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Recent Changes - SOLIDWORKS Training Manuals

**Most of the SOLIDWORKS 2019 curriculum is not significantly changed from the previous version.

Title

SOLIDWORKS
Essentials
PMT1900

SOLIDWORKS
Drawings
PMT1901

Assembly
Modeling
PMT1902
PMT1902

Advanced Part
Modeling
PMT1903

Surface Modeling
PMT1904

Mold Design
PMT1905

Sheet Metal
PMT1906

Weldments
PMT1907

File Management
PMT1909

SOLIDWORKS
Routing -
Electrical
PMT1911

SOLIDWORKS
Routing - Pipe &
Tube PMT1912

API
Fundamentals
PMT1915
Changes - SOLIDWORKS Training Manuals

of the SOLIDWORKS 2019 curriculum is not significantly changed from the previous version.

Summary of Changes
Enhancements / New features:
Lesson 5 – Patterning
A few small changes in the text of the lesson. The Linear Patterns exercise part name has been changed from Linear Pa
Case Study part name.
Lesson 10 - Configurations
Derived configurations added to support their using in Assembly Modeling book.
Lesson 11 – Global Variables and Equations
Added using Link Values under Creating an Equality to create equalities without creating equations.
Exercise 50 – Modified to add Link Values section.
Lesson 12 – Using Drawings
The lesson and the first 2 exercises have been reworked and reordered to make use of the new Removed Section tool,
Broken View tool has been removed from the lesson and the exercises.
New order: Removed Section, View Alignment, Detail Views, Drawing Sheets and Formats, Adding Drawing Sheets, Mo
Notes, Copying Views, Annotations, and Dimensions.
Lesson 14 – Using Assemblies
The method of creating explode steps has changed…no more ‘clicking air’…now a right-click or Done button is required
Added a section on the new rollback and reorder options.
Removed the Rotations in Exploded Views section. Results have been inconsistent.
Changed the smart explode lines section to select components to explode.
Layout changes / Lesson reorganization: none
This title is a complete re-write for 2019.
Please see the Course Description TOC PDFs on solidworks.com for more detail:
https://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/1500_ENU_HTML.htm
Enhancements / New features:
Lesson 3 – Assembly Features, Smart Fasteners, and Smart Components
Added a Standard Assembly Features section, with example, to precede the Hole Series section and show the differenc
Lesson 4 Assembly Editing.
Moved Assembly Features Exercise from the Assembly Editing lesson to this lesson.
Lesson 4 – Assembly Editing
Changed out the assembly used for editing and re-sequenced some topics for a smoother flow. Original assemblies still
Components sections.
Lesson 7 – Large Assemblies
New order: Assembly Visualization, Lightweight Components, Large Assembly Mode, SpeedPak, Simplified Configuratio
an Assembly, and Large Design Review.
Removed the repeat of selection tools and display states at the beginning of the lesson.
Moved Assembly Visualization and Flexible Subassemblies to the beginning of the lesson.
Increased Simplified Configurations section to show a step-by-step example, rather than just a brief explanation.
Used a new, larger, assembly for and Large Design Review and edit mode.
Exercise 23 – Large Assembly Modes – renamed and added Large Design Review to the exercise.
Exercise 26 - Simplified Configurations – added Simplify command to exercise.
Lesson 9 – Using SOLIDWORKS Treehouse
New look to many icons
Layout changes / Lesson reorganization: none

No content change for 2019

Enhancements / New features:


·         Added additional information to some examples to help improve consistency.
·         Added information regarding 3DInterconnect and used it in the case study for repairing imported geometry.
Layout changes / Lesson reorganization: none
·         Split Blending lesson into 2 separate lessons.
·         Rearranged some examples and lessons.

No content change for 2019

Enhancements / New features:


Very minor version updates (since this title was not updated for 2018)
Updates to several images (mostly dialogs, Win10 compliance)
Added Tab/Slot feature to L7

Enhancements / New features: none


very minor updates

TBD

No content change for 2019

No content change for 2019

No content change for 2019


Recent Changes - SOLIDWORKS Simulation & Analysis Training M

Manual Title

SOLIDWORKS
Plastics
PMT1939

SOLIDWORKS
Simulation
PMT1940

SW Simulation
Professional
PMT1941
SOLIDWORKS
Motion
PMT1942
SW Flow
Simulation
PMT1943

SW Simulation
Premium:
Nonlinear
PMT1944

SW Simulation
Premium:
Dynamics
PMT1945

SW Simulation
Premium:
Composites
PMT1946
nt Changes - SOLIDWORKS Simulation & Analysis Training Manuals

