{"id":5875,"date":"2019-01-16T09:45:45","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T09:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5875"},"modified":"2019-01-16T09:45:45","modified_gmt":"2019-01-16T09:45:45","slug":"whats-new-in-edrawings-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/2019\/01\/whats-new-in-edrawings-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s New in eDrawings 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Whats New in eDrawings 2019\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nnprz11HRFs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Configurations in SOLIDWORKS Parts<\/strong><br \/>\nYou can specify configurations of a SOLIDWORKS part to be available when you open the part in eDrawings\u00ae.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body conbody\">\n<p class=\"shortdesc\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">You can specify configurations of a SOLIDWORKS part to be available when you open the part in eDrawings<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>.<br \/>\nIn the SOLIDWORKS software, set configurations with <span class=\"ph uicontrol\">Add Display Data Mark<\/span> to view the configurations in eDrawings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Configurations in SOLIDWORKS Assemblies<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen you open SOLIDWORKS assemblies in eDrawings, you can access all of the assembly configurations that were saved in Large Design Review mode.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">When you open SOLIDWORKS assemblies in eDrawings, you can access all of the assembly configurations that were saved in Large Design Review mode.<\/p>\n<p><strong>eDrawings Performance<\/strong><br \/>\nView manipulations and assembly component selections are faster in eDrawings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body conbody\">\n<p class=\"shortdesc\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">View manipulations and assembly component selections are faster in eDrawings.<br \/>\nTo improve performance, click <span class=\"ph menucascade\"><strong><span class=\"ph uicontrol\">Tools<\/span> <\/strong>&gt; <strong><span class=\"ph uicontrol\">Options<\/span> <\/strong>&gt; <strong><span class=\"ph uicontrol\">General<\/span><\/strong><\/span> and select <strong><span class=\"ph uicontrol\">Graphics boost<\/span><\/strong> and <strong><span class=\"ph uicontrol\">Fastest speed<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>eDrawings Professional Features<\/strong><br \/>\nAll eDrawings Professional features from eDrawings 2018 and older are available in the free eDrawings Viewer. This applies to eDrawings for Windows\u00ae only (not mobile).<\/p>\n<div class=\"body conbody\">\n<p class=\"shortdesc\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">All eDrawings Professional features from eDrawings 2018 and older are available in the free eDrawings Viewer. This applies to eDrawings for Windows<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> only (not mobile).<br \/>\nFor example, you can <strong>measure<\/strong> any file in the eDrawings Viewer, whereas the <span class=\"ph uicontrol\">Measure<\/span> tool used to be available in eDrawings Professional only.<br \/>\nIn the SOLIDWORKS software, when you save a file as an eDrawings file, you can still clear the <strong><span class=\"ph uicontrol\">Okay to measure this eDrawings file<\/span><\/strong> option to prevent measurement of the file in eDrawings. In eDrawings, when you save a file, you can clear <strong><span class=\"ph uicontrol\">Enable measure<\/span><\/strong>.<br \/>\nAll new functionality in eDrawings Professional 2019 and later will be available in eDrawings Professional only.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Perspective Views<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Perspective tool has moved to the View Settings tool on the Heads-up View toolbar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The <strong><span class=\"ph uicontrol\">Perspective<\/span> <\/strong>tool has moved to the <strong><span class=\"ph uicontrol\">View Settings<\/span><\/strong> tool on the Heads-up View toolbar.