3DEXPERIENCE Components in SOLIDWORKS

The workflow for handling 3DEXPERIENCE components in SOLIDWORKS is optimized.

Inserting 3DEXPERIENCE Components into SOLIDWORKS Assemblies

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A dialog box prompts you to insert the component as a 3DEXPERIENCE component or create a new SOLIDWORKS derived part. The software inserts the component as a 3DEXPERIENCE component. No dialog box appears.

Creating Derived Parts in SOLIDWORKS Assemblies

After you insert a 3DEXPERIENCE component into a SOLIDWORKS assembly in the FeatureManager® design tree, you can right-click the component and select Create Derived Part.
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The New Document Name dialog box appears. The Create Derived Part dialog box appears.
During the workflow, the Save to 3DEXPERIENCE dialog box appears. The Save to 3DEXPERIENCE dialog box no longer appears. You can save to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform whenever you want after you create the derived part.

Editing 3DEXPERIENCE Components in SOLIDWORKS Assemblies

You right-click an inserted 3DEXPERIENCE component in the Assembly's FeatureManager design tree and click Edit Part.
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You can edit the component but you cannot save the changes. The Create Derived Part dialog box appears. You can create the derived part and make changes to it.

Opening a 3DEXPERIENCE Component in SOLIDWORKS

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You can open, view, and edit the component but you cannot save the changes. The software warns you that you cannot save changes but only when you try to save the component. When you open the component, you cannot edit it. All tools that could modify the model are unavailable. A message bar notifies you that the document is view-only. You can still use commands that do not modify the model such as Measure, Rotate, Pan, or Zoom.

In the message or the CommandManager, click Create Derived Part to open a SOLIDWORKS derived part and insert the 3DEXPERIENCE component into that part.