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SolidWorks Composer

Release Notes 2014

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Table of Contents

Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights ......................................................................................... 3

New Features ............................................................................................................................ 4

1.

Wrap Annotation Text ......................................................................................................... 4

2.

Auto Hide Annotations When Anchor Is Hidden .................................................................. 5

3.

Coordinate Label Enhancement .......................................................................................... 7

4.

PMI Cross-highlight ............................................................................................................. 8

5.

Interoperability ...................................................................................................................10

API Changes .............................................................................................................................11

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SolidWorks Composer API .................................................................................................11

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SolidWorks Composer Player ActiveX API .........................................................................11

System Requirements ...............................................................................................................12

1. Supported Operating Systems ...........................................................................................12

2.

File Import Requirements ...................................................................................................12

3.

Software Prerequisite for Playing Composer Experience in 3DVIA Studio .........................12

License Agreements .................................................................................................................13

1.

End-User License Agreements ..........................................................................................13


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Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights3DVIA is either trademark or registered trademark of Dassault Systmes or its subsidiaries in

the US and/or other countries.

SolidWorksComposer, 2007-2014 Dassault Systmes. All rights reserved.

Other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective

holders.

SolidWorks Composer is protected by U.S. Patents number 7,250,947; 7,873,237; other patents

pending.

The information and the software discussed in this document are subject to change without

notice and are not commitments by Dassault Systmes or its subsidiaries.

No material may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or

mechanical, for any purpose without the express written permission of Dassault Systmes or its

subsidiaries.

The software discussed in this document is furnished under a license and may be used or

copied only in accordance with the terms of this license. Nothing stated in, or implied by, this

document or its contents shall be considered or deemed a modification or amendment of any

warranties set forth in the terms of the software license agreement.

COMMERCIAL COMPUTER SOFTWARE - PROPRIETARY

U.S. Government Restricted Rights. Use, duplication, or disclosure by the government is subject

to restrictions as set forth in FAR 52.227-19 (Commercial Computer Software - RestrictedRights), DFARS 227.7202 (Commercial Computer Software and Commercial Computer

Software Documentation), and in the license agreement, as applicable.

Contractor/Manufacturer:

Dassault Systmes

10, rue Marcel Dassault

78140 Vlizy-Villacoublay

France


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New Features

1. Wrap Annotation TextYou can now specify whether a text in a given annotation should be wrapped or not.

Property Description Example

Wrap Wraps text in annotation labels and callouts.Selecting this option displays an anchor at thetop right-hand corner of the annotation. Dragthe anchor horizontally to change the width ofthe label, or specify it in the Wrap widthfield. Wrapoption cleared

Wrapoption selected& horizontal resize anchor

displayed


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Wrapwidth

Specifies the width of theannotation, in millimeters.

Wrapoption selected &15 mm width specified

2. Auto Hide Annotations When Anchor Is HiddenYou can now hide an annotation automatically whenever its anchor is hidden in the current

scene.


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Property Description ExampleAuto hide Specifies whether the

annotation should behidden if the anchor of the

label or callout is hidden.Choose one of thefollowing:

Disable: DisablesAuto hide.Standard: Enables

Auto hideif theanchor of theannotation ishidden by anygeometry (even thegeometry linked by

the annotation).Advanced: EnablesAuto hideif theanchor of theannotation ishidden by anygeometry otherthan the linkedobject.Note: Dependingon the number ofannotations, the

Advanced optionmay be slow. It isrecommended touse it only whenneeded.

Auto hidedisabled: annotations visible whentheir anchor is hidden.

Auto hideenabled: annotation hidden when theanchor is hidden.


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3. Coordinate Label EnhancementCoordinates have new properties: you can now customize the coordinate labels text with

the properties of the pointed actor.

Property Description ExampleText Specifies which property

or meta-property isdisplayed as thecoordinate label's text.By default, this propertyis set to None. In thiscase, only thecoordinates aredisplayed.

