solidworks vs mytools utilities features

SelectMaterial
CurveEquation
CurveData
DriveAssembly
ScaleDimension
UnsewBody
CreatePoints
CreateSections
ColorChart
AssemblyBoard
DrawingTranslate
LayerManager
FontConverter
SmartBalloons
EasyPrint
SmartDrawings
ToleranceTable
FaceFonts
EdgeAnnotations
TreeManager
SmartProperties
BatchProperties
ProjectManager
CleanProject
Integration
ProjectExplorer
GetCoordinates2D
GetCoordinates3D
SmartBom
Tolerances
BatchConverter
PowerPrint
CloneComponents
Bibliothèque_CADENAS
CuttingOptimization
MarkFoldLines
SheetMetalManufacturing
EntityProperties
CopyOptions
Dependencies
UpdateVersion
VersionHistory
WhereUsed
TaskPlanner
myCADtoolbar
CustomToolbar
LocalHelp
UnitsConverter
myCADpassport
myCADtools utilities

Main differences with SOLIDWORKS
Search for a material by filtering on the properties √
Automatically transfers materials custom properties to
document properties. √
Changing angle and scale values for hatching √
Application of the material to the part √ √
SelectMaterial
SelectMaterial helps you to choose a
material from SOLIDWORKS libraries and apply it
to the active document.
This utility helps you to easily find a material,
through filters on the library properties. When the
material is applied to the part, the custom
properties of the material automatically become
custom properties of the part.
In addition, SelectMaterial allows you to
customize hatching angle and scale directly at the
3D model level (feature that is no longer possible
since SOLIDWORKS 2009).
Key features
➢ Explore SOLIDWORKS materials libraries
➢ Filter materials based on custom properties
➢ Applies the selected material to the active document
➢ Automatically adds the custom properties of the material to
the document
➢ Customize material hatching angle and scale
Increase efficiency and quality in your choice
of materials
SOLIDWORKS allows you to create, modify and enrich the material libraries
incorporating your own expertise with custom properties and comments.
With SelectMaterial, you can optimize the choice of material and
automatically enrich your models by integrating material data with custom
properties. (Supplier, Treatments, Supply format, Packaging ...)

Creating 2D or 3D curves from Cartesian equations: X, Y, Z = f (t) √ √
Creating 2D or 3D curves from polar equations: R, θ, Z = f (t) √
Ability to create points √
Excel export of calculated points coordinates √
Equation library √
CurveEquation
Cur veEquation allows you to easily and
quickly create 2D or 3D curves directly from
mathematical equations in a part or an
assembly.
You often use mathematical functions
Divide your design time by 10
To design curves in SOLIDWORKS, you do not need to generate XYZ
points files anymore via Excel sheets. You can now create the curve directly
in SOLIDWORKS, as complex as it is. In addition you can store and
manage all your equations directly in a library for easier and faster reuse.
Key features
➢ Parametric equations:
• Cartesian
• Polar
➢ Managing the interval and pitch of the parameter
➢ Creation of:
• Points
• 2D Sketch Curves
• 3D Curves
➢ Choice of the creation coordinate system
➢ Customizable equations/curves library
➢ Exporting points in Excel format

Creating a 3D Curve from an XYZ Text File √ √
Points, 2D Sketch or 3D Sketch creation √
Using text or Excel files √
Cartesian (XYZ) or Polar (RθZ) coordinates √
Multi-curve, separators and duplicate points management √
CurveData
Cur veData allows you to
easily and quickly create 2D or 3D
curves in part or assembly
directly from one or more
cartesian (XYZ) or polar (RθZ)
coordinates files
You need to read coordinates files
Divide your design time by 10
No need to cut and reformat your text file, convert your Excel file to text,
convert polar coordinates to cartesian coordinates, search for duplicate
coordinates, project the resulting curves in 2D or 3D sketches, ...
CurveData supports all of these features in your place for more efficiency
and productivity.
Key features
➢ Reading coordinate files in text or Excel format
➢ Cartesian or polar coordinates
➢ Separator type management
➢ Multiple Curve Management
• Multiple curves per file (Separator)
• Multiple coordinates files
➢ Creation
• Points
• 3D Curves
➢ Duplicate points management

Animation from assembly dimensions (Mates) √ √
Animation from any part or assembly dimensions √
Creating driven dimensions values tables √
Path curves √
Interference detection at each calculation step √
Creation of intermediate positions at each calculation step √
DriveAssembly
DriveAssembly allows you to
control assembly dimensions to
analyze components movements or
simply to drive dimensions in a part
or a sketch.
By controlling the variation of a
dimension, you can automatically
calculate other resulting dimensions,
points trajectories, volume
envelopes and interferences. You
just need to select dimensions, set
the start and finish values and
choose the calculation step
Evaluate different design scenarios and
improve the quality of your products
Add DriveAssembl y to SOLIDWORKS Standard and you will be able
to automatically check the influence of a parameter on the behavior of your
design.
You will be able to study different solutions and verify hypotheses by driving
any type of dimension while controlling the evolution of other dimensions.
Key features
➢ Selection of one or more driving dimensions
• Starting value
• Finish value
• Calculation step
➢ Creating a driven dimensions table
• Text or Excel format
➢ Creating Path Curves (from vertex)
➢ interference calculation of a set of components at each step
➢ Creating intermediate components positions
➢ Creating the envelope of a set of components

Apply a scale factor √ √
Automatic or manual selection of the dimensions √
Modify the dimensions of the model for an automatic drawing update √
ScaleDimension
ScaleDimension allows you to
assign a scale factor to the
dimensions of a SOLIDWORKS
model.
Apply a scale factor to the dimensions of
your par ts
With SOLIDWORKS, you can change the scale of a part with the "Scale"
function, but only geometric homothety is performed and the dimensions are
not taken into account.
With ScaleDimension, you assign a scale factor to all or part of your model's
dimensions for automatic geometry and drawing update.
Key features
➢ Automatic processing
➢ Manual selection of dimensions
➢ Ability to customize the value of the selected dimensions
➢ Selection filters

