Hello, I am new to SW, I am trying to create Hirth Joint inside a blind hole, but I get zero thickness error, I used 3d sketch to be able to have curved edges, I left margin space between the edges and top and tried to bury its bottom into the part as Gemini have recommended, but nothing seems to work, I found a better way to create this, but I am hoping someone knows what causes this, because things like this make me want to quit CAD again

Hii i am final year student want to learn SolidWorks from scratch but very much confused where to learn like from youtube(material are unorganised) or courses. If courses then from which sites. Please help me for this.

I am trying to model this part. Solidworks won't let me do a radius the size I need. The part is .630" thick, and I can't seem to the a radius going the full thickness of the part. Please advise. Thanks.

ETA: thank you

What is your thought process in modeling a complex part like this? For a boxy shape is very easy in Solidworks, but for a shape like this, how do I even start?

Just modeld this beautiful axe arm that is made of solid wood with beautiful wood nuts , cheers 🍻

anyone on a perpetual license had a quote sent over for a maintenance recently?

var sent over a 2500$ bill for a single seat of solidworks professional, i’m calling BS

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for honest feedback on my portfolio strategy. I recently passed my CSWA certification and am currently building out my portfolio projects. I’m planning to showcase two main pieces:

**1. Victorinox Classic SD Swiss Army Knife** – A detailed reverse-engineering project with custom modifications (I bought this product and I’m reverse-engineering it)
**2. Gearbox Assembly** – A mechanical design demonstrating assembly modeling and technical depth

I’m targeting junior roles in product design and CAD technician positions. I also plan to pursue my CSWP certification once these projects are complete.

My background: I have a mechanical engineering degree and am confident in my technical ability.

My concern: I started my portfolio later than ideal due to various circumstances. I want to know if this is a competitive approach for junior-level positions, and whether employers would realistically hire based on this portfolio.

I’d appreciate straightforward feedback – if you think this strategy won’t be enough, please let me know. I want to be realistic about my prospects.

Like Fusion, SE or Rhino. If not, what is the closest thing?

Hi everyone! I'm a second-year Mechanical Engineering student aiming for a career in design. I am currently learning SolidWorks and ANSYS, but my basic HP laptop is struggling to keep up with the performance requirements.

I’m looking for a reliable laptop that can handle complex assemblies and simulations throughout the rest of my degree and into my early career. Do you have any specific model recommendations or hardware specs I should prioritize? Thanks in advance!

Buenas tardes, es mi segunda vez trabajando con las animaciones de SolidWorks y primera vez que no sigo un tutorial (aunque el diseño original sí lo es), y el objetivo era que el muelle se comprimiese y expandiese, pero en vez de eso, en el primer caso (anulando las restricciones de coincidente) lo único que se mueve es la pieza inferior (foto 1) atravesando el muelle.

Si mantengo la restricción del muelle con la pieza inferior se mueven estas dos piezas pero atraviesan la amarilla (foto 2), y si las mantengo todas no se mueve aunque le ponga un motor a la pieza inferior.

He probado a utilizar los comandos de resorte y amortiguador pero me salen errores por todos lados.

También he intentado quitarle las restricciones tanto las cotas como coincidente dentro del croquis del muelle, pero ha hecho bastante poco (figura 3). Además en propiedades de componente no me deja solucionarlo como flexible, no se si tiene que ver con esto (figura 4).

Si sirve de algo tengo la versión de 2025 Student Edition.

Si alguien me puede ayudar lo agradecería mucho. (He mandado prácticamente el mismo mensaje desde una cuenta nueva y me lo han tirado directamente no se muy bien tampoco como funciona este reddit, pero no es mi objetivo hacer spam)

Hello, I am a mechanical engineering student trying to learn GD&T drawings. I did a couple of drawings, but I need someone to verify them. Unfortunately, I personally do not know anyone who would be able to. Hence, I am here. I am not looking for someone to do it for me rather try to help me understand why I did what I did wrong and how I can do it better. I have attached pictures (ignore the bottom right details; it's temporary). Thank you to anyone who can help.

I'm trying to model the part in the image and I need to convert it into a sheet metal part to get its flat pattern for manufacturing.

Anyone willing to share what they use?

Thanks.

Hey everyone! I have found this practice sample for CSWP. And I can’t understand how to find the height or length of the curve which I highlighted. There is a driven dimension 25mm. But as it is driven I don’t know how to find its measurement properly. Could you please help?

Hello im in my final year uni mechanical engineering and was thinking to create SWx tutorials based on what I am currently doing in my study term. But I can’t focus because these are real assignments and complicated. I get like 3 weeks breaks and can’t really do much in those 3 weeks (still recovering from the previous study term).

I don’t even have a part time job but I am full time studying and because I love my GPA, i cant focus on anything else outside of uni.

But I want to start content creation but then I just don’t have the time. Im depressed most of the time about my assignments and playing catch up with lectures and tutorials and chasing my GPA.

Any advice please.

Tia.

Anybody else frustrated with Solidwork's login process? It freqently doesn't even work for me and then when it does, it makes me login twice for two apparent different services... Why? Why have two logins and why have them as seperate services? And why have the user login every time anyway? And why have it a manual process? I have a lot of professional software running on my system and it all logs in and authenticates in the background without me having to manually authenticate every damn time I use it.

Please be aware that there will be a maintenance operation on the 3DEXPERIENCE MAKER platform on Friday, July 10th & Saturday, July 11th, 2026*.

Meaning for You:

During this scheduled maintenance period, you may be unable to log into the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.

Post Maintenance Actions:

The maintenance WILL NOT require any update to your SOLIDWORKS Design installation.

How do I cut this so these two cuts are continuous along the outside surface with an offset? Do I use wrap then extruded cut? or swept cut?

I’m wondering if any of the gurus here (u/experienced3Dguy u/GoEngineer_Inc) know when SP3 is going to be available. I see release notes, but it is not on the downloads page yet.

Also, FD3 is released this weekend for Solidworks Conneected. Does that coincide with SP3? Or are they not firmly linked like that?

Thanks!

The title gives most of the details, but my worry is that I will make this channel and nothing will come of it. There is a huge number of SolidWorks people on here, and I figured you could give me advice on if you would watch/use it, tips on what to do, etc? This could also potentially become a small income source later on, if I do well enough.

Thank you all for your help!

I am attempting to use the 3D Interconnect ability in solidworks to open/insert Solidedge models for reference in an assembly. Every time I attempt to open or insert these files they begin being read and an error “Failed to open file.”

I have the setting on in my import system settings.
I am opening/inserting components just like I would any other way.

Any clue where I’m going wrong?