SOLIDWORKS Inspection 2017 Enhancements
Article by Sanja Srzic updated December 5, 2016
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Following enhancements have been implemented in SOLIDWORKS Inspection 2017:
- Ability to lock balloons to prevent renumbering
- Manual ballooning of inspection drawings in SOLIDWORKS Inspection add-in
- VDA shape has been added as an option for inspection balloons. VDA standard is used by German automotive manufacturers.

VDA Standard
- Mouse Wheel Zoom can be used to navigate Inspection projects. This option is enabled by default on the Application Options tab of the Options dialog box.

Mouse Wheel Zoom option
As in SOLIDWORKS, roll the wheel up to zoom in, roll down to zoom out, press and hold the wheel to pan. Additional keyboard shortcuts are available:
Shortcut | Description |
---|---|
Alt + Left | Go to the previous sheet. |
Page Down | Go to the previous sheet. |
Alt + Right | Go to the next sheet. |
Page Up | Go to the next sheet. |
Alt + Up | Scroll up. |
Alt + Down | Scroll down. |
Home | Go to the first sheet. |
End | Go to the last sheet. |
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