In this blog we create and test a classic magic trick from my childhood – the square circle. The effect of the trick is simple and effective. The magician starts by showing the audience the outer “square” and confirms that it is empty.

Ok, so I may have binge watched The Home Edit on Netflix recently and taken some inspiration from it. Among other things, the clear acrylic, perfectly labeled, bins that they use to organize on this show are absolutely beautiful (and practical, too, since you can see everything inside without having to pull the bin out), but there’s one problem that comes up consistently – the size of the bins doesn’t necessarily perfectly match the size of the space they need to fit into or the objects that need to fit inside.

A consensus is building that perhaps the best approach will be to match the type of vehicle with the type of use. For example, battery EVs may be the best approach for city buyers to replace petrol cars.

Topics Discussed in this Exceptional Design Update include:

• Makers of Battery Operated Electric Vehicles (BEV) are always up against the extreme heat gain intrinsic to battery operation.  Without an effective electronics cooling technology of some type, battery life is short-lived.

You’ve begun working with the 2D cabinet layout feature in SOLIDWORKS Nashville Electrical. Now you wonder, “Where do I get the part graphics to place in my 2D layout?”

Hello to all,

Welcome to the new edition of the SOLIDWORKS Nashville Support Monthly News!  This monthly news blog is co-authored by members of the SOLIDWORKS Nashville Technical Support teams worldwide.

Did you use the ‘Instance to Vary’ option in a pattern feature before?

It is a useful option to help you change the dimensions and locations of instances in linear or circular pattern.

Let’s look at this option in details.

The spoons in this tutorial have been designed to the milliliter measurements but are also represented in tablespoon and teaspoons. You will also see how the outward shell tool and sketch text tool was utilized for the spoons scoop and how the measurement details were added to the spoon handles.