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Enhancement Requests – Tell SolidWorks What You Want in the Software
Every SolidWorks user at one time or another has likely found themselves working with the software and caught themselves thinking, “Hey, it would be great is it could do this”, or, “it would be awesome...
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SolidWorks 2011 adds IFC file export
Are you a SolidWorks user who collaborates with architectural or building construction design? If so, I have good news! SolidWorks 2011 now provides Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) export based on...
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“SolidWorks has detected that your system resources are running low” message...
Anyone who works with large files has very likely received the warning: SolidWorks has detected that your system resources are running low. Of course your initial response was to check your RAM usage...
View ArticleDo you use a HP Z800 with 64GB or more of RAM? PLEASE READ…
If you use, or are planning on purchasing in the near future, a HP Z800 workstation running Windows 7 x64 that has 64 GB or more of RAM installed and NVidia Quadro graphics, you could run into a driver...
View ArticleStaying Green in Winter
– REDUCED HEATING BILL: Does your wife get cold easily during the winter? Pregnancy will fix that right up! Actually had to turn down the thermostat this winter due to the baby “furnace”. Now I’m...
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EPDM – are you seeing BLUE folders?
Do you see blue folders when you browse to your vault view? If so, this simply means your working offline and not connected live to the vault server. This happens when you click the Work Offline button...
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Improving Large Assembly Design Step-by-Step Guide –“Best” SolidWorks...
Improving Large Assembly Design Step-by-Step Guide I finished reading over the Labour Day weekend the latest edition to the Step-by-Step Guide series that SolidWorks has been publishing over the last...
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Toolbox Database Wrong Version! (For 2011 or older)
IMPORTANT: For instructions on updating your Toolbox to 2012, please read this article first – http://www.javelin-tech.com/blog/2012/02/upgrading-toolbox-to-2012/ If SolidWorks is updated to a later...
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So you received your MySolidWorks Professional serial number, NOW what?
MySolidWorks Professional Now that you’re the owner of a shiny new MySolidWorks Professional license, what do you do with the serial number you just received? MySolidWorks is a web page – where does...
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Just purchased NEW SOLIDWORKS licenses? Don’t forget to Reactivate your...
If you have purchased additional SOLIDWORKS licenses to float on your existing network and received a notice from our office indicating they’ve been processed, then you have ONE CRUCIAL STEP left to...
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Why is SOLIDWORKS 2016 PDM Standard not available to install?
SOLIDWORKS 2016 PDM Standard Now that SOLIDWORKS 2016 SP0 is available, a NEW PDM tool is also available to eligible customers, SOLIDWORKS 2016 PDM Standard. We’ve been receiving calls from customers...
View ArticleOur Tech Support EMAIL Not Arriving?
On Friday SEPT 22, our support ticketing system, NetSuite, changed their email domain. Many of you have probably experienced problems in the past receiving email from our tech support, i.e. emails...
View ArticleUpdates to the End of Life (EOL) plan for SOLIDWORKS and other products
SOLIDWORKS has updated their System Requirements to include SOLIDWORKS 2018. This includes updates to the End of Life (EOL) plan for SOLIDWORKS and other products. In addition, the SOLIDWORKS Product...
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LOCKED OUT of your SOLIDWORKS Customer Portal! (Didn’t this happen the same...
Typically shortly after the release of a new MAJOR version of SOLIDWORKS (fall time frame), we get calls from umpteen frustrated customers wondering why they are NOW locked out of their SOLIDWORKS...
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SOLIDWORKS system performance with Spectre and Meltdown patch
DS SOLIDWORKS is performing extensive testing in an effort to determine the potential impact of any solutions that are issued to mitigate the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities. The SOLIDWORKS...
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“SOLIDWORKS has detected that your system resources are running low” message...
NOTE: An updated version of this information can be found at https://www.javelin-tech.com/blog/2018/03/solidworks-resource-monitor-warning/ Anyone who works with large SOLIDWORKS files has very...
View ArticleDo you use a HP Z800 with 64GB or more of RAM? PLEASE READ…
If you use, or are planning on purchasing in the near future, a HP Z800 workstation running Windows 7 x64 that has 64 GB or more of RAM installed and NVidia Quadro graphics, you could run into a driver...
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Why might a Video Card Driver not install, causing an incompatibility warning?
Microsoft has announced a new video card driver structure for all hardware manufacturers: “DCHU (Declarative, Componentized, Hardware Support Apps, Universal API compliance) “. What does this mean for...
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PRODUCT RETIREMENT: CATIA® V5-SOLIDWORKS Translator
The CATIA® V5-SOLIDWORKS Translator is no longer supported and can no longer be renewed. This tool is also not available in SOLIDWORKS 2019 or newer. Replaced by SOLIDWORKS 3D Interconnect The CATIA...
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“SOLIDWORKS has detected that your system resources are running low” message...
NOTE: An updated version of this information can be found at https://www.javelin-tech.com/blog/2018/03/solidworks-resource-monitor-warning/ Anyone who works with large SOLIDWORKS files has very...
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