Closing Documents

Close

To close the document in the active window:

Click Close (Standard toolbar), or File > Close or press Ctrl + W.
To close all documents open in the current SOLIDWORKS session, click Window > Close All.
You can also close documents from the Open Documents list (Window menu or Open Documents browser).

Close All

Closes all open documents.

If a new or changed document has not been saved, the program asks you to confirm whether you want to save the document or rebuild the part.

To close all documents:

  1. Click Window > Close All.
  2. Respond to confirmation requests from the SOLIDWORKS application to save or not save documents when they are closed. This also applies to the Design With SOLIDWORKS app.