I say integrated, because they certainly blend right into the existing modeling process and are used in a similar way to how you likely already work. SolidWorks has (finally) integrated four such features and a slew of updates that deliver more than another way to create geometry. Tools that have nothing to do with modeling? Are they needed? You may be surprised. SolidWorks 2012: Beyond Modeling Features
So, we’ll hit the highlights here and provide some additional insight to get you up to speed on what to expect when that download notification pops up. Now, you could visit the SolidWorks 2012 site, but you’ll have to give up your name and email to see it all. If you’re shackled to subscription service, SolidWorks 2012 PR1 is available right now to download. Here’s a quick look at what SolidWorks is packin’ into the pickle jar this year and how it’s set up to bring some sweet optimization to your current workflow. You won’t see any massive shift to cloud based design, new OS support or a platform independent version, but you will get an increasingly utilitarian tool set good enough for machine design and product design alike.
Like many thing that come with a change of season, SolidWorks has fermented this release with tools taunted at SolidWorks Worlds of year’s gone past. Who woulda thought that September would arrive, we’d begin prepping our Mason jars for the winter pickling and SolidWorks 2012 would be released to the early adopting hoards of SolidWorks users.