{"id":5054,"date":"2017-04-18T13:54:07","date_gmt":"2017-04-18T12:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5054"},"modified":"2017-04-18T13:54:07","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T12:54:07","slug":"solidworks-support-monthly-news-april-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/04\/solidworks-support-monthly-news-april-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"SOLIDWORKS Support Monthly News \u2013 April 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to this new edition of the SOLIDWORKS Support Monthly News, coauthored by members of the SOLIDWORKS Technical Support teams worldwide.<\/p>\n<h1>Introducing NEW SOLIDWORKS Self-Paced eCourses on MySolidWorks.com<\/h1>\n<p><em>By Joe Rousseau<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We all know that learning in a classroom is one of the best ways to learn SOLIDWORKS, but sometimes it\u2019s not possible to attend a live class. You need the convenience to learn what you want, where you want. SOLIDWORKS is pleased to announce a library of self-paced, high quality, interactive eCourses that offer learning on your schedule.<\/p>\n<p>The initial launch of this program includes eight eCourses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Creating Animations Using SOLIDWORKS<\/li>\n<li>Flow Simulation<\/li>\n<li>Mold Design Using SOLIDWORKS<\/li>\n<li>Routing: Piping &amp; Tubing<\/li>\n<li>Sheet Metal<\/li>\n<li>SOLIDWORKS API Fundamentals<\/li>\n<li>Surface Modeling<\/li>\n<li>Weldments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You might be wondering what separates a SOLIDWORKS eCourse from other eLearning options. SOLIDWORKS eCourses include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Everything from the SOLIDWORKS instructor-led training manual in a self-paced eLearning format<\/li>\n<li>Background information and key concepts<\/li>\n<li>Subject-matter expert videos and demonstrations<\/li>\n<li>Interactive simulations that allow you to make the picks and clicks yourself<\/li>\n<li>Offline exercises that allow independent study and further practice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>SOLIDWORKS eCourses are hosted on My.SolidWorks.com and are available for purchase from your SOLIDWORKS reseller as a three month subscription.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the SOLIDWORKS eCourses and other training options, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/my.solidworks.com\/training\">http:\/\/my.solidworks.com\/training<\/a>. To sign up for a SOLIDWORKS eCourse, please <a href=\"http:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/sw\/purchase\/varlocator.htm\">contact your reseller<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>Proceedings of SOLIDWORKS World 2017 are available online<\/h1>\n<p class=\"display-alt text-align-center\">The SOLIDWORKS World 2017 Session Materials are <a href=\"https:\/\/solidworksworld.lanyonevents.com\/2017\/connect\/search.ww\" target=\"_blank\">available for viewing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16500 size-full colorbox-16194\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/SWW-2017-image.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 805px) 100vw, 805px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/SWW-2017-image.png 805w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/SWW-2017-image-300x112.png 300w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/SWW-2017-image-768x287.png 768w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/SWW-2017-image-615x230.png 615w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/SWW-2017-image-728x272.png 728w\" alt=\"\" width=\"805\" height=\"301\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Spotlight of features: Noise Prediction in SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation<\/h1>\n<p><em>by Lotfi Derbal<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zoomLink cboxElement\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Acoustic-Power-Truck-01.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16394 colorbox-16194\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Acoustic-Power-Truck-01.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Acoustic-Power-Truck-01.png 1636w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Acoustic-Power-Truck-01-300x165.png 300w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Acoustic-Power-Truck-01-768x422.png 768w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Acoustic-Power-Truck-01-615x338.png 615w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Acoustic-Power-Truck-01-728x400.png 728w\" alt=\"\" width=\"726\" height=\"398\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Noise Prediction is available with SOLIDWORKS 2017 SP3. The acoustic Power Level is calculated with Proudman formulae, one of the known steady-state approach in CFD. The Proudman\u2019s formula gives an approximate measure of the local contribution to total acoustic power per unit volume in a given turbulence field.