{"id":6027,"date":"2019-06-18T10:19:15","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T09:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6027"},"modified":"2019-06-18T10:19:15","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T09:19:15","slug":"solidworks-support-monthly-news-june-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/2019\/06\/solidworks-support-monthly-news-june-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"SOLIDWORKS Support Monthly News \u2013 June 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello to all,<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the new edition of the SOLIDWORKS Support Monthly News!\u00a0 This monthly news blog is co-authored by members of the SOLIDWORKS Technical Support teams worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What\u2019s New in SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation 2019 SP1.0 and 2.0<\/h2>\n<p><em>By Julien Boissat<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The R&amp;D team behind SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation has spoiled us with more goodies since the release of version 2019 SP0.0.<\/p>\n<p>There is a recap, in case you didn\u2019t notice them all<\/p>\n<p><strong>Non-Newtonian fluids are now available in Free Surface flows <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23685 colorbox-23683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/1-Non-Newtonian-Fluids-300x239.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/1-Non-Newtonian-Fluids-300x239.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/1-Non-Newtonian-Fluids-615x489.png 615w, https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/1-Non-Newtonian-Fluids.png 622w\" alt=\"\" width=\"569\" height=\"453\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pin in all PropertyManagers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can now define similar conditions consecutively more easily than ever. The Pin button lets you keep the PropertyManagers open and ready to define another condition of the same type.<\/p>\n<p>See below for Boundary Conditions:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23686 colorbox-23683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2-Pin-Properties-215x300.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2-Pin-Properties-215x300.png 215w, https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2-Pin-Properties.png 315w\" alt=\"\" width=\"427\" height=\"596\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Pin button is also available for Goals, Initial Condition, Porous Medium, Surface Source, Volume Source, Local Mesh, etc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goals linked to features<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is often convenient to specify an appropriate goal along with the boundary condition. For example, if you specify a pressure opening, it makes sense to define a mass flow rate surface goal for this opening.<\/p>\n<p>In the <strong>Goals<\/strong> section of the PropertyManager, you can select goals to associate with the boundary condition. Those goals are created together with the condition and remain connected with the same geometry.<\/p>\n<p>Another example: as you define a Surface Source with for instance a Heat Transfer Rate, you can associate an average Wall Temperature goal to the selected faces.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23687 colorbox-23683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/3-Surface-Source-228x300.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/3-Surface-Source-228x300.png 228w, https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/3-Surface-Source.png 352w\" alt=\"\" width=\"391\" height=\"514\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fan Operating Point<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To display the actual operating point as a widget in the graphics area, right-click on the fan name and select <strong>Show Operating Point<\/strong>. This action is available after calculations only.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23688 colorbox-23683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/4-Fan-Operation-Point-300x279.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/4-Fan-Operation-Point-300x279.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/4-Fan-Operation-Point.png 401w\" alt=\"\" width=\"469\" height=\"436\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The following pre-defined parameters are plotted on the chart (for more information see Fans \u2013 Basic Information):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fan Curve<\/strong>. The a dependency of the fan <strong>Volume flow rate<\/strong> or <strong>Mass flow rate<\/strong> on the pressure difference between fan inlet and outlet, which is specified the Engineering Database.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Operating Point<\/strong> is the point on the <strong>Operating Curve<\/strong> measured under certain normal conditions which implies the certain air density and the recalculated pressure drop.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Operating Curve<\/strong>. If the <strong>Set up reference density<\/strong> option is enabled, the pressure drop produced by the fan is recalculated as <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23691 colorbox-23683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/recalculated-equation.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"49\" \/>, where <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23695 colorbox-23683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/p-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"17\" height=\"26\" \/>\u00a0is the actual density.