- FeatureManager Design Tree Overview
The FeatureManager design tree makes selection and filtering operations simple, and provides access to many folders and tools that are useful when working with models.
- FeatureManager Design Tree Conventions
The FeatureManager design tree on the left side of the SOLIDWORKS window provides an outline view of the active part, assembly, or drawing.
- FeatureManager Design Tree Views
In part documents, you can set the FeatureManager design tree to show features in the order they were created, instead of hierarchically.
- FeatureManager Design Tree Display Options
You can select display options for the FeatureManager design tree.
- Viewing Feature Relationships
To view feature dependencies, you can display graphical relationships between items in the FeatureManager design tree.
- FeatureManager Design Tree Response to Selections
When you select an item in the graphics area, the FeatureManager® design tree expands and scrolls to the selected item. Clicking in the graphics area without selecting an item restores the scroll state of the FeatureManager design tree.
- Rollback Bar
You can use the FeatureManager rollback bar or shortcut menu to temporarily roll back to an earlier state.
- Hiding and Showing Items in the FeatureManager Design Tree
You can hide and show various items in the FeatureManager design tree to help you design models.
- FeatureManager Options
- FeatureManager Design Tree Arrow Navigation
With the pointer in the FeatureManager design tree, you can navigate the tree with the arrow keys.
- Selecting from the FeatureManager Design Tree
You can select single, multiple, or nonconsecutive items in the FeatureManager design tree.
- Accessing Recent Features Through History
From the History folder at the top of the FeatureManager design tree, you can access the features that you have most recently created or edited. You can also control the number of features to list in the History folder.
- Find in FeatureManager Design Tree
Lets you search text of the FeatureManager design tree for a text string.
- Filtering the FeatureManager Design Tree
The FeatureManager design tree filter lets you search for specific features of parts and components of assemblies.
- Adding Folders and Subfolders
In part or assembly documents, you can add folders to the FeatureManager design tree. You can rename folders and drag items into the folders. Using folders reduces the length of the FeatureManager design tree and helps you organize features and components.
- Folder Icons in the FeatureManager Design Tree
The folder icons in the FeatureManager design tree indicate the state of items in the folders.
- FeatureManager Design Tree Favorites
You can add commonly used features, sketches, and reference geometry to the Favorites 
folder in the FeatureManager® design tree.
- Grouping Features in Favorites Folders
To provide easy access to features such as cuts, holes, and chamfers, you can group them in a subfolder in the Favorites folder.
- Displaying the Design Binder
- Design Journal
- Add Attachment
Add a document to the Design Binder folder. You can embed or link the document.
- Comments
You can add text comments to items in the FeatureManager design tree (assemblies, components, features, and sketches) in the manner of Post-it® notes. You can apply font styles to the text, specify a background color, add a timestamp, and insert an image or screenshot. You can click Show at start to automatically open the comment in the View All Comments dialog box the next time you open the file.
- Markups
You can create, view, edit, and delete markups for parts, assemblies, and drawings. You can draw markups on touch and nontouch devices, display bounding boxes for markups, and preview markups. You can export markups as .pdf, .bmp, .jpg, .png, and .tif files for collaboration purposes.
- Tags
Tags are keywords you add to SOLIDWORKS documents and features to make them easier to filter and search.
- Showing Feature Descriptions
You can display feature descriptions in the FeatureManager design tree.
- Changing a Feature Description
- Expanding and Collapsing the Display Pane
- What's Wrong?
View rebuild errors and warnings in part and assembly documents. Model geometry is created when warnings occur, but not if errors are present.