SolidWorks eDrawings

You use eDrawings to
create, view, and share 3D models and 2D drawings.

Creating eDrawings
Files

With eDrawings and
various CAD software programs, you can create the following types
of eDrawings files:

• 3D part files
  (*.eprt)

• 3D assembly files
  (*.easm)

• 2D drawing files
  (*.edrw)

With SolidWorks eDrawings
Professional, you can also create eDrawings markup files
(*.markup) that have
markups, such as text comments and geometric elements. See also
Review-Enabled Files
for information about creating and viewing eDrawings files.

Viewing Files

You can view eDrawings
and other file types with the SolidWorks eDrawings Viewer. The
eDrawings Viewer supports the SpaceBall "vertical-align: super;">® and SpaceMouse "vertical-align: super;">® space devices, using the 3DxWare
device driver, version 2.0 and above, available from "font-weight: bold; background-color: Transparent;">www.3Dconnexion.com.
You can use these space devices to manipulate the model in the
eDrawings Viewer as if you held the model in your hand.

Sharing eDrawings
Files

To share eDrawings files,
email:

• The "font-weight: bold;">eDrawings file.
  Recipients who have the eDrawings Viewer can open the attached
  eDrawings file.

• A Zip file.

• An HTML file.

• An "font-weight: bold;">executable
  file.

As a best practice,
distribute drawings and assemblies files in eDrawings format, which
always requires updates when referenced parts are modified. If this
is not possible, redistribute the updated SolidWorks parent
drawings and assemblies each time you modify the referenced
parts.