WHAT'S NEW SOLIDWORKS 2016 Contents Legal Notices...............................................................................................................11 1 Welcome to SOLIDWORKS 2016............................................................................14 Top Enhancements...........................................................................................................................15 For More Information.........................................................................................................................17 2 User Interface ..........................................................................................................18 User Interface Redesign ...................................................................................................................18 Improved User Interface Scaling for High-Resolution Screens ........................................................19 New Icon Style with Color Options ...................................................................................................20 Icons in the FeatureManager Design Tree........................................................................................21 Redesigned Triad .............................................................................................................................21 Analysis Preparation CommandManager .........................................................................................23 Changing Background.......................................................................................................................24 Expandable PropertyManager Input Boxes ......................................................................................25 FeatureManager Design Tree Filter Performance.............................................................................26 Hiding and Showing Primary Planes.................................................................................................26 Keyboard Input in PropertyManagers................................................................................................27 Menu Consolidation...........................................................................................................................27 Moving the Confirmation Corner Options to the Pointer....................................................................28 Persistent Context Toolbar When Sketching.....................................................................................29 Selection Breadcrumbs ....................................................................................................................29 Toolbar and CommandManager Docking Behavior..........................................................................32 Freezing the Current Layout of Docked Toolbars........................................................................33 Undo Location on Mate Context Toolbar...........................................................................................33 Visualization Tool for References......................................................................................................33 3 SOLIDWORKS Fundamentals.................................................................................35 3D ContentCentral.............................................................................................................................35 3D Printing Enhancements - Preview................................................................................................36 Displaying Striation Lines ............................................................................................................36 Identifying Faces that Require Supports......................................................................................38 3D Printing Enhancements - Settings...............................................................................................39 Changing the Model Scale ..........................................................................................................39 Reorienting the Model to Fit the Print Volume.............................................................................40 Active Content Warnings...................................................................................................................42 2 Contents Application Programming Interface...................................................................................................42 Improved SOLIDWORKS Error Report Dialog Box...........................................................................43 Property Tab Builder Conditional Lists..............................................................................................44 Creating a List Group Control......................................................................................................44 Specifying a Parent for a Conditional List....................................................................................46 Quick Tip Removal............................................................................................................................47 Replacing Equation References for Deleted Features......................................................................47 Saved Dialog Box Modifications........................................................................................................47 Searching MySolidWorks..................................................................................................................48 Task Scheduler Print Enhancements................................................................................................50 4 Installation and Administration.................................................................................51 Deleting Accounts from the CAD Admin Dashboard View................................................................51 Deploying Installs by IP Addresses...................................................................................................51 Installing SOLIDWORKS PDM..........................................................................................................51 Managing Access to SOLIDWORKS Versions..................................................................................52 Products Included with SOLIDWORKS.............................................................................................53 SOLIDWORKS Rx.............................................................................................................................54 Graphics Card Validation.............................................................................................................54 Record Extended Logging Data ..................................................................................................54 Simulation Test............................................................................................................................54 Troubleshooting Resources for Installation.......................................................................................55 Upgrade Assistant ............................................................................................................................55 5 Assemblies...............................................................................................................56 Choosing a Configuration While Adding a Component.....................................................................56 Component Selection Enhancements...............................................................................................56 Selecting Components by Size....................................................................................................56 Selecting Identical Components..................................................................................................57 Copying Multiple Components .........................................................................................................57 Mates.................................................................................................................................................58 Cam Mate Selection Enhancement.............................................................................................58 Component Preview Window ......................................................................................................58 Copy with Mates Enhancement...................................................................................................60 Globally Replacing Failed Mate References ...............................................................................60 Making Components Transparent for Mating...............................................................................62 Mate Controller ...........................................................................................................................64 Quick Mates Improvements.........................................................................................................70 Mirroring Assembly Features ...........................................................................................................71 Pattern Driven Component Pattern Improvements...........................................................................73 Performance Evaluation (Formerly AssemblyXpert).........................................................................73 Purging Unused Features.................................................................................................................73