Using the SOLIDWORKS Inspection Standalone you can also open and import 3D files from other CAD vendors directly into your inspection project. Once the inspection project is completed, you can generate a Microsoft® Excel report, a 2D PDF, a 3D PDF (if SOLIDWORKS MBD is available) or an eDrawing file. Similar to working with a SOLIDWORKS drawing, the characteristics are listed in the Characteristic Tree and you can modify each characteristic’s properties to include additional information, such as the Operation, Classification, Method of inspection, or just re-order them. In addition to the Automatic extraction mode, a Manual mode is also available.

SOLIDWORKS Inspection automatically adds the balloons to the PMIs so that quality inspectors can refer to the inspection spreadsheet and the 3D model to understand the characteristics to inspect. In just a couple of steps, you can set up a project and then define with simple checkboxes if you need to include or exclude Dimensions, Notes, GD&Ts, Hole Callouts, etc. The process is similar to working with 2D drawings (*.slddrw). If your SOLIDWORKS parts or assemblies contain 3D annotations or Product and Manufacturing Information (PMIs), then you can create a new inspection project and extract all the information needed for your inspection checklist.

Additionally, the support of SOLIDWORKS parts and assemblies also enables companies to expand their drawing-less manufacturing strategy all the way to the quality department. SOLIDWORKS Inspection 2018 enables users to leverage their existing 2D and 3D CAD files to streamline their quality control and documentation processes even more.

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