Getting Started with Share and Markup on the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform

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Getting Started with Share and Markup on the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform

Welcome to our tutorial on how to get started with Share and Markup, the powerful collaboration tool on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. Share and Markup allows you to seamlessly collaborate with various stakeholders, even if they don’t have the 3DEXPERIENCE platform or SOLIDWORKS. Whether you need to share your designs within or outside your organization, this tutorial will walk you through the process step by step, ensuring a smooth and efficient collaboration experience.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Share and Markup
Enabling Share and Markup
Sharing Your Design
Accessing Shared Models
Marking Up and Commenting
Sending Back Markups
Managing Access
Use Cases

Introduction to Share and Markup

Share and Markup is a collaboration feature that simplifies the process of working with stakeholders who may not have direct access to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform or SOLIDWORKS. It allows you to share your designs and collaborate efficiently, all from within your SOLIDWORKS environment.

Enabling Share and Markup

Before you can start using Share and Markup, your platform administrator must enable the “Allow platform members to share content with external users by link” and “Allow external users to view and comment on shared content” options in the Platform Management dialog. This step ensures that you have access to these collaboration features.

Sharing Your Design

– Click on the “Share a File” command in SOLIDWORKS.

– Choose the format in which you want to share your design (e.g., 3DXML, PDF, or STEP).

– Configure options like “Enable guest comments” and “Restrict access to specific users”.

– Enter the email addresses of the recipients.

Accessing Shared Models

Recipients will receive an email with a link to access the shared model. They may need to set up a free 3DEXPERIENCE ID account if they don’t already have one. Once they click the link, they can access and view the model in the 3DPlay viewer.

Marking Up and Commenting

Recipients can mark up and comment on the model using intuitive tools in 3DPlay. They can save their markups/comments as snapshots, making it easy to provide feedback.

Sending Back Markups

To send the markups/comments back to the designer, recipients can use the “Send” button from the Comments window. They can add additional messages if needed.

Managing Access

You have the ability to manage access to shared models and revoke it at any time. This feature is useful when a stakeholder no longer requires access or if project roles change.

Use Cases

– Sharing 2D Drawings: Share 2D drawings with suppliers or partners for quotes or reviews.

– Sharing for Machining: Share 3D files for machining or 3D printing, and easily update the model as needed.

– Sharing Lightweight Designs: Share lightweight 3DXML models for easy viewing on various devices, perfect for marketing presentations.

Share and Markup streamlines collaboration without the need for downloads or complicated processes. It enables designers and partners to work together efficiently, allowing you to focus on design and bring products to market faster.

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Discover Share & Markup on the 3DEXPERIENCE!

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3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Offline Mode

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Working offline in 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS allows you to continue working on your CAD models even when you don’t have an internet connection. Here are the steps to work offline in 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS:

Step #1: Save Your Files Locally

1 – Open the 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS application on your computer.

2 – Log into the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.

3 – Open the model or file you plan to work on while offline. You can do this by either dragging and dropping it into SOLIDWORKS or choosing “Open from 3DEXPERIENCE.”

4 – Make sure to lock the file and its components on the platform to prevent others from making changes while you work offline.

5 – The file is now cached locally on your computer.

Step #2: Switch to Offline Mode

1 – In the upper right corner of the SOLIDWORKS interface, click on your user icon.

2 – Click the globe icon next to ‘Work Offline.’

3 – A dialog box will appear, providing information about working offline and allowing you to set the offline time (up to 30 days).

4 – Click ‘OK’ to switch to offline mode.

Step #3: Work Offline

1 – While working offline, you can make changes to your locally cached files.

2 – Save your changes using local save options like ‘Save to This PC’ or ‘Save As New.’

3 – You can continue working on your files without an internet connection.

Step #4: Save Your Files Back Online

1 – To switch back to online mode, click your user icon again and then click the globe icon next to ‘Work Offline.’

2 – Open the files you saved locally while offline.

3 – Use the SOLIDWORKS save options, including ‘Save to 3DEXPERIENCE,’ to save your files back to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.

4 – Your files are now synchronized with the online platform, and you can continue working online.

Remember that you can work offline for a maximum of 30 consecutive days. Ensure you plan your offline work in advance and save the necessary files locally before going offline. Additionally, create desktop shortcuts for locally installed apps to access them while offline.

Working offline in 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS allows you to be productive even when you don’t have an internet connection. This feature can be particularly useful for remote work or situations where a stable internet connection is not available.

