{"id":59725,"date":"2026-02-27T08:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T13:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/?p=59725"},"modified":"2026-02-25T15:10:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T20:10:22","slug":"whats-new-in-solidworks-2026x-fd01-collaboration-and-data-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2026\/02\/whats-new-in-solidworks-2026x-fd01-collaboration-and-data-management.html","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s New in SOLIDWORKS 2026x FD01 \u2013 Collaboration and Data Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I recently\u00a0<span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">returned from my third\u00a0<strong>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE World, where I hosted several<\/span> sessions, including a round table featuring women in tech. The conversations were honest, deep, practical, and forward-looking. It was amazing to hear from ladies from different facets of their roles, carving their niche and making space for themselves. It was empowering and grounding at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>It was great to see the SOLIDWORKS user community overall and hear real, impactful stories from customers. From packed sessions to hallway conversations to the epic Space Center celebration \u2014 the energy at the conference was just unmatched.<\/p>\n<p>One of the advancements of SOLIDWORKS at World this year focused on AI, and CEO Manish Kumar rightly said, \u2018AI is the multiplier, you are the value, and that resonated with so many.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/fam.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">This year at World was even more special, as my husband and 11-month-old son were on site with me.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I also got to give attendees a preview of some of the new enhancements in SOLIDWORKS Design (formerly <strong>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS), from the latest functional delivery, R2026x FD01. In this blog, I\u2019ll cover some of the top enhancements from this release, including the following capabilities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Content Explorer<\/li>\n<li>Unified date format<\/li>\n<li>Opening Latest Revision of References<\/li>\n<li>Enhanced Admin Settings When Adding Bookmarks<\/li>\n<li>Material Definition on the <strong>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE platform<\/li>\n<li>Linking PLM Attributes to Bill of Materials Columns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a look below.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Content Explorer<\/strong> \u2013 find, organize, and share content more quickly!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Simplify content discovery and management with the new Content Explorer app, which provides SOLIDWORKS users with a familiar Windows Explorer-like interface, helping you quickly find, organize, and share platform content easily. For example, you can filter by assemblies, parts, and drawings, in addition to organizing and managing Collaborative Space content faster. You can easily access the app from the MySession task pane.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/highrescontent20explorer.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Applying a Unified Date Format \u2013 improve communication across global teams and keep data consistent.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Ensure consistent dates by applying a single ISO 8601 (Y-M-D) date format across SOLIDWORKS and all <strong>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE apps, improving global communication, reducing errors, maintaining clean PLM data, and standardizing drawings and documentation. The <strong>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE platform saves all dates in GMT (UTC) time and displays them in your local time zone. Depending on the region, this date can shift by one day. For example, a model created in France that is displayed as 2025-04-13, shows the same date when viewed in India.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/unifieddateformatfeb1226.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To apply a unified date format in the platform, on the top bar of\u00a03D Dashboard 3DS Home, click your\u00a0profile\u00a0icon and select\u00a0Preferences\u00a0&gt;\u00a0Language. Then under\u00a0Region, select\u00a0ISO 8601 (Y-M-D).<\/p>\n<p>This standardized format removes regional differences, improves communication across global teams, and keeps data consistent.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>Opening the latest revision of references<\/strong> \u2013 saves time and manual effort.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>SOLIDWORKS Design automatically opens documents with the latest revision of all first-level references from the <strong>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE platform. This ensures you always work with current In Work data, saving time, reducing errors, and keeping designs aligned with team updates, while preserving control over released and frozen revisions.<\/p>\n<p>To activate Administrators must select the option in the global server setting under Global Availability\u00a0&gt;\u00a0Flexibility to update product instance reference at Open\u00a0on the platform. After the setting is active, you can select\u00a0Open Latest revision of the first-level references\u00a0in the MySession action bar under\u00a0Tools\u00a0&gt;\u00a0Options\u00a0&gt;\u00a0Open.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/openinglatestfeb1226.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong>Enhanced Settings for Admin to Add Bookmarks<\/strong> \u2013 better manage file locations.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Improve standards consistency and reduce <strong>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE Connector disruptions with the ability to manage bookmark-based file locations directly in the Settings Administrator, without editing in SOLIDWORKS Design.<\/p>\n<p>Administrators can add and manage <strong>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE bookmarks as file locations in the Settings Administrator. This enhancement gives administrators more flexibility to manage file locations linked to the <strong>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE platform. They can add, lock, and synchronize bookmarks directly in the tool without manually exporting or importing these settings.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/enhancedsettingsfeb1226.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><strong>Material Definition on the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform<\/strong> \u2013 easily manage and define materials on the platform.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Manage and publish materials as platform-managed objects directly from SOLIDWORKS using the Material Definition App. This enables centralized material management on the <strong>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE platform, supporting controlled material definitions and downstream platform applications.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/materialdefinitionfeb1226.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li><strong>Linking PLM Attributes to Bill of Materials Columns<\/strong> \u2013 ensure accuracy and consistency.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>You can now link PLM attributes to bill of materials (BOM) columns that automatically update when you connect to the <strong>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE platform. Directly linking BOMs to platform attributes will empower more reliable product decisions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/linkingplmfeb1226.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To see these enhancements in action and see what else is new, including new time-saving AI tools in beta, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexperience.3ds.com\/community\/swym:prd:R1132100503382:community:52\/wiki?content=swym:prd:R1132100503382:wikitree:QdYW8Kk3Tl6ps-yxYW3NMQ\">What\u2019s New Wiki page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read my last <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2025\/10\/whats-new-in-solidworks-2026-collaboration-and-data-management.html?_gl=1*1n00gmf*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTYyODc0Njc0MS4xNzcwODQ4MjY4*_ga_XQJPQWHZHH*czE3NzA4NDgyNjckbzEkZzAkdDE3NzA4NDgyNjckajYwJGwwJGgw*_ga_TPGKGE8GTG*czE3NzA4NDgyNjckbzEkZzAkdDE3NzA4NDgyNjckajYwJGwwJGgw\">blog<\/a> to learn about the top ten enhancements from 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top enhancements include the new Content Explorer app, enhanced admin settings when adding bookmarks, material definition on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform and more.<\/p>\n... <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2026\/02\/whats-new-in-solidworks-2026x-fd01-collaboration-and-data-management.html\">Continued<\/a>","protected":false},"author":633,"featured_media":59712,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2933,563,50,3,826,14,2783,18,5216,113],"tags":[3325,4634,5391,5394,4433,5396,5395,5393,5328,5390,5186,5392],"class_list":["post-59725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-3dexperience","category-cloud-computing","category-collaboration","category-community","category-dassault-systmes","category-design","category-product-designers-and-mechanical-engineers","category-solidworks","category-solidworks-2026","category-women-in-engineering","tag-3dexperience-solidworks","tag-collaboration-and-data-management","tag-content-explorer","tag-enhanced-admin-settings-when-adding-bookmarks","tag-functional-delivery","tag-linking-plm-attributes-to-bill-of-materials-columns","tag-material-definition-on-the-3dexperience-platform","tag-opening-latest-revision-of-references","tag-priyanka-kanherkar","tag-r2026x-fd01","tag-solidworks-design","tag-unified-data-format"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59725"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59725\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59727,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59725\/revisions\/59727"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}