Hi Everybody,

As you may have noticed, we have added new search modes to the SolidWorks Search bar for the 2011 release. In addition to searching for files and models, you can now search for content in the forums, knowledge base, or web help directly from within SolidWorks.

The search bar will remember previous queries for each search mode and will default to the last-used search mode upon launch of SolidWorks. If you would prefer for the search bar to behave as it did in SolidWorks 2010, simply leave it in the "Files and Models" search mode:

As of the Beta release, the SolidWorks Help search mode is not available. This is because we have not yet finished producing the web help content for SolidWorks 2011. Beginning with SolidWorks 2011 PR1, we will include a help search mode as shown in the What's New document:

We are also aware of an issue that requires you to log into the knowledge base and community forums before viewing search results, and we are working to fix this. You can read more about this problem here: https://forum.solidworks.com/message/166774#166774

This enhancement was a direct result of customer feedback, and we hope that it is a time-saver for you. If you have suggestions for further improvement, please share!

Thanks,

Ben