Task Pane

The Task Pane appears when you open SOLIDWORKS. It contains the following tabs:

	SOLIDWORKS Resources	Groups of commands for SOLIDWORKS Tools, Online Resources, and Subscription Services, plus a link to the Welcome dialog box.
	Design Library	Access the Design Library, Toolbox, and SOLIDWORKS Content for a wide variety of standard parts, library features, and other reusable content. 3DEXPERIENCE users can create Connected Design Libraries to access content from the platform by means of the Task Pane.
	File Explorer	Duplicate of File Explorer on your computer, plus an Open in SOLIDWORKS folder. If SOLIDWORKS PDM is added in, the tab changes to .
	View Palette	Images of standard views, annotation views, section views, and flat patterns (sheet metal parts) to drag onto a drawing sheet.
	Appearances, Scenes, and Decals	Library of appearances, scenes, and decals.
	Custom Properties	In a customized interface that you create using the Property Tab Builder, enter custom properties in SOLIDWORKS files.
	3DEXPERIENCE Marketplace	Access PartSupply, Make, and Engineering services. You can enable or disable the add-in from Tools > Add-ins. If you use the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, you can access Marketplace services in the 3DEXPERIENCE Task Pane. The Marketplace add-in does not apply.
	Compare	Use Compare to compare two documents or two configurations of the same document.
	Search	Results of search operations.

You can drag documents from the File Explorer tab and the Design Library tab into the graphics area, and from the graphics area or FeatureManager design tree into the Design Library.