3D PMI Compare Tool

To display the 3D PMI Compare tool, in a part, click Tools > Compare > 3D PMI .

Page 1

Use this page to select the two documents to compare and run the comparison.

Part Selection

Reference document Select or browse to the first part.
Modified document Select or browse to the second part.
Within SOLIDWORKS PDM Select to compare PDM revisions of the same document. In Version 1 and Version 2, select the PDM revisions.

Options

Unique data Displays the color of data that is in only one of the parts.
Modified data Displays the color of data that is different in the parts.
Compare DimXpert annotation names Select to include differences in DimXpert annotation names.
Run comparison   Click to compare the 3D PMI between the two parts.
  Click to view results page.

Page 2

Use this page to view a table of results and save the data as a report.

Save Click to save the comparison data as a report.
Compare Part1

Lists comparisons:

Unique data

Data in exactly one part.

Modified data

Data that is different in both parts.

Compare Part2

Lists comparisons:

Unique data

Data in exactly one part.

Modified data

Data that is different in both parts.

Options

Unique data Displays the color of data that is in only one of the parts.
Modified data Displays the color of data that is different in the parts.
  Click to view parts selection page.