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Option to permanently disable pdm preview tab

Question asked by Robert Pancoast on Jul 17, 2017
Latest reply on Jul 17, 2017 by Robert Pancoast
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Greetings,

 

Sometimes, I accidentally click on a very large assembly in the PDM browser.

Then I have to wait for all the cogs and whistles to load to generate the preview.

This feature is very disruptive to my train of thought.

I am wondering if there is an option to permanently disable the preview of PDM browser.

 

Thanks!

coast

Steven Dod
Steven Dod Jul 17, 2017 9:54 AM
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You can uncheck File Preview in the Display Menu.  What I like to do is check the "Show bitmap for Solidworks Files" under Display>Options so it will show a preview but it uses the thumbnail bitmap which is much faster.  Then you can click the preview and it will switch to 3D at that time.

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