[Visualize] “Monitor File”: Live-Updating your SOLIDWORKS Visualize Project with Changes made in CAD Model

Problem

SOLIDWORKS Visualize has a useful setting that allows your Visualize project to update any changes made to the imported CAD model. This is helpful in case design changes to the original source have been made after you have invested time and work into the Visualize project. There are two ways to activate it:

Solution

1. When you import your model at Projects > Model > Import Model and browse for a model, you can select the option “Monitor File” in the Import Settings window to activate the live-update. Note that if you choose “Appearance” as your Part Grouping, the option will be unavailable and greyed out.

Visualize Import Settings Monitor File option

2. You can still enable or disable Monitor File later on after you have imported the model. Simply navigate to your palette, select your Models tab, and expand the section “Original Source” to enable or disable “Monitor File” accordingly.

Visualize Monitor File option model tree

When the source was modified and saved, switching back to Visualize will display the message below, providing you with the choice to accept or decline the re-import:

The following original source data for this project has been modified: Do you want to re-import?

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