what is new in solid 2010?

Contents......Page 2
What's New: Highlights of SolidWorks 2010......Page 10
Legal Notices......Page 12
Installation Improvements......Page 14
SolidWorks Rx Workflow......Page 15
Converting Files to SolidWorks 2010......Page 16
Instant3D Enhancements......Page 17
Mouse Gestures......Page 18
Sketching the Part......Page 19
Invoking the Dimension Tool......Page 20
Extruding the Sketch and Viewing the Part......Page 21
Graphics Area Controls Improvements......Page 22
Touch and Multi-Touch Support......Page 23
New Tutorials......Page 25
Display States for Parts......Page 26
Creating Reference Planes......Page 27
Selecting Points to Create Planes......Page 28
Normal To Command......Page 30
Application Programming Interface......Page 32
My 3D ContentCentral......Page 34
3D ContentCentral Community......Page 35
Activating the Assembly Visualization Tool......Page 36
Visualizing the Assembly......Page 37
Changing the Sorting Property......Page 39
Creating an Equation for Sorting......Page 40
Mirror Components......Page 41
Setting Orientation......Page 42
Creating Mirrored Configurations......Page 43
Editing a Mirror Component Feature......Page 44
Making External Components Virtual......Page 45
Copying Virtual Components......Page 46
Moving Virtual Components......Page 47
Saving New In-Context Components......Page 48
Component Reference per Instance......Page 49
Display States......Page 50
Replacing Components......Page 51
Coordinate System Mates......Page 52
Importing Non-CircuitWorks Assemblies from SolidWorks......Page 53
PADS Support......Page 54
Configuration Publisher......Page 55
Building the PropertyManager......Page 56
Previewing the SolidWorks PropertyManager......Page 57
Previewing the 3D ContentCentral Interface......Page 58
Accessing the Dialog Box......Page 59
Building the PropertyManager......Page 60
Previewing the 3D ContentCentral Interface......Page 62
Placing the Part in an Assembly......Page 63
Configuring Material......Page 64
Configuring Custom Properties......Page 65
Editing a Table View......Page 66
Validation Against ANSI/ISO/JIS Drafting Standards......Page 69
Virtual Sharp Check......Page 70
Samples of Industry Vertical Custom Checks to 3D ContentCentral......Page 71
Design Studies......Page 72
Zoom to Selection......Page 74
Balloons......Page 75
Bills of Materials......Page 76
Center Marks......Page 77
Rapid Dimension......Page 78
Using Rapid Dimension......Page 79
Dimension Palette......Page 80
Notes......Page 81
Title Block Tables in Parts and Assemblies......Page 82
Component Line Font......Page 83
Displaying Drawing Views of Multibody Parts......Page 84
Section Views......Page 85
Tangent Edges......Page 86
Print Preview......Page 89
Enhanced BOM Support......Page 90
Display States Linked to Configurations......Page 91
Title Block Tables......Page 92
Sketch Pictures......Page 93
Setting Up Tasks......Page 95
Convert and Print Tasks......Page 96
Monitoring Tasks......Page 97
Configuring Enterprise PDM and Toolbox......Page 98
Using Toolbox with Enterprise PDM......Page 99
Changing Column Names and Order in the SolidWorks Add-in......Page 100
Expanding and Collapsing Item Structure......Page 101
Data Card Export and Import......Page 102
Central Assignment of Permissions......Page 103
API Methods for Users and Groups......Page 104
Web-based Documentation......Page 105
Importing and Exporting Adobe Photoshop Files on 64-bit Computers......Page 107
Saving a TIF, JPG, or PSD File to a Custom Size......Page 108
Event-based Motion Analysis......Page 109
Event-based Motion Study......Page 110
Viewing Motor and Sensor Parameters......Page 111
Calculating the Motion......Page 112
Changing the Servo Motor Profile......Page 113
Structural Simulation Analysis for Motion......Page 114
Curve-to-Curve Contact......Page 115
Setting the Exact Time for Key Points and the Time Bar......Page 116
Instant3D Enhancements......Page 117
Lip and Groove Enhancements......Page 118
Creating Translated Move Face Features......Page 119
Creating Rotated Move Face Features......Page 120
Wrap Feature Enhancement......Page 122
Interactive Recognition of Bosses and Cuts......Page 123
Draft......Page 124
Reference Geometry, Sketches, and Surface Features......Page 125
Surface Extend Feature Enhancements......Page 126
Controlling Scenes......Page 128
Support for Background Images and Custom Environments......Page 129
Camera Effects......Page 130
Scaled Drawing of an Electrical Route......Page 132
Flattening the Route......Page 133
Editing the Flattened Route......Page 134
Multiple CPoint Enhancements......Page 136
Routing Library Enhancements......Page 137
Multibody Sheet Metal Parts......Page 139
Creating a Mirrored Sheet Metal Part......Page 140
Inserting a Part to Create a Multibody Sheet Metal Part......Page 141
Locating the Inserted Part......Page 142
Accessing Sheet Metal Bodies in Multibody Parts......Page 143
Merging Sheet Metal Bodies by Inserting Edge Flanges......Page 145
Preparing to Split the Part......Page 147
Splitting the Part......Page 148
Inserting a Sheet Metal Part Using a Base Flange......Page 149
Editing Sheet Metal Bodies......Page 151
Closed Corner Improvements......Page 152
Hem Improvements......Page 153
Exporting Sheet Metal Parts to DXF or DWG......Page 154
New SimulationXpress Interface......Page 156
Simulation Study Tree Enhancements......Page 157
PropertyManager Enhancements......Page 159
Simplified and Enhanced Fatigue Study (Professional)......Page 160
New Design Study......Page 161
Optimization Design Study......Page 162
Viewing the Results of the Design Study......Page 163
Design Study Outcomes......Page 164
Design Study of a Knob......Page 166
Defining the Constraints and Goals......Page 167
Running the Optimization Design Study......Page 168
Offsets for Composites (Premium)......Page 169
Editing Torsional Rigidity and Shear Factor for Beams......Page 170
Beam Information in Reports......Page 171
Edge Weld Connectors (Professional)......Page 172
Viewing Results for Edge Weld Connectors......Page 173
Bearing Loads for Circular Holes in Shells......Page 174
Mesh Enhancements......Page 175
Contact Set Enhancements......Page 176
Contact for Nonlinear Studies (Premium)......Page 177
Plot Stress During Time Steps in Motion......Page 178
Linking Sketch Text to File Properties......Page 180
Large Sketch Performance......Page 181
SolidWorks Sustainability Overview......Page 182
Designing for Sustainability......Page 183
Setting the Manufacturing and Use Options......Page 184
Comparing Similar Materials......Page 185
Setting the Material......Page 186
Creating a Report......Page 187
Usability Improvements......Page 188
Single Part Number per Component Size......Page 189
Custom Property Creation......Page 190
New Feature Recognition......Page 191
Location Dimensions......Page 193
Materials in Cut Lists......Page 195
Property Tab Builder......Page 196
Support for the /3GB Switch......Page 197