Unsew feature √
Unsew faces in a single operation, using a simple and efficient interface. √
Detach the result from features history (Imported body) √
UnsewBody
UnsewBody offers the user a
simple and efficient interface to
unsew faces very quickly.
Unsew bodies faces quickly and ver y easily
In a context of surface work, SOLIDWORKS offers no solution to “unsew"
faces. It is possible to sew several surface bodies but the reverse is not
possible simply. It is necessary to go through several trick features and
many manipulations and selections. UnsewBody offers the user a
simple and fast interface to perform all these functions automatically and
transparently.
Key features
➢ Separation of a body into N distinct surface bodies
➢ Separation along edges or by selecting faces
➢ Automatic Topology Recognition
➢ Separation of a body into as many surface bodies as there
are faces
➢ Color setting of created surface bodies
➢ Automatic creation of folders grouping created functions
➢ Possibility of detaching the result from features history
(Imported bodies)

Generating sketch points on contiguous curves √
Generation of sketch points on surfaces according to
isoparametrics or a projected grid
√
Ability to export points coordinates in a text or Excel file. √
Ability to use created points to build new surfaces or curves √
CreatePoints
CreatePoints is used to automatically
generate points along contiguous curves
or on adjacent surfaces.
Different points distribution methods are
offered to the user.
This utility works in the part environment
and gives the possibility to export the
generated points in a text or Excel file.
Creating points on cur ves and surfaces
SOLIDWORKS offers no solution to automatically generate 2D or 3D sketch
points on a series of curves or surfaces.
CreatePoints automatically and quickly creates sketch points on
curves or on surfaces. These points can then be reused to create new
curves, new surfaces, improve and simplify existing geometries, or export
coordinates to other applications.
Key features
➢ Creating 2D or 3D sketch points along contiguous curves
➢ Setting spacing and ration between points
➢ Starting and ending dimension along the curve
➢ Creation distributed points according to isoparametrics of a
face
➢ Creation of distributed points according to a grid projected
onto a series of surfaces
➢ Automatic calculation of the maximum number of points
according to the pitch
➢ Exporting point coordinates to a text or Excel file

Cut a 3D model by a set of plans √
Cut an assembly or sub-assemblies in one operation √
Cut sketches, sketch entities, edges, planes, or axes √
Automatic creation of planes √
CreateSections
CreateSections is used to
automate the creation of multiple
sections, and to cut, in addition to
surface and solid geometries,
wireframes, planes, axes, and
assembly components.
Cut 3D entities from a set of plans
CreateSections allows you to fill a lot of functional gaps when you
want to cut a 3D model by plans: cut through multiple planes, cut entire
assemblies, cut wireframes, ...
Without CreateSections , the user loses a lot of time in repetitive tasks,
cumbersome manipulations and laborious selections.
Key features
➢ Automating the creation of plans
➢ Automating the creation of sections
➢ Selection of entities to be cut:
• 2D or 3D sketch curves
• Complete 2D or 3D sketches
• Surface or solid body edges
• Surface or solid body faces
• Solid or surface bodies
• Parts or assemblies components
• Planes and axes
➢ Selecting the method for cutting planes:
• Selection of existing planes and / or planar faces
• Creating a linear pattern
• Creating skeleton curve driven pattern

« Pantone » color chart √
« RAL » color chart √
Possibility to modify or create color charts and add its own colors. √
ColorChart
ColorChar t allows you to apply
colors to SOLIDWORKS entities
(Body, faces, features, parts,
assemblies, etc.) from industrial
standard color charts or customized
color charts.
Apply colors from standard color char ts
In some industries the concept of color is very important and must meet
specific standards. These colors all correspond to a very specific
codification based on the combination of the three basic colors red, green
and blue.
ColorChar t makes it possible to select colors in the Pantone, RAL
and RGB colors with the possibility of modifying them and adding your own
colors from an XML file.
Key features
➢ Apply colors to SOLIDWORKS entities from a color chart.
➢ Selection of colors from industrial standard color chart:
• Pantone color chart
• RAL color chart
• RGB
➢ Possibility to add its own color charts and colors.

Automatically create a drawing view for each of the components
in an assembly
√
Automatically extract component properties for each of the created
views √
Automatic and customizable layout √
AssemblyBoard
AssemblyBoard automatically creates
a graphical BOM of assembly
components.
The components to be extracted are
selected from a SOLIDWORKS BOM. For
each component, a 3D view is created and
the properties selected from the BOM are
displayed.
Automatically and graphically detail the
components of your assemblies
In some professions, such as assembly or documentation, use of a simple
BOM is not always clear enough for the user.
The use of AssemblyBoard enables better communication by
providing, in addition to the usual properties, a graphical overview of the
components of the assembly.
Communicating with the image means communicating more
effectively.
Key features
➢ Components and properties selection from a SOLIDWORKS
BOM
➢ Automatically create a drawing view for each of the
components of the BOM
➢ Possibility of adding as header the view of the general
assembly
➢ Automatic calculation of the scale of each view according to
the size of the component and the layout
➢ Choice and parameterization of layout and views orientation
➢ Choice of properties to extract according to the BOM
➢ Automatically create drawing sheets

Multi-language dictionary √
Drawing annotations translation per file √
Translation of mass drawing annotations √
Excel Export/Import to outsource translation √
DrawingTranslate
DrawingTranslate automatically
translates all or part of the
annotations contained in a drawing.
This translation can be performed on
the active document but also a
complete directory of drawings.
Translate your drawings
In the case of files exchanges between suppliers, subcontractors or
subsidiaries using different languages, the translation of the drawings is
often necessary. With DrawingTr an slate , you can quickly translate all
the annotations of your drawings from a pre-filled Excel dictionary with the
languages of your choice.
You can thus homogenize and standardize your translations and thus save
hundreds of hours of long and tedious treatments.
Key features
➢ Several translation management modes
• From a glossary enhanced by the user
• Creating Excel tables
➢ Managing annotation changes
• Annotations replacement
• Creating a new sheet by language
• Creating a layer by language
• Creating a PDF

