4 Replies Latest reply on Nov 10, 2014 7:42 PM by Jamil Snead

what happened to the preview in assembly

Jim Weatherly Nov 10, 2014 5:30 PM

As my recolector tells me....

We used to be able to open a preview of a part or assembly that was dumb. (no features only surfaces)

I have asked my coworkers and it appears the function went away last year????

Does anyone know?

The reason is that I wanted to look at an old model and I didn't want to deal with all the possible failed features etc that comes with ....

Well, we have all experienced it.

Re: what happened to the preview in assembly

Jamil Snead Nov 10, 2014 5:57 PM (in response to Jim Weatherly)

In the open dialog there is a drop down menu labeled "Mode". For opening a part or a drawing you can set it to Quick View.
For opening an assembly you can set it to Large Design Review.
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  Jim Weatherly Nov 10, 2014 6:08 PM (in response to Jamil Snead)
  
  I have several options but I have no quick view.
  
  I am running 2015 sp 0.
  
  Is there another flag that needs to be turned on somewhere?
  
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    Ingvar Magnusson Nov 10, 2014 6:15 PM (in response to Jim Weatherly)
    
    Jamil is correct
    
    Quick view for parts
    Large Design Review for assemblies
    
    please have a look here 2012 What's New in SolidWorks - Opening Assemblies
    
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    Jamil Snead Nov 10, 2014 7:42 PM (in response to Jim Weatherly)
    
    I am using 2014. Did they get rid of that in 2015?
    
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