Recent Tab
You can view a list of recent documents and folders.
To access the Recent tab, click Welcome to SOLIDWORKS (Standard toolbar) to open the
Welcome dialog box.
You can:
- Hover over a document or folder and click
to keep the document or folder at the top of the list.
- Click Remove and click Unpinned Items or All Items.
- Drag a document and drop it in an open part, assembly, drawing, empty graphics area, or into File Explorer.
- Hover over a document to see document information such as saved
date, and click
to see more options and information.
- Right-click a document and click Open, Open with Options, Pin or Unpin, Show in Folder, or Remove.
3DEXPERIENCE Users: The cloud icon 
below
document images indicates that the document is saved to the 3DEXPERIENCE
platform.
To access the document or folder list after you close the Welcome dialog box, click
or Browse Recent Folders
.
Documents
For Quick filter, click the icons in any combination to see the file type.
| Filter Parts (*.prt, *.sldprt) | ||
| Filter Assemblies (*.asm, *.sldasm) | ||
| Filter Drawings (*.drw, *.slddrw) | ||
| Filter Top-Level Assemblies (*.asm, *.sldasm) | Displays only top-level assemblies, not subassemblies. | |
| Filter by name | Enter text to filter by file name. |
Folders
You can right-click a folder and click Remove, Pin or Unpin, or Clear unpinned items.