solidworks

Contents
4 Installation............................................................................................................38
Improved Installation Manager Download Performance .............................................................38
Installing SOLIDWORKS PCB Viewer .........................................................................................38
Installing Toolbox Software Without Installing Toolbox Data ......................................................39
SOLIDWORKS File Utilities Replaces SOLIDWORKS Explorer .................................................39
Testing a Setup for a Push Deployment ......................................................................................39
5 Administration......................................................................................................41
Selecting a SOLIDWORKS Simulation License with a SolidNetWork License ...........................41
SOLIDWORKS Rx Supports SOLIDWORKS Composer and SOLIDWORKS Electrical ............42
Specifying Support Information....................................................................................................43
6 Assemblies...........................................................................................................44
Envelope Publisher .................................................................................................................44
Creating Envelopes for a Subassembly..................................................................................45
Viewing Envelopes..................................................................................................................46
Envelope Publisher PropertyManager.....................................................................................46
Exploded Views............................................................................................................................47
Auto-Space Components in Exploded Views..........................................................................47
Reusing a Multibody Part Explode..........................................................................................49
External References Options........................................................................................................49
Flexible Components ..............................................................................................................50
Adding a Flexible Component.................................................................................................51
Editing External References of Flexible Components.............................................................53
Activate Flexible Component PropertyManager......................................................................53
Isolating Interferences..................................................................................................................54
Large Design Review...................................................................................................................54
Create and Edit Component Patterns in Large Design Review .........................................54
Create Mates to Reference Geometry in Large Design Review ........................................55
Mates............................................................................................................................................56
Flip Alignment of Width Mates.................................................................................................56
Quick Mates Context Toolbar .................................................................................................56
Modify Configuration for Toolbox Components............................................................................57
Patterns........................................................................................................................................57
Component Pattern with Variable Instances...........................................................................57
Mirror Components PropertyManager.....................................................................................59
Pattern Driven Component Patterns.......................................................................................65
Performance Improvements for Assemblies................................................................................67
Save as Copy with a Subset of Configurations............................................................................67
7 SOLIDWORKS CAM............................................................................................68
Customization Settings.................................................................................................................68
Probing Routines .........................................................................................................................68
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