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Working with the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform

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About SOLIDWORKS

Basic Commands: Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo, and Redo

SOLIDWORKS Website

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Overview of SOLIDWORKS Options

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File Properties

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Industry-Specific Design Tools

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Object Linking and Embedding

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Future Version Components in Earlier Releases

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SOLIDWORKS Costing

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Design Studies in SOLIDWORKS

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Detailing and Drawings

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SOLIDWORKS File Utilities

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Import and Export

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Parts and Features

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SLDXML Data Exchange

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SOLIDWORKS Utilities

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Weldments and Structure System

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Help

If you have questions while you use SOLIDWORKS, you can find answers in many different ways.

On the help menu:

Welcome to SOLIDWORKS	Links to What's New in SOLIDWORKS, user groups and communities, instructional resources, and technical support.
Help	A compilation of help topics. You can browse the Table of Contents or use Search to find topics of interest. Locally installed help (Help > Use Web Help is not selected) is not always updated to the latest release. See What’s New in SOLIDWORKS, the Release Notes, or the web-based online help (Help > Use Web Help) for details on the latest changes.
Tutorials	Step-by-step lessons with sample files covering SOLIDWORKS Connected. Also available in the Welcome dialog box, on the Learn tab.
API Help	Assistance for the Application Programming Interface.
User Forum	Links to the SOLIDWORKS Forum.
Search	Searches for information and commands. Searches within SOLIDWORKS and MySolidWorks.
SOLIDWORKS Rx	Analyzes your system, suggests possible solutions, and captures data that can help technical support personnel diagnose problems.
Release Notes	Displays the latest information about SOLIDWORKS Connected.
What's New	A help file or PDF file with information on new functionality at the current SOLIDWORKS software release. Also available in the Welcome dialog box, on the Home tab.
Get Support	Opens the SOLIDWORKS support site. If specified by your company, provides company-specific support information.
About SOLIDWORKS	Displays version and legal information about the SOLIDWORKS product.

In the SOLIDWORKS user interface:

PropertyManagers and dialog boxes	In an active PropertyManager or dialog box, click , or press F1 to open context-sensitive help.
Tooltips	Hover the pointer to see information about tools on toolbars and items in PropertyManagers and dialog boxes.
Status Bar	A brief description of the current status and activity appears in the Status Bar at the bottom of the SOLIDWORKS window.

Access to Help

When you access help, the documentation opens in a browser.

To access the help:

Do one of the following:

Click (Standard toolbar) or click > Help to open the welcome page.
Click Help, click , or press F1 in a dialog box or PropertyManager to access context-sensitive help.

Search 'Help' in the SOLIDWORKS Knowledge Base.

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Web Help Content Version: SOLIDWORKS Connected (3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS) 2025 SP04

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