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Windows 7 End of Life – How will this affect SOLIDWORKS?
You may have heard that Windows 7 is ending support on the 14th of January 2020 but, what does this mean to you? In short, now is the time to upgrade to Windows 10 Professional. Your machines will continue to
... ContinuedEnd of Life…for Windows 7
Have you seen this message when installing SolidWorks 2018? With each major release it’s important to check the system requirements before installing. Windows 7 is currently the most popular operating system, with about 68% of PCs worldwide using this OS!
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS PCB – Board Layout 101
SOLIDWORKS PCB —powered by Altium— is a new software solution focused on integrating electrical and mechanical design. SOLIDWORKS PCB enables the productivity you need to design Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) quickly along with unique collaboration between electrical and 3D mechanical design teams.
... ContinuedDisplay Settings
You are able to use the display settings in SOLIDWORKS to provide greater flexibility when applying different appearances, decals and display modes. This allows the user to manipulate the way that the model is referenced in either drawings, or visual
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Support Monthly News – January 2016
Hello to all, Welcome to this new edition of the SOLIDWORKS Support Monthly News, coauthored by members of the SOLIDWORKS Technical Support teams worldwide. Vote for the best SOLIDWORKS enhancement ideas! 577 enhancements ideas are available for voting in the
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Support Monthly News – December 2015
Hello to all, Welcome to this new edition of the SOLIDWORKS Support Monthly News, coauthored by members of the SOLIDWORKS Technical Support teams worldwide. Vote for the best SOLIDWORKS enhancement ideas! Over the past few weeks, many of you have
... ContinuedWindows 10 support in SOLIDWORKS 2015 SP5 and SOLIDWORKS 2016 SP0
Following this announcement, here’s everything you need to know about SOLIDWORKS support for Windows® 10. Which versions of SOLIDWORKS support Windows 10? SOLIDWORKS 2015 SP05 and SOLIDWORKS 2016 SP0 onwards are supported on Windows 10. SOLIDWORKS 2016 SP0 is out
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Products Will Soon Support Windows 10
Microsoft® recently released the Windows® 10 operating system. For many Windows 7 and 8 users this is available as a free upgrade. It may seem tempting to upgrade right away, however please note the currently released* SOLIDWORKS versions and service packs are not supported
... ContinuedAutomating the Copy Settings Wizard with Task Scheduler
Problem: I want to backup my SOLIDWORKS settings regularly. Currently, I have an alarm set and once a month I run Copy Settings Wizard*, but I’d really like to just put it on a schedule and forget about it. Solution:
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS TECH TIP: Model Visualization – Part 1: Orientation
With exciting new technology like Microsoft’s Hololens being recently revealed, I thought it might be useful to understand how SOLIDWORKS handles viewing of models and hopefully open up a discussion about how these new technologies might affect our design processes
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