Gathers all related files for a model design (parts, assemblies, drawings, references, design tables, Design Binder content, decals, appearances, and scenes, and SOLIDWORKS Simulation results) into a folder or zip file.
To access Pack and Go:
- In SOLIDWORKS, click .
- In File Explorer or SOLIDWORKS Task Pane
File
Explorer,
right-click a SOLIDWORKS document and click
.
Files that are embedded (Design Journal, for example) are part of the document and are included without being listed in the Pack and Go dialog box.
When you open Pack and Go from
an
Explorer, the document and its references are listed. When you open it from within the
SOLIDWORKS application, it includes the following file types:
- Drawings in user-specified folders
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Parent parts of derived and mirrored parts
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Linked documents in the Design Binder folder
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Linked design table documents
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Custom and default decals, appearances, and scenes
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SOLIDWORKS Simulation results documents
In the
Pack and Go dialog box, choose to save to a folder or zip file.
- If a specified folder does not exist, it creates the folder.
- If you choose to email a zip file, an email message with the zip file attached
opens for you to address and send.