By Marco Chery – SolidXperts Application Specialist

What is an adaptive form?

DriveWorks projects created using responsive forms adjust their content regardless of the size and orientation of your device screen, whether it is a computer, tablet, or smartphone. This eliminates the need to swipe the web page from left to right to see content and the user’s browsing experience is more intuitive.

Why should you use them?

• For the dissemination of DriveWorks projects on the web;
• Improved user navigation;
• Access the project anywhere from any device.

A Few Tips

The easiest way to make your forms responsive is to use Frame Controls on the main page. From this main page, the windows will allow you to see the content of your different forms.

First, define the location of your viewing windows for the resolution of a desktop computer.

Second, create a plan to switch these windows to the screen of a phone and tablet.

Third, determine the borders for switching windows between different device resolutions. For this, we use a special DriveWorks variable: FormContainerWidth.

• Phone Resolution: 320 – 640 pixels
• Tablet Resolution: 640 -1200 pixels
• Computer Resolution: 1200+ pixels

Fourth, for each zone, we can create variables that will position the window taking into account the different resolutions.

Finally, we import the variables to the main page, in the layout section for each type of viewing window.

Conclusion

This method ensures your DriveWorks project forms are adaptive and attractive, regardless of the device on which they are viewed.

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By Nikita Lambert – Certified SOLIDWORKS Expert (CSWE) at SolidXperts

You may have already said that your rendering is acceptable, but that it seems to be missing something, that your image lacks life. SOLIDWORKS Visualize now has the solution for you: You can now create a video decal and apply it to any surface of your model. For example, a cellphone company could put a clip showing the operating system in action on a newly designed device, an animated background plan outside a window, or even a television playing your favorite series! The possibilities are limited only by your imagination.

To take advantage of this 2019 innovation, simply go to your Appearances tab, Add, New Decal, and finally Video. Browse and search for your video file and you need only apply it to your project.

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By Nikita Lambert – Application Specialist at SolidXperts

Nvidia has developed a collaboration platform to allow engineering, sales, marketing, and management teams to interact with a design still in the development phase, using virtual reality technology.

This platform allows you to transport yourself to the interior of a 3D modeled building, in front of a podium showcasing your newest products, or even into a virtual meeting room with your VR headset.
SOLIDWORKS Visualize can export your completed project to an Nvidia Holodeck-supported format.

All appearances, environments, and lighting will be automatically recorded, all you have to do is explore the almost infinite possibilities of this new mode of communication.

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SolidXperts team is always there for you!

The SolidXperts Technical Support Team is here to assist with software installations and updates for all clients who have purchased a license with us.
You can contact us by telephone at: 1-877-824-3324, by email: soutien@solidxperts.com, or simply submit a request in the Client Portal: https://solidxpertsportal.force.com/support/portal_login

Ask us to send you our direct download link for installation files without having to go through the SOLIDWORKS site. Then if you wish, contact us for remote assistance with a member of our support team. We can remotely control your computer if you are not very familiar with the installation process or simply because you want a state-of-the-art installation!

We can take this opportunity to install our UtilsXperts toolbox, developed by our team of programmers at SolidXperts. You will be able to optimize your productivity and design products more efficiently, faster, and more profitably.

SAVE TIME!

For an additional fee, we also offer a hassle-free service to help you centralize your data in order to facilitate the management, customize your settings, and also standardize your data, BOM tables/revisions, and default models for better collaboration within your Engineering team, across your entire CAD system. Contact a Support Team member today for more information!

Rather than waste time with lengthy installations on all your stations, let us do it for you!

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Written by Tech Support Group Director – Trung Ha

Did you know that you can access and use your SOLIDWORKS from anywhere? Users can simply log in with their SOLIDWORKS ID on the MySolidworks website and launch their SOLIDWORKS! SOLIDWORKS online licensing is available to all customers regardless of their subscription status. The SOLIDWORKS Admin can reassign an Online License at any time, as long as the license is not in use by the user.

SOLIDWORKS online licensing is a new model that ties one or more licenses of SOLIDWORKS products to a user’s SOLIDWORKS ID. With SOLIDWORKS online licensing, users have the flexibility to install and use SOLIDWORKS products on as many machines as they wish, without having to activate or deactivate machines every time. SOLIDWORKS’ customers can access all the products they are entitled to by simply login in using their SOLIDWORKS ID. All they need is a connection to the internet.

The Admin can select an asset and change it back from online licensing to machine activation at any time using the toggle option in the detailed product page if the license is not in use by the user.

To create a SOLIDWORKS ID:

• You can go to https://my.solidworks.com/ and click on “Join”.

SolidNetWork Licenses are ideal for medium to large size companies that want to share a pool of licenses over multiple users. On the other hand, single-user licenses with SOLIDWORKS online licensing are ideal for individuals that have their own license and want the flexibility to use SOLIDWORKS on multiple machines.

Only one user can be assigned to an Online License product.

SOLIDWORKS online licensing is available for the following single-user license products:

• SOLIDWORKS CAD (Standard, Professional, and Premium)
• SOLIDWORKS Simulation (Standard, Professional, and Premium)
• SOLIDWORKS Plastics (Standard, Professional, and Premium)
• SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation (Included Electronic Cooling and HVAC Addons)
• SOLIDWORKS Composer
• SOLIDWORKS Electrical (Schematic Standard, Schematic Professional, 3D, and Professional)
• SOLIDWORKS PCB
• SOLIDWORKS CAM (Standard and Professional)
• SOLIDWORKS Inspection (Standard and Professional)
• SOLIDWORKS MBD (Standard)
• SOLIDWORKS Visualize (Standard and Professional)

**Perpetual and temporary licenses are supported. SOLIDWORKS PDM and SolidNetWork Licensing (SNL) are not supported with online licensing. Home Use Licenses (HULs) are not currently supported.

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One of our specialists can help you configure it remotely.

By Frédéric Jacques – Application Specialist – SolidXperts

Do you want to avoid designing sheet metal parts beyond the dimensional limits available? Add an alert (sensor) to your SOLIDWORKS model.

Step 1: Display the View Orientation Cube

Display the flattening of your sheet metal part. Make sure the sketch of the viewing cube is not in hidden mode.

Step 2: Hide the Volume Body

Hide the solid body to show only the fold lines and the viewing cube of the unfolded part. To do so, unfold the display status bar in the creation tree (Feature Manager). Right-click on the body displayed in the open tab and select hide volume body.

Step 3: Place a Reference Dimension

Now you can see the sketch of the viewing cube automatically created by a sheet metal part in SOLIDWORKS.  This represents the overall volume of the part and you can place a reference dimension on the length, width, or thickness. Be careful not to select sketches that represent bend lines.

Step 4: Create a Dimension Sensor

Include a sensor. Right-click on the sensor icon in the creation tree and select “Add a sensor”. Select a dimension sensor and submit the desired conditions.

Sensor type = Dimension
Properties = Select the reference dimension that has been added (13.37″)
Alert = Check the box “Warn me if the value = …”
Select “is greater than” and write the value not to be exceeded. (15″ in the example)

Step 5: Check Sensor Operation

Finally, display the volume body again, and apply any modifications to your part in the folded state. A warning message is then displayed in the shaft if you are no longer within the defined values of the sensor.

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