![]() ![]() A few years ago Solidworks introduced a slight backwards compatibility feature, for example you can open a 2019 file in 2018 service pack 5. Pretty much every CAD software out there is not backwards compatible. of course a bright reverse engineer can remodel any part but it will take them much longer from a STEP file than a native file. they have enough to build/assemble/inspect your part, but they can't easily modify or edit your part. i can create drawings off of STEP files (although personally i take time to re-model them, for multiple reasons)Īnother benefit professionally is that they do hide your "secret sauce", so if you send a part to a supplier or customer they have the geometry they need but nothing more. they send me STEP files, and i open them in solidworks and inspect them. i am working with a shop overseas who is using pro/engineer. first of all, it allows people to share files regardless of what software they used. The advantage comes more in a professional environment. this can be a very useful learning tool - inspecting others' work to see how they accomplished to learn their skills. The disadvantages for a student means that you can't "peak under the hood" and examine the sketches and features used to create the geometry. you will not see a feature tree, you cannot see the sketches and features used to create the model. however they lack the software-specific editing features. STEP files are software-neutral geometry. there are advantages and disadvantages to this that might be worth exploring in the context of educational purposes. in the past upgrades were once every 4 years now they're every fucking year.Īs mentioned earlier, STEP is an exchange/interchange format that any CAD system should be able to read. They switched to a subscription model and convince users to upgrade ever year, but every time people upgrade, it causes problems like this. i currently use 2017 and i can say that it has a few handy features not included in 2011. honestly in an educational environment (and in most professional environments) you won't notice a huge difference between SW 2019 vs. the whole "subscription" model with forced upgrades every year is not consumer friendly. The upgrade structure as it stands now is a bit of a scam. This is a learning community DEROGATORY, DEMEANING, or OVERTLY NEGATIVE remarks are NOT TOLERATED. ASK FOR CONTACT INFO FOR YOUR LOCAL VALUE ADDED RESELLER.The SOLIDWORKS Entrepreneur Program for commercial start-ups.Couple that with Free Essentials Training for Veterans while you're at it. Military Veterans - $20 USD ($40 Canadian).Your legal options, in order of increasing cost. OR ENCOURAGE, EXPLICITLY OR IMPLICITLY, PIRACY If you believe your post has been caught in the spam filter (not showing up), please PM a moderator and alert them to the issue.ĬSWA and CSWP Exam Prep courtesy of /u/BMEdesignĩ-HOUR MOTORCYCLE DESIGN PROJECT courtesy of /u/MLCCADsystems Please read this before posting any Blog/Vlog Message the Mods with proof to get yours. There might be old copies of Lion, Mountain Lion, and even Snow Leopard for sale on sites like eBay. Non-developers can buy OS X Mountain Lion ($19.99) and OS X Lion ($19.99) from Apple directly. Apple will email you an unlock code, which you can redeem in the Mac App Store. If you have a valid Apple Developer account, you might be able to download older versions from /downloads. This will put an installation app in your Applications folder, which you should leave there. Once any of these downloads are complete, mount the. Leave the installation app in your Applications folder.ĭirect Disk Image Links for Older macOS Downloads Once any of these downloads finishes, do not open the installer to begin the installation. Mac App Store Links for Older macOS Downloads ![]()
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