SOLIDWORKS MBD SOLIDWORKS MBD is available as a separately purchased product that you can use with SOLIDWORKS Standard, SOLIDWORKS Professional, and SOLIDWORKS Premium. Contents 3D PDF Templates New 3D PDF templates are available for parts and assemblies. 3D PMI Compare Versions Using the 3D PMI Compare tool, you can compare PDM revisions of the same document. 3D Views Slideshow You can watch 3D Views as a slideshow from the 3D PDF. Bill of Materials When you publish a model containing a bill of materials to 3D PDF, you can determine which columns to include. Configuration-specific Properties in 3D PDF You can insert configuration-specific properties in text fields and tables when you publish a model to 3D PDF. For notes, there is a 3D PDF Template Editor option that assigns the property as configuration-specific. Import PMI You can import PMI (Product Manufacturing Information) with NX, Creo, and STEP AP242 formats as semantic graphical annotations. Insert a Note in a 3D PDF Field You can select and insert notes, such as a GTOL, from a part or assembly into their own fields in a published 3D PDF. MBD Templates MBD templates for parts and assemblies are included with all versions of SOLIDWORKS 2018 where the text sizes scale properly to the component and assembly sizes.