eDrawings 2025 SP4 Release Notes

End of Life Announcements

For current information about active products and End of Life products, see System Requirements. For Microsoft Operating System Lifecycle information, see Microsoft’s Lifecycle FAQ - Windows.

eDrawings ActiveX HTML Files

eDrawings 2024 SP5 is the last release to support the creation of eDrawings ActiveX HTML files (.htm).

System Requirements

System and Graphics Requirements

To ensure successful installation and optimum performance, see System Requirements.

For optimum graphics performance and stability, see Hardware Certification. Recommended graphics cards and drivers are flagged with the RealView icon.

Graphics Card Requirements for Virtual Reality

AMD graphics cards that support virtual reality (VR):

Radeon™ Pro WX 7100
Radeon™ Pro WX 8200
Radeon™ Pro WX 9100

The earliest supported driver version is 19.Q1.2. Drivers are available at: https://www.amd.com/en/support.

NVIDIA™ graphics cards that support VR:

Mobile: NVIDIA Quadro^® P3200, P4000, P4200, P5000, P5200. See https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/design-visualization/quadro-in-laptops/
Desktop: NVIDIA Quadro M5000, M6000 series, P4000, P5000, P6000, GP100, GV100, RTX™ 5000, RTX 6000, RTX 8000. See https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/design-visualization/solutions/vr-ready-systems/

Installation

Antivirus Software

Some antivirus software prevents proper installation of SOLIDWORKS. For additional information, see Antivirus Products.

Performance

The option, Display internal edges for transparent part, lets you see internal edges in transparent parts. This option is off by default because it may affect performance. You can specify the option when you have a document open. The option saves across sessions.

Service Pack 4.0

There are no items for this service pack.

Service Pack 3.0

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Service Pack 2.0

There are no items for this service pack.

Service Pack 1.0

There are no items for this service pack.