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- Streamline your design process by selectively opening sections of your design structure from the 3DEXPERIENCE platform
- Leverage the power of AI to recognize geometry that looks like holes (e.g. countersunk, counterbore, and through holes) and intelligently apply the appropriate hole callouts.
- Ensure your views are automatically arranged to avoid overlap with each other and with annotations through the power of AI.
- Automatically match the sheet format industry standard to the part or assembly industry standard.
- Automatically determine the best-fit sheet size to ensure all views and annotations are clearly scaled and neatly arranged without overlap.
- When inserting components into assemblies, SOLIDWORKS recognizes components that appear as nuts, bolts, or washers and automatically assembles them.
- Switch 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS to offline mode if you lose your connection to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, without the need to save, exit, and start a new session.
Improve collaboration and traceability by stamping drawings for approval using the new extended attributes: user name and email address.
Cloud-based Collaboration and Data Management - Salih Alani
Selective Loading of Assembly Components
With 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS, you can streamline your design process by selectively opening sections of your design structure from the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. Visualize component relationships and use advanced filtering to find relevant components. After saving a Filter, you can open it in SOLIDWORKS. Save time and boost collaboration by allowing multiple designers to work efficiently on the same large assembly without interfering with each other.
Unplanned Offline Mode
Always stay productive with the ability automatically switch 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS to offline mode if you lose your connection to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, without the need to save, exit and start a new session. Also applies to other applications like SOLIDWORKS Visualize and DraftSight.
Task Scheduling in 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS
Schedule tasks in the background with local files using SOLIDWORKS Task Scheduler, even when you are away from your machine. Enable continuous productivity with the flexibility to run tasks at a later time or on a recurring schedule.
Stamping Drawings with User Names and Email Addresses
Stamp drawings using the new extended attributes: user name and email address that display in 3DPlay. Improve traceability by stamping with user names and ensure stakeholders in the drawing release process can be easily contacted by including their email address.
Dynamic Tree Expansion in MySession
MySession loads only the first level of children by default, making it faster and easier to navigate, especially in large assemblies. As you work, the tree expands dynamically, showing more structure only when you need it. Improve the overall performance of managing large, complex assemblies with dynamic loading without overloading the system.
Exclude Drawings in an Export Package
When exporting data packages, control which drawings to include or exclude when using the Export as Package tool, located in the Collaboration tab of the MySession action bar. The Exclude option helps you avoid exporting unnecessary or outdated drawings and reduces the size of the exported package. Save time when exporting packages with the ability to choose whether or not to include drawings.
Install 3DEXPERIENCE Add-in from SOLIDWORKS Marketplace
For SOLIDWORKS with Cloud Services, install the connector, SOLIDWORKS Collaborative Designer, directly from 3DEXPERIENCE Marketplace. Previously, you were brought to a separate window with installation instructions. Save time by installing the 3DEXPERIENCE add-in directly from within SOLIDWORKS.
Assemblies - Craig Therrien
AI-BASED Automatic Fastener Recognition and Assembly
When inserting components into assemblies, SOLIDWORKS automatically recognizes components that appear to be nuts, bolts, or washers as fasteners, and automatically assembles them.
Drawings
Generative Drawing Experience
The automated drawing experience has several new enhancements:
- Leverage the power of AI to recognize geometry that looks like holes (e.g., countersunk, counterbore, and through holes) and intelligently apply the appropriate hole callouts.
- Ensure your views are automatically arranged to avoid overlap with each other and with annotations through the power of AI.
- Automatically match the sheet format industry standard to the part or assembly industry standard.
- Automatically determine the best-fit sheet size to ensure all views and annotations are clearly scaled and neatly arranged without overlap.
Access the 'Auto-Generate Drawing (Beta)' command under the 'New' command.
Model-Based Definition (MBD)
Hiding and Showing Annotations in Parts and Assemblies
Take control of the display of DimXpert annotations with the ability to hide or show specific annotations in parts and assemblies.
User Experience
Override Document Level FeatureManager Design Tree Settings
Use the Override document level tree display to specify options in the Component Name and Description dialog box at the system level. When enabled, the system level options override the document level options for the component names in the FeatureManager design tree. The system level options do not overwrite the document level options in the document. Enforce company standards and best practices with a new system-level display setting for the FeatureManager tree.
ECAD-MCAD Collaboration - Sanjeev Jacob
Synchronize CircuitWorks Component Libraries
Keep your libraries up to date and ensure a single source of truth by synchronizing CircuitWorks component libraries between SOLIDWORKS and 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS.
Routing (Available only in Premium and Ultimate Packages) - Eric Leafquist
Combined BOMs Across Multiple Routing Subassemblies
Create more flexible Bill of Materials (BOM) for designs that use cable, wires, harnesses, fluid and piping networks by offering total length of cable or wire type across all subassemblies or individual cable / wire lengths along with combined counts of components.
Visual Guidance for Easier Electrical Splice Placement
Visually guide the placement of splices and other inline electrical devices in harness segments. Using imported from-to connection information, harness segments suitable for locating a splice or other inline electrical device are highlighted to guide placement of the device. This makes the placement of splices and inline components easy and precise.
Faster Access and Easier Search for Electrical Attributes
Streamline electrical design by enhancing the discoverability and usability of the Electrical Attributes functionality. Locate wires and cables in a design faster using new search functionality, UI accessibility, and user guidance (tooltips) added to Electrical Attributes.
Rendering (Available only in Professional, Premium, and Ultimate Packages) - Renan Ichi
Part Splitting Capabilities
Gain greater flexibility and control over appearances and animations with improvements to the Split Part feature. With the new Wireframe mode for Part Splitting, SOLIDWORKS Visualize makes it easier for you to focus on the part you want to split and select those faces. With more selection options, like Paint Brush Mode, you can quickly select exactly what you want to split.
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.
