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SolidWorksSubscription Services 3DS Compass Solid Works Help > Introduction > Welcome to SolidWorks Online Help Print | Feedback on this t opic Introduction Welcome to SolidWorks Online Help Conventions Access to Help Legal Notices Administration User Interface SolidWorks Fundamentals Moving from 2D to 3D Assemblies CircuitWorks Configurations SolidWorks Costing Design Checker Design Studies in SolidWorks Drawings and Detailing DFMXpress DriveWorksXpress FloXpress Import and Export Large Scale Design Model Display Mold Design Motion Studies Parts and Features Routing Sheet Metal Simulation SimulationXpress Sketching Sustainability Products SolidWorks Utilities Tolerancing Toolbox Weldments Workgroup PDM Troubleshooting GlossaryHide Table of Contents Show Table of Contents Welcome to SolidWorks Online Help Getting Help -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Access to Help Lists ways to access help for the SolidWorks product and add-ins, as well as hints for searching. See Access to Help. What's New Introduces concepts and provides step-by-step examples for many new f eatures. Click Help > What's New > PDF or Help > What's New > HTML. Interactive What's New Highlights new features in the SolidWorks product and add -ins. Click whatsnew_interactive.gif next to new or changed menu items and PropertyMan agers. Introducing SolidWorks Discusses concepts and terminology used throughout the So

lidWorks application. This document is for new SolidWorks users. Click Help > Introducing SolidWorks (pdf). SolidWorks Tutorials Steps you through introductory to advanced examples that te ach the functionality of the SolidWorks product and add-ins. In the Task Pane, click the SolidWorks Resources tab tab_SolidWorks_Resources.gi f. Under Getting Started, click Tutorials Task_Pane_Online_Tutorial.gif. SolidWorks Glossary Defines solid modeling and SolidWorks terms. Click Glossary in the table of contents. SolidWorks Admininstration Guides Lets you access administration documents by re lease and language. See SolidWorks Administration Guides. Release Notes Describes new and changed functionality of each Service Pack. Click Help > Release Notes. Legal Notices Click Legal Notices under Introduction in the table of contents. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Getting Started -------------------------------------------------------------------------------To perform a step-by-step example using the SolidWorks product and its add-ins I n the Task Pane, click the SolidWorks Resources tab tab_SolidWorks_Resources.gif . Under Getting Started, click Tutorials Task_Pane_Online_Tutorial.gif. To open a new or existing model Click New tool_New_Standard.gif or Open Tool_Ope n_Standard.gif on the menu bar. To see pop-up hints and options while you create SolidWorks documents Click Help > Quick Tips quick_tip_available.gif. See Quick Tips. To access the SolidWorks menus Hover over the SolidWorks logo sw_logo.png in the menu bar. To turn Interactive What's New on or off Click Help > What's New > Interactive. To learn the main elements of the user interface See User Interface Overview. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Connecting with the SolidWorks Community -------------------------------------------------------------------------------To tap into community-based resources Get answers to questions and interact with SolidWorks staff and users: In the Task Pane, click the SolidWorks Resources tab tab_SolidWorks_Resources.gi f and click links under Community. To access the Customer Portal Visit your entry point to community resources, sup port, and reference information:

In the Task Pane, click the SolidWorks Resources tab tab_SolidWorks_Resources.gi f. Under Community, click Customer Portal Task_Pane_Subscription_Service.gif to log in. See also www.solidworks.com/FAQ-CustomerCenter To join the SolidWorks User Group Network Find a user group near you. Attend a m eeting to network with SolidWorks users and enhance your knowledge of our produc ts: In the Task Pane, click the SolidWorks Resources tab tab_SolidWorks_Resources.gi f. Under Community, click User Groups Task_Pane_User_Groups.gif. To access SolidWorks Technical Support Download updates and get support: In the Task Pane, click the SolidWorks Resources tab tab_SolidWorks_Resources.gi f. Under Getting Started, click General Information Task_Pane_General_Informatio n.gif. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Search 'Welcome to SolidWorks Online Help' in the SolidWorks Knowledge Base. Related SolidWorks Forum Content