
The files must have been created in SolidWorks 2008 or later.
#Easm file viewer windows#
You can edit custom properties in SolidWorks files from Windows Explorer that is, without opening the files in the SolidWorks application. Right-click a sub-assembly in the FeatureManager design tree and select New Assembly Document.

Right-click a part in the graphics area or the FeatureManager design tree and select New Part Document. You can open parts and sub-assemblies in separate windows from within assemblies. See Review-Enabled Files for information about creating and using review-enabled files. See DXF/DWG File XREFs for more information. Click Skip file to import the DXF/DWG file without the XREF file, or navigate to the XREF file, select it, then click Open to open it. If the XREF cannot be resolved, the Resolve XRef dialog box appears. If you import a DXF/DWG file that has XREFs, eDrawings tries to automatically resolve the XREF. To open the file as read-only, select Open as read-only. For more information, see Viewing Simulation Data. Only the above supported files open in the eDrawings Viewer.ĮDrawings also supports display of SolidWorks Simulation and SolidWorks SimulationXpress data, when available, in eDrawings part or assembly files. SolidWorks Template Files (*.prtdot, *.asmdot, *.drwdot)Īll Files (*.*). When the family table instance modifies the top level of an assembly, open the XAS file corresponding to that instance, rather than the ASM file.Ĭolors in part files are recognized, but colors applied at the assembly level are not.Ĭertain Pro/ENGINEER items, such as annotations, sketches, and layers, are not imported. Although these instance accelerator files are optional for Pro/ENGINEER, they are required in eDrawings. If a model uses Pro/ENGINEER family table instances, then the XPR and XAS accelerator instance files must be included for correct results. Pro/ENGINEER drawings cannot be imported. You can distribute XPS files to users with either the XPS Viewer or the eDrawings Viewer. If eDrawings is installed on a computer, double-clicking an XPS file opens it in eDrawings rather than in the XPS Viewer. NET Framework 3.0, which is installed with SolidWorks on Windows XP and Server 2003 operating systems. XPS Viewer is included in the Vista operating system and is distributed with. You generate XPS files in SolidWorks with Save As and work with them in eDrawings the same as eDrawings files. XML Paper Specification (XPS) Files (*.edrwx, *.eprtx, *.easmx) Otherwise the text is rendered in a default Simplex font. eDrawings supports the following:ĭXF and DWG files version 2.5 through 2010.ĪutoCAD fonts (SHX), if AutoCAD ® is installed. In the eDrawings Viewer, you can open any SolidWorks document from SolidWorks 97Plus and higher.ĭXF/DWG Files (*.dxf, *.dwg). SolidWorks Files (*.sldprt, *.sldasm, *.slddrw) Set the Files of type to one of the following: The previews display any changes to custom properties specified in Windows Explorer. The Open dialog box displays previews of eDrawings, SolidWorks, and published files if the files have been saved in 2008 or later applications. To display all information in a detached drawing, publish an eDrawings drawing document from SolidWorks, or re-save the drawing document as a regular (undetached) drawing. The eDrawings Viewer does not display all information in detached drawing documents. To control the display of the watermark, click View > Show Warning Watermark. When you open a potentially outdated component, a watermark displays a warning and suggests that you rebuild the part in the SolidWorks software. You can then save the file with another name.ĮDrawings detects when the graphics data for a component may not be in sync with a later version that was modified and saved in a SolidWorks assembly. Click OK to close the message box, and a Save As dialog box appears. You can open the file as read-only, but if you try to save changes to it, a message box appears.

If you open either a read-only file or a file that is already open in your CAD application or another eDrawings Viewer, a message box advises you of this. Use the Open tool to open an existing file in the SolidWorks eDrawings Viewer. See the SolidWorks eDrawings functionality matrix for availability information. This information is specific to one or more CAD systems.
