WHAT’S NEW IN SOLIDWORKS 2018

1SOLIDWORKS CAM for

CNC Machining • Rules-based machining results in easy-to-learn,

yet fast and powerful CAM.• Powered by CAMWorks production proven,

integrated CAM for SOLIDWORKS.

Benefits Seamlessly integrate design

and manufacturing.

2SOLIDWORKS Manage• SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional plus powerful

project, process, and item management.

Benefits Data Management, project

management, and process

management all in one

system.

3Topology Optimization• Optimize the shape of your design based upon a

target mass goals.

• Incorporate manufacturing and stiffness

constraints to deliver manufacturable

components.

Benefits

4Free Surface Flow Simulation• Solve flow problems where the liquid and gas

touch — for example, channel, sea and river flow,

tank filling, and emptying.

Benefits Easily solve complex flow

problems to ensure product

performance.

5Work Directly with Mesh Data• Perform operations directly on mesh such as Cut,

Cut with Surface, Interference Check, Combine,

Intersect, Split Move/Copy, and others.

• Convert solid or surface geometry to mesh.

Benefits

Work directly with mesh

data with no need to convert

to surfaces.

• Dashboards and reports to manage project stages,

timelines, and milestones.

• Create, edit and compare. Bill of Materials (BOMs).

Find a new and innovative

minimum mass solutions

to your design and

simulation challenges.

• Quickly fit surface bodies to regions of mesh

models for reverse engineering.

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6Touch Sketching• Freehand sketching with pen or touch on

compatible devices.

Benefits Faster more intuitive ways

to interact with

SOLIDWORKS.

7Self-Fixturing Made Easy with

Tab & Slot• Creates tabs on one body and slots (holes) on

another body to interlock the two bodies.• Can be used on sheet metal , weldments, or any part!

• Applicable to parts, multibody parts, and parts in

context of assemblies.

Benefits This approach can reduce

part/assembly costs by

minimizing labor and

fixture typically required

to assemble.

8Visualize VR a Fully Immersive

Experience

Benefits Immerse yourself into any 3D

scene and experience

exploring and reviewing your

design at 1:1 scale, including

animations.

9PDM Branch and Merge

• Investigate multiple design approaches.

• Propose engineering changes.

• Work with suppliers and contractors.

Benefits Investigate different design

approaches without effecting

approved files. Streamline the

process of working with

external users.

10Part Features That Streamline

Manufacturing

Benefits Speed downstream

operations by automatically

including more information

needed for manufacturing.

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• Touch and stylus support for many design tasks.

• Mirror in 3D sketches.

• Enhanced Mouse gestures and user interface

customization.

• You can control spacing and size of tabs and

corresponding slots.

• Create panoramic Virtual Reality (VR) content.• Support for 360 stereo animations.• Sun studies, camera fly’s, exploded views, and part

animations.

Vastly improves your ability to:

• Include a customizable bounding box description

for weldment cut lists.

• Link cut list folder names to cut list properties for

faster detailing of weldments.

• Automatic bounding box creation for entire part –

includes bounding box properties.

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