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- Start a session in offline mode even if there is no connection to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
- Help new users find commands using multiple keywords, including terms by other CAD systems, when searching for commands.
- Quickly identify property links in drawing annotations by toggling the visibility of the text expressions of all properties on a drawing sheet.
- Ensure the first row in the Revision Table remains visible to preserve the original creation date, regardless of the length of the revision history.
- Add comments to each iteration of your design to easily find versions beyond searching with just names and modification dates.
Create unique and realistic rendered scenes with the ability to randomize patterns of parts, groups of parts, or models.
User Experience
Unplanned Offline Mode⭐
Continue to be productive working in 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS even if your internet connection is lost. If you lose your internet connection while connected to the platform, simply save your work and restart. 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS will automatically restart in Offline Mode. Unplanned Offline Mode is offered if SOLIDWORKS is unable to establish a connection to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform and you have successfully connected online within the last 30 days.
Enhanced Command Search⭐
Improve command discoverability and accessibility with an expanded list of keywords for search terms. Assign and find commands using multiple natural language keywords, including terms from other CAD applications. The search results also show relevant keyboard shortcuts.
Multi-Language Design Table Support
Translate Design Table headers automatically to match the current SOLIDWORKS language, improving communication among team members who speak different languages.
Drawings
Ability to Hide/Show Text Expression of Properties ⭐
Quickly toggle the visibility of text expressions for all properties on a drawing sheet, making it easier to identify property links. This eliminates the need to hover over annotations, providing a faster way to review and manage property expressions in drawings.
Lock First Row Visibility for Revision Tables ⭐
Maintain clarity of your revisions and ensure crucial information about your design's starting point is never lost with an option to always display the original creation date regardless of the revision number or visible row count.
Apply Document Units to Cutlist IDs
Follow document unit settings with the new Cutlist ID option so that the values are displayed in the preferred units. This improves consistency and usability for sheet metal and weldments, eliminating the need for manual unit conversions.
Assemblies and Parts
Disable Auto-Resolve for Lightweight
Disable auto-resolve for lightweight components when expanding the FeatureManager tree, improving performance and saving time when working with large assemblies.
Add Pin to Fillet Feature Command
Pin the Fillet Property Manager, allowing multiple fillets to be applied without reopening the command. This streamlines your workflow, saving time and reducing repetitive adjustments when applying fillets to multiple bodies.
Create Squares with Rectangle Command
Create squares using the Rectangle command by holding the shift key, automatically applying equal relations to the adjacent entities.
Collaboration and Cloud Data Management
Manage File Iteration Comments⭐
Add comments to each file iteration during the save operation so you can identify iterations more easily through your own comments beyond just names and modification dates.
Save Configuration Compatibility with 3DEXPERIENCE Platform
Save a physical product as a new part on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform after a file has been updated for 3DEXPERIENCE compatibility with the new ConfigurationManager. Streamline your workflow and easily manage these parts separately from the original CAD Family on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
Recent Files from Active Tenant
Recent files now include only those relevant to the active tenant on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, even if they have been cleared from the cache. Streamline workflows and prevent duplication if you work on multiple tenants.
Improved Modify Access Check when Locking Data
Previously, if you locked data and began modifying it, any blocking conditions from a Change Action prevented saving. Now, you will be notified of these conditions when you lock the data, enabling you to address the issues proactively, helping you save time and improve efficiency.
Support for Smart Components on the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform
A SOLIDWORKS Smart Component is a pre-configured group of parts and features that can be easily placed within a design. When inserted into an assembly, it automatically brings along associated components and features, eliminating the need to manually add them each time. The 3DEXPERIENCE platform now supports SOLIDWORKS Smart Components, along with their associated components and features, saving you time and effort.
Rendering
Random Position, Rotation, and Scale for Scene Elements ⭐
Create more dynamic and realistic renderings with the ability to randomize the placement, scale, and rotation of groups of models. Under Relative Transforms, you toggle through the Random Seeds to choose the best placement and then choose the parameters you want to randomize like position, rotation, and scale.
Support Denoiser for CPU Render Mode
Create high-quality renderings faster, in fewer passes, with the ability to enable the Denoiser in CPU render mode, in addition to the other available modes. Previously, the Denoiser was supported in several render modes but not in CPU render mode. With this enhancement, anyone can take advantage of the Denoiser and quickly produce compelling renderings.
Routing
Support for Assembly Clips
Improve the design of tube, pipe, and electrical routes with the availability of more route mounting options. Use assembly-based clips, mounts, and hangers (in addition to part-based designs) to locate tube and electrical routes in Routing (included with SOLIDWORKS Premium and Ultimate). Snap virtual routes into and out of clips, mounts, and hangers to complete the virtual twin of the overall product design.
Additional Roles in 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Ultimate
To see what's new in the additional roles (highlighted in red below) included in the 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Ultimate package, visit the 3DEXPERIENCE platform user's community, select a release, click 3DEXPERIENCE Works, and navigate to the desired roles.
