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Solid Edge Tips

Solid Edge Tip: Updating your floating licence file

This Tech Tip looks at how to install a new licence file on you Siemens Licence Server. When you first install the licence server and provide a licence file during the installation, the process will edit the licence file adjusting it for the new port and daemon. When you are supplied or download a new licence file, it will still have the old port and daemon. This tip looks at the correct way to update the licence.

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Solid Edge Tip: Backing up and restoring settings between versions

This Tech Tip looks at how to backup and restore settings between versions.

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Solid Edge Tip: Using Hole Callouts

This Tech Tip looks at how to create a callout in Solid Edge that shows all of the details of a specific hole type.

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Solid Edge Tip: Instructions on how to install a new version of Solid Edge Licence Server

This tech tip explains the process of installing a new version of Solid Edge Licence Server for floating licences

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Solid Edge Tip: Instructions on how to install a new version of Solid Edge

This tech tip explains the process of installing a new version of Solid Edge using either a node locked or floating licence

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Solid Edge Tip: How to use the fast assembly open options

This Tech Tip looks at ways in which you can open assemblies for faster loading.

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Solid Edge Tip: Watermarks on Draft Files

This Tech Tip looks at how to create a watermark on a Solid Edge draft file and how to turn it’s display on and off.

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Solid Edge Tip: How to set up Solid Edge CAM Pro 2.5 Axis

This Tech Tip looks at the steps to installing and getting the licencing working for Solid Edge CAM Pro.

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Solid Edge Tip: How to migrate Standard Parts to 2022

This Tech Tip looks at how to take a server based Standard Parts database version 2021 and upgrade to version 2022. What needs to be done to upgrade the database.

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Solid Edge Tip: Migrating data from one server to another

This Tech Tip looks at how to migrate data from one server to a new server.

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Solid Edge Tip: How to get around failure of a flatten of a lofted flange? 

This Tech Tip looks at flattening a "Lofted Flange" that fails even though the geometry does not look problematic.

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Solid Edge Tip: Creating a broken isometric view 

This Tech Tip looks at how to create a broken view on an isometric view.

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Solid Edge Tip: Dealing with masked shaded views

This Tech Tip looks at the problem of printing a Solid Edge draft file that contains a shaded view and the shaded view is blocking, hiding, or masking other geometry and details on the printed file.

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Solid Edge Tip: Getting the most from Callouts

This Tech Tip looks at how you can customise your template to have pre-defined hole callouts for the different types of holes you may commonly use, such as plain, threaded or counterbored holes.

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Solid Edge Tip: How to create a simple cantilever model in Solid Edge simulation using beam elements

This Tech Tip looks at how to create a simple cantilever model in Solid Edge simulation using beam elements.

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Solid Edge Tip: Dimension as you go!

This tech tip looks at setting up your options so that dimensions are placed automatically on your sketches in part or on your 2d model view (if working on the free 2D version).

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Solid Edge Tip: Style settings

This Tech Tip looks at how to set up dimensions, lines styles, etc, so that they are how you want them on all  new drawings

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Solid Edge Tip: Restructuring Assemblies 

This Tech Tip looks at some tools in Solid Edge to aid you in restructuring your assemblies by disassembling sub-assemblies or creating new ones.

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Solid Edge Tip: Dimension to an intersection point

This Tech Tip looks at how to dimension to a point where 2 lines would meet if a fillet has not been added (ie

the intersection point). The example below shows the default dimensions that are placed.

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Solid Edge Tip: Unbend a sync sheet metal flange for a cutout

This Tech Tip looks at how. to unbend a flange on a sheet metal part so that a cutout can be added and then the flange re-bent. The problem is that to do this (placing the steering wheel on the center of the bend), by trying to rotate the flange, it will fail.

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Solid Edge Tip: Copy drawing background

This Tech Tip looks at how to configure your draft background sheet for new draft files and then how to use that to replace/update backgrounds in existing documents.

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Solid Edge Tip: General troubleshooting for Solid Edge Aborts

There are many reasons why Solid Edge may abort and this tech tip looks at some of the solutions that may help in avoiding them in the future.

