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Object Linking and Embedding

You can embed an OLE object from another program into the active SOLIDWORKS document.

You can:

Open another program from within SOLIDWORKS and create a new object.
Insert an existing file.
Embed or link the object.
Edit an object in its original application from within SOLIDWORKS.
Display objects in front of or behind annotations and dimensions.

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