October 8, 2013

What`s New Features in SolidWorks 2014

SolidWorks 2014 delivers new and improved design tools to enhance collaboration, speed model creation, and simplify the product development process. With the 22nd release , checkout what's in store in SolidWorks 2014.

ADVANCED SHAPE CONTROL
  • Fast and easy creation of complex geometry with new Style Spline functionality.
  • Better simple control over spline geometry
  • New Conic Fillet controls create smoother transitions for fillet.
BENEFITS: Create complex surfaces and organic shapes faster, easier, and with more precise control.

SKETCH ENHANCEMENTS -
  • Replace sketch entity
  • Set Sketch and Sketch picture scale when adding first dimension
  • Fixed length Dimension for 2D Splines
  • Path length dimension for multiple sketch entities - belts, chains, perimeters, cable etc.
BENEFITS: Conceptualize and design faster and easier with more robust and powerful Sketch capabilities.

ENHANCED ASSEMBLY PERFORMANCE AND VISUALIZATION -

  • Create assemblies faster with new in-context Quick Mate toolbar
  • Section View - Include/Exclude slected components
  • Significantly improved Section View performance
  • Create part Slot features with Hole Wizard and speed up assembly creation with new Slot Mate
  • Add rotation in Explode Steps so parts will automatically rotate
BENEFITS: Create and view assemblies faster and easier

DESIGN COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION -
  • Experience your 3D designs in real world in Augmented Reality with edrawings and edrawings Prodfessional iOS mobile apps.
  • edrawing mobile support for Android devices (4.0 and later)
  • Create an eDrawings file of your SolidWorks Electrical schematics with a single click
BENEFITS: Experience and communicate your design ideas in a more lifelike way - anytime , anywhere

NEW SHEETMETAL FEATURES-
  • New Sheet Metal  Gusset feature for creation of stiffening ribs
  • Improved control over sheet metal corner treatments
  • Sheet Metal Lofted- Bend includes information needed for press brake manufacturing
BENEFITS:  Create sheet metal geometry faster, with improved data output for manufacturing

STREAMLINED SIMULATION SETUP -
  • Toolbox fasteners definition, with position, bolt materials, and preloads, for Bolt Connectors in SolidWorks Simulation
  • Thermal properties and PCB definition from electrical components in SolidWorks Flow Simulation
  • In-mold residual stress and temperature data from SolidWorks Plastics in SolidWorks Simulation
BENEFITS: Streamline simulation and eliminate duplication of effort to enable concurrent engineering.

FASTER DRAWING DETAILING
  • Create angular running dimensions
  • Set automatic limits for rows in tables
  • Turn part drawing into an assembly drawing without losing references
  • Slot callout notes
BENEFITS: Perform faster and more automated drawing  detailing.

SOLIDWORKS ELETRICAL IMPROVED INTEGRATION AND PERFORMANCE
  • Single-button publishing of schematic and assembly files for review in eDrawings
  • One click check-in/check-out of electrical project files to SolidWorks Enterprise PDM
  • Enhanced wire/cable/harness development capabilities with optimized routing
BENEFITS: Optimize, share and track electrical designs more easily for improved project collaboration.

SOLIDWORKS ENTERPRISE PDM STREAMLINED WORKFLOW
  • Customize the user interface with custom data columns for company-specific data
  • Automated cache management to cache and clear specified folders at user log-in and log-off
  • Enable vault operations directly in Microsoft Office user interface for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
BENEFITS: Make faster, more accurate documents actions and get the latest file versions automatically .

STREAMLINE COST ESTIMATING AND REPORTING
  • New options enable section and control of cost estimation methods
  • New estimate type based on average cost of material removal simplifies  Costing setup
  • Microsoft Excel integration and output of more Costing Custom Properties improve cost data sharing
BENEFITS: Cost parts faster and with less setup, then share cost data more effectively with downstream applications.

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