Application Programming Interface

See SOLIDWORKS API Help: Release Notes for late-breaking updates.

  • Ability to import annotations into drawings
  • Photorealistic rendering with SOLIDWORKS Visualize through the SOLIDWORKS API. Appearance support for the SOLIDWORKS Visualize API add-in includes:
    • Access to new IRenderMaterial properties
    • Ability to add or edit floor appearances of model scenes
    • Texture mapping of nonlinear surfaces, including surface projections
  • Improved performance:
    • When reloading a SOLIDWORKS model from disk
    • With component objects