WHAT'S NEW SOLIDWORKS 2017 Contents Legal Notices...............................................................................................................10 1 Welcome to SOLIDWORKS 2017............................................................................13 Top Enhancements...........................................................................................................................14 Sample Files......................................................................................................................................16 For More Information.........................................................................................................................16 2 User Interface ..........................................................................................................17 Customizing Configuration Sort Order .............................................................................................17 Disabling Selection Accelerator Toolbars..........................................................................................18 Dynamic Reference Visualization .....................................................................................................18 FeatureManager Design Tree Comment Enhancements .................................................................19 Turning on Comment Indicators ..................................................................................................19 Adding Standalone Comments ...................................................................................................20 Adding Images and Screenshots to Comments ..........................................................................20 Viewing and Editing Comments in PropertyManagers ................................................................21 Hide All Types...................................................................................................................................21 Interface Updates for SOLIDWORKS Rx, Task Scheduler, and Sustainability.................................21 Property Tab Builder Redesign.........................................................................................................21 Selection Breadcrumbs.....................................................................................................................22 Shortcut Menus.................................................................................................................................22 Suppressing Configuration and Display State Names in the FeatureManager Design Tree............23 Touch-based Interactions..................................................................................................................24 3 SOLIDWORKS Fundamentals.................................................................................25 Application Programming Interface...................................................................................................25 Improved Browse for Folder Dialog Box............................................................................................26 4 Installation................................................................................................................27 Installation Manager .........................................................................................................................27 Previous Toolbox Detected When Installing or Upgrading ...............................................................27 Uninstall Completes Even When DLLs Cannot Be Unregistered......................................................28 5 Administration...........................................................................................................29 Pack and Go Improvements..............................................................................................................29 Preventing Users from Changing System Options ...........................................................................29 Reliability Report and Reboot Check in SOLIDWORKS Rx .............................................................30 2 Contents Repairing Corrupted Files.................................................................................................................30 Running Selected Simulation Studies in Task Scheduler.................................................................31 6 Assemblies...............................................................................................................32 Assembly Performance Improvements ............................................................................................32 Automatic Browsing when Inserting Components.............................................................................33 Disabling Previews of Hidden Components .....................................................................................33 Facility Layout ..................................................................................................................................33 Publishing an Asset.....................................................................................................................33 Defining a Ground Plane..............................................................................................................35 Using Magnetic Mates.................................................................................................................35 Grouping Components......................................................................................................................42 Improved Shortcut Menu for Configurations......................................................................................44 Loading Documents in Memory Only ...............................................................................................44 Mate Controller Enhancements.........................................................................................................44 Mates.................................................................................................................................................46 Options to Improve Performance in Large Assembly Mode..............................................................48 Preserving Drawing References .......................................................................................................49 Searching for Externally Referenced Documents ............................................................................49 Sorting Components by Their Opening Time....................................................................................49 SpeedPak Enhancements ................................................................................................................50 Treehouse Improvements.................................................................................................................52 7 SOLIDWORKS Composer.......................................................................................54 SOLIDWORKS Composer................................................................................................................54 CGM Outputs and Hotspots Compliant with S1000D 4.x Standard.............................................54 Customize Assembly Tree...........................................................................................................54 New Features in Composer Player Application Programming Interface......................................54 New View Name Templates in Document Properties..................................................................54 Clear Colors Inherited from Parent Nodes in the Assembly........................................................55 SOLIDWORKS Composer Sync.......................................................................................................55 Customize Assembly Tree...........................................................................................................55 SOLIDWORKS Composer Player.....................................................................................................56 New Features in Composer Player Application Programming Interface......................................56 8 SOLIDWORKS Costing............................................................................................57 Bounding Box Nesting Preview for Last Sheet..................................................................................57 Feature Recognition for Operations..................................................................................................57 Cost Estimation Progress Dialog Box Enhancements.................................................................58 MySOLIDWORKS Costing Template Integration..............................................................................59 Costing with Manufacturer Information on MySolidWorks...........................................................59 Rules-based Costing for Parts .........................................................................................................59 Common Rules for Sheet Metal and Machining Parts ................................................................59 3 Contents Unique Rules for Machining Templates.......................................................................................60 Unique Rules for Sheet Metal Templates ...................................................................................61 Subassembly Costing 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