With 2026 FD01, you can
now automatically generate view labels
for drawing views.
View labels provide
a standardized editable annotation
for detail, auxiliary,
projected and sectional views,
ensuring compliance with ASME
or ISO drawing standards.
You can save time
by eliminating manual labeling,
avoiding errors, and maintain
consistent professional drawings
across entire projects,
all without impacting performance.
You can now export your SOLIDWORKS design
drawings to DWG or DXF, with your 2D
views preserved as component
and subassembly blocks
for cleaner structure, easier edits
and faster re-use, and downstream
2D drafting tools such as draft site.
This method makes it simpler
to reposition, copy, or update repeated
elements in 2D drafting tools
while keeping the geometry consistent.
Component
references are mainly used in assemblies
to add extra identifying information
to individual components,
especially when the same part appears
multiple times
and you need to distinguish each instance.
You can now
also assign a shared reference number
to identical instances.
For cleaner, more consistent bombs
and documentation.
Controlling the visibility
of a graphics body,
such as an imported mesh body in a SOLIDWORKS
drawing, is useful
because they often contain reference
only or visual only information.
You don't want to appear.
And they can sometimes
be full of small triangles or facets.
You can enable or disable visibility
in each drawing view independently,
and turn it on for legacy drawings
when needed.
You can now take advantage
of more flexible
dimensioning styles when using SOLIDWORKS
model based definition,
but the new option to create
ordinate style dimensions directly
in 3D.
Ordinate style
dimensions can help make drawings faster
to read, cleaner to interpret, and easier
for machinist to use when programing.
CNC, especially for parts with
many features aligned on common datums.
You can now create
standard compliant drawings with greater
confidence using improved world
symbol support aligned to AWSA2 for 2020
and edge weld symbols.
Clarify back and back indicators
and improve groove angle
formatting to prevent overlap for faster
creation and easier interpretation.
Now, with 2026 FD01,
you can insert a picture directly
into any table cell
in a drawing to illustrate data
or provide some visual context.
You can convey information
more intuitively, making drawings clearer
and cutting the time required to add
separate visual references.
For example, this is particularly useful
for adding a company logo
to the title block.
In 2026 FD01 maintain
a uniform display of threat descriptions
for both cosmetic and hold wizard threads.
The new option and document properties
to show the full threat description,
in both model
based definition and in 2D drawings.