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Jacob Ames

SolidProfessor Content Evangelist, vintage dirt bike enthusiast, and off-road unicyclist.

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March 26, 2026

New Content Release

Approving Documents in 3DEXPERIENCE with the Route Management App

The Route Management App can be used to define and implement data management standards to control documents on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.

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New Course – Best Practices for Design Speed & Flexibility

March 18, 2026

New Content Release

New Course – Best Practices for Design Speed & Flexibility

This live presentation introduces techniques for designing CAD models faster while maintaining accuracy and flexibility in anticipation of future revisions.

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March 10, 2026

New Content Release

SOLIDWORKS 2026 – What’s New for Drawings?

SOLIDWORKS 2026 introduces several enhancements for drawings, including Automatic Drawing Generation and improved magnetic lines, among others.

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March 3, 2026

New Content Release

Updating Sheet Formats in SOLIDWORKS Drawings

Sheet Formats can be swapped in SOLIDWORKS drawings to increase sheet size or update title blocks without impacting existing drawing views.

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SOLIDWORKS 2026 – What’s New for Assemblies?

February 25, 2026

New Content Release

SOLIDWORKS 2026 – What’s New for Assemblies?

SOLIDWORKS 2026 features several quality of life and performance enhancements for assemblies, including AI fastener recognition.

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Manage BOMs in 3DEXPERIENCE with the Engineering Release App

February 24, 2026

New Content Release

Manage BOMs in 3DEXPERIENCE with the Engineering Release App

Bills of materials can be managed, modified, and exported in 3DEXPERIENCE by using the Engineering Release app, part of the Product Release Engineer role.

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SOLIDWORKS 2026 – Access Cut List Properties from File Properties 

January 14, 2026

New Content Release

SOLIDWORKS 2026 – Access Cut List Properties from File Properties

SOLIDWORKS 2026 allows Cut List properties such as Total Length to be accessed, linked, and used downstream similar to standard File Properties.

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January 7, 2026

New Content Release

SOLIDWORKS 2026 – Recover Data from Another User or Machine (Transfer Ownership)

PDM 2026 introduces automatic synchronization, which lets you transfer ownership between users/machines and recover stranded data.

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December 23, 2025

New Content Release

SOLIDWORKS 2026 – Magnetic Line Support for Additional Annotations

Magnetic Lines in SOLIDWORKS 2026 now work with notes, weld symbols, GD&T, surface finishes, and revision symbols for faster, cleaner drawings.

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December 19, 2025

New Content Release

Making Sense of SOLIDWORKS Product Names (2026 Edition)

SOLIDWORKS branding has caused recent confusion, using several terms which have since been abandoned.

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