{"id":4893,"date":"2016-12-15T15:06:04","date_gmt":"2016-12-15T15:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4893"},"modified":"2016-12-15T15:06:04","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T15:06:04","slug":"solidworks-support-monthly-news-december-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/12\/solidworks-support-monthly-news-december-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"SOLIDWORKS support Monthly News \u2013 December 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to this new edition of the SOLIDWORKS Support Monthly News, coauthored by members of the SOLIDWORKS Technical Support teams worldwide.<\/p>\n

Hurry to submit your ideas to the Top Ten List<\/h1>\n

There isn\u2019t much time left to submit your ideas to the SOLIDWORKS World Top Ten List<\/a>. December 15, 2016 is the end for new idea submissions. The next day is when\u00a0 voting on all ideas begins. So by the time you read this, it may already be voting time. With more than 600 ideas posted by the community, you have plenty\u00a0to choose from. So vote HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The SOLIDWORKS World Top Ten List is YOUR wish list: More than 90% of the enhancements in SOLIDWORKS are directly requested by customers<\/a>. This is your chance to have your voice heard. You are likely to see your idea or one you voted for in a future release of SOLIDWORKS, as that was the case for the vast majority of ideas on the Top Ten List in past years<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let the ideas\u2026 Begin! Submit them HERE<\/a>.<\/del>
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  • December 15, 2016 is the end for new idea submissions.<\/li>\n
  • December 16, 2016 voting on all ideas begins.<\/li>\n
  • January 20, 2017 voting ends.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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New in SOLIDWORKS Electrical 2017: pass mark information between connected objects<\/h1>\n

By Megan Duane<\/em><\/p>\n

In SOLIDWORKS Electrical 2017, there is a new tool called Propagate Data to Connected Objects<\/strong>. The tool allows you to now pass mark information between connected objects, such as applying component details as wire marks.\u00a0 This is useful for scenarios where you want wires and components to share a mark.\u00a0 We frequently saw requests to use the PLC addresses as wire marks and this tool now makes this easy and fast to implement.<\/p>\n

To begin, click Propagate data to connected objects<\/strong> from the Process<\/strong> tab.<\/p>\n

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The first step is to select the scope that the propagation will be applied to.\u00a0 Note you can apply it to the whole project or just a selection of schemes, giving you flexibility to modify across the project or make granular adjustments.<\/p>\n

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Once you have the scope set, set up the propagation rule using Add propagation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The rule allows us to define the source data and where this data will be applied.\u00a0 The object selected as the source and destination define what variables are available in the data section.<\/p>\n

The final rule set up will look similar to the following screenshot:<\/p>\n

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Be sure to activate the Update wire marks<\/strong> and the Update terminal marks<\/strong> options to automatically apply the rule.\u00a0 If you do not select one of these options, you will need to use the \u2018Update mark\u2019 command to see the data propagate.<\/p>\n

Click OK<\/strong> to complete and apply the propagation.<\/p>\n

Service Pack News<\/h1>\n

SOLIDWORKS 2017 SP1.0 has been released.<\/p>\n

See the list of fixed SPRs here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Simulation Step-Up Series<\/h1>\n

Last month<\/a>, Ramesh wrapped up the topic of Connectors<\/strong>. This month, Yannick Chaigneau takes on another important topic: material properties.<\/p>\n