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Track the evolution of a design or compare different designs. Publish a eDrawings file, then send it to others who can use the free eDrawings Viewer to view the file. Add model-related information in the comments field.

To learn more about eDrawings, click Help > SOLIDWORKS Tutorials > All SOLIDWORKS Tutorials , and complete the eDrawings tutorial.

Manage product data and control revisions. Use the SOLIDWORKS Workgroup PDM add-in, a product data management tool. Click Tools > Add-Ins , and select SOLIDWORKS Workgroup PDM to activate this add-in.

To learn more about Workgroup PDM, click Help > SOLIDWORKS Tutorials > All SOLIDWORKS Tutorials and complete the Workgroup PDM tutorial.

Replace an imported feature to incorporate a design change from the customer or supplier of the part. Use Edit Feature to replace an imported feature with geometry from a new file.
You can edit only features that were created from an ACIS, Autodesk Inventor, IGES, Parasolid, Pro/ENGINEER, Solid Edge, STEP, VDAFS, or VRML file.


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