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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