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Review/Measure-Enabled Files

Review-enabled files make the following SolidWorks eDrawings Professional tools available:

Measure-enabled files allow you to make exact measurements of models with Measure .

You can disable measurement when you first create an eDrawings file. You cannot change this status once an eDrawings file is created; you must republish it.

Icons in the status bar indicate the review and measurement status of files:

Review-enabled

Review-disabled

Measure-enabled

Measure disabled

These icons are only file status indicators and do not change the status.

Enabled Files

Files

eDrawings free Viewer

SolidWorks eDrawings Professional

 

Review

Measure

Review

Measure

eDrawings

/ [1]

/ [2]

/ [3]

SolidWorks

/ [4]

/ [4]

DXF/DWG files

3D XML

 

[1] Review is enabled if the file was created with SolidWorks eDrawings Professional.

[2] Measure is enabled if the file was created with SolidWorks eDrawings Professional and Measure was enabled.

[3] Measure is enabled if the originator specified Measure enabled.

[4] Review and Measure are enabled if the file was last saved in any SolidWorks Professional or Premium version.

To enable Measure:

  • In eDrawings, in the Save As dialog box, select Enable measure.

  • In SolidWorks, in the Save As dialog box, click Options and select Okay to measure this eDrawings file.

 



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