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Solid Edge Tip: Licence borrowing with Solid Edge 2020

This Tech Tip looks at how License Borrowing has changed with Solid Edge 2020 and the adoption of CLT (Common License Toolkit)

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Solid Edge Tip: Comparing parts (revisions)

This Tech Tip looks at how to do a geometry comparison between two parts to see what changes were made.

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Solid Edge Tip: Renaming parts that are used in many assemblies

This Tech Tip looks at how to rename a part that is used in multiple assemblies without losing the links.

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Solid Edge Tip: Where are files stored?

 

This Tech Tip looks at where to look for those settings and preference files that Solid Edge uses.

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Creating single-body part file of an assembly

 

This Tech Tip looks at how to create a part file of an assembly that is formed of a single body feature.

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Custom view orientation

 

This Tech Tip looks at how you can create your own custom view orientations. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Configure anti-virus for optimum use with Solid Edge

 

This Tech Tip looks at some steps you can take to stop anti-virus software from impeding Solid Edge performance. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Uninstall a Solid Edge update

 

This tutorial explains how to uninstall a Solid Edge Maintenance Pack, without having to completely uninstall Solid Edge first. 

 

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*Solid Edge Tip: Standard part variations * part

This Tech Tip looks at how to use existing parts that are in the standard parts library to make copies, but vary from the original in small ways, such as material. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Checking interference

This tech tip looks at how to check for interference between parts and how to convert the interference into a part for use. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Saving settings and preferences

This Tech Tip looks at how to configure Solid Edge to save your settings and preferences. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Managing property text in the title block

This Tech Tip looks at how to change the settings in a draft file so that if a piece of property text is not present, then the text does not display. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: SE 2019 auto simplify tool

This Tech Tip looks at the new solid edge 2019, Auto Simplify Assembly tool, which can be used to not only create a simplified assembly for quicker performance, but also as a means to hide your IP if you want to send a model out to a third party. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Working with registered custom properties

This Tech Tip explains how to work with registered custom properties. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Understanding the gagetable.xls file

This Tech Tip explains how the gage table spreadsheet is laid out and what you need to edit. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Giving DXF/DWG a Solid Edge draft association

This tech tip looks at how to set change your windows defaults to have DWG or DXF files open into Solid Edge Draft when double clicking them from Explorer. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Grouping parts in a parts list

This Tech Tip looks at how you can group certain parts in the parts list and then sort the features based on the new groups. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Changing the angle of a ST sheet metal bend

This Tech Tip looks at two methods of changing the angle of a sheet metal bend while using synchronous technology. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Create an associative part in place without using inter-part copies

 

This Tech Tip looks at how to create associative geometry without using the inter-part copy mechanism. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Detail view image quality

This Tech Tip looks at how image quality can be improved on detail views that are at a much larger scale. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: How to show physical properties in draft

This Tech Tip looks at how to format the output of mass moments of inertia in draft. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Frame origin command

The method for building your frame components has changed in ST10. Have a look at this tech tip for the new tools and workflow. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Design manager changes for copying files

This Tech Tip looks at one of the major changes to the design manager - making copies of parts and assemblies. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Multiple parts list

This Tech Tip looks at how you can create two different parts lists on one drawing, one standard parts list and one for providing total frame member lengths. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Using live sections

This Tech Tip looks at the Live Section command and how you can use it to better visualise and drive models. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Using Solid Edge custom properties in fast search

This Tech Tip looks at using custom file properties in the Solid Edge built-in data management. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Dimensioning tips

 

This Tech Tip looks at some of the not-so-common functions in the Solid Edge dimensioning tools. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: SmartSelect

This Tech Tip looks at the SmartSelect tool in Draft that allows you to quickly select multiple elements by type, colour or layer. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Part rotation

This Tech Tip looks at how to choose the point of rotation for a part or an assembly. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Simulation options for determining sound design

This Tech Tip looks at the different analysis options in Solid Edge Simulation. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: The Solid Edge support process

This Tech Tip shows what to do when you have problems with Solid Edge and how you can keep track of your GTAC support calls. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Troubleshooting built-in data management where used (Solid Edge fast search)

This Tech Tip shows the steps to check if Solid Edge properties are exposed to Windows indexing or not. This also explains if files are indexed correctly or not. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Creating a common material library for all Solid Edge users

This Tech Tip looks at the easiest way to make a single material library for all Solid Edge users. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Allow all Columns to have Vertical Cell Merging Enabled

 

This Tech Tip looks at how to enable merging of vertical cells in all columns of a table. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Wrapping Sketches on Non-Plana faces

This tech tip looks at what type of surfaces work with Wrap Sketch and the required inputs to make the command work properly. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Placing Keyshot Labels across Different Materials

This tech tip shows you how to place labels on to your models when creating your Keyshot renderings to give it the final
touch. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Spiral Curve Command Added to ST9

This Tech Tip looks at the new addition to Solid Edge ST9; the new ability to create spiral curves.

