{"id":152506,"date":"2021-11-04T13:01:09","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T17:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-cati-marketing.pantheonsite.io\/?p=152506"},"modified":"2022-04-20T19:03:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T23:03:46","slug":"solidworks-2022-whats-new-opening-subassemblies-in-a-different-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cati.com\/?p=152506","title":{"rendered":"SOLIDWORKS 2022 What\u2019s New \u2013 Opening Subassemblies in a Different Mode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For anyone not using Large Design Review mode, you are missing out on a way to very quickly open large assemblies. The past several releases of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cati.com\/3d-cad\/solidworks-3d-cad\/\">SOLIDWORKS<\/a>\u00a0have added some great functionality to LDR mode and that continues with SOLIDWORKS 2022.<\/p>\n<p>New in SOLIDWORKS 2022, with an assembly opened in LDR mode you can now select an open mode (resolved, lightweight, or large design review) when opening a subassembly.<\/p>\n<p>The mode is selectable from a drop-down list on the open icon when right-clicking on a subassembly.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-152508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/diagram-engineering-drawing-description-automati-5-1200x629-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"629\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/diagram-engineering-drawing-description-automati-5-1200x629-1.jpeg 1200w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/diagram-engineering-drawing-description-automati-5-1200x629-1-300x157.jpeg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/diagram-engineering-drawing-description-automati-5-1200x629-1-1024x537.jpeg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/diagram-engineering-drawing-description-automati-5-1200x629-1-768x403.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-152507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/graphical-user-interface-text-application-descr-26.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"463\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/graphical-user-interface-text-application-descr-26.jpeg 463w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/graphical-user-interface-text-application-descr-26-300x269.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is a very useful method to directly select an open mode for a subassembly while in LDR mode of the top-level assembly without having to use File \u2013 Open and browse for the file to access the mode options.<\/p>\n<p>One thing to note is that if the higher-level assembly is opened Resolved or Lightweight, the subassembly mode options are not available. I think this would be a great enhancement for a future release to be able to select the subassembly open mode regardless of how the higher-level assembly was opened.<\/p>\n<p>I hope this part of the What\u2019s New series gives you a better understanding of the new features and functions of\u00a0<strong>SOLIDWORKS 2022<\/strong>.\u00a0Please check back to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cati.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CATI Blog<\/a>\u00a0as the CATI Application Engineers will continue to break down many of the new items in\u00a0<strong>SOLIDWORKS 2022<\/strong>. All these articles will be stored in the category of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cati.com\/blog\/category\/solidworks-whats-new\/\">SOLIDWORKS What\u2019s New<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brian Morris<br \/>\nSenior Application Engineer<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cati.com\/\">Computer Aided Technology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cati.com\/design-innovation-month\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">DESIGN INNOVATION MONTH 2021 \u2013 Webinars, Virtual Showroom, Contests<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Design Innovation Month is CATI\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">massive<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u201cWhat\u2019s New in 2022\u201d event for SOLIDWORKS, 3DEXPERIENCE, and 3D printing &amp; 3D scanning technology.\u202f That\u2019s six weeks of live and on-demand webinars, demonstrations, in-depth blog posts, and prizes!\u202f\u00a0Best of all, it\u2019s free of charge!\u00a0\u00a0Check the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cati.com\/design-innovation-month\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">DI Month Hub<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for all the details and to sign up for your next event.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For anyone not using Large Design Review mode, you are missing out on a way to very quickly open large assemblies. 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