[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":153},["ShallowReactive",2],{"zqNQlEmBd8KVOzOApCwgdn1zhMfH_wDkqJ_6KOmtgQA":3,"article_solidworks-2024-and-the-solidworks-enhancement-ideas-community_solidworks":10,"_apollo:default":151,"_apollo:identified":152},{"mailchimpAudience":4},{"actionUrl":5,"slug":6,"locale":7,"default":8,"__typename":9},"","solidworks-2024-and-the-solidworks-enhancement-ideas-community","en","https:\u002F\u002F3ds.us3.list-manage.com\u002Fsubscribe\u002Fpost?u=ed4601044e1936748c0d2aa6b&id=e5080ff9fe&f_id=002d4de2f0","MailchimpAudience",{"posts":11},{"nodes":12,"__typename":150},[13],{"id":14,"slug":6,"title":15,"uri":16,"excerpt":17,"locale":18,"featuredImage":21,"tableOfContents":29,"content":30,"date":31,"authorJobTitle":5,"author":32,"masterings":44,"globalTags":58,"products":97,"disciplines":108,"seo":139,"__typename":149},"cG9zdDoyMzgyNA==","SOLIDWORKS 2024 and the SOLIDWORKS Enhancement Ideas Community","\u002Fproducts\u002Fsolidworks\u002Fsolidworks-2024-and-the-solidworks-enhancement-ideas-community","\u003Cp>Help us make SOLIDWORKS even better by participating in the SOLIDWORKS Enhancement…\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"locale":19,"__typename":20},"en_US","Locale",{"node":22,"__typename":28},{"large":23,"__typename":24,"medium_large":23,"thumbnail":25,"srcSet":26,"sizes":27},"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fswym-thumbnail-enhancement-400-300-2.png.webp","MediaItem","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fswym-thumbnail-enhancement-400-300-2-150x150.png.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fswym-thumbnail-enhancement-400-300-2.png.webp 400w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fswym-thumbnail-enhancement-400-300-2-300x225.png.webp 300w","(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px","NodeWithFeaturedImageToMediaItemConnectionEdge",[],"\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fswym-thumbnail-enhancement-400-300-300x225-1.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23674\">\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>The \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fr1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexperience.3ds.com\u002Fcommunity\u002Fswym:prd:R1132100503382:community:I23-EB1ZRQyk2sLG5y9Kig\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SOLIDWORKS Enhancement Ideas Community\u003C\u002Fa> provides SOLIDWORKS users with the ability to submit and vote for their enhancement ideas for SOLIDWORKS products. The community is moderated by the SOLIDWORKS Product Definition team and is an element of their annual research. The goal of this research is to understand which enhancements to SOLIDWORKS products are most important to our users.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>These ideas will provide guidance for future developments in SOLIDWORKS. You can see a majority of the ideas from former SOLIDWORKS World Top Ten lists implemented now in the SOLIDWORKS product.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Also, if you missed SOLIDWORKS CEO Manish Kumar’s blog post on what he’s most excited about in terms of new enhancements to SOLIDWORKS 2024, you can read it \u003Ca href=\".\u002Fbrands\u002Fsolidworksblog\u002F2023\u002F09\u002Fwhat-solidworks-ceo-manish-kumar-is-most-excited-for-in-solidworks-2024-and-why-youll-love-it.html\">here\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>To demonstrate the impact of submitting an Enhancement Idea, let us take a look back and review a small subset of the many enhancements that are new in \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.solidworks.com\u002Fwhatsnew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SOLIDWORKS 2024\u003C\u002Fa>. Each of these enhancements in SOLIDWORKS 2024 were originally submitted as enhancement ideas to the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fr1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexperience.3ds.com\u002Fcommunity\u002Fswym:prd:R1132100503382:community:I23-EB1ZRQyk2sLG5y9Kig\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SOLIDWORKS Enhancement Ideas Community\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>We have provided a list of just a few of the enhancements below. Learn more by clicking on each enhancement to see a quick video demonstrating the new SOLIDWORKS 2024 functionality:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A few of the customer-requested enhancements in \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.solidworks.com\u002Fwhatsnew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SOLIDWORKS 2024\u003C\u002Fa> include:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Col class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>       \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002FfMXB2mUKgZ4\">Improved Show\u002FHide for Sketches and Features\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>       \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002FefAt8awcmcI\">Bidirectional Linear Patterns\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>       \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002FzUI3NKIZW1E\">Use Sketches to Locate Hole Wizard Holes\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>       \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002FNCSLTp8AHeU\">Fix or Float First Component\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>       \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002Fr-BXY-JkIBI\">View Component Description in Insert Component Command\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>       \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002FChFR9_d6dvQ\">Reattach Dangling Dimensions in DimXpert in MBD\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>       \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002F22KvNZEKRP4\">Sheetmetal Dimples using Sketches \u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"size-large thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fdimples-615x371-1.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23826\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fdimples-615x371-1.png.webp 615w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fdimples-615x371-1-300x181.png.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Sheetmetal dimples using sketches.\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>      \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002F5VOLedrPgKU\">Assign Component References\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>      \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002ForK7727PrGI\">Double Click to Apply Material\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>      \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002F3AWFU7PpHW4\">Dual Dimensions for Geometric Tolerances\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>      \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002FuA-Jrpz3eLg\">Display Units in Custom Properties\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Fol>\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"size-large thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fcustom_properties-615x371-1.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23827\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fcustom_properties-615x371-1.png.webp 615w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fcustom_properties-615x371-1-300x181.png.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Display units in custom properties.\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cp>What this demonstrates is the impact that you have as a user to guide the future direction of SOLIDWORKS products through the SOLIDWORKS Enhancement Ideas Community. We would like to thank everyone for participating in the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fr1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexperience.3ds.com\u002Fcommunity\u002Fswym:prd:R1132100503382:community:I23-EB1ZRQyk2sLG5y9Kig\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SOLIDWORKS Enhancement Ideas Community\u003C\u002Fa> by submitting so many great ideas.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Have an idea on how SOLIDWORKS can be improved to better meet your needs? Submit your enhancement idea today to the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fr1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexperience.3ds.com\u002Fcommunity\u002Fswym:prd:R1132100503382:community:I23-EB1ZRQyk2sLG5y9Kig\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SOLIDWORK Enhancement Ideas Community\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>","2023-10-02T08:00:32",{"node":33,"__typename":43},{"nicename":34,"description":35,"slug":34,"name":36,"firstName":37,"lastName":38,"avatar":39,"__typename":42},"mbanta","Marlon Banta has been with Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS since 2003. 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