▲ 5 r/SolidWorks
Flat pattern from wrap (in part, not assembly)
How to make flat pattern from 'WRAP'?
u/travelt666 — 14 hours ago
r/SolidWorks
▲ 17 r/SolidWorks
Help with sheet metal Design
Hi guys, I'm having problem designing a sheet metal part where there are 2 flange ( I think that's the traduction to English) with different angles that coincide in the corner.
I ' know ' how to do what I want, I just don't know how to make it in a elegant and efficient way.
Photo 1 is the problem, photo 2 is the solution, the problem with the solution is time, I need to modify each sketch an then Solidworks let me apply 'closed corner'.
First of all thanks to anyone that spends some of his time reeding this and sorry if my english is not the best there is.
u/TheArcherLord — 1 day ago
▲ 8 r/SolidWorks
I can't change the dimension by dragging any more
Hi, so a while ago I noticed this. We use Solidworks 2025 at work, and previously, when i made a circle, i could just make it bigger/smaller by dragging the outer line. However, since recently, this just MOVES the entire circle. This happens with all sketch lines/entities and i am getting beyond annoyed with it. Is there any way to have this not happen?
EDIT: sorry i should have clarified, if I constrain the center first, it just asks me to either delete the constraints or not and if I click "no" it copies the sketch. See link for images: images
u/irontallica666 — 1 day ago
▲ 3 r/SolidWorks
SolidWorks drawing dimensions not snapping to edges properly
Hi everyone,
I’m having a really frustrating issue in SolidWorks drawings and I’m wondering if anyone else has experienced this.
When I try to create a dimension from one edge to another using Smart Dimension, I click the first edge and then try to select the second edge. Very often, SolidWorks just doesn’t seem to recognize or snap to the second edge. Instead, it immediately creates a dimension showing only the length of the first edge.
In general, I’ve noticed that dimensions in drawings often don’t want to properly select or snap to edges, even though the edges are clearly visible and selectable otherwise.
It happens often enough that dimensioning drawings has become really frustrating.
Has anyone dealt with this before? Is there some selection, snapping, filter, or drawing setting that could be causing it?
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
u/Ziiiiidaaaaas — 1 day ago
CAD vs CAD Speedmodeling esports Tournament - SolidWorks Wizards Welcome!
Free to qualify and enter - Livestream Link here: https://www.youtube.com/live/ZBYPIuIAPPk
1:30 PM East Coast USA - Friday Aug 21, 2026
During the livestream:
Users will be shown a 2D Drawing and challenged to turn it into an accurate 3D model. The fastest speedmodelers will qualify for our 2026 World Championship CAD Speedmodeling Tournament. Good luck!
u/TooTallToby — 1 day ago
▲ 6 r/SolidWorks
SHEET METAL FLATTEN GOT DOUBLE LINES
Hi all,
i am getting this double line output in flatten sheet metal.
u/Junior-Inflation6797 — 1 day ago
▲ 1 r/SolidWorks
SW 2026 - Save as PDF
Anyone using Save As PDF for drawings in SW 2026?
Ever since upgrading, all my drawing views automatically save as an image and come out blocky - the reason I like using Save As PDF as our logo is an image and it comes out nicely.
I can use Print PDF but the logo comes out all blury.
Any ideas?
EDIT:
Deleting registry "Drawings" in Solidworks fixed the problem somehow, not sure what settings it was because I have all mine on default anyway..
u/Fancy_Palpitation_38 — 1 day ago
RealView compatible GPUS
Recently built my own PC to move away from laptops, however I do miss RealView as it’s not enabled with my gaming focused card. I spent the last several years modeling with it and got used to having it enabled so I would like it back.
I’m looking to decide on a compatible GPU that I can run solidworks with to reenable RealView. Going back to my laptop isn’t viable as it’s dying and I’d prefer to have an all-in-one.
I do have space available on the motherboard and on the PSU so I’m hoping to just plug and play. I have seen “tricks” to get it working on non certified machines but I’d rather not use those methods.
u/XmotnaF — 2 days ago
▲ 124 r/SolidWorks
I humbly present: SeizureWorks 2025. The most epic graphics bug I've ever seen SolidWorks produce
I'm fairly certain the root cause of the graphics bugs I've been encountering lately has to do with my use of the Weld Bead feature in my assembly models.
Typically it's pretty mild, just some screen flickering or a few parts temporarily not showing, that immediately reappear when I zoom to fit.
This one however, was so far beyond anything I've seen, that I just felt compelled to share with the community. If for nothing else than a mild chuckle. Zero errors in the model itself. But evidently weld beads make the rendering engine big mad sometimes lol.
u/maranble14 — 2 days ago
▲ 13 r/SolidWorks
Very bad shadow effect on solidworks
My PC specs are:
- Processor: Intel Core i7
- RAM: 32 GB @ 3600 MHz
- GPU: NVIDIA T2000 4 GB
SOLIDWORKS is definitely running on the NVIDIA GPU. All the graphics settings are set to High, anti-aliasing is enabled, and I have gone through pretty much every graphics-related setting I can find. However, the shadows still look like this.
