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DriveWorks 22 SP0

Supported Versions

SOLIDWORKS

SOLIDWORKS 2022, 2023 and 2024 are fully supported.

Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows 10 and 11 are fully supported.

Usability & UI

Focused visual updates and enhancements add further functionality across DriveWorks.

Table Visualization

Tables and arrays used in any rule can be visualized directly in the Rule Builder.

This assists with easily identifying the correct columns and rows are used in the rule.

Table Visualization

Constant Categories

Organize Constants into Categories and Sub-Categories.

Constant Categories

Variable Categories

Images used for Variable Categories can have a size mode applied.

Variable Categories

Group Level User Form Styling

All Projects within the same Group can be styled with a single css file.

See Group Level Styling for more information.

New Project Template

The White-Label Project Template creates a new Project that is responsive and can be easily modified to match your organization's branding and configurator requirements.

Control Toolbox Icons

The following control icons have been updated in the Form design Control Toolbox:

  • Image showing the icon for the 3D Preview Box in the control toolbox 3D Preview Box
  • Image showing the icon for the Frame Control in the control toolbox Frame Control

Design Automation & PDM

New features to further the Design Automation capability.

Cosmetic Thread

Control the Blind Depth of a Cosmetic Thread.

Cosmetic Thread

Lofted Bend

Drive parameters of the Lofted Bend feature.

Lofted Bend

PDM Override Master Path

Allows the master path of the captured file to be swapped with another uncaptured master file when using SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional.

Override Master Path

Brand New Form Controls

Additional functionality for your user experience.

Toggle Switch

The Toggle Switch allows on or off (yes or no) selections to be made with a modern look and feel.

Toggle Switch

Check Box Group

The Check Box Group allows multi-selection of a group of static or dynamic items.

Check Box Group

Clipboard Button

The Clipboard Button allows the contents of a targeted control to be copied to the clients clipboard on any device.

Clipboard Button

TinyMCE Control

The TinyMCE Control is a rich text editor for textual input that supports image upload.

TinyMCE Control

Enhanced Form Control Properties

Web Form Technology has enabled the addition of form control properties to completely style controls for a completely modern look.

Color

More elements of Controls can have a color applied, along with (where applicable) the state of a control (Hover, Disabled, Pressed, Focus, checked)

Color

Border Radius

Apply border radius to controls for a modern styling.

Example showing radius applied to a button type controlExample showing radius applied to a table type controlExample showing radius applied to a Slider control

Example showing radius applied to a Combo Box controlExample showing radius applied to a Spin Button control

Border Radius

Border Style

Add a border to the Hyperlink or Label control.

Border Style

Border Width

Specifies the width of the control's border.

Available for 3D Preview Box, Data Table, Dialog Button, Hyperlink, Label, Macro Button and Upload Control.

Border Width

Button Icon Size

Set the size of the icon shown on the Spin Button Control.

Button Icon Size

Button Icon Style

The Spin Button allows a choice between the following to display for the icon:

  • Arrows
  • Plus Minus symbol

Button Icon Style

Button Layout

The Spin Button allows a choice between the following to layout the button icon:

  • Compact
  • Inline
  • InlineReverse
  • Split

Button Layout

Button Width

Set the Button Width of the Spin Button.

Button Width

Input Spacing

Specifies the spacing between inputs in the control.

  • Measurement Text Box

    Sets the space between the input and unit elements

  • Slider

    Sets the space between the thumb (grab handle) and unit elements

  • Spin Button

    Sets the space between the input and button elements

Input Spacing

Padding

The Padding property controls:

  • The point at which line wrapping occurs when text reaches the edges.
  • The offset of the text from the background color.
  • The offset of the text from any border radius that may crop it.

Padding

Opacity (Disabled)

Specifies the opacity when the control is in a disabled state.

Opacity (Disabled)

Size

Controls the size of the check in the Check Box control or the size of the radio in an Option control.

Check Size, Radio Size

Allow Copy

Specifies whether the context menu to copy from the Data Table control is enabled.

Allow Copy

Show Filler Column

Specifies if a filler column is appended at the end of each row to fill the remaining control width.

Available for Child Specification List, Data Table and Item List controls.

Show Filler Column

Vertical Alignment

Controls the vertical alignment of text and header text in the control.

Text Vertical Alignment

Controls whether the text is vertically aligned to the top, bottom or center. If a picture is displayed, the text is aligned vertically center.

Vertical Alignment

Specifies whether the control's content is vertically aligned to the top, bottom or center of its bounds.

