Dragging Files
Drag a part or assembly from Windows Explorer
or the File Explorer tab in the
Task Pane to an open SolidWorks assembly window to add an instance of
the part or sub-assembly to the assembly.
Drag a part or assembly from Windows Explorer
or the File Explorer tab in the
Task Pane to an open and empty SolidWorks drawing document to create a
Standard 3 View drawing of the part or assembly.
Drag a zipped (.zip)
file into an empty SolidWorks window, or an empty area of an open SolidWorks
document.
The SolidWorks software opens the zipped
files based on where you drop the zipped file. For example, if you drag
a .zip file that contains several
models into an empty SolidWorks window, each model opens in its own window.
The .zip
file can contain any file type supported by the SolidWorks software. If
the .zip file contains several
SolidWorks files and an imported file, such as an
.igs file, the .igs file
opens in a separate window.
If the .zip
file contains models that are not on your local computer (if you dragged
the .zip file from the Internet),
the Browse For Folder dialog box
appears for you to download the .zip
file to a location on your local computer.
If you drop the file into a drawing or an
assembly, you are prompted to name the new file on your local disk.
Drag between open documents. Drag a part name
from the FeatureManager design tree of an open part file to insert it
into an open assembly document.
Drag a part or assembly
name from the FeatureManager design tree to a drawing document.