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Defying Limitations: Bowhead Corporation, SOLIDWORKS, and the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform

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Christian Bagg, co-founder of Bowhead Corporation, is an admitted adrenaline junkie and outdoor enthusiast. After a snowboarding accident left him paralyzed from the waist down, all Bagg could think about was returning to his “normal” activities. His passion drove him to invent a mountain bike that accommodated the inability to use his legs. Although he was psyched to get back in the saddle again, another life-changing event lay just around the corner.

Bagg loaned one of his bikes to a camp for disabled children. There he witnessed a 14-year-old girl with cerebral palsy, who rarely spoke, return excited and energized from her first-ever experience of complete freedom on a bike. “Best day of my life!” she exclaimed. Her incredible joy galvanized Bagg’s mission: His company, Bowhead Corporation, would make access to mountain trails, woodland hikes, and the beauty of the great outdoors a reality for people around the world who have disabilities.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88KPf6_Tq2A

Designs Evolve as Company Grows

With SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD, Bowhead Corp. introduced its innovative hybrid ATV/mountain bike a year ahead of schedule. Along with streamlining design efficiency, SOLIDWORKS Simulation enabled the Bowhead team to reduce its need for prototypes, which helped the company produce the bike with dramatically lower costs.

The first Bowhead Reach bike was delivered in November 2018. The company quickly learned that some riders were jumping over obstacles while sailing the bike up to eight feet in the air.

This prompted Bowhead to modify the base design by beefing up the shock absorber. It also replaced the throttle and braking controls with forearm paddles and built helmet-mounted bite throttles for use by quadriplegics.

“Now we have three bikes. We [also] have customer service, operations, engineering, and inventory management,” says Bagg. “SOLIDWORKS plays a role in every piece of our company.”

The growing company needed a data management and collaboration solution to continue working as an efficient and unified team.

Everyone on the Same Page

With 800 to 900 parts, Bowhead bikes are complex. “The [cloud-based] 3DEXPERIENCE platform became a way to manage an engineering company, not just to engineer the parts,” notes Bagg. “It was a funny moment realizing … that SOLIDWORKS and the 3DEXPERIENCE platform were more than just engineering tools,” he recalls. “They became this sort of marriage counselor between operations and customer service and engineering. It was a way for everyone to look at a problem in a focused manner and then deal with it as a team.”

Modifications during product development can originate from the shop floor, designers, managers, and even customers. “When you are working with a complex product like ours, it is very important that you stay on top of the changes,” says Mechanical Engineer Sanket Patil. “A simple change affects everything, be it in your assembly or processes.”

The browser-based aspect of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform brings familiarity to any user who accesses the internet. “One of the things that I really enjoyed was giving access to the platform to non-CAD users who needed access to it because they do so much with the data,” notes Patil. “I didn’t have to hold their hand [or teach them anything]. I sent them a link where they created their user credentials, and they started using the system like pros from day one.”

“You find different ways of using the tool that wouldn’t be obvious to an engineer. By using 3DEXPERIENCE, things become less obscure, and everyone starts speaking the same language. As a communication tool, we finally have one way to bring everybody together.”

-Christian Bagg, co-founder of Bowhead Corporation

Control As a Positive Force

Managing all product data, parts, inventory, and bills of material is critical for Bowhead’s operational efficiency, collaboration, and success.

VP of Engineering Roger McPherson notes, “… to maintain the quality of our product, control is really important. The 3DEXPERIENCE platform has been useful for us in that way. We must make sure that our changes—and they come from everywhere—are managed whether from builders, customers, quality, or suppliers. We must manage that [data in an automated way].”

“All of our data is on the platform,” adds Patil. “We use the maturity states to control if a particular document or a part file or a drawing is being worked or if it’s released. This helps us to understand what is in the latest revision or what is the latest state of a drawing or a file.” Before using the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, Bowhead’s revision control was basically renaming a part file to something like “revision 1.11.2,” or “FINAL final revision.”

Great Communication Prevents Delays

Clear communication eliminates confusion and prevents duplicate or missed work, which improves productivity and speeds up the development process. When information is shared openly and effectively, all team members can make informed decisions faster and more effectively.

“As you grow your company, you really must grow the way you communicate. Having a cohesive, one-stop shop for communication has been, from a management side, the biggest addition of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to the SOLIDWORKS engineering platform,” says Bagg.

