This document outlines the various settings that should be applied to optimize SOLIDWORKS for generating models manually using DriveWorks User or DriveWorks Administrator and automatically using DriveWorks Autopilot. These setting could also apply when capturing model data using DriveWorks Administrator.
SOLIDWORKS system options can be found from the SOLIDWORKS Tools menu, select Options:
System Option Category | Option | Setting |
---|---|---|
General | Open last used document(s) at startup | Never |
When rebuild error occurs | Continue | |
Performance | Automatically load components lightweight | uncheck |
Always resolve sub-assemblies | check | |
Check out-of-date lightweight components | Don't Check | |
Resolve lightweight components | Always | |
Rebuild assembly on load | Always | |
Assemblies | Use Large Assembly Mode to improve performance... | uncheck |
External References | Open referenced documents with read-only access | uncheck |
Don't prompt to save read-only referenced documents | check | |
Automatically generate names for referenced geometry | uncheck | |
Update component names when documents are replaced | check | |