SolidWorks Documents in Windows Explorer
Use Windows Explorer to see thumbnail
images and to access custom property information for SolidWorks documents.
To see thumbnail images:
In Windows
Explorer, open a folder with SolidWorks documents.
Click View, Thumbnails.
A thumbnail
image of each SolidWorks document in the folder is displayed.
If you set
up Windows Explorer to show preview images, a preview of the SolidWorks
document also appears when the document is selected.
You can also view thumbnail icons of SolidWorks
parts and assemblies in Windows Explorer. The graphic is displayed in
an isometric view, zoomed to fit, with a white background. To enable this
functionality, click Tools, Options,
System Options, General,
and select Show thumbnail graphics in
Windows Explorer.
You may need to restart SolidWorks and Windows Explorer to see the thumbnail
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If you save custom property information
in the Summary
Information dialog box, the following properties appear in Windows
Explorer:
Description
Revision
Status
Additionally, Type,
Size, Last
Saved By and Number of sheets
are shown automatically. You cannot save this information in the Summary Information dialog box.
To view custom property information:
In Windows
Explorer, open a folder with SolidWorks documents.
Move the
pointer over a SolidWorks document.
The custom
property information is displayed.
To open a SolidWorks document
from Windows Explorer:
Double-click
the document name.
Right-click
the document name and select
Open.
Drag any document supported by the SolidWorks
software into an empty part of the SolidWorks graphics area.