SolidWorks 2010 Initial Review
Well after getting my hands on SW2010, I got straight into installing it and looking through the Whats New PDF. The install went fine, albeit I had to end Windows Explorer and WinSCP processes (hopefully this means that the install will be rock solid). For those people who may not be familar with the procedure, I put up some screenshots. In the case of the third image, you may need to go to the View -> Select Columns -> PID to see the appropriate column. Remember, this is only a beta release! I also did change the install directory to Program Files/SolidWorks Corp 2010/.
The install finished fine. No need to restart the PC as I ended Windows Explorer (and left explorer.exe closed for the duration of the install). I started SW2010 up, activated it and that was it. Easy.
I won’t put the Whats New 2010 PDF here. Here are a few things I like:
PhotoView 360:
- Choose a 2d Background Image
- Choose a 3D HDRI Image
- Save a Custom View!
SolidWorks 2010:
- Multi-bodies in Sheet Metal
- SolidWorks RX – Download Graphic Card Drivers automatically
- Mouse Gesture Support
- View Decals in eDrawings and SW w/out PhotoWorks enabled
- SolidWorks Network Monitor (interesting)
That’s it for the moment. Lots and lots more to come.