For example, the company’s assembly team can now see inside the glass doors of an engineering room, so they feel like part of the engineering team. The 3DEXPERIENCE platform enables all key departments to give feedback on the design earlier in the process, which can help prevent misunderstandings and associated delays downstream.

Secure and Easy File Sharing

“We quite frequently share information (3D data and 2D drawings) with external stakeholders [via the 3DEXPERIENCE platform],” says Operations Specialist Tatiana Place. Some suppliers use the files to produce Bowhead parts. Others use 2D drawings to supplement the 3D model. Bowhead also sends files to a firm that supports the company’s engineering change processes when Bowhead’s in-house team needs additional help.

Place loves how the 3DEXPERIENCE platform has replaced cumbersome and confusing email communications and supports its collaboration with suppliers. “[The platform] has enabled us to amplify our workforce and continually innovate the rate that we come up with ideas,” concludes Place. “I can’t imagine a world without 3DEXPERIENCE right now.”

If you’d like more information about how the 3DEXPERIENCE platform can improve your data management, collaboration, and communication, contact our dedicated team of Xperts to learn how to make the platform part of your SOLIDWORKS workflow.

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Demystifying the 3DEXPERIENCE Shop Floor Programmer: Everything You Need to Know

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In the world of modern manufacturing, where precision and efficiency reign supreme, the role of a Shop Floor Programmer has emerged as a crucial cog in the production machine. But what exactly does a Shop Floor Programmer do, and why is it so vital in today’s manufacturing landscape? In this article, we’ll demystify the Shop Floor Programmer role, both on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform and on the production floor, and shed light on why it’s an indispensable part of the quickly digitalizing modern manufacturing process.

The Shop Floor Programmer: A Key Player in CNC Machining

At its core, the Shop Floor Programmer is the mastermind behind the CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machines on the shop floor. These professionals are responsible for translating intricate design blueprints and concepts into a language that machines can understand and execute. In essence, they bridge the gap between design and reality, turning digital visions into tangible products.

Structured Roles on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform

Roles on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform are meticulously designed to mirror vital positions within the industry, ensuring that users have access to the apps, tools, and capabilities on the platform they’ll need to excel in their position. The Shop Floor Programmer role is no exception, as it’s crafted to empower professionals in CNC machining and shop floor management with a comprehensive toolkit to meet the demands of manufacturing.

Equipping Shop Floor Programmers for Success

To excel in the Shop Floor Programmer role, on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, and in the manufacturing industry at large, individuals need a combination of technical prowess and a deep understanding of the manufacturing process. Here are the essential tools and skills that empower them to thrive:

CNC Programming Expertise: Proficiency in CNC programming is at the core of the role. This includes understanding the intricacies of toolpath generation, G-code programming, and machine kinematics.

CAD Design Familiarity: A solid grasp of computer-aided design (CAD) is essential for maintaining CAD-associativity and ensuring that design changes seamlessly propagate to CNC programs.

Simulation Proficiency: Mastery of simulation tools is crucial to validate CNC programs, detect potential issues, and optimize machining operations. This requires an eye for detail and a knack for problem-solving.

Machining Process Knowledge: Shop Floor Programmers must be well-versed in various machining processes, tool assemblies, and CNC accessories to create efficient and collision-free programs.

Adaptability: The modern manufacturing landscape is constantly evolving. Shop Floor Programmers must stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies to adapt to changes effectively.

3DEXPERIENCE platform Mastery: Finally, expertise in navigating and utilizing the 3DEXPERIENCE platform’s features and capabilities is fundamental. This includes harnessing the CNC Programming Wizard, CAD-associative instant update, toolpath verification, and more.

By equipping themselves with these essential tools and skills, professionals can excel in the Shop Floor Programmer role, ensuring the seamless translation of design concepts into high-precision, real-world products. This structured approach not only empowers individuals but also elevates the entire manufacturing process, contributing to enhanced efficiency, reduced downtime, and ultimately, greater success in the industry.

How does the Shop Floor Programmer role on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform help?

The Shop Floor Programmer role on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform provides users with a comprehensive set of tools and features that significantly enhance their daily tasks and responsibilities in CNC machining and shop floor management.

Streamlines CNC Programming: The role simplifies the creation of CNC programs by offering an intuitive programming wizard. This means that users, even those with limited programming experience, can efficiently generate CNC programs for a wide range of machining operations, reducing the time and effort required.

Ensures CAD-Associativity: Users can maintain strong associativity between their CNC programs and the original CAD designs. This instant-update feature ensures that any design changes are automatically reflected in the CNC program, reducing the risk of errors, and ensuring that the manufacturing process remains synchronized with design updates.