Summary of Changes
Enhancements / New features:
•       New sections on Geometry-Based Mesh Controls
•       New sections on Geometry-Based Injection Locations
Layout changes / Lesson reorganization: none
Enhancements / New features:
•       Rewrote Lessons 3 and 6 (software changes)
•       New sections on Pins and Remote Load
•       Put all answers in Appendix
Layout changes / Lesson reorganization: TBD
Enhancements / New features:
no major changes

Enhancements / New features: none


Minor updates throughout.
L8: Three results plots have been updated.
Enhancements / New features:
Layout changes / Lesson reorganization:

Enhancements / New features:


no major changes

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Recent Changes - SOLIDWORKS PDM Training Manuals

Manual Title

Using
SOLIDWORKS
PDM PMT1931

Administering
SOLIDWORKS
PDM Standard
PMT1932

Administering
SOLIDWORKS
PDM Professional
PMT1934

API Fundamentals
of SOLIDWORKS
PDM PMT1933
ent Changes - SOLIDWORKS PDM Training Manuals

Summary of Changes

No content change for 2019

The Administering SOLIDWORKS PDM manuals saw a great bit of change in the Workflows lesson. These changes were made
highlight new permissions relating to state change comments and version change comments.

The Administering SOLIDWORKS PDM manuals saw a great bit of change in the Workflows lesson. These changes were mad
highlight new permissions relating to state change comments and version change comments. The Administering Professional
introductions of mixed mode authentication and conditional workflow transition notifications.

No content change for 2019


SOLIDWORKS Electrical:
Schematic PMT1913

SOLIDWORKS Electrical:
3D PMT1914

SOLIDWORKS Electrical:
Advanced PMT1917
Enhancements / New features:
Multiple data sets have been changed/updated.
Connectors, Manufacturer Parts, and Reports lessons are signifcantly updated.

Enhancements / New features:


Layout changes / Lesson reorganization:

Enhancements / New features:

Layout changes / Lesson reorganization: TBD


SOLIDWORKS MBD
PMT1925

SOLIDWORKS Inspection
PMT1926

SOLIDWORKS Composer
PMT1990

SOLIDWORKS CAM
Standard PMT1965
Enhancements / New features:
Lesson 1:
Minor edits. The Characteristics Tree has been replaced by a Characteristics grid.
The UI for Characteristics and their operations are different.
The case study step related to Reorder Balloons (step 14) has been removed due to a bug that is targeted for fix in SP2.
Lesson 2:
Minor edits. Recaptured images to match UI changes.
Lesson 3:
Minor edits. Recaptured images to match UI changes.
Modified text in the section titled Measurements Input and reworded case study step. No longer rename the column h
Appendix B:
Removed as it is no longer considered ‘mainstream’ content.
Layout changes / Lesson reorganization: none

No content change for 2019

Layout changes / Lesson reorganization:


Book renamed from SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard Essentials to SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard
Lesson 1 – SOLIDWORKS CAM Basics and User Interface
This lesson underwent major changes to match case study steps to workflow.
The Lesson 2 sections on Operation Plans and Toolpaths were moved into this lesson.
Lesson 2 – Automatic Feature Recognition and Operation Modification
Added section on Feature Strategy and Default Feature Strategies.
Moved sections on Operation Plans and Toolpaths into Lesson 1.
Lesson 3 – Interactive Feature Recognition
Major case study and lesson re-order.
·         Moved content forward in the lesson to cover feature types earlier.
·         More interactive feature creation.
o   AFR for holes, then IFR for all other features.
Added section on Work Coordinate Offsets.
Selection filters: added a tip for face selection.
Lesson 4 – Interactive Operations
Broken into 3 lessons.
·         Lesson 4 is interactive operations/save operation plan.
·         First split is at ‘Machining Similar Features’
o   Now Lesson 5 Merging Features and Operations
o   Covers Combine Operations in much greater detail.
·         Second split is at ‘Adding Avoids and Contains’
o   Now Lesson 6 Avoid and Contain Areas
Lesson 7 (formerly Lesson 5) – Pattern Features and Mirror Toolpaths
Added a section for Mirror Toolpaths.
Lesson 8 (formerly Lesson 6) – Advanced Features and Operations
Add Tap and Thread Mill features.
Added Curve feature.
Moved user-defined tool to Technology Database lesson.
Lesson 9 (formerly Lesson 7) – Advanced Features and Operations
Added User Defined Tool Creation and Adding Tool to Technology Database (moved from Advanced Features and Operatio
Appendix B: Tolerance Based Machining
Minor edits for UI and 2019 feature changes.

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