SWX 2009 3

[tbeck11]

Anyone hear anything on 2009? Just wondering if any enhancements were leaked.

 

[handleman]

Dunno if you call this "leaked" or not, but...

http://files.solidworks.com/Supportfiles/Whats_new/2009/English/whatsnew.pdf

-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)

 

[TheTick]

They finally add equation driven curves. Naturally, they did a half-@$$ job of it. Can only do y=f(x).

Another five years and they'll catch up to where Pro/E was 10 years ago.

 

[ctopher]

I don't see much improvements. Some new stuff, but not enough for me to run out and buy it.
Their marketing people need to open their eyes to what Autodesk is doing.

Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 3.1
AutoCAD 06/08
ctopher's home (updated Apr 30, 2008)

 

[Eltron]

I think the bulk of the work on '09 was to increase the functionality of the features that already exist, rather than adding a bunch of poorly though-out, bug-filled, rushed-in, grabasstically-disorganized things that end up wasting my time in the end. So, I'm kinda looking forward to the new release.

Dan

http://www.eltronresearch.com

 

[Theophilus]

They have opened their eyes--and are a bit frantic about it. I think we'll see 2009 as a sort of space-filler (with hope that we'll have some stability and robust features added) while the next version gears up to address competitive threats. Of course, they're a bit late. Autodesk can instantly deliver simply by buying what they like and relabeling it (see their purchase of Alias in the ID realm). I don't see SW doing anything like that.

The near future will certainly be exciting, if nothing else. Hey, if you stop paying maintenance contracts and instead save the money (sticking with your current SW version) about three years will pay for a completely different CAD package--not a bad hedge, considering I've never even installed 2008.



Jeff Mowry

http://www.industrialdesignhaus.com

What did you dream? It's all right--we told you what to dream.
--Pink Floyd, Welcome to the Machine

 

[Eltron]

Yeah, but you're a crotchety old mountain man, anyway...

Dan

http://www.eltronresearch.com

 

[Theophilus]

"I'm 37, I'm not OLD."





Jeff Mowry

http://www.industrialdesignhaus.com

What did you dream? It's all right--we told you what to dream.
--Pink Floyd, Welcome to the Machine

 

[NL8]

I notice that aside from name changes they appear to have left both PDM products completely alone.

Now if only I believed that....

Joe Hasik, CSWP
SW 08 x64, SP 3.0
Dell T3400
Intel Core2 Quad
Q6700 2.66 GHz
3.93 GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600

 

[uGlay]

That PDF link doesnt work anymore.

SW2008 Office Pro SP3.1
Intel Core 2 Duo CPU
2.2GHz, 2.00GB RAM
QuadroFX 3700

 

[NL8]

Wow, that was quick. It was still working at about 5 PM CST yesterday.

Joe Hasik, CSWP
SW 08 x64, SP 3.0
Dell T3400
Intel Core2 Quad
Q6700 2.66 GHz
3.93 GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600

 

[uGlay]

Can someone re-upload the PDF?

SW2008 Office Pro SP3.1
Intel Core 2 Duo CPU
2.2GHz, 2.00GB RAM
QuadroFX 3700
SpacePilot/SpaceNavigator

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

The availability of the "2009 What's New" was probably a slip-up by SW. I doubt they would appreciate it being posted for public display while 2009 is still in Beta.

If you sign up for the Beta program, you will have access to the document and Beta forum.

See also

http://www.robrodriguezblog.com/2008/06/solidworks-2009.html

 

[Standing]

handleman,
I do not know how you do it. I tried finding the SolidWorks What’s New 2009 (knowing the name - whatsnew) and could not find it. You really deserve more stars that I can give. A thousand stars for you.
Thanks


Bradley
SolidWorks Pro 2008 x64, SP3.0
PDMWorks Workgroup, SolidWorks BOM,
Dell XPS Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU
3.00 GHz, 5 GB RAM, Virtual memory 12577 MB,
nVidia Quadro FX 3400
Use SolidWorks BOM
e-mail is Lotus Notes

 

[draftsman2008]

I should have downloaded the pdf yesterday when I looked at!!!

Brian-CSWA
Dell Optiplex 745
Intel Core 2 6300 @ 1.86 GHz 2 gig Ram
Solidworks 2007 SP 5 & 2008 SP 3.1
AutoCAD Mechanical 2005

 

[ctopher]

Here ya go...

Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 3.1
AutoCAD 06/08
ctopher's home (updated Apr 30, 2008)

 

[uGlay]

topher gets a star from me too.

SW2008 Office Pro SP3.1
Intel Core 2 Duo CPU
2.2GHz, 2.00GB RAM
QuadroFX 3700
SpacePilot/SpaceNavigator

 

[ctopher]

Thanks. I saved it the minute it was posted on the web site.

Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 3.1
AutoCAD 06/08
ctopher's home (updated Apr 30, 2008)

 

[Theophilus]

P'raps it was a leak, then? I did see some interface things I'll like, as well as the capacity to reverse dimensions with negative values (can save me some time).



Jeff Mowry

http://www.industrialdesignhaus.com

What did you dream? It's all right--we told you what to dream.
--Pink Floyd, Welcome to the Machine

 

[handleman]

Gotta say, 'twasn't me who found it. I saw it posted elsewhere.

-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)