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Richard Doyle
What ELSE is New in SolidWorks 2012
It’s actually called What’s REALLY New in SolidWorks 2012, but SolidWorks Marketing made me change the title. They said it sounded too negative. I’ve been using the original title for 5 years now, and it’s not meant to detract from the actual “What’s New”, it’s just a fun way to show some stuff you might not otherwise see. But..you know how marketing is…
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Large Design Review Yeah..it’s cool..but you’ve already seen it (or will)
Costing The other stuff here will save you time (= money)
PDM Stuff We won’t be managing files here
Motion Studies All examples will be static
New Tables There’s a couple
Things You Won’t See From Me Today
www.twitter.com/swugn
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Those “little” things Some classic SolidWorks tips I “might” mention SolidWorks User Groups I “might” also mention SolidWorks World
Things You Will See From Me Today
Congratulations on
50 MEETINGS!!!
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See...told ya
SolidWorks User Groups
209 SolidWorks User Groups
28 Countries
12,000+ attendees in 2011
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Happy VD
SolidWorks World 2012
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Costing Template Editor
Tables I’m putting something together
I Changed My Mind
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Costing I went to the expert(s)
o Dangerous and aggravatingo Packaging, handling, profito SWAG (Simple wise accountants guess)o Why would they argue with a customer?
Use it wisely
Costing
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I’ve never seen this, have you?
Title Block Table
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You’ve Got Options
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General Show errors every rebuild (moved) Warn before saving documents with update errors (moved) Maximize document on open (I can't find it) Enable Freeze Bar (added)
You’ve Got Options
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Drawings
You’ve Got Options
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Colors
You’ve Got Options
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Sketch
You’ve Got Options
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Power Trim Undo
Here’s a Classic Sketch Tip
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Performance
You’ve Got Options
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External references It’s simple....just don't “break” them
You’ve Got Options
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View options through the years
You’ve Got Options
SolidWorks 2009
SolidWorks 1995
SolidWorks 1998plus
SolidWorks 2008
SolidWorks 2012
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Ambient Occlusion
With ambient occlusion
Without ambient occlusion
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Create a “Back Isometric” view
Here’s a Classic View Tip
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Search
You’ve Got Options
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Advanced
You’ve Got Options
SolidWorks 2011
SolidWorks 2012
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I love me some CTRL-A
User Interface
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Recent files 16 of them!!
User Interface
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Get rid of those little arrows
Here’s a Classic UI Tip
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New tutorials
Fundamentals
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Form New Subassembly
Assemblies
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Smart Fasteners Just got a little smarter
Assemblies
Brett Long – FMS EngineeringMobile, AlabamaAbility to apply Smart Fasteners to mirrored/patterned holes
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Flying parts?
Here’s a Classic Assemblies Tip
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ANSI letter/number drill sizes
Drawings
Brian Lentz - Texas Caddpro LLCBuda, TexasDual dimensions in hole table (2011)
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Section view labels
Drawings
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Breaklines that aren’t broken
Here’s a Classic Drawings Tip
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Resolve ambiguity It’s gone
Behaviour Changes
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Hole Wizard I love how they spun this
Behaviour Changes
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This has potential
Part Reviewer
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Enhancement Requests - 2012
Thank these people
Jason Capriotti – Thyssen Krupp ElevatorMemphis, TennesseeAdd equations directly from dimension dialog box
The Folks at the SolidWorks ForumsConcord, MassachusettsFeature Freeze
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In all versions of SolidWorks, we changed..... The location of the default templates Large assembly management Appearances, colors, and materials The Installation Manager
Let’s Take a Look Back
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SolidWorks 98plus Highlight model faces Collapse FM items Shape Feature Cylindrical Sheet Metal
Let’s Take a Look Back
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SolidWorks 98plus Smart Mates
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SolidWorks 99 2D Emulator
o Still available in 32bit Equal spacing in circular patterns More than 1024 characters in a note
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SolidWorks 99 Sketch patterns
Let’s Take a Look Back
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SolidWorks 2000 Templates Hole Wizard Update Assembly Patterns
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SolidWorks 2000 The polygon
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SolidWorks 2001 Box, Loop, and Tangent Selections Skins Hole Wizard on Plane Visio Sheet Metal Base Flange
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SolidWorks 2001 Alternate Position View
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SolidWorks 2002 Anyone?
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SolidWorks 2003 Folders Reference Triad Contour Selection Full Round Fillet
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SolidWorks 2003 Multi-bodies
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SolidWorks 2004 Hole Tables RealView Weldments
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SolidWorks 2004 Non-Excel BOMs
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SolidWorks 2005 The Task Pane Design Journal Infinite Lines Flex Feature
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SolidWorks 2005 Sketch relations display
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SolidWorks 2006 Fastening Features (Vents, Snap Hooks, Mounting Boss) Fill Patterns Mates in Multibody Parts
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SolidWorks 2006 Speel check
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SolidWorks 2007 Keyboard Shortcut Dialog Thumb(?) Wheels Fully Define Sketch
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SolidWorks 2007 Trail lines
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SolidWorks 2008 Surprise!!
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SolidWorks 2008 Center rectangles
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SolidWorks 2009 New Names for Stuff Magnifying Glass Custom Drafting Standards
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SolidWorks 2009 The slot tool
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SolidWorks 2010 Title Block Tables Mouse Gestures Shape Feature...removed Multibody Sheet Metal
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SolidWorks 2010 The Mid-plane
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SolidWorks 2011 Auto Arrange Dimensions Save 3D Drawing Views SolidWorks Search
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SolidWorks 2011 Chamfers/Fillets in Assemblies
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Teijo Hyttinen - Teak OyTeuva, Finland
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Auto insert Center Marks
And Now...My Favorite 2012 Feature
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Thank You!!
What ELSE is New in SolidWorks 2012
