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Send Mail

Sends the current SolidWorks document to another system using your electronic mail application.

To mail a part or sketch to another computer:

  1. Click File, Send To.

    Your electronic mail application responds with its usual dialog box.

  2. Type your mail password, the mailing address, and any other information required by your mail application.

To mail an assembly or drawing to another computer:

  1. Click File, Send To.

  2. In the dialog box, select one of the following:

  • <Name of the current document> only.

  • <Name of the current document> and other documents it references.

A list of the referenced documents and their locations, the number of documents, and the combined size of the documents is displayed.

If the size of the mail is large, it can cause transmission problems.

If you choose to send the assembly or drawing and referenced documents, you do not have to send all of the referenced files. You can click:

  • Attach. Attaches the selected reference document to the mail message. (The paper clip icon is added.)

  • Remove. Removes the selected reference document from the mail message. (The paper clip icon is replaced.)

  • Attach All. Attaches all of the reference documents to the mail message. (The paper clip icon is added.)

If an assembly document has lightweight components, this dialog box does not appear.

  1. Click OK.

  2. Type your mail password, the mailing address, and any other information required by your mail application.



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