Workflow Integration Boosts Engineering Productivity
How to solve the problem that hides in plain sight Engineers rarely talk about “workflow integration” for items like CAD files or project data management (PDM). They’re too busy doing their jobs! However, that exact mindset presents a major issue. Many engineers think...
How To Fix Broken References in SolidWorks PDM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAZ2CEqerNM How To Update References This is a tricky task that sometimes occurs when you're adding files to the vault from another location, maybe files from a vendor, maybe an assembly from a vendor, maybe collaborating with other...