{"id":2136,"date":"2014-07-14T12:12:09","date_gmt":"2014-07-14T11:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2136"},"modified":"2014-07-14T12:12:09","modified_gmt":"2014-07-14T11:12:09","slug":"using-solidworks-design-checker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/07\/using-solidworks-design-checker\/","title":{"rendered":"Using SOLIDWORKS Design Checker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014-06-CT-SOLIDWORKS-Design-Checker-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2142 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014-06-CT-SOLIDWORKS-Design-Checker-1-220x300.png\" alt=\"2014-06-CT-SOLIDWORKS-Design-Checker-1\" width=\"220\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014-06-CT-SOLIDWORKS-Design-Checker-1-220x300.png 220w, https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014-06-CT-SOLIDWORKS-Design-Checker-1.png 372w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/a>SOLIDWORKS Design Checker verifies design elements such as dimensioning standards, fonts, materials, and sketches to ensure that SOLIDWORKS documents meet pre-defined design criteria.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/UpgradeNetworkLicenses9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1993\" src=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/UpgradeNetworkLicenses9.png\" alt=\"UpgradeNetworkLicenses9\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/><\/a>\u00a0SOLIDWORKS Design Checker is available in SOLIDWORKS Professional and SOLIDWORKS Premium only.<\/p>\n<p>To add SOLIDWORKS Design Checker to SOLIDWORKS:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click <strong>Tools <\/strong>&gt; <strong>Add-ins.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>SOLIDWORKS Design Checker<\/strong> <strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/help.solidworks.com\/2014\/English\/SolidWorks\/solidworks_design_checker\/doc1292869449284.image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/strong>, then click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"stepexpand\">Click <strong>Tools <\/strong>&gt; <strong>Design Checker<\/strong>.<br \/>\nYou can also access the Design Checker tools <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/help.solidworks.com\/2014\/English\/SolidWorks\/solidworks_design_checker\/doc1292869404859.image\" alt=\"\" \/> from the Tools toolbar.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/EP8louQ5488?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>SOLIDWORKS Design Checker has the following modules:<\/p>\n<table class=\"dl\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"dlentry\">\n<td class=\"dtcell\">\n<p class=\"dlterm\"><strong>Build Checks<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"ddcell\">\n<p class=\"dldesc\">Use this tool to set the requirements for evaluation. The requirements are saved in a file with a <em><span class=\"filepath\">.swstd<\/span> <\/em>extension.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dlentry\">\n<td class=\"dtcell\">\n<p class=\"dlterm\"><strong>Check Active Document<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"ddcell\">\n<p class=\"dldesc\">Use this tool to validate your document.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dlentry\">\n<td class=\"dtcell\">\n<p class=\"dlterm\"><strong>Check Against Existing File<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"ddcell\">\n<p class=\"dldesc\">Use this tool to validate the active document against design checks created from existing files.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dlentry\">\n<td class=\"dtcell\">\n<p class=\"dlterm\"><strong>Learn Checks Wizard<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"ddcell\">\n<p class=\"dldesc\">Use this tool to retrieve design checks based on attributes from an existing SOLIDWORKS part, assembly, or drawing document.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DoubleRedArrow.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2090\" src=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DoubleRedArrow.png\" alt=\"DoubleRedArrow\" width=\"15\" height=\"10\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/products\/products-solidworks\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #830000;\">Find out more on SOLIDWORKS<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DoubleRedArrow.png\"><span style=\"color: #830000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2090\" src=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DoubleRedArrow.png\" alt=\"DoubleRedArrow\" width=\"15\" height=\"10\" \/><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/company\/contact\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #830000;\">Contact Sales<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DoubleRedArrow.png\"><span style=\"color: #830000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2090\" src=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DoubleRedArrow.png\" alt=\"DoubleRedArrow\" width=\"15\" height=\"10\" \/><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/demo-request\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #830000;\">Request a Demo<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mkt.solidworks.com\/emarketing_enu\/start.swe?SWECmd=InvokeMethod&amp;SWEMethod=StartSS&amp;SWEView=URLRouter&amp;SWEApplet=SSRoute&amp;SWENargs=SSId=1-2NJRLWU,SSName=REP+ENG-INTL+SW+3D+for+2D+-+Part+Design,SSLC=,SSCC=,CID=1-2OC1GHL,OID=1-2NJOHVK,COID=1-2OC1GHM,PRO=1-NKZ7N\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2147 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/REP_3Dfor2DEngineering_PartDesign_600x90_SAL.jpg\" alt=\"REP_3Dfor2DEngineering_PartDesign_600x90_SAL\" width=\"600\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/REP_3Dfor2DEngineering_PartDesign_600x90_SAL.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/REP_3Dfor2DEngineering_PartDesign_600x90_SAL-300x45.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SOLIDWORKS Design Checker verifies design elements such as dimensioning standards, fonts, materials, and sketches to ensure that SOLIDWORKS documents meet pre-defined design criteria. \u00a0SOLIDWORKS Design Checker is available in SOLIDWORKS&hellip; 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