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  Introduction SOLIDWORKS 2026 introduces smarter enhancements to Sheet Metal design, giving users greater control and precision. The new Base Flange starting conditions allow designers to define exactly where a sheet metal model begins, improving accuracy, flexibility, and modeling efficiency from the first step. SOLIDWORKS 2026 What’s New Sheet Metal   Base Flange Starting Conditions :  In SOLIDWORKS 2026, Creating sheet metal parts is more flexible and precise with the introduction of new options for Base Flange starting conditions. You can now choose exactly where the base flange begins when building your model.  Available Starting Conditions:  Sketch Plane, Surface/Face/Plane, Vertex, and Offset. Figure 1 Conclusion With the new Base Flange starting conditions, SOLIDWORKS 2026 significantly improves sheet metal modeling workflows. By allowing designers to start from sketches, faces, vertices, or offsets, it ensures better design intent, reduced rework, ...

  Introduction SOLIDWORKS2026 introduces powerful enhancements to Routing that improve accuracy, speed, and consistency. From smarter auto-routing guidelines to better connector and drawing management, these updates simplify complex routing workflows for designers and engineers. SOLIDWORKS 2026 What’s New Routing Redirecting Guidelines to Follow a Route Path: In the Auto Route Property Manager , guidelines can now automatically follow a route path. They identify the nearest sketch segment leading to the corresponding end connector, making routing more intuitive and precise. Figure 1 Managing a List of Favourites for Coverings: You can save commonly used multilayer coverings as Favourites, enabling quick reuse across models and maintaining consistency in your designs. Figure 2 Connector Table Enhancements: Connector tables can now be inserted and managed more efficiently, simplifying workflow and helping maintain organized routing data. Automatically Scaling Drawing...

 This chapter highlights all the enhancements that improve how you use SOLIDWORKS with the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. These updates focus on tighter integration, optimized workflows, and simplified data management between desktop design and cloud collaboration environments. The features described in this chapter are available in both SOLIDWORKS Connected (3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS roles) and SOLIDWORKS with the 3DEXPERIENCE add-in (Collaborative Designer for SOLIDWORKS role). i)    3DEXPERIENCE Components in SOLIDWORKS The workflow for handling 3DEXPERIENCE components in SOLIDWORKS is now faster and more streamlined. Insertion: Components are automatically inserted as 3DEXPERIENCE components without any dialog prompts. Derived Parts: A new Create Derived Part dialog replaces the older workflow. You can now save to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform at any time after creating the derived part. Editing: When editing a 3DEXPERIENCE component, the Crea...

SOLIDWORKS 2026 introduces user interface enhancements focused on improving usability, navigation, and workspace control. New updates help reduce distractions, streamline selection, and make everyday design tasks faster and more intuitive across parts, assemblies, and drawings. i)       Hiding and Showing Manager Pane Tabs You can now hide or show Manager Pane tabs in SOLIDWORKS Composer to focus only on the tools you need. Right-click any tab and select Customize to manage visibility. Benefit: This enhancement improves workspace organization and helps you streamline your workflow by displaying only relevant tabs. ii)       Viewing Dismissed Messages You can now quickly view previously dismissed messages using the new Dismissed Messages icon in the SOLIDWORKS status bar. Hover over the icon to see the number of recently dismissed messages, or click it to open the Dismissed Messages page. Benefit: Provides faster access to imp...

  SOLIDWORKS Composer 2026 enhances technical communication with improved workflow efficiency and visual output quality. New features include flexible filename templates , support for PNG and TIFF image formats , and multiple export options for videos, making it easier to create clear, professional product documentation and animations. i)       Filename Template Options for Workshop The collectionname and collectionindex filename template options are now available in the Views section of the Technical Illustration and High- Resolution Image workshops. These new keywords make it easier to organize and identify exported files from workshops. The %viewindex% keyword now assigns an accurate, automatic index number for each newly created view, ensuring consistent and logical file naming. Benefit: This enhancement simplifies file management, improves workflow consistency, and reduces manual effort when creating multiple views or outputs in Composer...

 Introduction SOLIDWORKS 2026 introduces a powerful enhancement for assembly performance by giving users better control over rebuild behavior during cosmetic changes. With a new rebuild option, designers can avoid unnecessary updates caused by non-essential modifications, improving efficiency when working with large and complex assemblies. SOLIDWORKS 2026 What’s New  Assemblies Specifying Rebuild Requirements for Cosmetic Changes:   In SOLIDWORKS 2026 , you have greater control over assembly rebuild behavior when cosmetic changes are made to referenced parts. The new option, “Mark assembly as modified when cosmetic changes are made,” lets you decide if a rebuild is needed for nonessential updates. Changes that do not require a rebuild include:                          ·         Adding, modifying, or deleting reference geometry. ·      ...

  With SOLIDWORKS 2026, SOLIDWORKSVisualize now supports native GPU acceleration on AMD hardware using the Stellar Fast rendering mode . This mode is powered by Stellar RealtimeGI , Visualize’s advanced interactive ray tracing engine that delivers faster, high-quality, real-time rendering. Previously, AMD GPU users had to rely on the AMD Radeon™ ProRender engine. With this update, you can now enjoy the same seamless, high-performance experience that NVIDIA users have long benefited from - directly within Visualize. This change simplifies the rendering workflow while reinforcing native support for AMD’s latest GPUs. To use this functionality, your system must have: ·         An AMD RDNA™ 2 GPU or newer ·         Support for Vulkan® ray tracing extensions ·         Sufficient VRAM (GPU memory) for your render workloads Along with this change, the System Info dialog...