- Customizing Configuration Sort Order
You can specify the order in which configurations are listed in the ConfigurationManager.
- Disabling Selection Accelerator Toolbars
You can disable the selection accelerator toolbars that appear when you select entities for the Fillet, Move Face, and Delete Face tools.
- Dynamic Reference Visualization
Dynamic reference visualization showing parent and child relationships is enhanced to avoid overlapping text and lines.
- Comment in FeatureManager Design Tree
The existing ability to add comments to models has been enhanced. It is easier to view and edit models based on the comments over the lifecycle of a product's design.
- Hide All Types
You can use the Hide/Show Items tool in the Heads-up View toolbar to hide all items in one click without leaving the graphics area.
- Interface Updates for SOLIDWORKS Rx, Task Scheduler, and Sustainability
The user interface for SOLIDWORKS Rx, Task Scheduler, and Sustainability have been updated for consistency with the user interface redesign in SOLIDWORKS 2016.
- Property Tab Builder Redesign
The user interface for the Property Tab Builder has been updated to be easier to use.
- Selection Breadcrumbs
Selection breadcrumbs have better feedback. When you hover over the items, breadcrumbs display information only for the mates that are applicable for the selected face, edge, vertex, feature, or body.
- Shortcut Menus
The shortcut menus are enhanced and standardized to provide quick access to the most commonly used tools.
- Suppressing Configuration and Display State Names in the FeatureManager Design Tree
In models that contain only one configuration, you can suppress the configuration and display state information that is appended to assembly and part names in the FeatureManager design tree.
- Touch-based Interactions
Touch gestures are revised to make the user experience easier and more intuitive. The software is enhanced to support controls for basic view manipulation on touch screen devices.