Facilitates Toolpath Verification: Shop Floor Programmers can quickly verify and fine-tune toolpaths using the platform’s toolpath verification and editing capabilities. This enables them to identify and rectify any issues before they lead to costly errors during actual machining, reducing downtime and material wastage.

Enables Advanced Simulation: The role empowers users to visualize and simulate CNC programs in a virtual environment. This capability allows them to detect accessibility problems, tool collisions, or other potential issues before they occur on the shop floor. It’s like having a digital testing ground to ensure program safety.

Supports Prismatic and Wire EDM Operations: Users can create CNC programs for both prismatic machining and Wire EDM operations, expanding their capabilities to handle a wide variety of manufacturing needs.

Maximizes Machine Tool Utilization: Shop Floor Programmers can optimize CNC programs to reduce non-value-added motions, minimize machining cycle times, and prevent collisions with other in-process parts. This efficient programming helps maximize machine tool utilization, leading to increased productivity.

Mitigates Production Risks: By considering the physical environment of the CNC machines, tool assemblies, and accessories, the Shop Floor Programmer role helps reduce the risk of unexpected issues and production delays. Users can create CNC programs that are tailored to the specific machine and tooling, ensuring a smoother production process.

Leverages Intellectual Property: Users can define and store machining processes as templates, standardizing and automating repetitive tasks. This not only saves time but also ensures consistency in manufacturing, leveraging the company’s intellectual property and enhancing productivity.

Facilitates Rapid Response to Changes: With native associativity between machining programs and engineering/manufacturing data, users can quickly adapt to design changes or variations. This ability to respond effectively to engineering or manufacturing changes ensures a smoother transition from design to production.

In essence, the Shop Floor Programmer role on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform equips users with the tools and capabilities needed to streamline CNC programming, reduce errors, optimize machining processes, and mitigate production risks. It empowers them to excel in their daily jobs by making CNC programming more efficient, precise, and adaptable to the demands of modern manufacturing.

Why the Shop Floor Programmer Matters

The Shop Floor Programmer plays a pivotal role in ensuring that the manufacturing process runs smoothly and efficiently. By creating efficient NC programs and validating them through simulation, Shop Floor Programmers help minimize downtime due to errors or unexpected issues during production. They employ strategies to optimize toolpaths, reduce non-value-added motion, and avoid collisions, ultimately reducing the machining cycle time and maximizing machine tool utilization.

Shop Floor Programmers consider the physical environment of the CNC machines, tool assemblies, and accessories, reducing the risk of unexpected problems that could lead to production delays. Storing and reusing machining processes as templates not only saves time but also ensures consistency in manufacturing, leveraging a company’s intellectual property for greater productivity. With strong associativity between machining programs and design data, the Shop Floor Programmer role enables concurrent engineering, shortening the design-to-manufacturing cycle and allowing rapid responses to changes.

In conclusion, the Shop Floor Programmer is not just a behind-the-scenes operator; they are the orchestrators of precision and efficiency on the manufacturing floor. Their ability to create, validate, and optimize CNC programs, while seamlessly integrating them with design data, is instrumental in meeting the demands of modern manufacturing. As technology continues to advance, the role of Shop Floor Programmers will only become more critical in ensuring that businesses stay competitive and deliver top-quality products to the market.

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Top Improvements to SOLIDWORKS Browser-Based Roles

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At the forefront of CAD innovation and engineering design quality of life, the 3DEXPERIENCE platform is constantly looking for ways to improve how the world’s engineers and product designers work. From improving their options for browser-based 3D modeling to adding new, more accessible tools and collaboration opportunities, the 3DEXPERIENCE platform adds new features as often as the world starts a new design! In this blog, we’ll discuss some of the most recent upgrades, improvements, and additions to the browser-based roles on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to see how both designers and non-CAD users, worldwide, can benefit and enjoy a more accessible, more fluid daily design and product development routine.

Without further ado, let’s dive into the R2023x FD02 release.

1 . User Experience Quality-of-Life Upgrades

New Default Dashboard – Now, you can access all your roles in one convenient location – the SOLIDWORKS Creator Home dashboard. This dashboard is designed to help keep you organized and reduce screen clutter, allowing you to quickly access your 3DEXPERIENCE roles.

Get easy access to all your roles in one place.

