In the SpeedPak PropertyManager, select Add Rebuild on Save Mark in the Options section.On the ConfigurationManager tab, under the active configuration, right-click an existing SpeedPak configuration and click Edit SpeedPak.Setting a Mark in the SpeedPak PropertyManager Select Add Mark for SpeedPak Configurations.On the ConfigurationManager tab, right-click the assembly and click Rebuild on Save Mark.Setting a Mark in the ConfigurationManager You can set ‘Rebuild on Save Mark’ in a couple different ways: This will allow you to specify that only certain SpeedPaks get updated and that can keep your file size smaller. You can also set a ‘Rebuild on Save Mark’ on the SpeedPak Configuration. This setting is only half the story, however. See the image below for where to find this setting: Ensuring that the SpeedPak configuration is up to date means it’s ready to go whenever you use it as a sub-assembly or in a drawing. This will automatically update SpeedPak configurations when you hit the save button.

New for 2018 is the option to ‘Update out-of-date SpeedPak configurations when saving files’. Prior to 2018 you would have to manually update the SpeedPak configuration to incorporate the changes. This is great, except that when you make changes to an assembly, such as adding, deleting, or moving components, the changes are not automatically incorporated into the SpeedPak configuration, even when you rebuild the assembly. When moving the cursor over other parts of the assembly, the graphics are ‘ghosted’ and are not available for selection.

is available for selection when opened and loaded into memory. Only the selected subset of parts/faces/etc. The resulting reduction of data loaded into memory is responsible for the improved performance. It primarily contains graphical information, but it also contains a subset of an assembly’s parts, faces, reference geometry, sketches or curves. What’s new for SOLIDWORKS 2018 is described in the last part of this article, so keep reading.Īs a refresher, SpeedPak is a simplified configuration of an assembly. SpeedPak has been around since 2009 and can significantly improve the performance of large and complex assemblies. SOLIDWORKS 2018 What’s New – SpeedPak Updates – #SW2018

Student solidworks update 2017 to 2018