Creation and distribution of annotations on predefined layers √
Automatically creates a layer by assembling component √
Automatic color assignment to component layers √
Automatic naming of component layers √
LayerManager
In a drawing, LayerManager
automatically distributes the
annotations and assembly
components to different layers.
This allows using much more easily
the notion of color in the drawings.
You can also, with this tool, better
communicate with DXF and DWG
formats.
Put more rigor and understanding into
your drawings and prepare the expor t to
the DWG format
Color is often a great help in understanding assembly drawings.
Instead of wasting hours of work with no added value, you can distribute
annotations in predefined layers in seconds and automatically assign
layers to your parts.
You give a greater legibility to your drawings and above all, by structuring
your data by layers, you enrich your DXF and DWG exports.
Key features
➢ Automatic annotation distribution by layers
➢ Customizable annotations layers names
➢ Automatic creation of layers by components
• Pièces
• First level components
➢ Automatic colors and naming of components layers
➢ Export preparation help for DXF or DWG
➢ Adding layers according to priorities

Transform without selection a single annotation font by another font √
Transform without selection all annotations fonts by another font √
FontConverter
FontConverter lets you convert
all notes in a drawing from a specific
font to another of your choice, while
preserving the size and style of each
font.
Standardize your drawings more easily
When you receive DXF or DWG drawings from other software, or when you
retrieve drawings from suppliers or subcontractors, the annotations font is
usually not the one you use in your own drawings.
With this tool you can save time to standardize your documents with a
single click by replacing one font with another of your choice on all the
annotations in your drawing.
Key features
➢ One-click change of all annotations fonts of your drawings
➢ Keep size and font style
➢ No need to select annotations

Associative balloons with extraction of a property √ √
No limit in the number of extracted properties √
Create balloons on the first level components of an assembly
drawing
√
Concatenate multiple text properties or expressions √
Create balloons on the welded elements √
SmartBalloons
Smar tBalloons allows you, from
an assembly drawing view, to create
automatically or manually advanced
balloons using your custom
properties.
Document easier and smar ter your
assembly drawings
With Smar tBalloons, you can produce smarter documents.
By graphically highlighting the properties, you will allow users, at a
glance, to have all the information for each of the components or
subassemblies.
Save time and understanding for your colleagues in different services of
your company.
Key features
➢ Automatic or manual creation of associative balloons
➢ Recovery of unlimited SOLIDWORKS or custom properties
➢ Recovery of welded properties without inserting a table
➢ Possibility to create associative balloons at the first level of
assembly
➢ Ability to put balloons in a layer
➢ Managing multiple instances

Manage all print options from a single user interface √
Saving print settings for each drawing size √
Creating print favorites √
EasyPrint
EasyPrint makes it easy to print
the active document by having all
print settings available in the same
user interface.
This tool allows you to save your
default print settings.
Save time each time you print documents
When you want to print a document in SOLIDWORKS, printing options are
in different locations.
With EasyPrint you can set all your printing options in a single window
and you can create as many favorites as you need.
You do not have to change settings each time you change the size of the
drawing.
Key features
➢ Optimized interface
➢ Line thickness management
➢ Margin management
➢ Print Favorites
➢ Saving options for each drawing size

Automatic creation of all definition drawings of a project √
Automatic creation of annotations, dimensions, notes, balloons
and bom √
Automatic naming of drawing files √
Creating a flat pattern view for sheet metal parts √
Creating a drawing sheet for each configuration √
SmartDrawings
From an assembly, Smar tDrawings
automatically generates all the definition
drawings of all the components
referenced in the assembly.
You can also generate all definition
drawings from a list of parts or
assemblies files.
Smar tDrawings lets you choose
drawing templates with predefined views
and options for each document types.
More time on the design,
less time to create drawings
Initial creation of drawings for components in an assembly is a long,
repetitive and unproductive task.
The calculation is simple: In a project where you need to create 300
drawings from parts or sub-assemblies, if it takes an average of 3 minutes
to create and save each of the drawing documents,
…. you save 15 hours of work !!
Key features
➢ Configurations management
➢ Weldments parts processing
➢ Automatic creation of annotations, dimensions, notes,
balloons and bom
➢ Destination directory selection and naming control of
generated drawings with prefix and/or suffix
➢ Creating a flat pattern view for sheet metal parts
➢ On existing drawings, create a drawing sheet for each
configuration with duplicate view management

Management of extra thickness due to surface treatment √
Creates a summary table of dimensions with their tolerances √
Excel export of the tolerancing table √
ToleranceTable
ToleranceTable makes it
possible to automatically modify the
tolerances of the manufacturing
dimensions of a part taking into
account the extra thicknesses
resulting from the surface
treatments.
This utility creates a summary table
of all part tolerances (including
geometric tolerances).
Optimize the design chain through
advanced manufacturing functions
This feature, typical of the bar turning craft, can be used in many other
areas.
It allows to quickly produce documents taking into account your
manufacturing specificities.
Key features
➢ Surface treatments management
➢ Creating a summary table of tolerances
➢ Customizable tolerances table
➢ Table templates
➢ Export the table in Excel format

Modify the line font, by selecting one or more faces. The utility
automatically finds border edges.
√
Modifies the color, thickness and line type in one manipulation. √
FaceFonts
FaceFonts can change the font of all edges that
border one or more faces in a drawing.
Optimize the modification
of face edges fonts in drawings
This type of functionality is required in certain professions such as civil
engineering where we represent by '' reinforced lines ‘’, building faces or
cuts of floors, walls, beams, ...
FaceFonts makes it possible to quickly produce documents that take
into account this type of drawing specificity. Without this tool, the user must
select one by one the edges of the faces, very long and tedious work!
Key features
➢ Use on part and assembly drawings
➢ Editing the edges font of one or more faces
➢ Selection of body faces and cutting faces
➢ Selecting faces on multiple views at the same time
➢ Ability to memorize font favorites
➢ Ability to restore the default font

Annotate an edge according to ISO 13715 √
Edit ISO 13715 edges annotations √
EdgeAnnotations
EdgeAnnotations allows you, in SOLIDWORKS drawings
to insert annotations, to dimension edges of undefined shape.
The tool is based on the rules and symbolism of ISO 13715
Save time to create your annotations
according to ISO 13715
Do not waste time creating, dragging and editing your block to annotate
your drawings in accordance with the ISO 13715 standard.
With this tool, you can easily create an undefined edge annotation.
Produce your drawings quickly while respecting the standards.
Key features
➢ Creation of annotations for undefined shape edges
➢ Annotations creation applicable to all edges
➢ Annotations creation applicable to all outer edges
➢ Annotations creation applicable to all inner edges
➢ Exception annotation creation