System Status Menu – Enhance system performance and accurately track issues with the new System Status menu. This menu allows you to easily check the status of your network and server connections, so you can quickly identify any underlying problems that may be impacting performance.

Ensure a smooth connection and a successful design experience before you start any project.

Design in the Context of HomeByMe in 3D Creator – You can now take advantage of 3D Creator’s parametric capabilities and test for fit, function, and aesthetics when bringing your HomeByMe designs into the environment. HomeByMe, a free home design and furnishings solution by Dassault Systèmes, allows you to measure, reference, and mate to geometry in one place, ensuring your design fits your specifications. Easily share your 3D Creator models back to the HomeByMe community.

Design in a more realistic, life-like setting, and take advantage of parametric capabilities.

Selective Save – With the Selective Save feature, you can improve your collaborative workflow by saving parts of an assembly without interruption. You can quickly identify which components are locked, deselect them, and save only the components that you are currently working on. This eliminates the need to ask someone to unlock a file.

Work more efficiently and without interruption.

Lock Status and Unlock Requests – With the latest tools, you can quickly and easily identify which elements are locked and by whom, and then instantly send unlock requests directly to the right people in real-time. No more waiting for someone to unlock a file.

Collaborate seamlessly, knowing exactly which components are blocked and who to contact for immediate access.

Sketch Pattern – The Sketch Pattern command now offers increased control and flexibility when creating patterns with the new Skip Instance checkbox. This is a helpful tool when you don’t want certain instances of the pattern to be created in overlapping or whole areas. With the Skip Instance feature, you can quickly add or remove instances from your pattern without disrupting the overall pattern.

It’s now much easier to create the exact pattern you need for your design.

Hide/Show Options in Measured Command – The Measure command now offers added control and time-saving features with the Hide/Show Options. These options allow you to quickly capture measurements related to internal and hidden components that are located behind other geometry, so you don’t have to leave the Measure command to get the measurements you need.

With the Hide/Show Options, you can save time and have more control over your measurements.

Volumetric Section View – By using Volumetric Section View, you can create a bounding box to divide your design into sections, allowing you to view the internal components without being distracted by additional elements. With this view, you can focus solely on the task at hand, giving you the ability to gain a better understanding of your design.

Easily cut through the clutter and gain clarity in your designs.

2 . Manufacturing Definitions

Section Views – With a new 3D view type, you can easily create professional representations of internal features and dimensions for downstream communication. This makes it easier to define manufacturing information for internal component geometry.

Capture design intent and internal details of complex components more clearly.

Bent Leader Option – You can now customize how you display your drawings with the new bent leader option in Manufacturing Definition Creator. This feature allows you to create annotations with bent leaders that meet ASME and ISO standards for radius and diameter dimensions, giving you more control over the look of your drawings.

Be confident that all your drawings are compliant with industry requirements.

STEP A242 Export – You can now use 3DPlay to share, view, and mark up STEP A242 files for downstream communication and manufacturing. This format provides the industry-supported model-based definition (MBD) workflows.

Export 3D annotations more efficiently.

3 . Freeform Design

Align Vertices Command – The Align Vertices command has been updated. Now, when using shift-select, the first two entities you select will define the alignment axis for all the remaining points.

Specify vertices for alignment more easily.

Bend and Flex Tool – When using the Flex tool, the robot manipulator and range manipulator are now offset from one another, making them easier to use. Additionally, the Bend tool now offers a Limit Bend option that allows you to ensure the deformation of a specific design region without bending the region beyond the manipulator. With this new option, you can easily control the exact shape and form of your design.

Make your design intent clearer and gain increased control.

Improved Copy/Paste – With improved Copy and Paste, placing a copied instance of a subdivision (Sub-D) body is easier than ever. When you Copy and Paste, a preview of the new instance appears in yellow, allowing you to accurately locate it in the desired position. You also have the option to scale and flip the instance.

Create complex Sub-D geometry faster and more easily.

Reflect Command – Creating a mirrored instance of an existing subdivision body is now even easier. Simply duplicate the existing body and use the mirror tool to flip the object along the desired axis. This will create a mirrored instance of the original body which can be modified independently of the original.

Easily create a mirrored instance of a subdivision body.

Crease Command – Save time with the new and improved Crease Command! When you apply a crease, the affected entities will remain selected, allowing for further modifications without having to reselect them.

Save clicks and streamline crease creation.

