What’s New in SOLIDWORKS 2024

Enhance your 3D CAD capabilities by connecting your SOLIDWORKS 2024 Desktop design processes to the 3DEXPERIENCE® platform for access to powerful tools across the entire product development lifecycle, including data management, collaboration, advanced simulation, manufacturing, and production.

SOLIDWORKS 2024 Enhancements Summary List

General / User Interface

• Hardware accelerated silhouette edges
• Preview sketch dimension when selected
• Saving SOLIDWORKS Documents as Previous Versions 2023, and 2022
• Hide and Show
• Opening SOLIDWORKS Files from Shortcuts
• Selecting Materials
• Exporting to Extended Reality
• 3DEXPERIENCE Platform: Creating a Single Physical Product
• 3DEXPERIENCE Platform: Defining Rules for Updating Models

Parts and Features

• Hole Wizard
• Making Multibody Parts from Assemblies
• Body Transparency for Combine Features
• Cylindrical Bounding Boxes
• Excluding Parent Surfaces in Untrim Features
• Flip Side to Cut for Cut Revolves
• Stud Wizard
• Symmetrical Linear Patterns

SOLIDWORKS 2024 Routing

• Naming Wires and Cables in the FeatureManager Design Tree
• Discrete Wires with Auto Route

SOLIDWORKS 2024 Sheet Metal

• Rip Tool
• Tab and Slot Propagation
• Stamp Tool
• Normal Cut in Tab and Slot

SOLIDWORKS 2024 Weldments / Structure System

• Corner Management
• Displaying Units in File Properties
• Structure system improved usability

Assemblies

• Defeature Rule Sets & Propagating Visual Properties
• Repairing Missing References in a Linear or Circular Pattern
• Mate References
• Auto-Repair for Missing Mate References
• Specifying a Prefix and Suffix for Components
• CircuitWorks: Date Formats for IDX Communication
• Additional Toolbox Hardware

Drawings

• Overridden Dimensions
• Keeping Chain Dimensions Collinear
• Reattaching Dangling Dimensions
• Highlighting Referenced Elements
• Keep Link to Property Dialog Box Open
• Opening a Drawing in Detailing Mode by Default