{"id":25823,"date":"2015-06-22T09:20:35","date_gmt":"2015-06-22T13:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/?p=25823"},"modified":"2015-06-22T09:46:08","modified_gmt":"2015-06-22T13:46:08","slug":"solidworks-2016-beta-is-now-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2015\/06\/solidworks-2016-beta-is-now-live.html","title":{"rendered":"SOLIDWORKS 2016 Beta is Now Live"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a customer with active commercial SOLIDWORKS subscription services? If so, we have a mission for you. Your mission, should you choose to accept it: to use your power as a valued SOLIDWORKS user to impact the quality, performance and reliability of SOLIDWORKS solutions by joining the SOLIDWORKS 2016 Beta program. As an added bonus to your participation, you\u2019ll be among the first to get a peek under the hood of SOLIDWORKS 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The SOLIDWORKS Beta program enables you to interact directly with the SOLIDWORKS research and development team to influence the SOLIDWORKS 2016 production release. Accessing Beta testing will enable you to:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Test-drive new features and greatly reduce the learning curve and training that\u2019s typically needed for each new release<br \/>\n\u00b7 Get limited-time access to new products and access to existing products, even if you don\u2019t currently own them<br \/>\n\u00b7 Improve the software by identifying issues that affect your day-to-day operations, and get those issues fixed before release<br \/>\n\u00b7 Connect with the global SOLIDWORKS community and interact with SOLIDWORKS R&amp;D and product management teams<br \/>\n\u00b7 Enter into competitive, global contests for a chance to win prizes<\/p>\n<p>Get started today by visiting the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/beta\"><strong>SOLIDWORKS Beta website<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>or clicking the banner below. The Beta website is your go-to resource for access to the SOLIDWORKS 2016 Beta download,\u00a0SOLIDWORKS Beta FAQ, forum, contest leaderboard and much more. Remember, you must have an active commercial SOLIDWORKS subscription to participate.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/beta\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25822 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/image004.jpg\" alt=\"image004.jpg\" width=\"797\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/image004.jpg 797w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/image004-300x53.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/image004-615x109.jpg 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/image004-728x129.jpg 728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- BEGIN KAPOST ANALYTICS CODE --><\/p>\n<p><!--\nvar _kaq = _kaq || [];\n_kaq.push([2, \"556c982625a9b09bc7000317\", \"546cc71879d2154a3400012c\"]);\n(function(){\nvar ka = document.createElement('script'); ka.async=true; ka.id=\"ka_tracker\"; ka.src=\"https:\/\/analytics.kapost.com\/ka.js\";\nvar s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ka, s);\n})();\n\/\/--><\/p>\n<p><!-- END KAPOST ANALYTICS CODE --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a customer with active commercial SOLIDWORKS subscription services? 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