<br \/>\nTo use perspective views, click <span class=\"ph menucascade\"><span class=\"ph uicontrol\"><strong>View Settings<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/help.solidworks.com\/2019\/English\/WhatsNew\/gjt1516287015388.image\" \/><\/span> &gt; <strong><span class=\"ph uicontrol\">Perspective<\/span><\/strong><\/span> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/help.solidworks.com\/2019\/English\/WhatsNew\/jqi1524160248273.image\" \/>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Using Ambient Occlusion<\/strong><br \/>\nYou can view models with ambient occlusion in eDrawings. Ambient occlusion is a global lighting method that adds realism to models by controlling the attenuation of ambient light due to occluded areas. It also provides clarity between components.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body taskbody\">\n<p class=\"p stem\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">You can view models with ambient occlusion in eDrawings. Ambient occlusion is a global lighting method that adds realism to models by controlling the attenuation of ambient light due to occluded areas. It also provides clarity between components.<br \/>\nAmbient occlusion can affect performance.<br \/>\nTo use ambient occlusion:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span class=\"ph cmd\">Click <strong><span class=\"ph uicontrol\">Options<\/span> <\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/help.solidworks.com\/2019\/English\/WhatsNew\/zad1450373043708.image\" \/> or <span class=\"ph menucascade\"><strong><span class=\"ph uicontrol\">Tools<\/span> <\/strong>&gt; <strong><span class=\"ph uicontrol\">Options<\/span><\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"ph cmd\">In the dialog box, on the <span class=\"keyword wintitle\">General<\/span> tab, under <strong><span class=\"ph uicontrol\">Performance<\/span><\/strong>, select <strong><span class=\"ph uicontrol\">Graphics Boost<\/span><\/strong> and <strong><span class=\"ph uicontrol\">Fastest speed<\/span><\/strong> and click <strong><span class=\"ph uicontrol\">OK<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"ph cmd\">Click <span class=\"ph menucascade\"><span class=\"ph uicontrol\"><strong>View Settings<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/help.solidworks.com\/2019\/English\/WhatsNew\/gjt1516287015388.image\" \/><\/span> &gt; <strong><span class=\"ph uicontrol\">Ambient Occlusion<\/span><\/strong><\/span> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/help.solidworks.com\/2019\/English\/WhatsNew\/hsh1516287344007.image\" \/> (Heads-up View toolbar) or <span class=\"ph menucascade\"><strong><span class=\"ph uicontrol\">View<\/span> <\/strong>&gt; <strong><span class=\"ph uicontrol\">Ambient Occlusion<\/span><\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Save As Web HTML<\/strong><br \/>\nYou can save files as Web HTML files in eDrawings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body conbody\">\n<p class=\"shortdesc\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">You can save files as Web HTML files in eDrawings.<br \/>\nAvailable in eDrawings Professional.<br \/>\nIn eDrawings Professional, click <span class=\"ph menucascade\"><strong><span class=\"ph uicontrol\">File<\/span> <\/strong>&gt; <span class=\"ph uicontrol\"><strong>Save<\/strong> <strong>As<\/strong><\/span><\/span>. In the dialog box, in <strong><span class=\"ph uicontrol\">Save as type<\/span><\/strong>, select <strong><span class=\"ph uicontrol\">eDrawings Web HTML Files (*.html)<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Supported File Types in eDrawings<\/strong><br \/>\nUpdated list of supported file types in eDrawings.<\/p>\n<table class=\"table\" border=\"1\" summary=\"\" frame=\"hsides\" rules=\"rows\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\">\n<thead class=\"thead\">\n<tr class=\"row\">\n<th id=\"d46430e39\" class=\"entry nocellnorowborder\">File Type (Version)<\/th>\n<th id=\"d46430e42\" class=\"entry nocellnorowborder\">Description<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"tbody\">\n<tr class=\"row\">\n<td class=\"entry nocellnorowborder\" headers=\"d46430e39 \">ACIS (Up to 2018.1 (R28))<\/td>\n<td class=\"entry nocellnorowborder\" headers=\"d46430e42 \">\n<ul class=\"ul\">\n<li><span class=\"li\"><span class=\"ph filepath\">.sat<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"li\"><span class=\"ph filepath\">.sab<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row\">\n<td class=\"entry nocellnorowborder\" headers=\"d46430e39 \">AutoCAD<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> (Up to AutoCAD 2018)<\/td>\n<td