SolidWorks status

[David_A_Tucker]

Here’s some background information.

Solidworks Licenses

I’m tickled pink to announce that, with the help and generosity of Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp (“Dassault”), we restored our access to our student/maker licenses for Solidworks. Here’s how to get one. These licenses are for our members only. What is Solidworks Solidworks is an industry-leading software program used for generating sophisticated 3D computer models – typically of machines, parts, art objects, and the like. It’s an indispensable tool. You’ll use these models to generate …

To answer your questions:

1. They’ve always made the newest version available to us since we’ve started our relationship. You probably don’t need the newest features, so you can keep using the 2021 version until your one-year expiration date. When it expires, you can renew with the 2021 or 2022 version – whichever is available at the time.

2. To my knowledge, Solidworks is always backwards-compatible with the previous year’s version. Files may “upgrade” to the newest version (if you’re using it) when you re-save them, but that’s the worst that happens.

3. You’ll need to re-register and download the latest version of Solidworks when your one-year license expires on its anniverary.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

DT