{"id":6247,"date":"2020-01-13T11:14:50","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T11:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6247"},"modified":"2020-01-13T11:15:16","modified_gmt":"2020-01-13T11:15:16","slug":"working-faster-and-smarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/01\/working-faster-and-smarter\/","title":{"rendered":"Working Faster and Smarter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Any designer would tell you they\u2019re always looking for ways to work faster and smarter. For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/products\/whats-new\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SOLIDWORKS 2020<\/a>, improvements to <strong>Weldments, Large Assembly Design<\/strong> and <strong>Drawings<\/strong> will deliver improved productivity and increased performance.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Last year, we introduced <strong>Structure Systems<\/strong> \u2013 a huge update to <strong>Weldments<\/strong> which gave added power and efficiency to <strong>weldment modelling<\/strong>. As part of an ongoing development project, we have continued to improve <strong>Structure Systems<\/strong> to include <strong>patterning!<\/strong> This enhancement enables users to create larger structures even faster.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter colorbox-25423\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/3ypovqanhxsqes0lqra7sueujzsl_l-a14yu9yp61a3j0m_dsfmaljavitwr1ahcmnmvf3lcy69q6ziggnzxix70xhlvthznhuytwm-06tfy-r6r2key5wajaofo5prxnmbne-fg.gif\" width=\"592\" height=\"333\" \/>[<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We have also added support for <strong>curved<\/strong> structural members including <strong>arcs<\/strong> and <strong>splines<\/strong>, which are commonly found in round tubing frames.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter colorbox-25423\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/ulrjgklx-jft0iadfvygk_7m-0rl4gcdygq5tag7zsdxk6ncfabibmngchqfqjxz-pw1ixmtuy9b4rarncmuvumf6aysm4awpj-q07nq0fdtfkfy8euiqy1v0_0xrx4m81jztks0.gif\" width=\"566\" height=\"319\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Complex top-down design workflows can be tricky, and the new <strong>Envelope Publisher<\/strong> is a great new enhancement for this type of <strong>assembly modelling<\/strong>. An <strong>Envelope<\/strong> is a simplified placeholder for larger groups of geometry, allowing the user to reference components in other assemblies but without having to load the entire referenced assembly.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter colorbox-25423\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/ay0vnw2dyfk5u1tds2go8bakfnqke3pvimhillwdvnbva4dl5qhk_e-yff6nd6in7tbbemxsumizsywu_c15cmarax-iagkztieorscksqozptiah05lt66abkzur-rzrgprhqup.gif\" width=\"577\" height=\"325\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Where there are complex designs, there are complex drawings, and <strong>SOLIDWORKS 2020<\/strong> introduces a brand new approach to tackle this challenge with <strong>Detailing Mode<\/strong> in <strong>Drawings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In <strong>Detailing Mode<\/strong>, users still have access to most drafting functions, but they are executed in a fraction of the time since <strong>Detailing Mode<\/strong> doesn\u2019t require the 3D model information to be loaded in the background. This means big, complex drawings will open lightning-fast, and interactions will be even faster.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Use <strong>Detailing Mode<\/strong> to reduce long open and rebuild times when opening drawings of large assemblies, or drawings with multiple sheets. Performance gains are also seen when opening Drawings with multiple section views, dimensions and annotations.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter colorbox-25423\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/cy8idgnjritus7fex8a8u_dwwzj7-2tli97kmdvqyqhrezkd2fhzy8bgz3q_nzhkpbhsinfvfewtfecfybvxbrwtbhydd6hsetuteiv-fzsrnpj7sx-ux5pv7kd4ybbimbtmwrcu.gif\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Upgraded Weldment workflows with <strong>Structure Systems,<\/strong> the new <strong>Envelope Publisher<\/strong> for top-down designs, and the lightning fast <strong>Detailing Mode<\/strong> for drawings deliver improved productivity and increased performance in <strong>SOLIDWORKS 2020!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Originally posted in the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/2019\/12\/working-faster-and-smarter.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SOLIDWORKS Tech Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Any designer would tell you they\u2019re always looking for ways to work faster and smarter. 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