SOLIDWORKS Composer can
import Product Manufacturing Information (PMI) data from SOLIDWORKS models.
To import PMI data, in the Open dialog box, click
Import and select Import
PMI.
Composer can import:
- Dimensions
- Datums
- Tolerances for dimensions
- Geometric tolerances
- Special symbols such as diameters and degrees
- Surface finishes
To modify the PMI colors during import, select Overwrite color and choose a color, which is applied to all the
imported PMI data.
Composer stores the PMI data in the PMI Data
(SOLIDWORKS) folder under a root node on the Assembly tab. Select or clear check boxes to hide or show the PMI
data.
Composer imports view-based data such as annotation views from SOLIDWORKS and
3D views from SOLIDWORKS MBD. Composer stores these views in the PMI Views (SOLIDWORKS) folder under a root node on the
Assembly tab in Composer. The 3D Views and Annotation
Views subfolders contain these categories of imported views.
After you import the PMI data into a .smg
file, the PMI data is visible in Composer Player. Composer Sync also imports PMI data
from SOLIDWORKS models into .smg files.
To enable this functionality from the SOLIDWORKS software, click
and select Export PMI.
See Composer Help: Input.