The new version of SOLIDWORKS 2020 is now available! The software benefits from improvements, new features and new working methods to allow you to speed up and improve the design of your products. Dassault Systèmes developed SOLIDWORKS 2020 for meet your expectations directly. With more than a hundred improvements made, you benefit from a wide range of tools to design your designs.
We have identified the 10 essential features of SOLIDWORKS 2020 to make it easier for you to use your daily software and improve your product development.
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SOLIDWORKS 2020: SPLINE WITH G3 CONTINUITY
This sketch relation complements the tangency between splines and allows ensure perfect continuity of curvature between two splines of type G3.
• Custom modification
• Undo and redo
• G3 continuity
This powerful sketching tool lets you undo and redo custom edits!
SOLIDWORKS 2020: FLEXIBLE COMPONENTS
Flexible components allow make a part flexible in an assembly . This is controlled by the position of the references.
• Redefining the mapping
• Multiple instances
• Control of mass properties
This feature enables optimized data management, improved visualization and validation for increased efficiency.
SOLIDWORKS 2020: DRAWING DRESSING MODE
Add and edit annotations and symbols in the dimensions. Create sketch entities to save them as PDF, DWG, or DXF.
• Quick opening
• Add annotations
• Add sketch entities
This feature allows you to quickly open large drawings to edit annotations.
SOLIDWORKS 2020: LARGE DESIGN MANAGEMENT
Create and modify constraints according to the reference geometry existing in the components. You can edit feature-driven or sketch-driven patterns.
• Add components
• Add constraints
• Modify configurations
This function allows a faster management of complex assemblies thanks to new tools dedicated to performance.
SOLIDWORKS 2020: HAND MARKING & ANNOTATION
Manual annotations are now available in SOLIDWORKS! They can be added on a part, assembly or drawing (touch screen compatible).
• 2D support
• Toolbar
• Order manager
This tool allows you to directly annotate your 2D drawings on SOLIDWORKS, for design follow-up or project management.
SOLIDWORKS 2020: ASSEMBLY CONSTRAINTS
SOLIDWORKS 2020 release adds new instant constraints as well as width constraints, accessible through quick constraints.
• Limit constraints
• Groove constraints
• Width constraints
This new version offers more options in the instant constraints toolbar for quick assemblies.
SOLIDWORKS 2020: SURFACE MANAGEMENT
The offset surface tool identifies the faces of an intractable surface and provides the ability to create an offset surface without them. These surfaces are then divided into faces.
• Removal of defective faces
• Creation of the remaining surfaces
• Thicken the surface
This function makes it possible to manage complex modelizations with ease.
SOLIDWORKS 2020: SYSTEM OF STRUCTURES
The system function of structures continues to evolve in SOLIDWORKS 2020. It is now possible to split elements when creating.
• Improvement of primary elements
• Element splitting
• Support for repetitions
This continuous improvement aims to strengthen the structure system and meet customer needs.
SOLIDWORKS 2020: MESH FILES
The mesh decimation allows to simplify a model according to your specifications . You can then create a solid model from the mesh file.
• Addition of axes and reference planes
• Geometry validation
• Repair of damage
This functionality benefits from increased performance through powerful editing tools and workflows.
