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…

Conversions and Transformations using the Solid Edge API – Part 4

…continued from part 3

This series of articles discusses the following:

Document Unit Conversion – ParseUnit and Format Unit methods of the UnitsOfMeasure object.
V…

Finamac: possibly the coolest Solid Edge user ever!

The mission statement of Finamac, a Brazilian manufacturer of equipment for ice cream and popsicle manufacturing is that “Delicious ice cream , made with the highest quality ingredients, needs equipm…

Conversions and Transformations using the Solid Edge API – Part 3

…continued from part 2

This series of articles discusses the following:

Document Unit Conversion – ParseUnit and Format Unit methods of the UnitsOfMeasure object.
V…

Keyboard shortcuts in Solid Edge

One of the easiest ways to be more efficient at CAD design is to learn and master common keyboard and mouse shortcuts. Solid Edge provides extensive keyboard shortcuts to perform regular tasks with s…

The Solid Edge Command Finder is Your Friend

 
Using a new CAD system for the first time can be a daunting task, especially if you are already familiar with other systems. CAD pundits will advise unlearning the previous program to master…

Conversions and Transformations using the Solid Edge API – Part 2

 
Continuing from the previous part that discussed the UnitsOfMeasure object, this part explains the conversion of sheet coordinates to view coordinates.

This series of article…

Conversions and Transformations using the Solid Edge API – Part 1

 
Introduction

Conversions from different reference systems and translations of spatial data is a common requirement in design automation using Solid Edge.

This series of…