{"id":5772,"date":"2018-10-31T14:07:49","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T14:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5772"},"modified":"2018-10-31T14:07:49","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T14:07:49","slug":"whats-new-in-solidworks-2019-simplify-large-and-complex-assmblies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/10\/whats-new-in-solidworks-2019-simplify-large-and-complex-assmblies\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s New in SOLIDWORKS 2019 – Simplify Large and Complex Assmblies"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Simplify Large and Complex Assembly Models Faster<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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The Silhouette Defeature option is a new enhancement that has been added in SOLIDWORKS 2019 to significantly speed up the process of simplifying assemblies.<\/h2>\n
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Protect Your Intellectual Property While Speeding Up Design<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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The Defeature tool has been enhanced in SOLIDWORKS 2019; enabling users to massively defeature assemblies to remove unnecessary detail or to protect intellectual property.\u00a0 A new Silhouette option is now available to help simplify an assembly based on the outlines of components and bodies.<\/p>\n

By selecting several components that you want to retain their original geometry (in other words no simplification), a variety of simplification methods are available. As an example, choosing \u201cno simplification\u201d enables you to copy the geometry.\u00a0 As you add a group to the selection, SOLIDWORKS splits the window and presents a preview of the simplification.\u00a0 The view orientation of the windows stays in sync to help visualize the progress.<\/p>\n

New options provide a high level of control over the simplification process. The Polygon Outline method creates an extruded polygon that fits around the outline of the selected components. The Tight Fit Outline method will create an extruded body by using a tight outline of the selected components in multiple directions, and the Cylinder method of simplification is perfect for simplifying cylindrical components back to their basic form.<\/p>\n

Once satisfied with the simplification, the Defeatured model can be saved to a new document with a \u201cLink\u201d to the original, or component suppliers can upload directly to 3D Content Central to be shared on the web with millions of designers and engineers.<\/p>\n

Simplifying complex assemblies has never been easier than with the enhanced Defeature tools in SOLIDWORKS 2019.<\/p>\n