DesignSpark Mechanical
Download and installation
- Installing DSM if using a network drive (LAN)
- Where can I download DS Mechanical?
- How do I know the exact hardware and software specifications for DS Mechanical?
- Disk storage requirements
- Are there restrictions on types of designs I can create?
- Can I silently install DesignSpark Mechanical?
Activation & Getting started
- I'm a newbie, how do I start with DesignSpark Mechanical?
- Why do I need to activate DS Mechanical?
- Where do I get a sold-to ID?
- Getting log files in case of software issues?
- Is there an option for running simulations in the FREE version or with add-ons?
- Some buttons/icons seem to be missing from the program interface. How can this be corrected?
Video Tutorials
- Top 5 reasons to use DesignSpark Mechanical
- DesignSpark Mechanical - Basics - 1. User Interface
- DesignSpark Mechanical - Basics - 2. Selection
- DesignSpark Mechanical - Basics - 3. Sketching
- DesignSpark Mechanical - Basics - 4. The Pull Tool
- DesignSpark Mechanical - Basics - 5 - The Move Tool
First Steps To Direct Modelling with DesignSpark Mechanical
- First steps to Direct Modelling Section 1 - Look at the Sketch, Select and Pull tools
- First steps to Direct Modelling Section 2 - Look at the Sketch, Select and Pull tools
- First steps to Direct Modelling Section 3 - Look at the Move tool
- First steps to Direct Modelling Section 4 - Look at the Fill Tool
- First steps to Direct Modelling Section 5 - Look at the Combine Tool
3D Model library
Import/Export formats
- How do I import or save a file in DS Mechanical?
- What are the import and export formats available?
- How do I import an ECAD file like IDF or EMN from DesignSpark PCB or another software?
- Where do I find advanced options for each of the file formats?
- Do I need to take any special care while exporting DXFs?
- What is the version support for SketchUp files?
Using DesignSpark Mechanical
- Printing of designs - faint lines or low quality?
- DSM for Architecture & Construction
- Basic shapes: star in 3D
- Knurling
- Creating a worm drive
- Adding layers
Add-on Modules
- How do I setup my newly purchased DSM add-on?
- How can the DS Mechanical add-on modules help me?
- What functionality does the Drawing add-on module give me?
- What functionality does the Exchange add-on module give me?
- Which versions of DS Mechanical are the add-on modules compatible with?
- What are the system requirements for these add-ons?