Accessing SLDXML Data with SOLIDWORKS 3DEXPERIENCE Smartlink

Using the SOLIDWORKS 3DEXPERIENCE Smartlink add-in, you can access additional data from .SLDXML files that have been output from SOLIDWORKS 3DEXPERIENCE applications.

1. Turn on the SOLIDWORKS 3DEXPERIENCE Smartlink add-in:
   1. Click Tools > Add-Ins.
   2. In the dialog box, under Other Add-ins, select Active Add-ins and Start Up for SOLIDWORKS 3DEXPERIENCE Smartlink.
   3. Click OK.
2. Click File > Open.
3. In the dialog box, navigate to the location of the .SLDXML files and select a file.
4. For file type, select .SLDXML and click Options.
5. On the SLDXML screen, select one or more options and click OK.
   • Read sketch data
   • Read sketch objects in a mechanism sketch as blocks
   • Read assembly mates data
6. To create single faces, for example for cylindrical entities, click General and click Merge Entities.
7. Click Open.
   A message box shows the progress of the data being read into the SOLIDWORKS file.

   The design opens and the model hierarchy appears in the FeatureManager design tree.