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I hope this part of the What’s New series gives you a better understanding of the new features and functions of SOLIDWORKS 2018. Please check back to the CATI Blog as the CATI Application Engineers will continue to break down many of the new items in SOLIDWORKS 2018. Units now includes Feet & Inches as an option. Now you will see an exclamation point in the Markup Icon in the lower left corner. The previews display any changes to custom properties specified in File Explorer.
The Open dialog box displays previews of eDrawings, SOLIDWORKS, and published files if the files have been saved in 2008 or later applications. Also they have added little things like an indicator for when new markups are added. To open a file: Click Open, File > Open, or click next to tabs of other open documents. They have added icons for open, save, print and settings. The defaults are usually safe to use, but it sometimes pays to. Before we click Open, click the Options button to go over some of the options. Select Open and change the file type to look for STEP files. 3.-Click the file type or protocol that you want the program to act as the default for. The best way to import a STEP file is through the File drop-down menu. 2.-Click Associate to file type or protocol with a program. Open Open Programs by clicking the Start button The Start button. Some adjustments to the UI have been made to streamline workflows. Because you do not try to do it in the conventional way 1. The attached STEP files can viewed through the attachments menu as seen here. When using Save As or Publishing to eDrawings a menu box will open giving you the chance to choose giving it a password, or creating and attaching STEP files to send in the package.Īnd as always, with great power comes great responsibility. To do this go to Options, Document Properties, Model Display:
Previously eDrawings would only show decals that were saved in a separate file or was a stock SOLIDWORKS decal. Now you can choose to attach the decals directly inside your eDrawing file. The models must be saved in SOLIDWORKS 2018 for this to work. You can now access and show 3D Views added to your models such as MBD views created on the 3D Views tab in SOLIDWORKS. You can rotate, zoom, pan and change view of STEP files. You can also export STEP files as BMP, JPG, PNG, and GIF. It can convert STEP files to VeriCAD, DWG, IGS and DXF and vice versa. SOLIDWORKS 2018 What’s New – eDrawings – #SW2018Ī number of enhancements to eDrawings 2018 have been added. Varicad Viewer is a stp file viewer freeware that can be used as a STEP file viewer software.