A History of SolidWorks Commands

The only thing I can think of is the video that Mark Biasotti did that we saw at SWW a couple years ago. I remember that he went through the What's New docs to come up with ideas.

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Alin,

When I did the video, I embarked on some research to put it together as accurately as I could. I basically went an visited one of our gals in documentation who had saved every SW manual and the what's new from it.  Come to think of it, I believe Ricky Jordan has a page for all the what's new since '95? I have had some come up to me with correction since doing the video for SWW, but here is the list below. Perhaps the community can challenge it and make corrections as appropiate.

Mark

SolidWorks 95  AutoFact November 14^th 1995

• Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 or 95  48MB RAM Recommended  Manual 80 pages
  
• Drag and drop
  
• Rollback and suppress/unsuppress
  
• Parts, Assemblies, Drawing associativity
  
• Extrude, Cut, Revolve, Sweep, Loft, Shell, draft, Constant and variable fillet, chamfer,
  
• Linear and circular pattern
  
• Shaded Solid modeling all the time
  

SolidWorks 96

• PhotoWorks
  
• Configurations
  

SolidWorks 97

• Sheetmetal
  
• Library features
  
• Perspective View
  

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SolidWorks97 Plus

• Partline draft
  
• Rib
  
• Dome
  
• Extrude revolve loft sweep surfaces
  
• Thicken Surfaces
  
• Create Mold Cavity
  

SolidWorks 98

• Smart dimension tool
  
• Auto- Save/Recover
  
• Equations
  
• Insert Picture
  
• Tangency for Loft
  
• Centerline Loft
  
• Face Fillets with Hold Lines
  
• Sketch Diagnostics
  
• Sketch fillets
  
• Projected, Helix and Split line Curves
  
• Line Formatting (Drawings)
  
• Envelopes (Assembly)
  

SolidWorks 98 Plus

• Planar surface
  
• Step Draft
  
• Radiate Surface
  
• Shape feature
  
• Composite curves
  
• Sheetmetal Form Features
  
• Lightweight
  
• Smart Mates
  
• Auto-Dimension for Drawings
  
• FeatureWorks
  

SolidWorks 99

• Dynamic editing
  
• 3D Sketch
  
• Automatic import healing
  
• Collision Detection
  
• Drag and Drop reordering of assembly tree
  
• AutoCad Emulator
  
• Cosmetic Threads
  
• Sheetmetal Rips, tears
  
• SolidWorks Piping
  
• Drawing Layers
  

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SolidWorks 2000

• Rotate view MMB
  
• Spline tangency
  
• Parametic Sketch patterns
  
• 3D sketch Splines
  
• Surface Trim Extend
  
• Remove face
  
• Fillet surface
  
• Pattern Tables
  
• 3D convert edge
  
• 3D intersection Curve
  
• Part Scale feature
  
• New Hole Wizard
  
• Fast HLR
  
• Stacked Balloons
  
• Parametric Sketch Patterns
  
• Detail View and Cropped View
  
• Assembly Features
  
• Dynamic clearance\
  
• SolidWorks Explorer
  

SolidWorks 2001

• Heads-up display
  
• Revamped Sheetmetal
  
• Thin Lofts and sweeps
  
• VBA
  
• ProE export
  
• Sketch Chamfer
  
• Tangent weighting
  
• Fill Surface
  
• Mirrored Components
  
• Interactive preview
  
• Flexible Subassemblies
  
• Cam mates
  
• Smart Fasteners
  
• Break-out section views
  
• DXF/DWG import Wizard
  
• Electric Schematics Drawing Symbols
  
• 3D Instance Website
  

SolidWorks2001plus

• View Shadows
  
• Units of Measure
  
• Text along a curve
  
• Sketch Picture
  
• Curvature Combs
  
• 2D to 3D conversion
  
• Shaded preview for lofts and sweeps
  
• Pattern along a curve
  
• C2 Fillets and Variable fillets with control points
  
• Add Loft Section
  
• Loft tangency for all sides
  
• Hole wizard on non-planar
  
• Delete face on solids
  
• Draft Analysis
  
• Split Part
  
• Zebra Stripe analysis
  
• Move/copy/rotate surfaces
  
• Mate diagnostics
  
• Assembly Transparency
  
• Large assembly performance
  
• Assembly exploded lines
  
• Nested Configurations
  
• Display dwgs in shaded mode
  
• Rapid Draft Drawings
  
• Hem Jog and break Corner Sheetmetal
  
• Smart Fasteners
  
• Cam Mates
  

SolidWorks 2003

• Multi-bodies
  
• Insert Part
  
• Full-Round Fillets
  
• CosmosXpress
  
• Automatic Sketch Dimensions
  
• Feature Statistics
  
• Sketch Colors
  
• Feature Scope
  
• Insert Part improved
  
• Scaling for surfaces
  
• Deviation analysis
  
• Untrim surface
  
• Physical Simulation
  
• Save Assembly as part (shrinkwrap)
  
• Pre-defined drawing views
  
• Partition Rollback
  
• B-Directional design tables
  
• 3D Content Central
  
• FeatureManger Folders
  

SolidWorks 2004

• Flyout FeatureManager
  
• Feature Previews
  
• Realview
  
• Task Scheduler
  
• Fit Spline
  
• Spline Handles
  
• Move/Copy/Rotate/Scale Sketches
  
• Directional Extrude
  
• Deform feature
  
• Wrap Feature
  
• Loft Control points
  
• Surface Draft
  
• Ruled Surface
  
• Mold Tools
  
• Weldments
  
• Gear mates
  
• Large assembly performance - Lightweight subassemblies and drawings
  
• Tabulated BOM
  
• Single click model from drawing
  
• PhotoWorks 2 release
  
• Routing Cable and Harnessing
  

SolidWorks 2005

• New measure tool
  
• XP Look and Feel
  
• Task Pane
  
• Interactive lights
  
• Spline Curvature
  
• Indent Feature
  
• Flex Feature
  
• MoldFlowXpress
  
• Mold tool enhancements - Telescopic shutoffs, Undercut detection
  
• Constant Width fillets
  
• Mirror sheetmetal features
  
• Assignable Mass properties
  
• Drawing Compare
  
• IDF Import
  
• Quick Snaps
  
• PhotoWorks Studio and Global Illumination
  
• New Animator
  
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• CosmosWorks integrated
  
• Droptest, bolted connections
  
• Non-Linear Analysis
  
• DWG Editor
  

Solidworks 2006

• Display states
  
• Sketch Blocks
  
• Appearance callouts
  
• Multiple linked viewports
  
• Illustrator Import
  
• Spell Check
  
• 3D drawing views
  
• Text in a box
  
• DWG Gateway
  
• Smart Components
  
• Animator Camera
  
• Design Checker
  
• New Decal editor PW
  
• Analysis Advisor Cosmos
  
• Fastening features
  
• Gauge Tables
  
• ScanTo3D
  

SolidWorks 2007

• Boundary Feature
  
• Free-Form Feature
  
• Curved Edge Flange
  
• Belts and Chains
  
• Gear mate Ratios
  
• X64 Edition
  
• COSMOSWorks Sensors
  
• COSMOSWorks Optimization
  
• SWIFT
  
• SolidWorks Search
  
• PDMWorks Enterprise
  
• New SolidWorks Explorer
  
• New PhotoWorks Material Library
  
• HDRI Scenes