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Welcome to SOLIDWORKS 2016

Top Enhancements

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Top Enhancements

The top enhancements for SOLIDWORKS 2016 provide improvements to existing products and innovative new functionality.

Throughout this guide, look for the symbol in these areas:

User Interface	User Interface Redesign Improved User Interface Scaling for High-Resolution Screens New Icon Style with Color Options Redesigned Triad Selection Breadcrumbs
SOLIDWORKS Fundamentals	Expandable PropertyManager Input Boxes
Assemblies	Component Preview Window Copying Multiple Components Globally Replacing Failed Mate References Mate Controller Mirroring Assembly Features Renaming Components in the FeatureManager Design Tree Replacing Subassemblies with Multibody Parts
SOLIDWORKS Costing	Costing Assemblies Report Rules-based Costing
Drawings and Detailing	Automatic Border Flag Notes Foreshortening of Linear Dimensions Model Break Views Within Drawings Part and Assembly Watermarks Rearranging Stacked Balloons
eDrawings	Rotating Models Units of Measure
SOLIDWORKS Electrical	Annotate Documents with eDrawings Integration with CircuitWorks Lite Properties Side Panels
SOLIDWORKS PDM	Modifying Custom Properties of PDFs Using PDF Plug-in (For SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional only) SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard Synchronizing a Revision Variable to a Revision Number
Import/Export	Exporting to the IFC 4.0 Format Importing PTC Creo 3.0 Files
Model Display	Callout Improvements
Parts and Features	Creating Rods and Tubes with a Circular Profile Creating a Bidirectional Sweep Curvature Continuous Edge Fillets Thread Dynamic Preview for Intersect and Trim Surface Tools Flatten Surface Enhancements
Sheet Metal	Cuts in Swept Flanges Edge Flanges Using Flattened Mass
SOLIDWORKS Simulation	Blended Curvature-based Mesher Detecting Underconstrained Bodies Equation-driven Results Improved Solver Error Messages Sectioning the Mesh
Sketching	Equal Curve Length Parametric Relations Selecting Midpoints with Dynamic Highlighting Style Spline Support for B-Splines
SOLIDWORKS Toolbox	Editing Multiple Configurations of a Toolbox Component Replacing Toolbox Components
Weldments	Transferring Material Properties from Library Profiles

All features are available in SOLIDWORKS Standard, SOLIDWORKS Professional, and SOLIDWORKS Premium unless otherwise noted.

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