Step Draft

Every now and then, I pick a topic that needs a little research and blog about it. Yes, maybe it’s a little obscure, but maybe it’s something you didn’t know about before and now you do. This topic c…

Solid Edge Tips and Tricks #12

Where can I find the toggle for sketch relationship colors in synchronous mode? You can find this under “Inspect/Evaluate Group/Relationship Colors”.

How can I dimension using metric units…

Synchronous and Associativity

After two years, I’m still just a student of Solid Edge. I’m very often amazed at the power that’s in there. Of course there’s no way to learn something like just diving in and doing it, which is exa…

Solid Edge Tips and Tricks #11

How do I hide dimensions in draft environment? To hide dimensions in draft follow these steps: – First create new layer – Select all the dimensions you wish to hide. – Once selected go to the …

Example of Mixing Synchronous and Ordered

I came across a cool technique this week while talking with Art Patrick about a part I was trying to make for a sample model. It has 3 mount points, and a bar frame connecting the mounts. In the end,…

Solid Edge Tips and Tricks #10

1) How do I insert grounded parts at the origin of an assembly file? The first part inserted into a new assembly is by default grounded and placed at the origin. To place other grounded parts into a…

Solid Edge Tips and Tricks #9

How can I turn the centerlines off in a view? There is no single button to turn off all center lines at one time. However you can create a query to find and select all centerlines, then uncheck the S…

Detail Makes Your Keyshot Rendering More Believable

I just want to add some variety and show some other techniques. Here I used one of the HDRI environments as the background image. Getting the lighting to match the background can be difficult, but us…

Understanding Keyshot Backgrounds

As engineers and designers, it is sometimes tempting for us to discount the value of a pretty picture. You spend all of your time establishing the geometry and attributes of the product that few unde…