SOLIDWORKS Sell release updates in May 2019 (R2.11.3)

Dear all,

R2.11.3 is a major release featuring multiple breakthroughs. Have fun. 

Please upgrade your SOLIDWORKS Sell Publisher Addin to 3.2 or above to benefit from the latest enhancements.

Here are the details: 

• Enjoy 266 standard SOLIDWORKS materials in the online Design Editor material library.
  • Visualize consistently from SOLIDWORKS to the Design Editor, a configurator preview, high-quality static renderings and Augmented Reality (AR).
  • Save the effort to recreate SOLIDWORKS materials manually.
  • If a SOLIDWORKS model is assigned with these standard materials and then published online, the materials will show up automatically in the Design Editor.
  • Notes:

• Only a subset of Fabric, Plastics, Metal, Wood and Rubber materials are added right now.
  This addition does not include user-customized SOLIDWORKS materials yet.
• SOLIDWORKS material names are prefixed with “SW” under the SOLIDWORKS base material subcategory.

• Optimize geometries for fast loading speed while preserving visualization quality.
  • Now the Coarse Resolution can publish smooth geometries in most cases. 
• Split controls on the Control Bar in the Layout Editor.
  • The Control Bar used to be one unit including all the controls.
  • Now users can pick more flexible individual controls to fit your needs, such as Augmented Reality (AR), Ruler, 360 View, Predefined Views, Undo and Redo, and Fullscreen Mode.
  • The screen real estate can now be more efficiently utilized per the actual use cases.
• Provide user-friendly layout names for multiple screen sizes. 
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• Bind shadow lights to vertical camera rotations.
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  • Previously, shadow lights can only be tied to horizontal rotations.
  • Now the settings are divided into horizontal and vertical rotation bindings.
  • The visualization on body shadows will look more vibrant, especially in voids, model top or bottom details, and on overlapping geometries.
  • Comparison of a cabinet (no light binding v.s. binding vertically)

     

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  • Comparison of a handbag (no light binding v.s. binding vertically)
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• Fit background images automatically in the Header space in the Layout Editor. 
  • Previously, background images had to be preprocessed separately to fit into the header space in multiple trials.
  • Now it can automatically fit an image, such as a logo, to the header space using the default “Contain” choice. It is respected across multiple layout sizes automatically.
  • Users can customize image sizes using the “Custom” choice from the dropdown list.
• Control material icon sizes directly via the user interface.
  • Material icons can now be easily resized to look more organized on mobile displays.
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• Replace the spinner with a progress bar when a 3D viewport is loading.
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  • The bar tells the exact progress.
  • If needed, it displays on pages with 3D viewports such as:
    • A Preview
    • The Design Editor
    • The Material Library
    • The Order Page
• Monitor release updates directly in the Design Editor.
  • The updates are posted on the SOLIDWORKS Sell forum regularly following releases.
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• Now the Facebook App and Samsung browsers are supported.