The release of DriveWorks Pro 12 includes enhancements and new features aimed at making DriveWorks Pro easier and more obvious to use. Adding these new capabilities will help users to create a great online experience for their customers, as well as enhancing the design automation experience. Many of the enhancements in DriveWorks 12 are customer suggestions.
The release focuses on the following themes:
– Improved Model Generation and Specification Diagnostics
– Enhanced forms capabilities, especially when working with Drive3D files
– A focus on tabular data, with 2 new table types and 24 new table functions
– Improved specification experience
– General usability enhancements
Click on the enhancements below to access the details for each area:
Form Design
General Enhancements
Date Picker Control
Rule Builder
New Functions – General
New Functions – Table Functions
Special Variable – Form Container Width
Tables
Rollup Data Tables
Calculation Tables
Documents
Drive Table Data into Word Documents
Model Rules
Copy and Paste Model Rules
Specification Test Mode
Specification Test Mode – General Enhancements
Generate Interactive (Model Insight)
Specification Explorer
Specification Explorer – General Enhancements
New Task – Set Specification Owner
Specification Properties
3D Preview
3D Preview – General Enhancements
DriveWorks Live
DriveWorks Live
DriveWorks Add-in for SOLIDWORKS
Additional Advanced Feature Parameters, File Formats
When Downloading DriveWorks 12 Remember:
As ever we have tested the updates rigorously across SolidWorks and Windows Operating Systems to maintain reliability. The download should take no more than 30 minutes and as with any upgrade, remember to take a back up of your data!
If you are working in a multi-user environment make sure you upgrade all of the DriveWorks Modules e.g. DriveWorks Administrator, Autopilot, any DriveWorks User licenses, DriveWorks Live AND of course DriveWorks Pro Server.
Make sure you have your DriveWorks 12 license keys to hand. You will find Release Notes in PDF format in the DriveWorks Community.