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Solid Edge Tip: Configuring Solid Edge Floating licence

 

This Tech Tip looks at the steps required to get configure a Solid Edge floating licence. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Drawing View Caption

This Tech Tip looks at changing text properties in a drawing view. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Placing Jogs into Dimension Lines

This Tech Tip looks at how to add a jog into a dimension line to make the view more visable. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Working with styles

 

This Tech Tip looks at using styles in Solid Edge so that you can set standards within your organisation.  

 

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Solid Edge Tip: How to create a weld bead as a separate part file

 

This Tech Tip will look at how to build your weld beads in separate part files, rather than converting the assembly to a weldment assembly.  

 

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Solid Edge Tip: How to re-define links of Solid Edge parts in an assembly

 

This Tech Tip will look at how to re-define broken links of parts within an assembly that have been moved

from one network drive to another and the embedded links do not find the new location.  

 

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Solid Edge Tip: How to add a new material to material table

 

This tech tip looks at how to add a new material to the material table in ST8. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Command line options for Solid Edge

 

This tech tip looks at what command line options are available for starting Edge.exe . 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Adding Custom Fasteners to Solid Edge Standard Parts

 

This Tech Tip is an example on how to add a custom fastener to the Solid Edge Standard Parts Library. In this
example we will use a bolt, washer and a nut. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Using Partslist Command in Draft

 

This Tech Tip will look at how to use the Partslist Command in draft. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Assembling a roller chain using two patterns along a curve in Solid Edge

 

This tech tip looks at how you can use two separate patterns to build a chain of alternate parts. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: The new variable table motors in ST8

 

This tech tip will look at new enhancements which add to the many existing tools for motor simulation. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Selecting parts in a Solid Edge assembly based on a custom property value

 

This tip looks at how to set up a search for parts in an assembly based on a custom property value. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Using PipeClass.txt for Solid Edge piping

This tip looks at using the Solid Edge piping tool to help you design the route and place fittings/components from your library. 

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Solid Edge Tip: How to re-orientate frame cross sections

 

This tip looks at re-positioning frame components so that you get the desired orientation for perfect fit. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Document name formula

 

This tip looks at using the document name and placement name in the assembly pathfinder display. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Assembly hole features

 

This tip shows how we can fix an old bug that changed multiple assembly feature holes, rather than the one wanted. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Using a swept cutout for a deep groove creation

 

This tip shows how you can use a swept cutout as the basis for a deep, rounded slot. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Changing a parts' quantity to a unit value in the parts list

 

The normal quantity display of a part in a parts list is the number of times it appears in the assembly, but what if you want to show its volume? This tip shows how to over-ride the setting to display a volume or weight. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Create a local symmetry using the Face Relate command

 

Have you ever wanted to create symmetry between 2 faces, but the faces do not straddle the primary reference planes. Learn more with this PDF download. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Allowing movement of parts within a range

 

Have you ever wanted to allow a part to move within certain limits, such as the rod of a hydraulic cylinder. Learn more with this PDF download. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Orientating a sketch view

 

How to orient the sketch x-axis to an angled part edge. Learn more with this PDF download. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Working with the Selection Manager

 

When modifying synchronous and imported models, this is the tool to use. Learn more with this PDF download. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Working with DWG and DXF files

 

When opening or exporting files to the DWG or DXF format, you need to ensure that the settings are set up correctly. Learn how with this PDF download. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Assembly Part Placement Tools

This PDF explores the tools you can use when placing parts in Solid Edge assemblies. – Reduced Steps and Capture Fit. 

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Solid Edge Tip: Customise your Solid Edge Theme

Download this PDF for instructions on customising your Solid Edge theme. 

 

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Solid Edge Tip: Opening Inventor Files

 

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