{"id":52331,"date":"2023-05-02T08:00:44","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T12:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/?p=52331"},"modified":"2023-05-02T12:47:21","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T16:47:21","slug":"solidworks-live-design-reasons-to-get-excited-about-our-july-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2023\/05\/solidworks-live-design-reasons-to-get-excited-about-our-july-announcement.html","title":{"rendered":"SOLIDWORKS Live Design: Reasons to Get Excited about Our July Announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you miss the episode of SOLIDWORKS Live Design on April 14<sup>th<\/sup>? Well if so, we have good news for you! You can now watch this episode on-demand to hear our cohosts, Brad Williamson and Sean O&#8217;Neill, as they explain more about the exciting changes coming in July.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a step back and refresh everyone about the announcement we made back at <strong>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE World in February. In July, all new SOLIDWORKS Desktop CAD licenses will include \u201cCloud Services\u201d as part of the subscription. Existing SOLIDWORKS users will also have a path to add these secure cloud capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Quoting Gian Paolo Bassi, executive vice president of <strong>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE Works. \u201cI\u2019m sure there are some of you wondering what the big deal is with this announcement. I\u2019m here to tell you there is a whole lot to get excited about if you\u2019re a SOLIDWORKS user. These capabilities will enable you to do so much more than before. Most importantly, it will free you to do what you love most: create amazing, innovative new products in a safe and collaborative environment open to anyone.\u201d You can read GP\u2019s entire blog on this announcement <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2023\/04\/solidworks-subscription-opens-new-opportunities-to-overcome-your-unique-design-challenges.html\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During one of the latest episodes of SOLIDWORKS Live Design, Sean spends the entire episode in SOLIDWORKS explaining and showing how these new cloud capabilities will help improve workflows for SOLIDWORKS users. These demonstrations included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Saving files to the complementary external storage (keeping designs safe and <em>not<\/em> taking up space on your hard drive!)<\/li>\n<li>Easier ways to locate and access your files (e.g. sort\/search files via properties, custom attributes, and more)<\/li>\n<li>New Overwrite protection, so you can no longer save over files unintentionally<\/li>\n<li>Plug-and-play revision control (<em>not<\/em> at the end of your file names!)<\/li>\n<li>More powerful, <em>actually-working<\/em> search utilities that enable you to search based on almost anything!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RE1fkcMRH2s&amp;t=291s\"><strong>Watch the full SOLIDWORKS Live Design episode on-demand.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sean goes into detail on how each of these new capabilities delivers real value by walking through a typical SOLIDWORKS workflow and pointing out how the cloud capabilities (included in the July announcement) can improve the way designers work \u2013 without leaving SOLIDWORKS.<\/p>\n<p>Watch this episode today on YouTube to learn how these new capabilities will deliver better workflows for daily tasks such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Saving\/storing your files<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 Access to additional storage space, from inside SOLIDWORKS<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 No need to worry about reformatting\/mapping drives<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 Control file access yourself<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/ues_webinar_blog_1.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/ues_webinar_blog_2.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Opening\/finding your files<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 \u2018Bookmark\u2019 your files, just like in your browser<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 Filter\/search via your SOLIDWORKS Custom Properties<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 Instant idea of who \u2018owns\u2019 the file at that time<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/ues_webinar_blog_3.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/ues_webinar_blog_4.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Protecting your work from unintentional overwrites<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 People can\u2019t save over your stuff<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 You can\u2019t save over theirs either<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 You don\u2019t have to ask people as many questions<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/ues_webinar_blog_5.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/ues_webinar_blog_6.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Automatic handling of file versions\/revisions<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 No more 1) Save As, 2) Append \u201c_rev2\u201d to file name<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 Actually remember WHY you made a new version\/revision<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 Less people ask you questions<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/ues_webinar_blog_7.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/ues_webinar_blog_8.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Searching for CAD files \u2013 using a search tool that <em>actually works<\/em> and indexes well!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 \u2018Search\u2019 is a powerful idea that should work \u2013 and can!<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 Searching for more than just file names<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 You can now search based on almost anything<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/ues_webinar_blog_9.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A primary focus of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RE1fkcMRH2s&amp;t=291s\">episode of SOLIDWORKS LIVE Design<\/a> was to show, in some of the plainest ways possible, how any designer \u2013 even if they\u2019re working with zero other people! \u2013 can get easy, practical new features that help with important everyday tasks inside of SOLIDWORKS.<\/p>\n<p>The only question left to answer is: what will you do with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/lp\/open-new-possibilities-your-3d-designs\">more time to design<\/a>? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/lp\/open-new-possibilities-your-3d-designs#_ga=2.131710407.973060172.1682456501-1069088451.1678736541\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52169 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/UES_Announcement_banners_Edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"961\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/UES_Announcement_banners_Edited.jpg 961w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/UES_Announcement_banners_Edited-300x78.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/UES_Announcement_banners_Edited-615x160.jpg 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/UES_Announcement_banners_Edited-768x200.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/UES_Announcement_banners_Edited-728x189.jpg 728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn more about the exciting changes coming to SOLIDWORKS subscription in July that will buy you more time to design by watching this on-demand episode of SOLIDWORKS Live Design, hosted by Brad Williamson and Sean O&#8217;Neill.<\/p>\n... <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2023\/05\/solidworks-live-design-reasons-to-get-excited-about-our-july-announcement.html\">Continued<\/a>","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":52326,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2933,3285,563,50,826,14,2471,2783,18],"tags":[3325,3432,410,995,3901,447,19,3094,346,2858,1226],"class_list":["post-52331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-3dexperience","category-3dexperienceworks","category-cloud-computing","category-collaboration","category-dassault-systmes","category-design","category-news","category-product-designers-and-mechanical-engineers","category-solidworks","tag-3dexperience-solidworks","tag-cloud-collaboration","tag-data-management","tag-revisions","tag-sean-oneill","tag-search","tag-solidworks-2","tag-solidworks-live-design","tag-subscription","tag-version-control","tag-versioning"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52331"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52338,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52331\/revisions\/52338"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}