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fan Point<\/strong> is the point on the <strong>Fan Curve<\/strong> measured under certain normal conditions (the pressure drop is not recalculated).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23689 colorbox-23683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/5-Fan-Point-Grid-300x138.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/5-Fan-Point-Grid-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/5-Fan-Point-Grid-615x282.png 615w, https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/5-Fan-Point-Grid-728x334.png 728w, https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/5-Fan-Point-Grid.png 759w\" alt=\"\" width=\"628\" height=\"289\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Using custom Columns with search cards in SOLIDWORKS PDM<\/h2>\n<p><em>By Nicole Phillips<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A lot of times we see users wanting to show specific columns in their search results with SOIDWORKS PDM.\u00a0\u00a0 This can be done using Custom Columns! You can use these Custom Search Columns to display datacard variable values and even use these search results to export to Microsoft Excel.\u00a0 Making managing documents much easier.<\/p>\n<p>Here I will walk through creating a new custom column for search results and how to show those columns when using certain search cards.<\/p>\n<p>Open the Administration Tool and right click on \u201cColumns\u201d to create a \u201cNew Column Set\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23901 colorbox-23683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Create-New-Column-Set.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"255\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the Customizable Columns dialog is where we start to create the Search Result columns.\u00a0 First section of the Customizable Column, is to select the \u201cColumn set Name\u201d and \u201cType\u201d.\u00a0 You can set the name to anything you would like.\u00a0 For Type, we will select \u201cSearch Result\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23903 colorbox-23683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Column-Name-and-Type-300x72.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 737px) 100vw, 737px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Column-Name-and-Type-300x72.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Column-Name-and-Type-615x148.jpg 615w, https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Column-Name-and-Type.jpg 688w\" alt=\"\" width=\"737\" height=\"177\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then we will move on to the columns that you want to include.\u00a0 \u00a0For each new column to add, click \u201cNew Column\u201d:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23904 colorbox-23683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/New-Column-300x288.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/New-Column-300x288.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/New-Column-615x590.jpg 615w, https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/New-Column.jpg 687w\" alt=\"\" width=\"472\" height=\"453\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For each new Column you create, you will:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Select the variable you want to show the value column for<\/li>\n<li>Give that column a Descriptive name.<\/li>\n<li>Select what alignment you would like it to have. They will default to \u201cLeft\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Lastly, select if you want a different column width then 100.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>As you create new column, you can also move them up and down to adjust where they are viewed in the search results by using the up and down arrows.\u00a0 You can see the preview column display in the \u201cPreview\u201d section shown below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23905 colorbox-23683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Customizable-Column-Dialog-300x286.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Customizable-Column-Dialog-300x286.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Customizable-Column-Dialog-615x587.jpg 615w, https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Customizable-Column-Dialog.jpg 691w\" alt=\"\" width=\"465\" height=\"443\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once you have all the columns set how you would like them to display.\u00a0 You can now select which Search Cards will show which Result Column set.<\/p>\n<p>In the Administration Tool, expand \u201cCards\u201d and then expand \u201cSearch Cards\u201d.\u00a0 Double click to open which Search Card you want this Result column to show for.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23910 colorbox-23683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Admin-tool-Search-Cards.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"241\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once the Card Editor is open, click the dropdown for \u201cResult column set\u201d and select your newly created search result column.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23906 colorbox-23683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Search-Card-column-set-300x210.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Search-Card-column-set-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Search-Card-column-set-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Search-Card-column-set-615x430.jpg 615w, https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Search-Card-column-set-728x509.jpg 728w, https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Search-Card-column-set.jpg 966w\" alt=\"\" width=\"644\" height=\"451\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now the Search Card is selected for the \u201cComplete Search\u201d in our example. Just start up the Search and search for files you would like to find.