Control Property Categories

To accommodate the addition of all these new properties, Appearance Properties are now organized into the following categories in the Control Property Grid:

  • Appearance
  • Appearance - Border
  • Appearance - Caption
  • Appearance - Picture
  • Appearance - Text
Control Properties

DriveWorks 3D

Improvements to make interactive 3D visualizations, for the desktop and web, realistic and performant

Wizard

Add a ground plane and any pre-defined Camera, Lighting templates when creating a new DriveWorks 3D Document.

3D Document Wizard

Extrusion

The Extrusion entity allows geometries to be generated from a set of given paths.

Extrusion

Polygon functions have been added to easily create the shapes that can be extruded.

See New and Enhanced Functions and Tasks below.

Ground Plane

Adds a basic plane model to the scene to act as the ground or base, to place models on and receive shadows.

Ground Plane

Tone Mapping

Select from a range of Tone Mapping types for greater control over the overall look and feel of the DriveWorks 3D scene.

Tone Mapping

Keyboard Shortcut

Keyboard shortcut - Duplicate a node with Ctrl + d.

Scale

The Scale of Imported Geometries can be set.

Filter

The Feature Panel allows Filtering by entity type.

3D Viewer

Upgrade all drive3d files stored in a folder (and sub folders) to take advantage of the latest performance benefits in the 3D Viewer.

New and Enhanced Functions and Tasks

Additional functionality for your user experience.

PolygonCombine

Use with the Fill and Hole Path parameters of the 3D Extrusion entity to combine two or more polygons.

See PolygonCombine for more information.

PolygonCreateBox

Use with the Fill and Hole Path parameters of the 3D Extrusion entity to create a new box polygon.

See PolygonCreateBox for more information.

PolygonCreateCircle

Use with the Fill and Hole Path parameters of the 3D Extrusion entity to create a new circular polygon.

See PolygonCreateCircle for more information.

PolygonCreateRoundedBox

Use with the Fill and Hole Path parameters of the 3D Extrusion entity to create a new rounded box polygon.

See PolygonCreateRoundedBox for more information.

PolygonCreateThickLine

Use with the Fill and Hole Path parameters of the 3D Extrusion entity to create a new polygon by creating the outline of a given series of points.

See PolygonCreateThickLine for more information.

PolygonFromPoints

Use with the Fill and Hole Path parameters of the 3D Extrusion entity to create a new polygon created from the given list of points.

See PolygonFromPoints for more information.

PolygonRotate

Use with the Fill and Hole Path parameters of the 3D Extrusion entity to create a copy of the given polygon rotated around its local origin.

See PolygonRotate for more information.

PolygonScale

Use with the Fill and Hole Path parameters of the 3D Extrusion entity to create a copy of the given polygon scaled along the X and Y axes.

See PolygonScale for more information.

PolygonSpline

Use with the Fill and Hole Path parameters of the 3D Extrusion entity to create a polygon that forms a cardinal spline path along the given polygon's points.

See PolygonSpline for more information.

PolygonTranslate

Use with the Fill and Hole Path parameters of the 3D Extrusion entity to create a copy of the given polygon translated along the X and Y axes.

See PolygonTranslate for more information.

PDMBasicSearch

PDMBasicSearch enhanced by including an option to search only the latest versions of files.

HTMLSanitize

HTMLSanitize cleans HTML to prevent XSS attacks..

DriveApps

CPQ

Order Line-Item Sequence

A sequence has been added to Order Item views inside the CPQ DriveApp and basket view of the Embedded CPQ DriveApp making it easier to identify line items.

CPQ

Order Line-Item Copy

CPQ DriveApp has the ability to copy existing order line-items this includes standard, custom and linked items.

CPQ - Run Delete Operation on Custom Items

Deleting a Custom Item will now trigger a Specification Flow Operation CPQDelete.

This Operation can be customized to perform the required tasks on deleting the item.

For example, removing data from an external source. For any custom linked items, the CPQDelete Operation will also be triggered.

Order Table Column Settings

CPQ DriveApp allows the columns and properties , displayed in the Orders Table, to be controlled.

Dashboard

Dashboard Menu

New Dashboard type menu allows you to display dashboard items as a scrollable, multi-level menu with the selected content displayed in the main area.

Each Dashboard's type can be set in the DriveApp Dashboard Manager. This can be set to Standard or Menu.

Improved Standard Dashboard User-Interface

CSS Styling has been to Standard Dashboard Tiles including border radius, border hover and box shadow.

These can be controlled in the DriveApp Settings and have been enabled by default.