Many many suppliers have cad models available for download. For example McMaster-Carr. It depends on what you are looking for. Many users also have models to view and download. Pc drivers headquarters. Looking for downloadable 3D printing models, designs, and CAD files? Rhino, SOLIDWORKS 2012, SOLIDWORKS 2014, STEP / IGES, VRML / WRL.

Associative links between parts, assemblies and drawings allows for shorter time to market, greater productivity and lower cost. Reduce design errors with lifelike visualisation and virtual testing prior to manufacture. SOLIDWORKS software allows you to speed up the design process whilst reducing time and development costs, increase your productivity with SOLIDWORKS’ exemplary SOLIDWORKS 3D design software. 3D solid modelling has evolved into a crucial aspect of any product development, acting as the foundation for design, simulation, and manufacturing of any part and assembly affecting a vast range of industries, products and applications. SOLIDWORKS focuses on quickly creating 3D solid models of your design, rapidly creating both complex parts and assemblies on screen in 3D as oppose to flat 2D drawings which in turn leads to: • Faster design development and detailing • Improved visualisation and communication • Assess design functionality and performance prior to prototype production • Auto generated manufacturing data for 3D solid models which use programming CNC machine tools and rapid prototyping equipment.

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Contents • • • • • • • • • • • Introduction [ ] is one of the main product design solid modellers. It has a built in render engine called PhotoWorks. With the release of PhotoWorks 2, rendering within SolidWorks has become more realistic and easier. In a lot of cases PhotoWorks will be the most convenient way to render your model, because you don't have to leave SolidWorks. However, sometimes you will find the need to make renders that are more realistic (or even photo-realistic), and PhotoWorks is not sufficient anymore. This is when you might consider using an external program for rendering. In this how-to, I will describe how to do this using with.

Both programs are open-source software, and you can download them for free: • (version 2.45) • (version 0.0.9) If you use different versions (especially YafRay), you might have difficulties trying to follow this how-to. You need a basic understanding of the Blender interface to be able to follow this how-to.

If you have never worked with blender before, I advise you to read the chapter of the wikibook first. Another great option is to watch some video tutorials first. About the interface is really helpful. There are very good other video tutorials as well at Exporting from SolidWorks [ ] I will be working with a model of a lighter (Created by Marko M. Markovic) that I downloaded from the at the bottom of the 'FREE SolidWorks models' section.

Before you can import your model into Blender, you need to export it to the (VRML 97) format first. In this how-to I will describe how to do this with an assembly, but it is essentially the same for a separate part. The export options window • Open your assembly. • If you don't want to export all the objects, suppress the objects you don't want to export first. • The export quality (strangely enough) depends on the screen settings.