- Selection Accelerator Toolbar for Chamfers (2024 SP2)
A selection accelerator toolbar is available for chamfers so you can quickly select edges to chamfer.
- Graphics Triangle and Face Count (2024 SP1)
For parts, the Performance Evaluation dialog box displays the total number of graphics triangles and faces of all bodies combined plus other useful information.
- Measuring the Angular Rotation between Coordinate Systems (2024 SP1)
You can measure the angular rotation between two coordinate systems.
- Measuring the Projected Surface Area of Bodies (2024 SP1)
You can measure the projected surface area of bodies, faces, and components. The selections must be solid or surface bodies. In previous releases, you had to create a sketch and use silhouette entities to calculate this value.
- Hole Wizard
Sketching with the Hole Wizard is enhanced when you use the Positions tab of the PropertyManager.
- Making Multibody Parts from Assemblies
The Make Multibody Part tool converts an entire assembly into a separate, single multibody part that is linked to the parent assembly.
- Body Transparency for Combine Features
In the Combine PropertyManager, for the Subtract operation, you can make the main body transparent. This helps you select smaller bodies that are completely immersed inside the main body.
- Cylindrical Bounding Boxes
You can create cylindrical bounding boxes that are useful for bodies with cylindrical geometry such as rotational, circular, or turned parts. SOLIDWORKS® captures the bounding box parameters and records them in the Custom Properties dialog box.
- Excluding Parent Surfaces in Untrim Features
You can exclude the parent surface from the results of Surface-Untrim features. In the Untrim Surface PropertyManager, under Options, select Exclude parent surface to exclude the parent surface from the Surface-Untrim feature results.
- Flip Side to Cut for Cut Revolves
You can flip the side to cut for cut-revolve features, similar to cut-extrude features. This retains the inner portion of a sketch and discards the region outside the sketch.
- SelectionManager for Projected Curves
In the Projected Curve PropertyManager or if you right-click in the graphics area, you can use the SelectionManager to select portions of sketches to create projected curves.
- Stud Wizard
You can apply a Stud Wizard feature to a shaft that has the same diameter as the thread. You can modify the size of Stud Wizard features created in previous versions of SOLIDWORKS so the thread diameter matches the shaft diameter.
- Symmetrical Linear Patterns
You can create symmetrical linear patterns from a seed feature. The linear pattern uses the parameters from Direction 1 to create a symmetrical linear pattern in Direction 2.