Review Capabilities
Most of the capabilities in Large Design Review mode are limited versions of existing SOLIDWORKS capabilities. Snapshots are available only in Large Design Review.
Most available tools appear on the Large Design Review tab of the CommandManager.
Walk-throughs
You can create walk-throughs in Large Design Review just as you do in resolved mode.
Click Add Walk-through or . Walk-throughs can be played back in both Large Design Review and resolved modes, regardless of which mode they were created in.
Measurements
You can measure the distance between entities in Large Design Review.
Click Measure or . When you select two entities (vertices, edges, or faces) the software reports the approximate distance between them.
Limitation
Measurements reported in Large Design Review are approximate. To obtain accurate measurements, you must resolve the components.
Section Views
You can create section views in Large Design Review.
Click Section View or . For section planes, you can select one or more of the three standard planes in the PropertyManager, or any planar face in the graphics area. You can cap the ends of the section view.
Limitation
You cannot select other planes to section the model.
Isolate
You can use Isolate to focus on selected components.
Select one or more components, and then right-click and click Isolate.
Limitation
You cannot save the isolated view as a display state. However, you can take a snapshot.
Snapshots
In Large Design Review mode, you can take snapshots of locations that you want to return to.
Click Take Snapshot (View toolbar) or , or press Alt + Spacebar.
You can view snapshots in resolved, lightweight, and Large Design Review modes, regardless of the mode they were created in.
Save
You can save an assembly in Large Design Review only when you create or change walk-throughs or snapshots.
Click Save
(Standard
toolbar) or .
3DEXPERIENCE Users: You can save the model locally or to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.