4 . Sheet Metal Design

Enhanced Workflows and Mini Dialogs for Custom Walls – The Wall on Edge feature includes enhanced workflows and mini-dialogs that provide quick access to the sketch option and help to streamline the creation of custom walls and flanges. The workflow is shorter than before and the mini-dialogs are user-friendly, making it easier to use on smaller devices such as mobile phones and tablets.

Create custom non-rectangular walls and flanges quickly and easily with the new Wall on Edge feature.

5 . Structure Design

Machine Learning for End Cap and Plate Placement – With the Design Assistant Selection capabilities, you will get suggestions for multiple end cap or plate placements. Simply click on one of the endcaps and the Design Assistant will automatically populate a suggestion for the other endcaps or plates and propagate them for you.

Reduce time spent on manual work by quickly placing multiple end caps or plates.

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Whether it’s communicating with colleagues or outside stakeholders, trying to add tools to a design more efficiently, encouraging experimentation with easy-to-use features, or just making your everyday designing more enjoyable, the 3DEXPEREINCE platform’s browser-based roles seek to make your daily design routines easier and more fluid, so you can focus on innovation.

Watch this 3DEXPERIENCE presented video to see these enhancements in action:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdBwc4Obc9Q

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3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS 2023 WHAT’S NEW

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ASSEMBLIES

Optimization of lightweight / resolved :

Lightweight supports part mass and similar properties.

Auto repair of mate references

Improved assembly cut feature

Highlighting for overwritten BOM cells

Specify the default BOM part number (as either Document or Configuration name)

Improved STEP export

Preview of Replace Component with instance(s) to replace controls

Color option for Explode Lines

Specify affected configuration(s) for skipped instances in patterns.

Ability to suppress magnet mates & related connection points

Override computed mass or cg values with Design Table entries

Assembly feature propagation blocked from affecting Toolbox parts

Assembly patterns with skipped instances are easier to configure.

Replace component improvement, better options for instances, and more.

COMPOSER

View Collections capability

Updated import file format support

Support of Pro/E, CREO & STEP meta properties

DRAWINGS

Component Name display choices made in part or assembly feature tree are reflected in the Drawing view pallet.

Detached Drawings are fully discontinued and replaced with Detailing Mode

Detail drawings of assembly components can be opened directly from the assembly drawing without opening respective geometry files.

RMB graphics area, BOM cell, or drawing view tree.

Not fully supported for Detailing Mode.

BOM table overrides can now have a specific highlight color. (default Sys Opt is black)

RMB selection is provided to restore to original values per cell, row, column, or the entire table.

Highlight color only shows when the table is selected. (not for print and so on)

Quantity indicators now allowed for Auto Balloons as well as manual balloons.

BOM tables can now be filtered like a spreadsheet, and the auto balloons update to match.

Do not combine filtering with the hiding of columns or rows.

Transparent component support for HLR / HLV views improved to match with ISO standard 128-2020.

Check box option in view PM or in Document Properties.

Hole Tables now support punches and slots in addition to holes (a top 10 ER).

GeoTol symbols can be limited to the current drawing standard.

Vector translation modifier now supported in GeoTol frames.

Dynamic Profile Tolerance supported per ASME Y14.5-2018

EDRAWINGS

Assembly display and publish improvement

Model Configuration support for eDrawings mobile apps

Publish support for Display States in eDrawings

Display Style improvements

File type version enhancement

Multi-language support for eDrawings to web HTML

Inch fractional measurement units

ELECTRICAL

Support for hybrid drawings – schematics & tables combined on 1 sheet

Component dynamic connection label annotations supported in schematics

Ability to set 3D part mass props from Electrical Schematic properties (per spec sheet)

Improved condition icons for 3D electrical components (inserted, connected, and so on)

Open ended wire support in schematic. (for pigtails or wire on install connections)

Schematic sheets support more image types. (tiff, png, jpg)

Deleting Component can force deletion of related symbols

Reset for Dismissed Messages

Excel Automation Improvement

Origin -> Destination specification

FLOW

Mesh Boolean Operation – allows meshes to create even when base geometry is imperfect

Turbidity Factor – for solar radiation effects, accounts for polluted or storm-filled atmosphere

Reduces heat effects in some cities versus open desert

Plot Cropping – (cut, mesh, surface) restrict the display to a particular material or fluid domain

Tangential & Radial Velocity effects for Fan Curves – property allows a more thorough definition of fan performance

Heat conductance on porous media as dependent on specific mass flow – increases accuracy for compressible fluid and gas flows.

