#SOLIDWORKS 2017 RELEASE DATE SOFTWARE#

FeatureWorks for imported files, to be able to use existing 3D data from other software more effectively.

Surfacing tools introduced for the first time.

Lightweight components to help performance as users continually made larger and larger assemblies.

Smart mates to make more use of drag-and-drop automation in building assemblies.

Sketch diagnostics to help the user understand why a sketch wouldnвЂ™t work for a particular feature.

Pre-made features that can be dragged and dropped onto the model

Feature palette released, which is now similar to what the Design Library does.

#SOLIDWORKS 2017 RELEASE DATE FREE#

SOLIDWORKS Viewer was introduced as a free product to share designs with non-CAD users and protect intellectual property when sharing data with external parties.

Fully customizable exploded views of assemblies.

SOLIDWORKS acquired by Dassault Systemes.

The Loft feature could now use guide curves.

Sheet metal functionalities were released for the first time.

There was only one way with no customization options, but it worked

Drag and drop functionality for moving one assembly component into another assembly.

Along with interference detection, users could verify form, fit, and function much more easily

Users could now use mates in assemblies and capture dynamic assembly motion.

This allowed for the top-down assembly modeling method to be used. Users couldnвЂ™t apply mates in assemblies yet, but could still place components into position

Parts, assemblies, and drawings were all available from the start.

A similar FeatureManager to what we are familiar with now was used to show the history of how a model was built.

Building features in a fully-lit, shaded environment was a stark contrast to the traditional modeling space which only showed a wireframe against a black background

The visualization of the model was unprecedented.

#SOLIDWORKS 2017 RELEASE DATE WINDOWS#

A large part of the ease-of-use was due to being on the modern, well-known Windows interface. The software was easier to use: a user could become comfortable with only 3 months of experience, compared to 3 years with other CAD software on the market.SOLIDWORKS launches at a price point of only $4,000 compared to $18,000 for other CAD systems.After a couple of years in development, the initial release of SOLIDWORKS finally came. This was truly revolutionary all other popular CAD systems were built on Unix at the time. The teamвЂ™s goal was to build an easy-to-use, affordable software built on the Windows platform. Hirschtick used $1 million that he earned while a member of the acclaimed MIT Blackjack Team to get his new venture off the ground. It all started in 1993 when founder Jon Hirschtick recruited a team of engineers with the purpose of making 3D CAD more accessible. From innovative new functionalities to all-new product offerings, this blog post will put you in a time machine and take you on a journey through the history of SOLIDWORKS. We tend to take many of these enhancements for granted now, but they were truly groundbreaking at the time they were released. While thinking about how much it has changed since I started, I decided to compile the highlights of SOLIDWORKS through the years.

Ninety percent of these enhancements come straight from you, the customer. As we know, every year, SOLIDWORKS releases a new version with hundreds of new features and functionalities.

Solidworks 2017 release date