The new Envelope Publisher addresses this challenge. An envelope is a simplified placeholder for larger groups of geometry, allowing the user to pull in references to a higher level assembly without having to load that assembly. That not only causes a performance hit, but it can be a nightmare for data management. This subassembly needs to reference items in the TOP level assembly, which means the entire structure has to be loaded. SOLIDWORKS 2020 includes support for curved structural members and expands patterning capabilities so you can create larger structures faster with fewer mouse clicks.Ĭomplex top-down design workflows can be tricky. Last year, SOLIDWORKS 2019 introduced Structure Systems, a reboot of our capabilities for weldment design, giving users more power and efficiency and clearing the way for many future enhancement projects. With SOLIDWORKS ® 2020, improvements to weldments, large assembly design and drawings provide several big reasons to upgrade that will deliver improved productivity and increased performance. We are always looking for ways to design faster and smarter.