Cacher, Montrer, Supprimer, Résoudre des composants en fonction
de propriétés personnalisées
√
Regrouper les composants dans des dossiers en fonction de
propriétés personnalisées
√
Affecter automatiquement des couleurs aux composants √
Trier les composants dans l’arbre d’assemblage √
Créer automatiquement des configurations simplifiées sur tous les
composants et/ou tous les sous ensembles
√
TreeManager
TreeManager offers a set of tools to
help you manage the content of your
assemblies more easily.
With this utility, you can sort and
classify the assembly tree, automatically
assign colors to components, easily
create simplified configurations, and
manage component visibility by filtering
on custom properties.
Basic features,
but can save you a lot of time
At a glance, with the ''sort'' function, you can display the latest
modified components of your project.
Rather than processing components one by one, you can automatically and
randomly assign colors of your choice to all components with one click.
In one click, you can group, for example, all library components into a
specific folder.
Key features
➢ Hide, Show, Remove, Resolve components based on
custom properties
➢ Sort the components in the assembly tree:
• Alphabetically / Creation date / Modification date
• Grouping into folders based on custom properties
➢ Automatic assembly color assignment to components
➢ Automatic creation of a simplified configuration structure
➢ Detailed list of assembly constraints

Configurable input mask for SOLIDWORKS document properties
(Text, List, Option, SW variable)
√ √
Very wide choice of advanced types of properties, allowing to
adapt your work methods (Counters, Concatenation, Conditions,
Calculations, Macros, ..)
√
Normalization of the input properties contents √
Automatically naming documents based on a set of properties √
Taking into account the welded elements √
SmartProperties
Smar tProperties allows you to quickly
create and modify a list of properties that
can be easily defined via a customizable
input form on all types of SOLIDWORKS
documents. These properties can then be
used to create a bill of materials, control a
note, retrieve the value of a dimension or fill
in a title block.
This utility is fully integrated into the
SOLIDWORKS interface.
Prepare your bills of materials and sheet
formats
Creating properties is an essential step. With this tool you can adapt the
types of properties and their input to your work methods.
For instance, creating an article code with a counter, concatenating
properties to automatically create the name of the new part, controlling user
input, ....
After inserting the document into the drawing, the title block and BOM are
automatically filled in.
Key features
➢ Fully customizable input mask
➢ Wide choice of property types:
• Text, List, Concatenation, Dimension, Variable, Option,
Date, ...
• Condition, Counter, String Processing, ...
• Running custom applications
➢ Normalization of input properties
➢ Properties on documents, configurations, welded elements
➢ Simple and intuitive user and configuration interface
➢ Backup options and automatic document naming
➢ Automatic identification of welded parts

Manage bulk properties without opening documents √
Create, rename, delete, concatenate properties √
Managing Windows properties (Summary properties) √
Exporting and importing the properties of a SOLIDWORKS file in
Excel √
Copying configuration properties to the document and vice versa √
BatchProperties
BatchProperties lets you
automatically apply SOLIDWORKS or
Windows properties to a set of
SOLIDWORKS files.
This eliminates the need to edit your
documents one by one to assign or
modify your custom properties.
Replace a long, tedious manual job with an
automatic task
No need to open documents one by one to modify, rename, or delete a
common property to a set of files.
The calculation is simple: in a project of 300 parts where it is necessary,
for each document to rename or add a property, if it takes on average 1
minute for each of the documents, you save 5 hours of work !!
Key features
➢ Allows you to edit the custom properties of all files in a
directory:
• Add
• Concatenate
• Rename
• Remove
➢ Filters on file types and properties
➢ This program is independent of SOLIDWORKS and can be
installed and run on a SOLIDWORKS-licensed workstation.
➢ Copying configuration properties to the document and vice
versa

Duplicate a project with all or some of the dependencies by
renaming files with prefixes or suffixes √ √
Manage document properties when copying √
Rename documents based on filters and user-defined rules √
Redefine the location and structure of duplicate files depending on
filters and user-defined rules
√
Local setting of search folders for referenced files and drawings √
ProjectManager allows, from
the main assembly to duplicate a
SOLIDWORKS project with all its
dependencies.
This allows, without forgetting any
dependency, to create a copy of the
project:
▪ As a new basis for a new project
▪ To transmit the project
▪ To archive the project
Reuse existing data efficiently and
communicate without loss of data
You have to duplicate your project to use it as a new work base.
ProjectManager allows you to safely modify the original files and without
forgetting anything. You can also automatically rename the files according
to your rules and work methods.
It is also an indispensable tool for communicating effectively without loss of
data.
Key features
➢ Automatic search for all dependencies
➢ Ability to rename files with rules:
• Prefix, Suffix, Character Replacement
• Filters on document types and properties
➢ Filters for selecting files to rename or retain
➢ Properties management
➢ Duplication or creation of a Zip
➢ Taking account of deleted components
➢ Support for Windows Office documents
ProjectManager

Clean the contents of a folder according to the documents
referenced in one or more assemblies
√
Sort and move unnecessary files to a temporary folder √
CleanProject
CleanProject helps you to
clean the contents of a folder.
It allows to find, in a selected
folder, all the files which are not
related to one or more specified
projects.
Improve the quality of your designs by
putting order in your projects
With each of our designs, we drag with us dozens, even hundreds of files
that are no longer related to the projects. These files can be sources of
uncertainty and errors.
CleanProject saves disk space and minimizes the size of your
archives and your communication data.
Key features
➢ Automatic search for all dependencies
➢ List items to back up and items to move to a temporary folder
➢ Filter on the extensions of the elements to be moved
➢ Selecting one or more assemblies

