SolidWorks 2013 - What's New Series - Searching Options in SolidWorks

You can search for options and settings within Tools > Options.

In the Options dialog box, enter a term in the Search box and select a result. You can search for both System and Document Options.

As you type in the Search string, search results dynamically appear. Click a search result to be taken to the appropriate Options page. Search results are highlighted in the Options dialog box, unless they appear in a drop-down menu.

Note: Your search may not be visible on the Options page due to the type of model you

have open or the current settings.

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SolidWorks 2013 - Whats New Feature -VOL II- Previous Release Interoperability

Previous Release Interoperability

You can open SolidWorks 2013 parts and assemblies using SolidWorks 2012 Service Pack 5.

From SolidWorks 2012 on, you can open a future version file in Service Pack 5 of the previous release. For example, in SolidWorks 2013 Service Pack 5 you will be able to open SolidWorks 2014 files. Interoperability is only supported between consecutive releases. For example, you cannot open a SolidWorks 2014 file in SolidWorks 2012 Service Pack 5.

Future version files appear in read-only mode when opened in the previous release. However, once you upgrade to the next version of SolidWorks, all the FeatureManager

design tree data is available. SolidWorks 2013 files have reduced functionality in SolidWorks 2012 Service Pack 5. SolidWorks 2013 files will not have most FeatureManager design tree data when opened in SolidWorks 2012 Service Pack 5. Any actions that require FeatureManager design tree data cannot be performed with a SolidWorks 2013 document open in SolidWorks 2012 Service Pack 5.

 

 





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The following table summarizes what you can and cannot do in SolidWorks 2012 Service Pack 5:

 

 

SolidWorks 2013 - What's New features- VOL I

SolidWorks 2013 User Interface changes

Customizing Shortcut Bars

Shortcut bars appear when you press the S key in an open part, assembly, drawing,

or sketch.

To customize a shortcut bar:

1. Click Tools > Customize or right-click the shortcut bar and click Customize.

2. In the Customize dialog box, on the Shortcut Bars tab, click one of the following:

So now you can select a Shortcut toolbar for Part, Assembly, Drawing and Sketch as shown in the red box above.

Easier Access to Troubleshooting and Administrative Tools

Troubleshooting and administrative tools are available in the SolidWorks Resources tab

of the Task Pane under SolidWorks Tools.

 

 

 

Feature Manager Design Tree

In part documents, you can set the Feature Manager Design tree to show features in the order they were created, instead of hierarchically.

Right-click in the Feature Manager Design tree and click Tree Display > Show Flat Tree View. In Flat Tree View, curves, 2D sketches, and 3D sketches are not absorbed into the features that reference them. Instead, they are shown in the order of creation.

Note: Flat tree is only available for parts.

The Unflatten version is shown below.

Right click on the Part and select Show Flat view option as shown below.

 

 

 

The tree will appear in Flatten state as shown below.

 

SolidWorks 2013- SheetMetal,Weldments and Multi-Body Library Features

Quickly design weldments, sheet metal, and multi-body parts and increase standardization.
- Save time and automate outputs for manufacturing
- For Weldments—Access overall dimensions of the part bounding box for BOM, cut list, or annotations
- For Sheet Metal—Set and view insertion points for forming tools to determine the precise location of the forming tool relative to the part
- Multi-Body Parts—Use library features on multi-body parts

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