Project Tree Sorting – alphabetically or chronologically

Transient Explorer export options – export results by time range, or for the active time moment

Transient Explorer custom parameters – for better visualization

New Study Goals –

Total Energy Balance

Volumetric Heat Generation Rate

Radial & Axial Velocities

Flux Plots with total energy balance display

Performance – Mesher and Solver operations are now faster due to improved memory use management

IMPORT/EXPORT

Large assembly export supports individual STEP file generation

Textured *.obj file import is improved

INSPECTION

AddIn – Balloon Sequence configurability

With multi-sheet options

Addin – Balloon Drawing Sheets Separately

Addin – Export sheets as separate PDF files

Addin – Export reports as separate Excel files

Addin – Inspection Manager with Characteristic tree view

Standalone – Autoballoons for PDF drawings

Standalone – Manual Extract replacement for OCR (better results)

Machine Learning support for 2D PDF

Sheet selection mode for multi-sheet drawings

Export Reports to individual Excel files

Balloon Sequencing

INSTALLATION & SNL

Flow Simulation HVAC and Electronics Cooling modules can now be independent AddIns and the SNL licenses loaded or unloaded as needed rather than always being reserved with each use of Flow Simulation.

Term licenses now show pending expiration in the SNL manager and can be renewed or reactivated by individual serial numbers.

All products will now have a term license option.

MANAGE

Automatic update of mapped linked records

New From option for data fields

BOM field comparison (linked vs primary)

Variable Driven BOM Qty support

Cancelled Tasks reflect properly in capacity planning

Task Board Display

MBD

View control for all dimension types, not just DimXpert annotations

Hole Tables support multiple views

Dimension Extension Line

Datum Feature editing

Wedge as geometric & annotation feature

Support for ISO Tolerance modifiers

PART MODELING

Support of Move/Copy Body translation or rotation values in Equations and Design Tables

Defeature now supports creating derived configurations for parts as well as assemblies.

Dimension support in Move/Copy Body

Allowance of Library Feature Errors – click [Yes] to accept the feature errors, and then correct them after the insertion in the current part.

Coordinate Systems are now valid for selection in more commands – such as, 3D sketch operations, 2D sketch dimensions, mirror, and during select other

Single stroke font support in Wrap Feature sketches (Scribe wrap type)

OLFSimpleSans – is installed by SOLIDWORKS

Hybrid Mesh-BREP modeling improvements

Extended feature support

Section View creation through Axis

Euler method rotation is now allowed for Move/Copy Body, and it can be set per configuration.

Move/Copy Body translations can also be set per part configuration now.

Global variables or equations can now be used to drive the Move/Copy Body values.

PDM

HTML customization for Notification templates

File Version Upgrade Tool – supports overwriting latest version

Streamlined UI for check-in/out

New options to manage Deleted Users

Transition Actions configurable by user account and properties thereof

Tooltips can be added to Data Card fields

Improved Data Card controls

Copy & Paste display text to variable fields

Buttons can have user-lookup data (names, AD fields, and so on)

Better image file support. (jpg, png)

Logging of File Retrieval Operations ([x]Get log property at PDM Pro server)

Display source Groups for Inherited User Permissions

All data transfers encrypted to/from the server

STEP export task enhanced for 242, or shattered assembly components.

eDrawing files in the vault support thumbnail previews in the explorer panel.

Autologin option for vault Admin. (setting in the admin tool at a local machine)

Archive Server & Database Server improved in higher latency environments (Azure, AWS)

Private State folder visibility option for non-Admin users.

PERFORMANCE

Level of Detail system option to improve graphics changes (zoom, pan, rotate) for most view types.

Faster save operations for large assemblies with some amount of unchanged components.

PDM is faster and more efficient in high-latency networks.

PDM file version upgrade tool operates faster.

PLASTICS

Material Database & Material Grade additions

Material Database UI improvement

Report enhancements

ROUTING

Improved electrical flattening and manufacturing drawings

With better connector tables.

Multi-wire circuit splice support.

Design Library auto-style clips added.

Routing Library Manager performance and usability improvements.

Harness diameter & length are show in an electrical route property manager.

Accommodates and displays unused cores.

Auto Route improvement for discrete wires

SHEET METAL

Deviation sensor

You can create a sensor to alert that the sheet metal exceeds a bounding box size. (max length, width, area, blank area)

Symmetrical Thickness

Specifies material to be applied symmetrically from the base flange sketch.

