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A few additional tips:

* Think about how you build a part and assemblies. Make sure that if you need to change one of them in the future, the file does light up the feature tree in red. Modeling is as much a thought process, as it is a raw shape manipulation. The Theory of Parametic Modeling is to be respected.

* Learn differing ways to model. One example is:
-Cut away - like taking a block of clay of overall size of object, and cutting away until the object is created. Very handy to do if you are making a "family" of complex parts.

* Lock as much as you can down. Sketches most importantly. They control how your model will react to dimensional changes. Not locking down the sketch, means the model may react in unpredictable ways. It is best to make the relationships in relation to things that are constant. I prefer origin, planes, and axises.

My company had problems with the bigger Solidworks files. We just converted the assembly file to a Parasolid, and Adobe accepted it. It is good to see that Adobe has found a solution.