Welcome to SOLIDWORKS 2017............................................................................

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Top Enhancements...........................................................................................................................15
Sample Files......................................................................................................................................17

For More Information.........................................................................................................................17

User Interface ..........................................................................................................18

Customizing Configuration Sort Order .............................................................................................18

Disabling Selection Accelerator Toolbars..........................................................................................19
Dynamic Reference Visualization .....................................................................................................19

Comment in FeatureManager Design Tree ......................................................................................20

Turning on Comment Indicators ..................................................................................................20 Adding
Standalone Comments ...................................................................................................21 Adding Images
and Screenshots to Comments ..........................................................................21

Viewing and Editing Comments in PropertyManagers ................................................................22

Hide All Types...................................................................................................................................22

Interface Updates for SOLIDWORKS Rx, Task Scheduler, and Sustainability.................................22

Property Tab Builder Redesign.........................................................................................................22

Selection Breadcrumbs.....................................................................................................................23
Shortcut Menus.................................................................................................................................23

Suppressing Configuration and Display State Names in the FeatureManager Design Tree............24

Touch-based Interactions..................................................................................................................25

SOLIDWORKS Fundamentals.................................................................................26

Application Programming Interface...................................................................................................26

Improved Browse for Folder Dialog Box............................................................................................27

Installation................................................................................................................28

Installation Manager .........................................................................................................................28

Previous Toolbox Detected When Installing or Upgrading ...............................................................28

Uninstall Completes Even When DLLs Cannot Be Unregistered......................................................29

Administration...........................................................................................................30

Pack and Go Improvements..............................................................................................................30

Preventing Users from Changing System Options ...........................................................................30
Reliability Report and Reboot Check in SOLIDWORKS Rx .............................................................31
Repairing Corrupted Files.................................................................................................................31

Running Selected Simulation Studies in Task Scheduler.................................................................32

Assemblies...............................................................................................................33

Assembly Performance Improvements ............................................................................................33

Automatic Browsing when Inserting Components.............................................................................34
Disabling Previews of Hidden Components .....................................................................................34

Facility Layout ..................................................................................................................................34

Publishing an Asset.....................................................................................................................34 Defining
a Ground Plane..............................................................................................................36

Using Magnetic Mates.................................................................................................................36

Grouping Components......................................................................................................................43
Improved Shortcut Menu for Configurations......................................................................................44
Loading Documents in Memory Only ...............................................................................................45 Mate
Controller Enhancements.........................................................................................................45

Mates.................................................................................................................................................46

Options to Improve Performance in Large Assembly Mode..............................................................49

Preserving Drawing References .......................................................................................................50
Searching for Externally Referenced Documents ............................................................................50
Sorting Components by Their Opening Time....................................................................................50
SpeedPak Enhancements ................................................................................................................51

Treehouse Improvements.................................................................................................................53

SOLIDWORKS Composer.......................................................................................55

SOLIDWORKS Composer................................................................................................................55
Advanced Features Available in Composer Built-in Samples......................................................55
Enhancement of Translate and Scale Motions............................................................................55 Mirror
Animation...........................................................................................................................55
ProfilesLoadOnDemand...............................................................................................................55

Sorting Profiles Alphabetically or By Category............................................................................56

SOLIDWORKS Composer Player.....................................................................................................56

Advanced Features Available in Composer Built-in Samples......................................................56

SOLIDWORKS Costing............................................................................................57

Bounding Box Nesting Preview for Last Sheet..................................................................................57

Feature Recognition for Operations..................................................................................................57

Cost Estimation Progress Dialog Box Enhancements.................................................................58

MySOLIDWORKS Costing Template Integration..............................................................................59

Costing with Manufacturer Information on MySolidWorks...........................................................59

Rules-based Costing for Parts .........................................................................................................59
Common Rules for Sheet Metal and Machining Parts ................................................................