Highlights of SolidWorks 2012
Legal Notices
User Interface
SolidWorks Fundamentals
Installation
Assemblies
CircuitWorks
Configurations
Costing
Drawings and Detailing
eDrawings
SolidWorks Enterprise PDM
Administration Tool
File Explorer and SolidWorks Add-in
Browse to Option
Exporting Indented Bills of Materials
Searching Within File-based Dialog Boxes star.gif
Version Toggle on Where Used Tab
Dialog Box Toolbars
Product Support
System Performance
Web Client Access Extended
Flow Simulation
Import/Export
Motion Studies
Parts and Features
Routing
Sheet Metal
Simulation
Sketching
Sustainability
Toolbox
Weldments
SolidWorks Workgroup PDM
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Browse to Option

The Browse to option on the shortcut menu of the Contains and Where Used tabs changes the focus of the tab to the referenced file to which you browse.

In previous versions, the Browse To option opened a new Windows Explorer window. In SolidWorks Enterprise PDM 2012, the Browse to option changes the focus to the referenced file without opening a new window.

The new behavior also applies when you navigate to vault files using the File Explorer Contains and Where Used tabs in the Open and Save As dialog boxes. This behavior occurs whether you access the dialog boxes from the SolidWorks software or from any standard Microsoft Windows application such as Notes and Microsoft Office.

You can also open a new window using the new Browse to in a New Window option.

  • Using Browse to
    Use Browse to when you want to change focus to a referenced file without opening a new dialog box.
  • Using Browse to in a New Window
    Use Browse to in a New Window when you want to open a new window with the focus on a selected file.
Parent topic: File Explorer and SolidWorks Add-in


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