You can use the new Design Checker task to validate selected SolidWorks documents in the vault using standards (.swstd) files created in the SolidWorks Design Checker add-in.
SolidWorks Design Checker verifies design elements such as dimensioning standards, fonts, materials, and sketches to ensure that SolidWorks documents meet pre-defined design criteria. By using auto-correct, you can modify the documents you check to meet the design standards.
You configure the Design Checker task in the Administration tool to specify the computer the task is run on, who has permissions to run the task, and notifications. You can also set up design checks to be performed during workflow transitions by specifying that the Design Checker task is performed as a transition action.
You can initiate the Design Checker task:
- For selected files in File Explorer
- From the Add Task button of the Task List dialog box in the Administration tool
- By changing a file's workflow state
When the task runs, you complete the Design Checker card to specify the standards file to use, whether to auto-correct failed checks, and where to store reports and logs.
- Reports list the criteria used to evaluate the document and show failed checks.
- Log files list the selections made when the task is run and the results of task execution, such as success or failure checking files out and in.
After a design check, the Design Checker status appear on the document's data card.