[SOLIDWORKS] SOLIDWORKS xDesign

Functional Value

The new Wrap command projects open or closed sketch profiles onto one or more target faces. Quickly create complex subdivision geometry with the ability to select multiple mesh entities and move each of them normal to the selected surface. Detail assembly components with clarity and communicate key assembly instructions with exploded view capabilities.

User Experience Value

The redesigned xDesign landing page, which has been available to students since R2025x FD02, is now available for makers and commercial users. Importing files is now faster and more efficient. Protect your work from unexpected interruptions by automatically saving progress when a disconnection occurs.

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User Experience: The redesigned landing page provides an intuitive entry point to access recent designs, learning content, and sample content.

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User Experience: Protect your work from unexpected interruptions with the new “Auto-save on disconnect” option.

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User Experience: You can now select multiple files to perform a bulk import and files can be uploaded and imported in the background.

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Part & Assembly Design: Project sketch profiles onto target faces to generate an Emboss, Deboss, or Scribe with the Wrap command.

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Part & Assembly Design: The External Reference Manager provides a centralized interface to view and manage the status of all the external references in a design.

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Part & Assembly Design: Ensure accurate recycling identification and promote sustainability with new enhancements that automate the process of adding recycling symbols to parts.

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Part & Assembly Design: Improve model clarity with a new option to automatically assign distinct colors to each new geometry set.

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Subdivision Modeling: Easily create complex shapes with the ability to move selections perpendicular to the curvature of the surface at each selection.

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Drawings & MBD: Communicate assembly details and demonstrate how components fit together with exploded views.

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Drawings & MBD: Save time and ensure consistency by setting the drawing scale at the sheet level.

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Drawings & MBD: Enjoy a cleaner, more focused workspace with dynamic drawing view borders.

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Drawings & MBD: Stay in tune with your documentation throughout the design process with new visual indicators that show which physical products contain an associated annotation set.

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Drawings & MBD: Seamlessly manage your drawing’s evolution with lifecycle and revision controls directly available from the action bar.

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Rendering: Effortlessly align the camera with your backplate in a single click to achieve the perfect layout quickly and accurately.

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Rendering: Improve precision and capture the perfect perspective with the new grid settings to assist with manual camera adjustments.