\u00a0 Now when the results are shown, they will list those columns you set in the Search Result Custom Columns:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23907 colorbox-23683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Search-Result-300x104.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1279px) 100vw, 1279px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Search-Result-300x104.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Search-Result-768x265.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Search-Result-615x212.jpg 615w, https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Search-Result-728x251.jpg 728w, https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Search-Result.jpg 1512w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1279\" height=\"443\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Noteworthy Solutions from the SOLIDWORKS Knowledge Base<\/h2>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-408 colorbox-23683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Screen-capture3.png\" alt=\"icon - SW\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/> When using SOLIDWORKS\u00ae, what might cause the message \u2018A sharing violation occurred while accessing\u2026._viewAnim.data.xml\u2019?<\/b><br \/>\nFor more information and to see the SolidPractice document, check out Solution Id: <a href=\"https:\/\/customerportal.solidworks.com\/siebel\/app\/customerportal\/enu?SWECmd=GotoView&amp;SWEView=SW+OUI+KBase+Solution+View+(eService)&amp;SWERF=1&amp;SWEBU=1&amp;SWEApplet0=SW+OUI+KBase+Solution+Form+Applet+(eService)&amp;SWERowId0=1-9L6VUU6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">S-076264<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7480 colorbox-23683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/SOLIDWORKS-Electrical-Icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/> Is there a SolidPractice available on the topic of \u201cInstallation of SOLIDWORKS Electrical\u201d?<\/b><br \/>\nFor more information, see Solution Id: <a href=\"https:\/\/customerportal.solidworks.com\/siebel\/app\/customerportal\/enu?SWECmd=GotoView&amp;SWEView=SW+OUI+KBase+Solution+View+(eService)&amp;SWERF=1&amp;SWEBU=1&amp;SWEApplet0=SW+OUI+KBase+Solution+Form+Applet+(eService)&amp;SWERowId0=1-9LKQ9GU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">S-076283<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-405 colorbox-23683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Screen-capture1.png\" alt=\"Icon - EPDM\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/> Starting with SOLIDWORKS\u00ae PDM 2019, why must I refresh the file listing in a Windows\u00ae Explorer vault view to see new files that are saved from applications or added by commands such as \u2018Copy-Tree\u2019 and the convert tasks?<\/b><br \/>\nFor more information, see Solution Id: <a href=\"https:\/\/customerportal.solidworks.com\/siebel\/app\/customerportal\/enu?SWECmd=GotoView&amp;SWEView=SW+OUI+KBase+Solution+View+(eService)&amp;SWERF=1&amp;SWEBU=1&amp;SWEApplet0=SW+OUI+KBase+Solution+Form+Applet+(eService)&amp;SWERowId0=1-9J5M74X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">S-076110<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-410 colorbox-23683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Screen-capture4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/> In SOLIDWORKS\u00ae Plastics, when I perform a \u2018Cool\u2019 analysis, why does the \u2018Analysis Manager\u2019 continue to run and never completes?<br \/>\n<\/b>For additional information, check out solution Id: <a href=\"https:\/\/customerportal.solidworks.com\/siebel\/app\/customerportal\/enu?SWECmd=GotoView&amp;SWEView=SW+OUI+KBase+Solution+View+(eService)&amp;SWERF=1&amp;SWEBU=1&amp;SWEApplet0=SW+OUI+KBase+Solution+Form+Applet+(eService)&amp;SWERowId0=1-9JL4CE2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">S-076146<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-639 colorbox-23683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Flow-Simulation-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/> Is there a SolidPractice available on the topic of Thermal Management using Electronics Cooling Module?<\/b><br \/>\nFor more information, see Solution Id: <a href=\"https:\/\/customerportal.solidworks.com\/siebel\/app\/customerportal\/enu?SWECmd=GotoView&amp;SWEView=SW+OUI+KBase+Solution+View+(eService)&amp;SWERF=1&amp;SWEBU=1&amp;SWEApplet0=SW+OUI+KBase+Solution+Form+Applet+(eService)&amp;SWERowId0=1-9LUH32\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">S-076289<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>That\u2019s it for this month. Thanks for reading this edition of SOLIDWORKS Support News.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Originally posted in the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/2019\/06\/solidworks-support-monthly-news-june-2019.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SOLIDWORKS Tech Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello to all, Welcome to the new edition of the SOLIDWORKS Support Monthly News!\u00a0 This monthly news blog is co-authored by members of the SOLIDWORKS Technical Support teams worldwide. &nbsp;&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6028,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[25],"class_list":["post-6027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-solidworks","tag-solidworks-2"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6027"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6030,"href":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6027\/revisions\/6030"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}