# PhotoView 360 Product Update

Starting with SOLIDWORKS 2024, the PhotoView 360 add-in will no longer be included with SOLIDWORKS Office, SOLIDWORKS Professional, and SOLIDWORKS Premium.

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True to our mission to continuously innovate our solutions, our rendering technology has evolved over the years to meet customer and market demand, culminating in the latest version of the **SOLIDWORKS Visualize** products. **SOLIDWORKS Visualize** is our most advanced rendering product line, helping you streamline photo-quality content creation, including images, animations, interactive web content, and immersive Virtual Reality, by leveraging your 3D CAD data. **SOLIDWORKS Visualize** delivers a fast, easy and fun way to produce photo-quality images thereby helping you cut costs and accelerate time-to-market with compelling imagery.

[![NEMO sub photo rendering created by SOLIDWORKS Visualize](/sites/default/files/inline-images/SW%20Launch%202022%20-%20NEMO%20-%20Section%20CUt%201_0.png)](https://www.solidworks.com/product/solidworks-visualize)

As a result, **starting with SOLIDWORKS 2024 SP0 which will be released in November 2023, the PhotoView 360 add-in will no longer be included with SOLIDWORKS Office, SOLIDWORKS Professional, and SOLIDWORKS Premium.**

All subscription customers using **SOLIDWORKS Professional or Premium** already have access to the advanced rendering capabilities provided by SOLIDWORKS Visualize Standard.

If you use **SOLIDWORKS Office** or if you have purchased the individual **PhotoView 360** product to use with SOLIDWORKS Standard, please contact

- [your local reseller](https://www.solidworks.com/how-to-buy/find-solidworks-reseller/) for alternative rendering solutions.

If you are interested in an even more powerful rendering solution, you may want to try **SOLIDWORKS Visualize Professional**.

We apologize for any inconvenience this change may cause and know you will benefit from the increased rendering power provided by **SOLIDWORKS Visualize**.

This change does not impact current and future users of **3D**EXPERIENCE **SOLIDWORKS Professional and Premium** which include the **SOLIDWORKS Visualize Connected** app offering the same functionality as **SOLIDWORKS Visualize Professional**.

The key advantages of using **SOLIDWORKS Visualize Standard** compared to PhotoView 360 include:

- **Denoiser capability** – Speed up rendering by as much as 10x using machine learning to filter out noise from unfinished and noisy images thereby reducing the number of passes required to create a final render.
- **Performance scaling** – Increase rendering performance by taking full advantage of your advanced GPU.
- **Faster viewport rendering** – Increase speed and leverage instantaneous feedback when changing lightning, materials, and more.
- **Concurrent workflow** - Create renderings separate from your SOLIDWORKS CAD solution so that other team members can render while you continue your design work, enabling concurrent design and image creation.

[![NEMO sub rendering by SOLIDWORKS Visualize](/sites/default/files/inline-images/NEMO%20Rendering.png)](https://www.solidworks.com/product/solidworks-visualize)Learn more about

- [**SOLIDWORKS Visualize**](https://www.solidworks.com/product/solidworks-visualize). For installation steps, click

- [here](https://help.solidworks.com/2023/english/Installation/install_guide/t_install_visualize.htm?verRedirect=1). If you have any questions, please contact

- [your local reseller](https://www.solidworks.com/how-to-buy/find-solidworks-reseller/).