Gauge Values in Cut List properties (and drawing notes)

SIMULATION

Improved surface to surface bonding interactions (allowed for non-contacting faces)

For ignoring set screws, pins, etc.

Diagnostic Tools

Linkage Rod Connector

Penalty Stiffness Control for Contact (up to 50% solve)

Solver improvements

Underconstrained Body management (Simulation Professional & Premium)

SKETCHING

Elipses now have options to create construction lines across the axes.

SOLIDWORKS CAM

Barrel Tool Support

Improved Leadin & Leadout Calcuation for contour milling

Lines Only Option for VoluMill Toolpath

Tolerance Based Machining improvements

STABILITY

90% reduction in customer reported crash SPRs.STRUCTURE SYSTEMS

Corner Trims of similar corners by Group, with Connection Plates by Group

Configuration specific weldment member sizes

Alignment of Custom Properties Attributes (for matching with 3DEXPERIENCE attribute types)

USER INTERFACE

Comments in SOLIDWORKS files now have additional color and formatting options.

Comments can be set to Show At Start when files are opened.

Improved Restore Default Settings options and behavior.

Improved behavior of Copy Options Wizard.

VISUALIZE

Color Picker tool improvements

DSPBR Materials Support

Import Options (grouping) are easier for SOLIDWORKS files

Stellar Physically Correct illumination render

PhotoView 360 to be retired at 2023 sp5.

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By Steven Murphy – Elite Applications Engineer

While the 3DExperience platform takes the CAD industry by storm, what does it mean for the average SOLIDWORKS user? Despite the industry trend toward SAAS (Software as a service), SOLIDWORKS will remain available as a perpetual license. The only change for conventional SOLIDWORKS users is access to a wider variety of tools using the 3DExperience platform to augment your current workflows. Knowing what tools you have access to on the cloud will give you a competitive edge and the tools you need to stay successful.

Top Tools to Leverage 3DExperience Using SOLIDWORKS

ENOVIAWORKS (PLM)

Everyone is familiar with “the cloud,” or the idea of connecting via internet to servers remotely in order to gain flexibility and save on hardware costs. With the integration of ENOVIAWORKS into the 3DExperience platform, cloud PLM [Product Lifecycle Management] services are readily available to use with SOLIDWORKS files. This includes a complete product data management (PDM) system as well as tools to manage the processes surrounding the part’s fabrication.

For the average SOLIDWORKS user, this means access to revision controlled files from anywhere you can use SOLIDWORKS. Just login to the PLM services pain integrated with SOLIDWORKS and you are off to the races. You can also drag and drop files from the 3DExperience platform into SOLIDWORKS to open and start working. On top of this functionality, the files in PLM can be referenced in chats, integrated into blog posts, and worked with in the 3DExperience “X Apps.” These X Apps provide a range of versatility for part creation without ever leaving the cloud.

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XShape

XShape is the premier SubD cloud application available on the 3DExperience platform. Many industrial designers know the challenge of replicating complex surfaces inside of any CAD package. XShape allows for the creations of surfaces and parts using push-pull manipulation of primitive shapes while maintaining continuity. This functionality greatly surpasses the ability of SOLIDWORKS Freeform to create your aesthetically pleasing complex surfaces with your CAD file. On top of that, the SOLIDWORKS integration means that you can drag and drop the files from your web browser right into your model.

If you are doing any surfacing, industrial design, or non- parametric modeling, this application is a must have. Because this application was developed with SOLIDWORKS in mind, the seamless transition between software will support your workflow.

XShape SubD Modeling

3DExperience Marketplace

Who knew that you have access to quality industrial suppliers worldwide within SOLIDWORKS itself? You can find the manufacturers that your product needs without having to spend time and effort creating your own supply chain. This especially powerful in an industry where rapid prototyped 3D printed parts are becoming the de facto standard. Directly integrated with your SOLIDWORKS model, you can get competitive pricing, see shipment costs, and determine which provider meets your deadline.

The 3DExperience Marketplace is located in the “3DExperience Platform” add in located in SOLIDWORKS which provides the flexibility that any engineer can take advantage of. Let Dassault Systèmes qualify the manufacturers for you, all you need to do is provide the model!

3DExperience Marketplace Within the Task Pane

The 3DExperience brings value to all conventional SOLIDWORKS users, expanding the tools available to bolster your workflow. The platform provides you with the ability to create new types of models, store and access data online, as well as easily identify manufacturers based on your requirements. From here, the Dassault Systèmes ecosystem will only continue to adapt and grow.

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