Whats new 2016

Solidworks world is on as we speck. Here is some of the improvements for SW2016. There is some real time savers here...

HIDE/SHOW MAIN PLANES
Single Button to toggle display of default FRONT/LEFT/RIGHT plane

SELECT SKETCH LINE or ARC MID POINT WITHOUT RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON
Can now immediately select entity midpoint

SKETCH CONTEXT TOOLBAR STAYS AVAILABLE
Can access the context sensitive toolbar at any time

PLANE FOR PATTERN DIRECTION
Can use a reference plane or flat face to define pattern direction

CONVERT ENTITIES – INTERNAL LOOPS
Option to select ALL internal loops on a face with one go

DEGREE STYLE SPLINE
Variable degree spline now available to give more precision and flexibility

C2 EDGE BLEND
Curvature continuous edge fillets now supported.

HIDE/SHOW BODIES ON TAB KEY
Tab to hide now supported in part doc (not just at assembly level)

SWEEP BI-DIRECTION
Swept Profile can now lie anywhere along the path

ASSEMBLY MATE CONTROLLER
Quickly and easily manipulate assemblies with multiple moving parts by dynamically adjusting mates.

SIMULATION MESH SECTIONING
Can view mesh through cross section of the design as well is with results displayed.

SIMULATION RELEASE PRESCRIBED DISPLACEMENTS
Can turn enforced movements on or off alleviating artificial stresses in the simulation

FLATTEN SURFACE ENHANCEMENTS
Flatten surface with internal holes, flatten curves on surface, include split lines

SOLIDWORKS PDM STANDARD comes with SOLIDWORKS

EXTENDED QUICKMATES
Now support profile, width and symmetry

TOOLBOX FAVORITES FOLDER
Store favorite fasteners in a convenient folder for easy access

COPY & PASTE ENHANCEMENTS (Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V)
Retain mates when copying a series of parts.

COPY WITH MATES ENHANCED
Improved support for advanced mates.

CHANGE TOOLBOX FASTENER TYPE
Easily swap out an existing fastener with a different one form the toolbox library

RENAME PART
Rename a part from the assembly level without having to open the doc

DRAWINGS – DIRECT SCALE CHANGE
Change drawing scale directly from lower toolbar

DRAWINGS – NESTED BALLOON SORTING
Ability to drag and drop balloons to nested balloons along with various sorting options

MBD (Model Based Definition)

eDRAWINGS – SPIN ABOUT SCREEN CENTER
Spin about screen center, not the model center

eDRAWINGS – TABBED DOCUMENTS
Multiple open documents are shown as tabs

PHOTOVIEW SCENE ILLUMINATION PROOF SHEETS
Visually select from different illumination settings

USER INTERFACE – MODERN LOOK
Consistent look across SolidWorks Product Line

USER INTERFACE – SCALES WITH OPERATING SYSTEM
Icons and text scale automatically with Operating System settings

USER INTERFACE – CHILD FEATURE REFERENCE
Can now show child dependencies

USER INTERFACE – BREADCRUMBS
Access specific information level in parts/assemblies without the need for the feature tree