class=\"entry nocellnorowborder\" headers=\"d46430e42 \">\n<ul class=\"ul\">\n<li><span class=\"li\"><span class=\"ph filepath\">.dxf<\/span> files<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"li\"><span class=\"ph filepath\">.dwg<\/span> files<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row\">\n<td class=\"entry nocellnorowborder\" headers=\"d46430e39 \">Autodesk<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Inventor<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> (Up to 2018)<\/td>\n<td class=\"entry nocellnorowborder\" headers=\"d46430e42 \">\n<ul class=\"ul\">\n<li><span class=\"li\"><span class=\"ph filepath\">.ipt<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"li\"><span class=\"ph filepath\">.iam<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row\">\n<td class=\"entry nocellnorowborder\" headers=\"d46430e39 \">CATIA V5 (Up to V5-6 R2018 (R28))<\/td>\n<td class=\"entry nocellnorowborder\" headers=\"d46430e42 \">\n<ul class=\"ul\">\n<li><span class=\"li\"><span class=\"ph filepath\">CATPart<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"li\"><span class=\"ph filepath\">CATProduct<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row\">\n<td class=\"entry nocellnorowborder\" headers=\"d46430e39 \">CATIA V5 [3DXML] (Up to V5-6 R2018 (R28))<\/td>\n<td class=\"entry nocellnorowborder\" headers=\"d46430e42 \"><span class=\"ph filepath\">.3DXML<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row\">\n<td class=\"entry nocellnorowborder\" headers=\"d46430e39 \">eDrawings (Up to eDrawings 2019)<\/td>\n<td class=\"entry nocellnorowborder\" headers=\"d46430e42 \">\n<ul class=\"ul\">\n<li><span class=\"li\"><span class=\"ph filepath\">.eprt<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"li\"><span class=\"ph filepath\">.easm<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"li\"><span class=\"ph filepath\">.edrw<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row\">\n<td class=\"entry nocellnorowborder\" headers=\"d46430e39 \">JT (Up to v10.0)<\/td>\n<td class=\"entry nocellnorowborder\" headers=\"d46430e42 \"><span class=\"ph filepath\">.jt<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p\"><span class=\"ph filepath\">.JT<\/span> data format files do not support Product Manufacturing Information (PMI).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row\">\n<td class=\"entry nocellnorowborder\" headers=\"d46430e39 \">Parasolid (Up to v30.1)<\/td>\n<td class=\"entry nocellnorowborder\" headers=\"d46430e42 \">\n<ul class=\"ul\">\n<li><span class=\"li\"><span class=\"ph filepath\">.x_b<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"li\"><span class=\"ph filepath\">.x_t<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"li\"><span class=\"ph filepath\">.xmt<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"li\"><span class=\"ph filepath\">.xmt_txt<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row\">\n<td class=\"entry nocellnorowborder\" headers=\"d46430e39 \">Solid Edge (V19-20, ST &#8211; ST10)<\/td>\n<td class=\"entry nocellnorowborder\" headers=\"d46430e42 \">\n<ul class=\"ul\">\n<li><span class=\"li\"><span class=\"ph filepath\">.par<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"li\"><span class=\"ph filepath\">.psm<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"li\"><span class=\"ph filepath\">.asm<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p\">Solid Edge files do not support PMI.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row\">\n<td class=\"entry nocellnorowborder\" headers=\"d46430e39 \">SOLIDWORKS (Up to SOLIDWORKS 2019)<\/td>\n<td class=\"entry nocellnorowborder\" headers=\"d46430e42 \">\n<ul class=\"ul\">\n<li><span class=\"li\"><span class=\"ph filepath\">.sldprt<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"li\"><span class=\"ph filepath\">.sldasm<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"li\"><span class=\"ph filepath\">.slddrw<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row\">\n<td class=\"entry row-nocellborder\" headers=\"d46430e39 \">Unigraphics-NX (11.0 to 12.0)<\/td>\n<td class=\"entry row-nocellborder\" headers=\"d46430e42 \"><span class=\"ph filepath\">.prt<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Configurations in SOLIDWORKS Parts You can specify configurations of a SOLIDWORKS part to be available when you open the part in eDrawings\u00ae. 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