Tips and Tricks from Forum Users #16

The unique characteristics of ‘tips & tricks’ is that while for some people it may appear as routine, for others it may come as a surprise for they haven’t used a particular command in a way diff…

Tips and Tricks from Forum Users #15

Forum messages generally are specific to the OP’s problems but while providing solutions users reveal some cool tips and tricks unknowingly.
 
I have collated such ‘accepted solutions’…

A QuickStart Guide to Using the Mouse

Ability to use the mouse interactively makes your Solid Edge apps appear cool. By facilitating object picking followed by executing the business logic also frees you from using the ugly workaround of…

Speeding design of plastic parts

Solid Edge has specific commands for rapidly creating the features commonly used in plastic parts
Solid Edge includes excellent capabilities for designing plastic parts, and this is the focus of…

Shining a light on the mysterious art of surfacing

One of the most popular webinars in our Solid Edge Digital Transformation series was the one on creating complex surfaces. Although we often think about Solid Edge as a tool for designing prismatic, …

3D Geometry API – A Gentle Introduction

Among tangible or visible geometric elements, the prominently accessed collections in a Part or Sheetmetal document are the Features, Sketches, Profiles, PMI and the Reference Planes. The most sought…

Webinar replay: Creating beautiful visualizations of your designs

Watch a new webinar replay that has some great tips on how to create beautiful rendered images of your products. We hear from many Solid Edge users that their sales and marketing departme…

The Myriad of Solid Edge File Properties APIs

Accessing Solid Edge document properties to either read or modify is the most common activity performed on Solid Edge documents apart from when manipulating the content of the document itself.
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How to Use the SEDraftX Control in a WPF Application

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Designers who use custom programs for automating their routine design tasks that also need to interact with Solid Edge are constantly exploring newer platforms like the .Net b…