Review/Measure-Enabled Files

Review-enabled files make the following eDrawings Professional tools available:
  All markup tools
Cross Section
Move Component (assemblies or assembly drawings only)
Stamp
Measure-enabled files allow you to make exact measurements of models with Measure .
You can disable measurement when you first create an eDrawings file. You cannot change this status once an eDrawings file is created; you must republish it.

Enabled Files

Files eDrawings free Viewer eDrawings Professional
  Review Measure Review Measure
eDrawings MatrixYes.gif MatrixYes.gif MatrixYes.gif MatrixNo.gif/MatrixYes.gif [3]
SOLIDWORKS MatrixNo.gif/MatrixYes.gif [4] MatrixNo.gif/MatrixYes.gif [4] MatrixYes.gif MatrixYes.gif
DXF/DWG files MatrixNo.gif MatrixNo.gif MatrixYes.gif MatrixYes.gif
3D XML MatrixNo.gif MatrixNo.gif MatrixYes.gif MatrixYes.gif

[1] Review is enabled if the file was created with eDrawings Professional.

[2] Measure is enabled if the file was created with eDrawings Professional and Measure was enabled.

[3] Measure is enabled if the originator specified Measure enabled.

[4] Review and Measure are enabled if the file was last saved in any SOLIDWORKS Professional or Premium version.

Measure-enabled vs. Measure-disabled

To protect the details of a design, you can make measure-disabled eDrawings files. You can save measure-enabled files as measure-disabled files. However, once a file is saved as measure-disabled, you cannot make it measure-enabled.

Enabling Measure

To enable Measure, do one of the following:

  • In eDrawings, in the Save As dialog box, select Enable measure.
  • In SOLIDWORKS, in the Save As dialog box, click Options and select Okay to measure this eDrawings file.

Disabling Measure

To disable Measure, do one of the following:

  • In eDrawings, in the Save As dialog box, clear Enable measure.
    If the file is already measure-disabled, the Enable measure option is hidden.
  • In SOLIDWORKS, in the Save As dialog box, click Options and clear Okay to measure this eDrawings file.