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Man_SRVL
Body color display problem
Hello, I regularly encounter problems with the display of body colors in my welded constructions. An example with the image below: The piece <3> appears gray and without the texture of the material while the body is set to yellow. The piece <4> appears yellow while t…
contactesquisse3d
Slowness on a part that contains several pieces
Hello, I have a problem of slowness on a Part. which has several volume parts transformed into sheet metal. Issue with slow recording of the Part and associated drawings. Someone would have an explanation please. Thank you Sincerely, PTE
guillaume_pagnier
SW22 to SW25
Hello, When updating my post from SolidWorks 2022 to 2025, I found that on the 3D files that had undergone the conversion, the available properties tabs were not the same as on a part created with SW2025 directly. Any idea why? Thank you.
Man_SRVL
Body color display problem
Hello, I regularly encounter problems with the display of body colors in my welded constructions. An example with the image below: The piece <3> appears gray and without the texture of the material while the body is set to yellow. The piece <4> appears yellow while t…
contactesquisse3d
Slowness on a part that contains several pieces
Hello, I have a problem of slowness on a Part. which has several volume parts transformed into sheet metal. Issue with slow recording of the Part and associated drawings. Someone would have an explanation please. Thank you Sincerely, PTE
guillaume_pagnier
SW22 to SW25
Hello, When updating my post from SolidWorks 2022 to 2025, I found that on the 3D files that had undergone the conversion, the available properties tabs were not the same as on a part created with SW2025 directly. Any idea why? Thank you.
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