<\/p>\n<p>This can be used to estimate broadband noise generated by turbulence.<\/p>\n<p>Available results include the <strong>Acoustic Power<\/strong>, in W\/m^3 and the <strong>Acoustic Power Level<\/strong>, in decibel (dB).<\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16400 colorbox-16194\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Customize-Parameter-list.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Customize-Parameter-list.png 376w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Customize-Parameter-list-272x300.png 272w\" alt=\"\" width=\"376\" height=\"414\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<h1>Simulation Step-Up Series<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/2017\/01\/solidworks-support-monthly-news-january-2017.html\" target=\"_blank\">Last month<\/a>, Reza discussed the topic of <strong>Mixed Meshing<\/strong>. This month, he gives us an engineering view of FEA.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/sQVCDRi_-oc?rel=0\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nNext month, Omar will discuss the topic of <strong>basic failure analysis<\/strong><span id=\"eow-title\" class=\"watch-title\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"SOLIDWORKS Simulation Step-Up Series: Contact Modeling Part 1\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1>Noteworthy Solutions from the SOLIDWORKS Knowledge Base<\/h1>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-408 colorbox-16194\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Screen-capture3.png\" alt=\"icon - SW\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/> When using NVIDIA\u00ae GeForce\u00ae graphics cards with the SOLIDWORKS\u00ae software, what can cause extremely slow performance?<br \/>\n<\/b>NVIDIA\u00ae GeForce\u00ae graphics cards have not been tested for use with the SOLIDWORKS software. For this reason, SOLIDWORKS does not officially support the use of these cards.<br \/>\nSOLIDWORKS Technical Support strongly recommends that you use a graphics card that the SOLIDWORKS software supports. For a list of supported graphics cards, follow the link.<br \/>\nIt is possible that a recent Windows\u00ae or NVIDIA update installed graphics drivers that are causing this issue. If you continue to use a GeForce graphics card, you might be able to resolve the problem by installing a newer driver or by rolling back to an earlier driver version.<br \/>\nFrom Solution Id: <a href=\"https:\/\/customerportal.solidworks.com\/eservice_enu\/start.swe?SWECmd=GotoView&amp;SWEView=SW+KBase+Solution+View+(eService)&amp;SWERF=1&amp;SWEBU=1&amp;SWEApplet0=SW+KBase+Solution+Form+Applet+(eService)&amp;SWERowId0=1-64B44FI\" target=\"_blank\">S-072800<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-405 colorbox-16194\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Screen-capture1.png\" alt=\"Icon - EPDM\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/> In the SOLIDWORKS\u00ae PDM vault view, how do I refresh the thumbnail preview?<br \/>\n<\/b>If SOLIDWORKS\u00ae files display the wrong thumbnails in the SOLIDWORKS PDM vault view, follow the steps in\u00a0<span class=\"AppletStyleParent77\"><span id=\"Solution_Id_Label\">Solution Id<\/span>: <a href=\"https:\/\/customerportal.solidworks.com\/eservice_enu\/start.swe?SWECmd=GotoView&amp;SWEView=SW+KBase+Solution+View+(eService)&amp;SWERF=1&amp;SWEBU=1&amp;SWEApplet0=SW+KBase+Solution+Form+Applet+(eService)&amp;SWERowId0=1-5XEIUCU\" target=\"_blank\">S-072536<\/a><\/span> to refresh the thumbnail preview so that the SOLIDWORKS PDM vault view works the same as the local Windows\u00ae Explorer view:.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-412 colorbox-16194\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Screen-capture5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" height=\"16\" \/> Which level of the SOLIDWORKS\u00ae Plastics Add-In is active in my current session of SOLIDWORKS (Standard, Professional, or Premium)?<\/strong><br \/>\nTo determine which level of the SOLIDWORKS\u00ae Plastics Add-In is active in your current session of SOLIDWORKS, download and extract the\u00a0 part file attached to Solution Id: <a href=\"https:\/\/customerportal.solidworks.com\/eservice_enu\/start.swe?SWECmd=GotoView&amp;SWEView=SW+KBase+Solution+View+(eService)&amp;SWERF=1&amp;SWEBU=1&amp;SWEApplet0=SW+KBase+Solution+Form+Applet+(eService)&amp;SWERowId0=1-5YJOT5G\" target=\"_blank\">S-072594<\/a>. Then, compare the list of available analysis types to the images in attachment of the Solution.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>That\u2019s it for this month. Thanks for reading this edition of SOLIDWORKS Support News.<\/p>\n<p>Originally posted in the <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/2017\/04\/solidworks-support-monthly-news-april-2017.html\" target=\"_blank\">SOLIDWORKS Tech Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to this new edition of the SOLIDWORKS Support Monthly News, coauthored by members of the SOLIDWORKS Technical Support teams worldwide. 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