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Welcome to SOLIDWORKS 2020
In the FeatureManager design tree or in the graphics area, when you right-click a file
and select SOLIDWORKS PDM, the menus are correctly enabled.
When you select a file in the graphics area or in the FeatureManager design tree, the
file listed in task pane tree is selected and the commands in the SOLIDWORKS PDM
toolbar are correctly enabled.
• You can perform the following actions faster:
• Logging into the vault when you set a large number of files or folders for automatic
caching.
• Viewing the System History of a vault that includes a large number of items.
• Opening a file from a folder that includes a large number of files.
• Creating a new file or subfolder in a folder that contains large number of files.
Simulation
• Multiple load cases. You can use an optimized solution for distributed and rigid remote
loads.
• Linear/quadratec tetra. You can replace quadratic elements as linear elements in certain
parts of geometry (especially in bulky areas with fewer surface irregularities) to boost
solver speed and performance.
SOLIDWORKS Visualize
SOLIDWORKS Visualize supports and defaults to Live rendering mode. This can improve
performance and reduce memory consumption for final renders.
For More Information
Use the following resources to learn about SOLIDWORKS:
What's New in PDF
and HTML
Interactive What's
New
This guide is available in PDF and HTML formats. Click:
• Help > What's New > PDF
• Help > What's New > HTML
In SOLIDWORKS, click the symbol to display the section of this
manual that describes an enhancement. The symbol appears next
to new menu items and the titles of new and changed
PropertyManagers.
To enable Interactive What's New, click Help > What's New >
Interactive.
Sample files
To open sample files for this book, go to
system_dir:\Users\Public\Public
Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS
2020\samples\whatsnew\chapter_name\file_name.
For example, C:\Users\Public\Public
Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS
2020\samples\whatsnew\sketching\Block.sldprt.
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