Check a SOLIDWORKS set of documents from customizable rules √
Automatically perform change operations based on customizable
conditions and rules √
Ability to use logical operators (and/or) in the conditions and
possibility to chain several operations
√
Create a custom exception report
√
Integration
Integration helps standardize
your documents.
From custom rules, this tool
allows you to check the validity of
a set of SOLIDWORKS documents,
write an exception report, and
make automatically the necessary
and desired changes.
Improve quality by standardizing
your SOLIDWORKS documents
and working methods
The SOLIDWORKS documents you produce come from multiple sources
(collaborators, subcontractors, ...). This tool is essential to ensure the
consistency and validity of the data you need to manage.
The calculation is simple: in a project of 200 documents that you must
control and modify if necessary, if it takes on average 10 minutes per
document, you save more than 30 hours of work !!
Key features
➢ Perform operations ...
• Properties (add, delete, rename, concatenate)
• Configuration (rename a configuration, ...)
• Drawing (create bom, replace sheet template, ...)
• etc.
➢ … according to conditions:
• Properties (exists, equal to, ...)
• Configuration (configuration name equal to, ...)
• Document type (Part, Assembly, Plan)
• etc.
➢ Fully customizable
➢ Creating custom reports

Move or rename folders keeping SOLIDWORKS References √
Move SOLIDWORKS files keeping references √
Renaming files in bulk using custom naming rules √
During the action of renaming files, instant display of recreated
references √
ProjectExplorer
ProjectExplorer allows
restructuring a project directly
from Windows Explorer (unlike
SOLIDWORKS Explorer) without
losing the SOLIDWORKS links
between documents.
Restructuring projects ver y easily
Moving SOLIDWORKS files from a project has never been easier : You have just
to drag and drop files with Windows Explorer while keeping external references.
From Windows Explorer, you can move files from the assembly folder to another
folder (with or without renaming), such as items you decide to make standards
(library items). When opening your assembly, it will point to the new references.
Key features
➢ Analysis of files in the folder before action
➢ Move SOLIDWORKS files with Windows Explorer keeping
the references
➢ Move folders
➢ Rename folders
➢ Rename files
➢ Mass rename files using custom naming rules
➢ Instant display of updated references .

In a drawing, automatically extracting in a table the coordinates of
locations or selected entities
√
Choice of the extraction method and the export coordinate system √
Automatically create items balloons on drawing views √
GetCoordinates2D
From a part or assembly
drawing, GetCoordinates2D
allows you to automatically
extract into a table, the
coordinates of different
SOLIDWORKS entities types
Save time in your daily exchanges
with manufacturing
A simple, universal and fast way to communicate with other technical services of your
company.
With this tool, you can save a lot of time when you have to communicate geometry
information to the production. All companies use this formalism to simplify the
reading of drawings (for example NC programming or Control applications).
Your drawing is no longer overcrowded with dimensions
Key features
➢ Entity Selection Filters
• Points / Vertices / Centers / ...
• Lines / Arcs / Circles / Chains, ...
• Faces / Sketches
➢ Choice of the extraction method of the coordinates and the
export coordinates system
➢ 3D mode (XYZ coordinates of the model)
➢ Projected Mode (XY coordinates of View)
➢ Automatic creation of items balloons
➢ Customizable table templates
➢ MacroFeature: Automatic update of the table and item
balloons

Extract 3D coordinates of locations or entities as associative 3D
annotations
√
Extract 3D coordinates of locations or entities in an associative
Excel or text file
√
Choice of the export coordinate system √
GetCoordinates3D
Save time in your daily exchanges
with manufacturing
The simplest needs are often the least well handled by our software !
With this tool, you can communicate geometry information to production or
to a business partner, without going through a drawing, and thus save a lot of
time while providing optimum readability.
Produce quickly and easily geometric information readable by all.
Key features
➢ Entity Selection Filters
• Points / Vertices / Centers / ...
• Lines / Arcs / Circles / Chains, ...
• Faces / Sketches
➢ Choice of the export coordinate system
➢ Automatic creation of 3D annotations
➢ Export coordinates to a file in Text format or in Excel format
➢ MacroFeature: Automatic update of annotations and export
file..
GetCoordinates3D
automatically extract in a file or
as 3D annotations, XYZ
coordinates of selected
locations or entities

Extraction of mechanically welded components directly in
assembly BOMs √ √
Choose the extraction level of the subassemblies √
Use properties as extraction filters √
Concatenation of multiple properties in a column √
Customize export to Text, Excel or XML √
Modification of properties from BOM √ √
Creation of a files BOM in a folder √
SmartBom
Smar tBom allows you to create a BOM from an
assembly, a welded component, or a drawing.
Customize your bills of materials
The creation of bills of materials is an important step in the manufacturing
process. Each has its own constraints and extraction methods.
There is no real standard in this field, so with this tool you have more
possibilities and facilities to adapt the product to your work methods.
Key features
➢ Different extraction filters:
• Custom properties
• Subassembly level
• Type of components
• Configuration
• ,,,
➢ Concatenation of several properties in the same column
➢ Modification of properties directly in the bill of materials
➢ Creation of a SOLIDWORKS file BOM from a folder
➢ Creation and saving of different BOM templates
➢ Export to Text, Excel or XML
➢ Extraction of mechanically welded components
➢ Recovery of properties from all configurations of a file

Apply a tolerance to a group of dimensions √ √
Automatically apply tolerances from a tolerances Excel table √
Automatically generate the part in medium dimensions √
Create the min or max geometry by selecting relevant dimensions √
Storage of different studies within the document √
Tolerances
Tolerances allows to apply
tolerances on dimensions groups,
either manually or from a tolerance
tables.
This utility also allows you to switch
dimensions to max, min or average
values and rebuild the model.
The user always has the possibility
to return to the initial values.
Improve the quality of your assemblies and
save time in manufacturing
By creating minimum or maximum material configurations of your parts, you
can directly simulate in 3D the impact of your tolerancing choices on the
assembly and therefore simulate the assembly and operation of your designs.
In addition, the medium dimension part can be used directly by
manufacturing to program the toolpaths with your CAM software.
Key features
➢ Ability to automatically apply the tolerances on the 3D model
based on Excel tables
➢ Automatically create the model in medium dimensions
➢ Create the min or max geometry by selecting the relevant
dimensions
➢ Create derived configurations
➢ Save the different studies within the document

