Bringing out another dimension from a television has recently become a popular topic. The question is, how good is the 3D, and how much of a hassle is it to watch? At this point a lot of people have seen 3D in theaters (where they use passive glasses). But will the home experience be the […]
The top switch slider is broken, it feels like it does not engage, to fix the thing the remote must be opened. The front of the remote says RC32, there are 6 screws that need to be removed to take it apart. Two screws are located in the battery compartment, they can be accessed by
This post reviews Google Sketchup and focuses on getting started with it. If you would like more in-depth training on 3D CAD applications and software you can get started with a free membership to access tutorials on various software. It would be nice to have a free, lightweight, platform independent, user friendly, powerful CAD software
The CSWP (Certified Solidworks Professional) exam is designed to show a users “ability to design and analyze parametric parts and movable assemblies using a variety of complex features”. The context of the exam is limited to Solidworks software and a users ability to navigate the program for drafting and design tasks. Certification can be used
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Below is a table of content for CSWP Core Exam review. Some sections have been posted here, the full compilation will be available as an ebook shortly. B. Section 1 of the CSWP B-1. Interpreting the Drawing B-2. Sketching B-3. Boss and Cuts and End Conditions B-4. Draft, Fillet, Chamfer B-5. Pattern and Mirror
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B. Section 1 of the CSWP The first section of the CSWP covers sketching and feature creation. It is typically 5 questions requiring the creation of two unique models. The first model created will be used to answer questions 1-3. Each question asks for the mass, or sometimes the center of mass, of the model.
Master SOLIDWORKS faster with tutorials & CSWP online training. To properly utilize the weldments features for Solidworks an understanding of the cut list structure is required. Once the Weldment feature is added to a part a few changes are made, including a change from “Solid bodies” to “Cut-List” in the feature manager. This cut list
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The box and marketing material for Solidworks have always had shiny renderings plastered all over them. Unfortunately the software that created them (Photoworks and then Photoview 360) was always a part of the Professional package. Then, last summer, they allowed all beta testers access to the professional suite. During that time I poked around a
Weldments are a part of the Solidworks software that are intended to be used for parts that will require welding. It leads to reason then that small details, such as welding gaps in lengths, should be handled in an easy and intuitive fashion. Sure enough, one of the built in options when inserting weldment members
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To start creating a weldment a path for each member must be present. This means a sketch must be created to represent the members paths. For simple boxes and very basic weldment parts sketches can be laid out in a traditional 2d fashion, but to really control things it is typically easier to create a
