SOLIDWORKS Composer SOLIDWORKS® Composer™ software streamlines the creation of 2D and 3D graphical contents for product communication and technical illustrations. Contents Animation Library Workshop and Timeline Enhancements The Animation Library Workshop and the timeline behave more intuitively. Defining Custom Import Profiles You can define profiles with custom import options to use when importing CAD data. Importing Assembly Envelopes Option When you open a SOLIDWORKS assembly that contains envelopes, you have the option to import the envelopes. Previously, Composer always imported assembly envelopes. Importing PMI Data SOLIDWORKS Composer can import Product Manufacturing Information (PMI) data from SOLIDWORKS models. Markup Properties You can control linear arrows with Fixed Size Arrow and Fixed Length in the Properties pane for markups. Measurement Properties You can use additional properties in the Properties pane to manage the display of measurements: Number of Selected Actors Appears in the Status Bar The status bar displays the number of selected actors. If no actor is selected, it displays the total number of actors in the model. Search for Collaborative Actors You can search for collaborative actors using the Include command in the Search pane (accessed from the Assembly pane) or from the Collaboration pane. Search for Commands in the Ribbon The Search command is available on the ribbon. Previously, it was located in the File menu. Select Adjacent Parts You can use the Select Adjacent Parts command, under Navigate in the Home ribbon, to select all parts that contact or intersect the selected part. SOLIDWORKS PDM Integration You can use the integrated SOLIDWORKS PDM ribbon tab to perform vault commands and view file information when the file is open in Composer. You must have SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional installed. Undefined Color Properties in Animation Library You can specify the color parameter of the predefined Flash and SetColor motions properties to Undefined. User Experience Enhancements for SOLIDWORKS Composer Versioning of Backup Files When you use the AutoSave advanced setting, which automatically backs up the open Composer files, you can use the AutoSaveVersioning setting to create versions of the backup versions. Working with Views You can lock and unlock views. Parent topicSOLIDWORKS Composer SOLIDWORKS Composer Sync