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Move Assembly to Origin in Solidworks

Chris Hainley
in Assemblies
1 0 Intermediate
Learn how to reorient a complex assembly to a new coordinate system when the model was misaligned from the start. For basic assemblies it may be easier to start over; however, when the assembly is larger and more unwieldy, you may want to try and salvage it. This video will show you some tricks how to do just that. This is a real example from my class of a clock assembly that a student was struggling with. They needed the full assembly in a certain orientation to make an in-context part, but when they tried to reorient the assembly, they got a ton of errors. This tutorial will show you some ways to organize your assembly so that you can reorient the assembly while maintaining most of its functionality. You’ll learn how to create a reference point, a reference coordinate system, switch between a float and fixed assembly, create sub-assemblies from already assembled parts, and much more. Take a look!
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SolidWorks Assembly Tips for Beginners

Chris Hainley
in Assemblies
0 0 Beginner
Start a SolidWorks assembly the right way by avoiding this common pitfall. Every semester when I teach SolidWorks to students they always make this mistake when starting an assembly and it always causes problems in the future. Snap your first part to the assembly origin so that it is properly oriented before you start modeling!
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SOLIDWORKS - Top Down Assembly Modeling [ Make part in assembly]

Ahmed Sakib
in Modeling
0 0 Intermediate
Learn top down assembly approach in SOLIDWORKS. Using this assemblty modeling approach, we can create parts within Solidworks Assembly Mode
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