Is FeatureWorks in SOLIDWORKS standard?

How do I get FeatureWorks in SOLIDWORKS?

To set FeatureWorks to activate whenever you open SOLIDWORKS, click Tools > Add-Ins and select FeatureWorks under the Active Add-ins and Start-up columns.

What is SOLIDWORKS FeatureWorks?

The FeatureWorks software recognizes features on an imported solid body in a SOLIDWORKS part document. Recognized features are the same as features that you create using the SOLIDWORKS software. You can edit the definition of recognized features to change their parameters.

How do I run FeatureWorks?

Click Insert > FeatureWorks and then click Recognize Features or Options. In the FeatureManager design tree, right-click an imported feature, click FeatureWorks, and click Recognize Features or Options.

Where is the Features toolbar in SOLIDWORKS?

SOLIDWORKS Toolbars

  • Right-click in the window border and select or clear a toolbar name.
  • Click Tools > Customize. On the Toolbars tab, select the toolbars to display.

How do I run an import diagnostic in SOLIDWORKS?

To initiate Import Diagnostics:

  1. When you import a model with faults, a message asks if you want to run Import Diagnostics. Click Yes.
  2. With a model open, click Import Diagnostics (Tools toolbar) or Tools > Evaluate > Import Diagnostics. The Import Diagnostics PropertyManager opens.
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How do I run a STL file in SOLIDWORKS?

STL, VRML, and 3MF Import Options

  1. Click Open or File > Open.
  2. In Files of type, select STL (*. stl), VRML (*. wrl), or 3MF (*. 3mf), and click Options.
  3. Select from the options described below, then click OK. Option. Description. Import as. Graphics Body. …
  4. Select a file, then click Open to import the file.

How do I edit an imported part in SOLIDWORKS?

Editing Imported Features

  1. In the FeatureManager design tree, right-click the feature created from the imported document, and select Edit Feature. …
  2. In the Files of type list, select the desired format.
  3. Browse to select the desired file to import. …
  4. Select the Match faces and edges check box, if desired. …
  5. Click Open.

How do I import geometry into SOLIDWORKS?

To import the geometry from another application:

  1. In a part document, click Imported Geometry on the Features toolbar, or click Insert > Features > Imported. The Open dialog box appears.
  2. Browse to the desired file, and click Open.

How do I edit a step in SOLIDWORKS?

The STEP file opens with the imported body.



To edit a feature created from an imported document:

  1. In the FeatureManager design tree, right-click the feature created from the imported document, and select Edit Feature. …
  2. In the Files of type list, select the desired format.
  3. Browse to select the desired file to import.

How do I edit a step in SOLIDWORKS 2020?

You need to add a feature to the imported body.

  1. Select the bottom face of the imported body.
  2. Click Chamfer . …
  3. Under Chamfer Parameters, make the desired settings and click OK . …
  4. Right-click Imported1 in the FeatureManager design tree and select Edit Feature. …
  5. Click OK. …
  6. Select the STEP file and click Open.
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What are the features of a toolbar?

The toolbar, also called bar or standard toolbar, is a row of buttons, often near the top of an application window, that controls software functions. The boxes are below the menu bar and often contain images corresponding with the function they control, as demonstrated in the image below.

How do I add a view toolbar in SOLIDWORKS?

To customize the Heads-Up View toolbar, click Tools > Customize and select the Toolbars tab:

  1. Select or clear View (Heads-Up) to show or hide the toolbar.
  2. To add toolbar buttons, select the Commands tab. …
  3. To reorder buttons, drag them to a new location on the toolbar.
  4. To remove a button, drag it off the toolbar.

How do I change the default toolbar in SOLIDWORKS?

To return all toolbar options to the system defaults, click Reset To Defaults. To specify which toolbars appear for part, assembly, or drawing documents: Open a part, assembly, or drawing document. Click Tools > Customize, or right-click in the window border and select Customize.

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