This topic provides you with quick access to the enhancements in SOLIDWORKS API 2025.

Service Pack 1

New interface

ICoordinateSystemElement Interface

• ICoordinateSystemElement::GetCoordinateSystem
• ICoordinateSystemElement::GetElementType

New delegate and methods

DSldWorksEvents Handlers

• DSldWorksEvents_On3DExperienceStateChangeNotifyEventHandler

IAssemblyDoc Interface

• IAssemblyDoc::AutoMateRepair

IBomFeature Interface

• IBomFeature::GetLinkToDisplayState
• IBomFeature::SetLinkToDisplayState

IFace2 Interface

• IFace2::HasTextureCoordinates

IPackAndGo Interface

• IPackAndGo::FolderStructureOption
• IPackAndGo::SetSaveToName2 (obsoletes IPackAndGo::SetSaveToName)

ISelectionMgr Interface

• ISelectionMgr::GetSelectedCoordSysElement
• ISelectionMgr::IsCoordSysElementSelected

IView Interface

• IView::GetFirstCenterMark2 (obsoletes IView::GetFirstCenterMark)
• IView::GetFirstDisplayDimension6 (obsoletes IView::GetFirstDisplayDimension5)
• IView::GetFirstMultiJogLeader2 (obsoletes IView::GetFirstMultiJogLeader)
• IView::GetFirstNote2 (obsoletes IView::GetFirstNote)
• IView::GetFirstRevisionCloud2 (obsoletes IView::GetFirstRevisionCloud)
• IView::GetFirstTableAnnotation2 (obsoletes IView::GetFirstTableAnnotation)

IWizardHoleFeatureData2 Interface

• IWizardHoleFeatureData2::UnderHeadCounterSink
• IWizardHoleFeatureData2::UnderHeadCounterSinkAngle
• IWizardHoleFeatureData2::UnderHeadCounterSinkDiameter

Service Pack 0

• New functionality
• New delegates, methods, and properties
• Obsoleted methods

New functionality

Other major enhancements

• Import annotations into drawings. See IView::ImportAnnotations.
• New IRenderMaterial properties. See New delegates, methods, and properties.
• Add or edit floor appearances of model scenes. See ISwScene::AddOrEditFloorAppearance and ISwScene::GetFloorAppearance.
• Support for texture mapping of non-linear types, including surface projections. See IFace2::GetTessTriStripTextures and IPartDoc::GetTessTriStripTextures.
• Improved performance when reloading a SOLIDWORKS model from disk by reloading only selected references. See IModelDocExtension::ReloadWithReferences.

New delegates, methods, and properties

DDrawingDocEvents Handlers

• DDrawingDocEvents_DrawingStateChangeNotifyEventHandler

ICalloutAngleVariable Interface

• ICalloutAngleVariable::Precision

IFace2 Interface

• IFace2::GetTessTriStripTextures

IModelDocExtension Interface

• IModelDocExtension::ReloadWithReferences

IPartDoc Interface

• IPartDoc::GetTessTriStripTextures

IRenderMaterial Interface

• IRenderMaterial::AboutAxis
• IRenderMaterial::AlongAxis
• IRenderMaterial::BumpStrength (obsoletes IRenderMaterial::BumpAmplitude)
• IRenderMaterial::CustomHoleMeshFile
• IRenderMaterial::DimpleSize
• IRenderMaterial::FaceWidth
• IRenderMaterial::HoleMeshSize
• IRenderMaterial::KnurlAngle
• IRenderMaterial::KnurlHeightCap
• IRenderMaterial::OffsetLatitude
• IRenderMaterial::OffsetLongitude
• IRenderMaterial::SurfaceFinishFile (obsoletes IRenderMaterial::BumpTextureFilename)
• IRenderMaterial::SurfaceFinishFileNormalMap
• IRenderMaterial::SurfaceFinishShaderType (obsoletes IRenderMaterial::BumpMap)

ISwScene Interface

• ISwScene::AddOrEditFloorAppearance
• ISwScene::GetFloorAppearance

IView Interface

• IView::ImportAnnotations
• IView::InsertBomTable6 (obsoletes IView::InsertBomTable5)

Obsoleted methods

IRenderMaterial Interface

• IRenderMaterial::BumpAmplitude (superseded by IRenderMaterial::BumpStrength)
• IRenderMaterial::BumpMap (superseded by IRenderMaterial::SurfaceFinishShaderType)
• IRenderMaterial::BumpTextureFilename (superseded by IRenderMaterial::SurfaceFinishFile)

IView Interface

• IView::InsertBomTable5 (superseded by IView::InsertBomTable6)

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