Where there are complex designs, there are complex drawings, and this is an area where everyone wants faster performance. If you work with in a top-design environment, the Envelope Publisher should result in big performance improvements and simplify data management.ģ. The new Envelope Publisher addresses this challenge. An envelope is a simplified placeholder for larger groups of geometry, allowing the user to pull in references to a higher level assembly without having to load that assembly. That not only causes a performance hit, but it can be a nightmare for data management. This subassembly needs to reference items in the TOP level assembly, which means the entire structure has to be loaded. SOLIDWORKS 2020 includes support for curved structural members and expands patterning capabilities so you can create larger structures faster with fewer mouse clicks.Ĭomplex top-down design workflows can be tricky. Last year, SOLIDWORKS 2019 introduced Structure Systems, a reboot of our capabilities for weldment design, giving users more power and efficiency and clearing the way for many future enhancement projects.
With SOLIDWORKS ® 2020, improvements to weldments, large assembly design and drawings provide several big reasons to upgrade that will deliver improved productivity and increased performance.
Any differences could relate to a software function and so this would also be a chance to consult the new version documentation that is available in the SOLIDWORKS Help, under the "What's New" section.We are always looking for ways to design faster and smarter. This could involve copying a dataset to work on in this isolated environment and ensuring these key functions are producing the end results you expect.
This will allow a single machine to be updated to the new version purely to test the key functions you rely on day to day. Whilst not feasible for all customers, setting up an isolated testing environment is encouraged. Please note our support team are unable to carry out the upgrade for you, so if you are interested in using our services to plan, manage and carry out the upgrade please contact us for a quotation. This will allow us to provide specific upgrade advice based on what we know about your implementation and communicate any key changes to System Requirements or Licensing Policies.
If you are using any of the SOLIDWORKS PDM Products (Manage, Professional or Standard) we would strongly encourage logging a support ticket with our team before you plan to undertake the upgrade.
This may or may not carry an addition consultancy charge depending on whether the bespoke program carried its own support and subscription contract. Solid Solutions have also created bespoke add-ins/programs for many of our customers- there may be a need to have these reconfigured for a new release. Check compatibility of these with SOLIDWORKS 2020 as you may need to either wait, or obtain a new version/license file. Add-on products may extend beyond the SOLIDWORKS portfolio, and may be managed by a different supplier entirely as a 3rd party plug in. Due to this software being Server based you may need to co-ordinate the upgrade with your IT department to ensure access and access rights. These products also need to be updated to be aligned with the SOLIDWORKS version and you may therefore need to back up the data and database, before installing the necessary server and client based programs. The final consideration is any of the add-on products to SOLIDWORKS- i.e.
This is available via the download by running the “Server Products” option on the first screen.
If you are running a floating/network license, you also need to update the Network License Manager and reactivate so that the client machines can retrieve a license. Also consider if your company operates over multiple sites, as you would want to schedule the upgrade to happen in a way that has the entire team updated at the same time. SOLIDWORKS 2020 files cannot be opened in a fully editable format in older versions so this could hinder any collaborative projects you have with external parties. You should take care to backup any key data related to SOLIDWORKS- this includes the actual CAD files, Templates and standard documentation, shared data such as SOLIDWORKS Toolbox, and any databases associated with programs such as PDM or SOLIDWORKS Electrical.You should also consider who you work with- i.e. We would certainly not suggest upgrading the software midway through a major project or with deadlines looming. As with any major software update you must consider the time to upgrade and plan accordingly.