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    Tech Tip #91 : Adding MBD Balloons Numbers to SOLIDWORKS DimXpert Annotations

    Posted by Cecil Deline on Tue, Jan 12, 2021 @ 10:27 AM

    Reviewing how to add Balloon Numbers to SOLIDWORKS Annotations Created for DimXpert PMI.

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    Topics: origin international, MBD, CheckMate for SOLIDWORKS

    Workaround to using reference planes in SOLIDWORKS MBD

    Posted by Cecil Deline on Mon, Sep 21, 2020 @ 03:53 PM

    SOLIDWORKS has an option for adding MBD PMI to your CAD model. The result is a digital file (SLDPRT/SLDASM) containing the GD&T, and other PMI, like bill of materials, etc., in a digital form in effort to move users to a paperless and more efficient dimensioning system. The concept of GD&T has always been ‘functional’. In other words, the GD&T is based on real physical features of the components.

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    Topics: origin international, SolidWorks, MBD, CheckMate for SOLIDWORKS