What confuses me is that I didn't have this shadow issue before. My previous PC was an HP OMEN with an i7, 16 GB RAM, and a GTX 1050 Ti, and the shadows looked perfectly fine there.
The major difference I can think of is the display. The old OMEN had a 4K display, while my current workstation is connected to a 1080p display.
So what setting am I missing? Is there something specific in SOLIDWORKS that controls shadow quality or shadow resolution? Could the 1080p display be causing this, or is there another graphics setting/driver option I need to change?
What am I doing wrong here?
u/technotitan_360 — 2 days ago
▲ 2 r/SolidWorks
Full scene anti-aliasing troubleshoot
Hope this is the appropriate place to address this question:
I am using a laptop with an RTX 5090 gpu, now I know it's not a workstation GPU, but it's pretty powerful. I have zero issues running anything solidworks related-- however, it appears I am unable to enabled full scene anti-aliasing (the option is just greyed out).
Am I unable to do this because the GPU isn't technically a solidworks certified GPU?
I am totally fine if thats the case, I am just kind of someone who likes things visually pleasing and if I can get rid of jagged eges, I would love to do so.
I've tried using the NVIDIA control panel to force the application to do it, but that didn't work either.
Thanks for any tips/info.
u/ekluky2112 — 2 days ago
▲ 0 r/SolidWorks
How can I make a rib to connect rim to hub?
Hi, I would like to make a wheel with spokes that connect the rim to the inner hub. I would like each spoke to essentially be a rib that connects the two blue lines and properly merge into both inner and outer cylindrical contours. I don't know if it's possible to do this using the rib tool? I can do it with some awkward combination of extrudes but it doesn't feel right. Any help is appreciated.
u/coldriverjoe — 2 days ago
▲ 3 r/SolidWorks
CSWA Exam Criteria
Hi guys!
I have started preparing for the CSWA and I have been doing the practice problems from Solidworks.
Something that I don't always get 100% right is the final volume of the part, sometimes I make an obvious error that makes the volume completely different, which is obvious and easy to correct after going through the model. But sometimes the final volume is very close to the one mentioned in the problem, but not exactly the same.
Now my question is, how would this penalize me on the day of the exam if I don't get the volume exactly right?
Hope to you can help me calm my anxiety regarding this topic!
Thanks! :)
u/javivp — 2 days ago
▲ 22 r/SolidWorks
today i also got CSWA
It is satisfying after the exam.
u/Local_Philosopher272 — 3 days ago
▲ 9 r/SolidWorks
Parametric design HELP
I have a request i need to make this fence type and it needs to be on a radius. How do i do this ? I am used to doing this in rhino but i need to do this in solidworks .
I would appreciate any help thank you in advance.
u/Desperate_Peanut_494 — 2 days ago
▲ 7 r/SolidWorks
How to get started / learn to build more complicated designs and multiple part assemblies
I've got a Solidworks license from my engineering college, and I would like to learn and practice making designs so that I can eventually get CSWA and CSWP. I want to go into the 3D modelling, Cad/Cam design pipeline when I start applying to jobs. Any advice, links are appreciated
u/ManYeetIt — 3 days ago
▲ 254 r/SolidWorks
Welp, it's been fun, but the worst case scenario has finally happened :(
This morning, my boss delivered the dreaded news. "Don't renew the SolidWorks license, we will be moving over to Inventor.
It's been a fun journey guys, but it looks like my time with SolidWorks has come to an end for the foreseeable future.
u/Mr_Sloth10 — 4 days ago
▲ 2 r/SolidWorks
How to pull all pdfs from PDM?
I don't use solidworks myself, I am a programmer for a company that uses solidworks. I was tasked with pulling pdfs from our PDM server into a separate server we have, that is on the same network. Initially, I had set up a share for our other server to be able to read the PDM folder, and using the file paths stored in the PDM database, I was going to have a service pull those files and put them into the non PDM server. I did this, however I realized very few of the pdfs from the file paths from the PDM database actually existed. From searching/talking to ai, it seems that this is because only cached files remain in the PDM vault, and the other PDFs are just binaries stored in a way that only solidworks can read. So that plan seemed to have failed.
What are my options to achieve this, if any?
u/TwentyYearVoyageur — 3 days ago
▲ 1 r/SolidWorks
Hole Wizard Sketch Error
I used hole wizard to create holes for threaded inserts so that I could pattern fill the parts in an assembly. I modified the hole sketch to add the taper for the inserts, and now I get this error. The sketch is fully defined, there's no hanging relations, and no obvious issues with the sketch that I can see. The holes still build just fine despite the error. Can anybody tell me how to get this error to go away?
u/tzn_219 — 2 days ago
▲ 3 r/SolidWorks
Weldment profiles
Why the heck is this issue popping up? I deleted everything inside weldment profiles folder and this still persists. I even deleted the file path from the tool>options>File locations>weldment profiles.
u/mech_tacular — 3 days ago