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You can perform a lot of functions and get a good amount of information about SOLIDWORKS files directly from Windows Explorer without ever opening SOLIDWORKS. We are going to look at Functions, and Information you can access inside Windows Explorer.

Learn how to disable the ability to revise a model from the drawing level and to keep the drawing dimensions at the drawing level only. You will need Administrator access with read/write permissions to the Windows registry and with Windows registry knowledge of what is being changed.

In the release of SOLIDWORKS 2016, there was an addition to Drawings that allows the designer to modify the border of a default template called the Automatic Border Tool. Learn the different ways it allows you to customize every aspect of the Sheet Format of a drawing.

CAMWorks ships with a number of standard postprocessors for milling and turning. These posts are intended to get a user started with a range of commonly available machines. A post processor is in essence a translator: it takes a toolpath from SOLIDWORKS CAM and converts it into a language that can be understood by a particular machine tool control.

Learn how to access the SOLIDWORKS feature that allows you the ability to quickly replace all file locations at once. This is helpful in case your file locations are incorrect and you'd like to point all of them to the correct location.

With the release of SW 2018, a section in the Symbol Library has been created for “Draft”. Learn how to access these symbols in this article and get the correct callouts for your molded part drawings.

Prior to the installation of SOLIDWORKS PCB, SOLIDWORKS PCB Services also needs to be installed. The setup of PCB services can be confusing for some users. This document is here to help you understand PCB services.

Four free SOLIDWORKS tools (Xpress tools) are available with every seat and can be accessed at no additional cost. Xpress activation needs to happen before you can use the software. If you look under the Evaluate tab in SOLIDWORKS, you will see the icons for SimulationXpress Analysis, FloXpress Analysis, DFMXpress Analysis, and DriveWorksXpress Wizards.

SOLIDWORKS Motion, included in SOLIDWORKS Premium, allows for evaluating the mechanical performance of a rigid body mechanism through simulating its operational movements. It allows for simulating the effect of forces, springs, dampers, gravity, component contacts, and bushings to effectively visualize and measure the kinematic and dynamic behavior of a system.