Tips & Tricks

5 Best Practices for Complex Shape Design

 
Ever wonder what the best way is to design complex shapes with computer-aided design (CAD) tools? 

CAD provides the ultimate medium for communicating concepts – but complex …

Right-Click Commands in Solid Edge Part 5 – OS Related

Solid Edge, when installed, creates a program menu entry under the folder called Siemens Solid Edge.

Right-clicking the main program menu item o…

Solid Edge Tips and Tricks from Forum Users #25

 
An assortment of short tips and tricks based on the discussions in the Solid Edge forum. 
Due credit is given to respective contributors.

First, a quick list of…

Right-Click Commands in Solid Edge Part 4 – Part

In the ordered PathFinder, right-clicking on the tab lets you decide which type of features are listed in the PathFinder.

If the part modeling is over and you want t…

Right-Click Commands in Solid Edge Part 3 – Draft

Right-clicking on a drawing view shows the context menu with the option to update just the right-clicked view. This is smarter and faster compared to the Update Views command on the ribbon which up…

Right-Click Commands in Solid Edge Part 2 – Assembly

 
Most of the unique features available in the right-click menu in the Assembly environment are in the Pathfinder.

Create Drawing of a Sub-Assembly

The foremost is the ‘C…

Right-Click Commands in Solid Edge Part 1 – User Interface

 
A right-click in Solid Edge gives access to several commands and features not found elsewhere on the menu, ribbon or the toolbars.

Right off the bat, right-clicking anywhere in an…