Solid Edge now supports multithreaded Parasolid hidden line processing. These are good enhancements that other systems have used for quite some time. Display performance for large assemblies is enhanced through improved caching of faceted representations. More efficient representations are now saved in files. You control the tessellation level of an assembly and thus decide the trade-offs between display quality and performance.
More user control is a welcome enhancement here.
To boost large assembly performance, Solid Edge reduces the complexity of selected parts so that they process more quickly. Assembly parts list enhancements include the ability to add nongraphical representations such as lubricants, fluids, adhesives, coatings, and paint. New Query Select tools query for properties in part files that define a select set of parts that you can use as input for any operation that accepts select sets. For example, you can use the output of the query to show, hide, and activate a group of parts. The Query Select tools replace the Find Part command available in earlier releases.