Bulk export SOLIDWORKS documents √
Bulk import to SOLIDWORKS format √
Automatic export one document for each configuration √
Rules for automatic naming of files and choice of destination
directories √
Ability to export in several different formats at the same time √
BatchConverter
BatchConverter automatically
converts a list of SOLIDWORKS
documents (Parts, Assemblies,
Drawings) into any format
supported by SOLIDWORKS (DXF,
TIFF, PDF, IGES, ...). The
SOLIDWORKS Composer export is
also supported if you have a
SOLIDWORKS Composer license
on the machine.
It can also import in bulk all
standard formats (IGES, DXF, ...)
supported by SOLIDWORKS.
Save time when impor ting and expor ting
your SOLIDWORKS documents
Take the example of someone who wants to export the 200 drawings of his
project in PDF and DXF formats to communicate more effectively with its
subcontractors and other services in the company.
The calculation is simple: if it takes on average 5 minutes per document, you
save more than 16 hours of work!
Key features
➢ Selecting files or directories from Windows
➢ Import / Export of all formats supported by SOLIDWORKS
➢ Uses SOLIDWORKS Import / Export options
➢ Ability to create one export document for each configuration
➢ Transform a document with N configurations into N separate
documents
➢ Choosing the results file creation directory
➢ Choosing the result files names
➢ Many applicable filters (Type, Properties, Date, ...)
➢ Ability to export in multiple formats

Automatic printing of a package of drawings on one or more printers
according to the formats √
Print order management and printing scheduling √
Properties documents management when printing √
Creation of bookmarks for documents to print √
Creation of print files (PRN, PDF, TIF) √
PowerPrint
PowerPrint lets you print a list
of SOLIDWORKS documents by
distributing prints to different
plotters or printers based on the
size of the formats.
This utility also allows you to
automate and schedule print jobs.
Run the automatic print of your drawings
bundles
If you need to print all the drawings for a project, you have to open each
plan one by one, and start printing by choosing the correct printer for each
format manually.
The calculation is simple: to print the drawings bundle of a project containing
200 documents, if it takes an average of 5 minutes per document, you save
more than 16 hours of work !!
Key feature
➢ Selection of files from Windows explorer
➢ Print order management
➢ Line thickness management table
➢ Output to printers, PRN files, or PDF files
➢ Automatic printing distribution on different printers according to
formats
➢ Table of correspondences between SOLIDWORKS formats and
print driver formats
➢ Printing scheduling
➢ Creation of custom properties for printing
➢ Favorites management

Work smar t with your libraries
If you are assembling library components that can take any size, it is not
reasonable to use configurations or parts families.
CloneComponents becomes the essential solution to work efficiently and
avoid tedious and unproductive manipulations.
Fully configurable, you can adapt this tool to your own components and work
methods.
Insert a library component (Part or Assembly) into an assembly and
automatically renaming it √
Automatic removal of links with the original component √
Ability to modify dimensions and properties of the component before
insertion √
Possibility to insert the library component as a virtual component √
CloneComponents
CloneComponents gives the user the ability
to insert, by drag and drop from the Task Pane, a
library component into its assembly by
duplicating and renaming it automatically
It can also, from a dialog box, modify dimensions
of the component before inserting it.
Key features
➢ Automatically insert and rename a library component (part or
assembly)
➢ Resize the component and fill in its properties before
inserting into the assembly
➢ Choice of source folders for the library
➢ Choice of method for naming duplicate files
➢ Create or not the duplicate component as a virtual
component

Insert a component of the CADENAS library (Part or Assembly)
directly from the SOLIDWORKS interface √
Configure the component before insertion √
Automatically name the CADENAS components √
Create the duplicate library component as a virtual component √
CADENAS libraries
CADENAS tool allows you to insert
components of the CADENAS online
library directly from the SOLIDWORKS
interface.
The online configurator gives the user
the possibility to configure the
CADENAS components in the same way
as on the CADENAS web portal.
Associated with the CloneComponents
tool, it offers the same file naming
capabilities at the insertion as well as
the method of creating the duplicate
file.
Millions of components immediately
accessible from the SOLIDWORKS interface
Increase productivity by using CADENAS components
Facilitates the search for components in supplier catalogs
No need to redesign vendor components and standard parts
Have the guarantee to use compliant and up-to-date components
You can now work with CADENAS transparently without leaving SOLIDWORKS.
The configurator allows you to set the component before inserting it.
Key features
➢ Direct access to the CADENAS library from the
SOLIDWORKS interface
➢ Search for components in the CADENAS library
➢ Supplier Components and Standard Parts
➢ Configure the CADENAS component directly in
SOLIDWORKS
➢ Choosing how to name the files from the CADENAS library
➢ Create or not the duplicate component as a virtual
component

Calculation and optimization of profile cuts √
Calculation of the cost of profile cuts (time,% scraps, ...) √
Management of cutting angles √
Calculation of the optimum bar length to supply √
Production of the cutting production line √
CuttingOptimization
CuttingOptimization allows
you to schedule cutouts and
optimize material waste of profile-
based designs. This tool allows
you to optimize your material
supply and thus considerably
reduce your manufacturing costs.
Optimize your material supplies and reduce
your manufacturing costs
You use a lot of bar profiles in your productions and you wish, for an obvious
economic reason, reduce manufacturing time and the rate of material
scraps.
CuttingOptimization offers you the best solution to optimize your cuts and
material supplies.
Among our customers, the biggest profiles consumers recognize saving
thousands of dollars every year thanks to this tool.
Key features
➢ Use of SOLIDWORKS welded tables
➢ Manual entry of the profile nomenclature
➢ Optimization of profiles scraps based on profile supply length
➢ Reuse of profiles scraps in new projects
➢ Calculation of manufacturing times
➢ Customizable profiles library
➢ Management of different profiles in the same project
➢ Management of cutting angles
➢ Automatic calculation of the supply length that generates the
least material waste
➢ Graphical or text result reports