Textproperty set to Name (Actor .Name)and Parent(level)set to level 0(i.e. the current level).

Parent(level)

Specifies the actorwhose Text value is used

as the coordinate labelstext. You can choose theselected actor (level 0) orany parent. For example,you can select a part orits parent assembly.


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4. PMI Cross-highl ightA set of new options have been added to the Selectionpage in the Document Propertiesand

Default Document Propertiesdialog boxes. These options improve the visualization of

surfaces attached to product manufacturing information (PMI).


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Stay ontop

Makes hidden surfaces visible whenselecting or highlighting the relatedproduct manufacturing information(PMI).

Note: When using the Digger tool withStay on topcleared, hidden surfacesmay still be visible when selecting orhighlighting the related PMI. PMI highlighted with Stay on topcleared

PMI highlighted with Stay on topselected

Selectionopacity

Specifies the opacity of the attachedsurface, from 0 (transparent) to 128(translucent).

PMI selected with Selection opacityset to30

PMI selected with Selection opacityset to128

Selectioncolor

Specifies the color of the surfaceattached to the selected PMI.

Highlightcolor

Specifies the color of the surfaceattached to the highlighted PMI.


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5. InteroperabilityYou can now import data from the following products:

CATIA V5 R23.

SolidWorks 2014.


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API ChangesFor details about the application programming interfaces (APIs), see the SolidWorks Composer

Programming Guide. In SolidWorks Composer, click Help > Programming Guide.

1. SolidWorks Composer APIThe following document methods have been added to the SolidWorks Composer API:

CreateCameraView(): Creates a custom view that captures only the cameras position.

CreateView(): Creates a view that captures the entire viewport state.

DeleteView(): Deletes the specified view.

UpdateView(): Updates the specified view.

2. SolidWorks Composer Player Act iveX APIThe following methods have been added to the SolidWorks Composer Player ActiveX API:

IsCurrentViewModified(): Returns true if the current view has been modified. Returns

false if the current view has not been modified.UpdateCurrentView(): Displays a dialog box informing the user that the current view

has changed, and asking the user to confirm whether to keep the changes and updatethe current view.

The following property has been added to the SolidWorks Composer Player ActiveX API:

PromptToUpdateView: Set to true, enables the display of the dialog box when switching

from one view to another, or when leaving the view mode. Set to false, disables thedisplay of the dialog box.

Important: To use these new API elements, the Right Manager Save value must be enabled.

See the SolidWorks Composer Programming Guidefor more information.


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System Requirements

1. Supported Operating SystemsSeehttp://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/9251_ENU_HTML.htmfor system hardware andoperating system requirements.

32-bit installations of SolidWorks Composer products are no longer supported on 64-bit

operating systems.

Note:With 64-bit installations, the SolidWorks Composer Player ActiveX and the SolidWorks

Composer Player are installed in 32-bit as well as 64-bit, and the Adobe Reader plug-in is

installed in 32-bit.

Prior to performing installations of SolidWorks Composer products, you need to:

Install the latest Windows service pack (http://www.microsoft.com)for your operatingsystem.Install the latest driver available for your video card.

2. File Import RequirementsDepending on the file formats you import into SolidWorks Composer, SolidWorks Composer

Sync or SolidWorks Composer Enterprise Sync, different requirements might apply. For

example, if you import SolidWorks files, you must satisfy the minimum requirements for your

version of SolidWorks (seehttp://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/SystemRequirements.html).

3. Software Prerequisite for Playing Composer Experience in

3DVIA Studio3DVIA Studio 2.14.398 (V6R2013 FD01) or later is required to play a SolidWorks Composer

experience published to 3DVIA Studio.

Note:For more information on 3DVIA Studio, seehttp://www.3dvia.com/studio/.
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License Agreements

1. End-User License AgreementsYou are now prompted to accept the End-User License Agreements for every service packupgrade for every product.

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