SolidsWorks publishes independent SOLIDWORKS guides that explain the command to use, the references it needs and what to check after a change. I'm David Foster, the site's mechanical-modeling editor. I favour a workflow you can inspect and revise: a part that rebuilds once still needs to behave sensibly when its dimensions change.
Evidence and product versions
Dassault Systèmes' help, system requirements and product terms establish the software commands, supported platforms and licence conditions. Links sit beside the claims they support. A search result or another tutorial can reveal a useful question, but it doesn't settle a disputed product fact.
A guide identifies the release, edition or platform when that condition changes the answer. Desktop SOLIDWORKS, browser products and educational offers have different capabilities and terms; a shared brand name isn't enough to treat them as interchangeable. Prices and eligibility need the applicable region and offer conditions.
Recommendations and test results
I explain the reason for a recommendation, including what changes when the reader needs a different output. Commands and documented capabilities are checked against the relevant product information. A software workflow doesn't establish the structural safety or manufacturing suitability of the resulting physical part.
When an article combines published measurements, it links the evidence beside the result and explains the relevant version, hardware and test conditions. An average or range needs comparable measurements; unlike conditions aren't combined into a precise ranking. Published measurements aren't presented as a test performed by this site.
Interface visuals and example values
A control shown in an interface visual must match the relevant product, edition and documented workflow. Captions explain what to select or inspect. Example dimensions and values are identified as examples; they aren't manufacturing specifications or measured test results.
Updates and corrections
Before a guide is published or materially revised, its instructions, factual claims, links and images are checked, then the saved page is reviewed. A correction also needs a check of any affected table, caption or recommendation. The update date follows an actual saved change; it isn't refreshed just to make an unchanged guide look newer.
A confirmed factual error is corrected in the relevant passage. If the correction changes the recommendation or the outcome of a procedure, the explanation must change with it. Older sources can remain useful when their version and conditions still apply.
Editorial independence
SolidsWorks is an independent guide and is not affiliated with Dassault Systèmes. SOLIDWORKS is a trademark or registered trademark of Dassault Systèmes or its subsidiaries. The About page describes David Foster's editorial focus and the subjects currently covered.