Automatic insertion of cutouts at ends of fold lines √
Customizable cutouts shapes library √
Manual or automatic selection of fold lines √
MarkFoldLines
MarkFoldLines automatically
creates marking cutouts at the
ends of the fold lines of each
sheet metal body in a
SOLIDWORKS part file.
This feature eliminates the need to
mark the bend lines directly on
the sheet metal.
Easily create marking cutouts on
all your sheet metal par ts
For the sheet metal parts manufacturing, makers often laser mark the fold
lines to facilitate the bending operations in the manufacturing workshop.
However, for the food industry, these markings pose a problem both aesthetic
and sanitary.
MarkFoldLines allows these manufacturers to no longer mark the laser
bend lines but rather to make a small cutouts at the ends of each fold lines.
Key features
➢ Automatic insertion of cutouts at ends of fold lines
➢ Automatic selection of all the fold lines of all sheet metal
bodies for cutting
➢ Ability to manually select the fold lines to be processed
➢ Customizable cutouts shapes library
➢ Collinear fold lines management

Automatic creation of all flat patterns √
Grouping flat patterns by sheets or by files √
Automatic DXF/DWG export √
makes it possible to obtain,
automatically, the export in a file,
of all the flat patterns of a sheet
metal parts of a project. This export
can be obtained from a part, or an
assembly. Parts with multiple sheet
metal bodies are also managed.
Automatically create cutting drawings for
an entire sheet metal project
The production of sheet metal parts involves cutting the flat patterns. We must
then generate the SOLIDWORKS flat patterns for each sheet metal part or
body and group them by material and thickness
The generation of these cutting flat patterns is tedious and can be a source of
errors.
Shee tMe talManufa ctu ring makes it possible to generate these
cutting flat patterns in a single click!
Key features
➢ Group views by thickness on multiple sheets in a single file
➢ Group views by thickness in multiple files
➢ Manage properties to insert below each generated view
➢ Automatic export of all flat patterns in DXF / DWG
➢ Automatic export of all flat patterns in native SOLIDWORKS
format
➢ Naming management of the exported file(s)

Applying measurement properties between points, edges, or faces √
Application of area property calculated from a multiple faces
selection √
Ability to generate properties from the bounding box dimensions √
Associativity between measurements and properties √
EntityProperties
EntityProperties allows you to
apply part properties from
measurement results by selecting
any SOLIDWORKS entities
Apply geometric measurement
proper ties to any SOLIDWORKS entity
It is often necessary to use the SOLIDWORKS measure tool, whether to check, a
distance, the volume of a body or the area of a surface to paint.
E n ti ty Pr o p er ti e s allows you to easily select any type of geometric entities to
create one or more SOLIDWORKS properties.
E n ti ty Pr o p er ti e s associativity with the SOLIDWORKS model greatly reduces
the risk of errors or the risk of forgetting to update the desired values. With this tool,
in a few seconds, you can extract the dimensions of the bounding box, store them as
part file properties and thus produce documents and bills of materials that
incorporate your manufacturing rules.
Key features
➢ Applying properties to the document or specifically to the
active configuration
➢ Ability to use selection filters "Point, Edge, Face or Body
➢ Ability to rename properties before inserting
➢ Automatic recovery of document units
➢ Bounding box mode calculated from the origin of the part,
the inertia main axes or a customized coordinate system
➢ Ability to add an offset to the bounding box according to 3
directions
➢ Using SOLIDWORKS MacroFeature to maintain associativity
when editing geometry

Automatically copy options from a SOLIDWORKS document to other
documents of the same type √
Automatically change drawing templates in a set of drawings √
Easily change the drafting standard of a set of plans √
Option to copy the density √
CopyOptions
CopyOptions copies
SOLIDWORKS options from a
reference document to one or more
other documents of the same type.
This tool also allows you to
automatically replace your drawing
templates based on the document
format, but also to more easily
standardize documents that come
from various origins and thus
facilitates communication with
subcontractors and partners.
Easily edit and standardize your
SOLIDWORKS documents
You receive a bundle of plans from a partner or subcontractor, and you want
to update all drawings with your own title block, your own drawing templates,
and your own document options.
The calculation is simple: to process a set of 200 drawings, if you need an
average of 5 minutes per document,
you save more than 16 hours of work !!
Key Features
➢ Selecting a reference document (Drawing, Part or Assembly)
➢ Selecting a set of documents of the same type to edit
➢ Ability to copy as desired:
• Options
• Custom properties
• Material, color
• Layers
➢ Ability to automatically replace drawing templates of a set of
drawings based on each format

Automatically change the external references of a set of
SOLIDWORKS files √
Change the external references of SOLIDWORKS documents without
opening them one by one √
Visualize external references of a SOLIDWORKS file by simple drag &
drop √
Visualize the dependencies of a SOLIDWORKS document with the
sub-levels dependencies √
Dependencies
Dependencies allows you to
redefine a new location in the
references of your SOLIDWORKS
documents, without having to
open them one by one.
This tool facilitates the migration
of data, in case of folder or file
server modification, of a part of the
project components.
Preser ve the quality
and integrity of your data
After a data migration, when changing folders, file servers or disks, when you
open your assemblies or drawings, you will be prompted to specify the new
location of the components (parts and assemblies).
D e p e n d e n c i e s allows you to do this work automatically and in hidden time.
D e p e n d e n c i e s is a guarantee of quality because it preserves the integrity
of your data and reduces the risk of errors. This tool will also save you many
hours of work.
Key features
➢ Facilitates the redefinition of SOLIDWORKS references in
case of change of:
• File Server
• Hard disk
• Folder name
➢ Selecting a directory from Windows Explorer
➢ Ability to check the dependencies of a document
➢ Applies to all types of SOLIDWORKS documents

Optimized and intelligent processing order √ √
For all SOLIDWORKS versions √
Standardize default display of documents √
Advanced drawing options : BOM, Sheets √
Force documents rebuild √
UpdateVersion
UpdateVersion automatically
converts SOLIDWORKS documents
into the SOLIDWORKS version of
your choice.
Conver t your SOLIDWORKS data
into the version of your choice
and optimize the result
When migrating to a new version of SOLIDWORKS, it is best to convert all data
Users will lose less time re-opening their documents.
UpdateVersion allows you to do it serenely and in hidden time. At the same
time, it makes it possible to optimize the use of documents by activating and
forcing the reconstruction of each configuration and each sheet.
Key features
➢ Optimized conversion of SOLIDWORKS documents
➢ Applies to all types of SOLIDWORKS documents
➢ Options to rebuild and display the component :
• Force “Rebuild”
• Force “Isometric view”
• Force “Zoom to fit”
➢ “Detached" format drawing management
➢ “Save As” option to minimize file size
➢ Memory and error management

