SolidWorks eDrawings Professional software, included in every license of SolidWorks Office Premium 3D CAD software, lets users generate accurate representations of 2D and 3D product designs that anyone in product development can view, mark up, and measure, regardless of whether they have CAD software.
The latest version of the software includes the ability to drag and drop eDrawings models directly into Microsoft Office files, including Word and PowerPoint documents, and preserve their full interactivity. Thus a design engineer giving a presentation is able to pan, zoom, rotate, and animate models to increase audience impact.
SolidWorks eDrawings Professional adds publishing/viewing support for AutoCAD 2007 drawings, AutoCAD 3D files, and AutoCAD layers, including the selective activation of layers in a drawing set. These capabilities will help more than 300,000 AutoCAD users who use SolidWorks software to communicate with colleagues.
For the first time, the software enables users to view, mark up, and measure files created in Google SketchUp, a free application for quick and easy 3D form creation in the conceptual stages of design. Yet another enhancement lets SolidWorks eDrawings Professional users apply electronic stamps to eDrawings models to signify they are 'approved', 'confidential', 'draft' or subject to any custom designation.