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Solid Edge Design Optimization using Excel Solver

March 23, 2014

This articles discusses about:
• How to drive a Solid Edge part from an Excel Spreadsheet. • The Excel Solver Add-In. • Using Solver for design optimization in Solid Edge.
The Scenario …

By Tushar Suradkar
6 MIN READ

Exposing Variables in Solid Edge and its Applications

March 21, 2014

The variable table in Solid Edge displays, defines, and manipulates design variables and functional relationships between the variables. The variable table can also be looked upon as a window for the…

By Tushar Suradkar
3 MIN READ

Solid Edge Sensors: Orifice Plate, by Tushar Suradkar

March 18, 2014

[editor] This is an article submitted by Tushar Suradkar for publishing in the Solid Edge Community Blog.

Solid Edge Can Sense Solid Edge has a feature called Sensors – call it your …

By MLombard
4 MIN READ

Tips for Creating Better Renderings

March 5, 2014

I’ve mentioned before that I thought that many Solid Edge models don’t exactly represent themselves as well as they might visually. The software is really aimed at mechanical design, so this is to be…

By MLombard
5 MIN READ

Does it Really Matter “How” You Do It?

December 20, 2013

I’m going to keep on working through the piano bench I started last time. When I worked with history-only CAD, I spent a lot of time worrying about “how” to do things. It mattered because how you cre…

By MLombard
5 MIN READ

Building Something

December 18, 2013

I decided to just build something. I’m starting simple, with a piece of furniture – a piano bench. I’m going to do as much of this as makes sense in Synchronous. I’ve probably got about 2-3 hours int…

By MLombard
4 MIN READ

Imported Parts and Drawings

December 13, 2013

There are a lot of things I could call this article, but at its root it has to do with imported parts and drawings. The main feature I’m going to use is called Create 3D, which is perhaps a name that…

By MLombard
6 MIN READ

Secondary Sheet Metal Features: Dimple, Drawn Cutout and Bead

November 25, 2013

The last sheet metal features we talked about were the Gusset and Louver. These are features that don’t require sketches. The ones we’re going to talk about today are the Dimple and the Drawn Cutout,…

By MLombard
4 MIN READ

Secondary Sheet Metal Features: Louvers and Gussets

November 22, 2013

Solid Edge has a wealth of built-in secondary sheet metal features that are sure to make your life easier if you use them. There’s a lot to show here, so let’s just get started. All of these tools ar…

By MLombard
5 MIN READ