View the major releases and SOLIDWORKS Services Packs history
used in a document √
View a detailed list of document features and their history √
VersionHistory
VersionHistor y lets you
view the history of a
SOLIDWORKS file.
All versions of SOLIDWORKS in
which the file has been saved
are listed and can be exported
to a text file.
Easily find out who did what and when,
on a SOLIDWORKS document
Ve rsionHistor y allows you to easily view the history of a file and
so understand the decisions taken in the past.
You can, at a glance, see who worked on a document and when.
This can also allow you to highlight any malfunctions in your working
method or simply in the software.
It is also a valuable tool for support.
Key features
➢ List the history of the record versions of a document:
• Major versions
• Services Pack
➢ List the functions of the document:
• Creator
• Date created and last modified
• SOLIDWORKS version of creation and last modification
➢ Ability to export the list in a text file

Search for use cases of a component or an assembly √ √
Ability to filter the search on one or more configurations √
Search in active configuration or all configurations of assemblies √
Search in the first level only or in all levels of relationship. √
WhereUsed
WhereUsed searches for
use cases of a component
(part or assembly) in Windows
folders.
You can search for particular
configurations of a
component and apply the
search to all configurations of
scanned components in the
folders
The search can be performed
in all assemblies or drawings
references.
Find ver y easily
the use cases of a component
Replacing or modifying a component can be very tedious if you can not
easily find the links of this component to the assemblies where it is used.
WhereUsed allows you to quickly and easily find use cases for your
components with search options allowing you to scan all configurations and all
levels of relationship of your files.
Key features
➢ Search for use cases of a component or an assembly
➢ Ability to filter the search on one or more configurations
➢ Search in active configuration or all configurations of
assemblies
➢ Search in the first level only or in all levels of relationship.

Schedule launch of myCADtools tools at desired date and time √
Schedule daily, weekly, or monthly myCADtools tasks √
TaskPlanner
TaskPlanner allows you to
schedule the launch of some
utilities in the myCADtools suite.
This tool allows you to program
one or more tasks by specifying
the start date and time. It also
gives the possibility of defining a
periodicity of execution for daily,
weekly or monthly tasks.
Easily schedule myCADtools tasks
TaskPlanner allows you to schedule tasks that will be started on
date and time. You can prepare a group of successive tasks such as :
1. Updating model properties of a set of parts (BatchProperties),
2. Create their drawings (SmartDrawings),
3. print the drawings (PowerPrint).
You can schedule the launch of all these tasks during the night and
keep your SOLIDWORKS licenses for more productive tasks during the
day.
Key features
Ability to schedule the launch of the following utilities
• BatchProperties
• BatchConverter
• DrawingTranslate
• Integration
• PowerPrint
• SmartDrawings
• UpdateVersion

Key features
➢ Launch utilities directly from SOLIDWORKS.
➢ SOLIDWORKS CommandManager Integration
➢ Predefined toolbar with all tools installed
myCADtoolbar
myCADtools offers a SOLIDWORKS toolbar
that integrates directly into the CommandManager.
The most popular utilities are directly accessible to
the user. A drop-down menu allows you to find
less frequently used tools.
myCADtools utilities always available
in your interface
With the integration of myCADtools into the CommandManager, you
have a direct and optimized access to all the utilities through the
standard SOLIDWORKS interface.
The handling of myCADtools is immediate.

Ability to customize a toolbar to launch your own applications √
Run a program or macro based on a SOLIDWORKS event (Opening
Document, Saving, ...) √
CustomToolbar
CustomToolbar is a fully
configurable SOLIDWORKS
toolbar. It allows you to launch all
your applications, documents that
you use from SOLIDWORKS
(Excel, Word, images, text, Internet
links).
And of course, you can insert in
this bar the myCADtools utilities
that you use most often.
Improve your productivity by adapting
the software to your working methods
With the CustomToolbar toolbar you can associate the launch of
an application or macro with a SOLIDWORKS event.
Beyond a simple bar of icons, with CustomToolbar you can
improve the productivity of your teams by adapting the software to
your working methods.
Key features
➢ Launch utilities directly from SOLIDWORKS
➢ Customize the toolbar with your own applications
➢ Direct access to documents or websites
➢ Ability to associate the execution of a tool with a
SOLIDWORKS event (for example, launch a macro that
generates a PDF each time the document is saved)

Integrate access to your company documentation directly into the
SOLIDWORKS interface √
Customizable documents categorization √
LocalHelp
LocalHelp allows you to display
a list of shortcuts in the
SOLIDWORKS Task Pane.
These shortcuts can be associated
with all types of Windows
documents or URL links.
You can integrate your company's
own documentation directly into
the SOLIDWORKS interface.
Share your company knowledge and
simplify its access for all your employees
With LocalHe lp , you can go beyond the simple online SOLIDWORKS
documentation.
You can give users access, without leaving SOLIDWORKS, to any
document support that exists in your company.
You can of course classify them in order to facilitate their search.
Methodological guides, supplier catalogs, specifications, technical
sheets, ... are accessible with one click.
Key Features
➢ Lists of customizable document shortcuts
➢ Documents categorization
➢ Types of customizable shortcuts:
• PDF documents
• Office documents
• URL links
• etc.

UnitsConverter
UnitsConverter allows you
to quickly convert numeric data
from a project into the most
common units.
You can also use it as a
calculator.
An often indispensable tool, always at hand
Whether you are designing, simulating or documenting, UnitsConve r te r is
always at your disposal as soon as a small calculation or conversion is needed.
Key features
➢ Calculator
➢ Display results in fraction
➢ Conversions between the most common units of
measurement:
• Length
• Energy
• Weight
• Pressure
• Power
• Area
• Temperature
• Speed
• Volume

myCADpassport
myCADpasspor t fits into the
Windows Quick Launch.
It gives you direct access to all
myCADtools languages and other
general settings.
Key features
➢ Choose myCADtools language
➢ Choose default SOLIDWORKS version to use
➢ Manage settings and protect setting with a password

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