However I'm not at all sure that is correct and as far as I have seen "Solidworks connected" could be a completely different platform or the same thing as Solidworks 3DExperience. I could have sworn that "Solidworks Connected" was SW Desktop with a plug in to access the Swym platform. From what I understand, which I'm far from believing is correct, is that there are only two options SW "Cloud" version and SW "Desktop" version. Solidworks has done an absolute fail with their names here. Don't know if its The cloud version or SW on cloud VM. You can see some of the post in Solidworks Connect Community.Ģ022 beta has cloud version. Last I checked NO 3rd party programs were supported, Driveworks, CAMWorks etc. What isn't running on the Parasolid kernel is pretty much all the other programs that you get in the 3DE suite of programs, IE X-Design etc or whatever they are calling the new stuff.ģ) Despite being the "Same program", and again my understanding that you can directly open SW desktop files, there's a whole lot that works on Desktop that does not work on 3DE. At present SW 3DE is running on the parasolid kernel just like SW desktop is. IE all the "Collaborative stuff" that you see on the forum is actually part of the software so you can set up communities in your company for projects, etc.Ģ) Again, My understanding. I went back and forth on this issue with a couple DS employees and I believe the following to be correct.ġ) The only difference between Solidworks 3DE and Solidworks Desktop is that it is integrated with the 3DS platform. I had this discussion on the Swymp and of course I can't for the life of me find the post.however. Just checking: 3DE does not use SW Desktop files? So a company cannot just upload their files to the platform and use them in 3DE like they did in SW Desktop, right? Solidworks Desktop Forum - Gone and or thrown in with 3DEĭS - Refusal to do any serious code rewrite to fix persistent flaws and pouring resources into SW 3DE and accompanying suite. If that is the case then 3DE has been out for a while and SW Desktop is already in it's Swan's Song. It could very well be SW Desktop>3DE Parasolid>3DE CATIA. The only reason I'm not certain the time frame will be shorter is because I'm not sure that 3DE is the actual replacement. The take a step toward that end and the user base is unpleased which only serves to prove DS's belief of "We need to do something else". DS wants to get rid of Solidworks entirely. I agree I just didn't want to sound like a Chicken Little. In other words, even if change and new development eclipses current technology, they will not divorce their users from "archaic" systems. He then pointed out that even though Solid Edge introduced Synch Tech ~10 years ago, they haven't taken ANY functionality away from the Ordered environment. He expressed concern about the state of the industry with many SE competitors forcing users to adopt the cloud. I trust DSS leadership slightly less than politicians, which is to say.less than zero.Ĭontrast this to Siemens: According to Dan Staples, Solid Edge will not force users to the cloud. After watching the debacle of the last year (3DSwymP), I can't see SWX Desktop surviving ten more years. I'd say you error on the side of optimism. well, I wouldn't be here to worry about it I guess. Having to do another model migration in say 5 years would. The cost of just migrating our data set from SE to SW has a ~20 year? ROI if any. I really hope your time estimates are <= reality. Wild guesses and conspiracy theory on my part. Here you'll pay to go to 3DE from SW Desktop and then you'll probably pay a bit more to get to the new system. The difference here is that DS is trying to get you to pay for the new software and ADesk did not, they converted your MDT to IV and essentially started shipping IV with MDT at no charge. The above is based entirely on my experience with Adesk, MDT and Inventor that followed a similar trajectory without the "Middle man" step of 3DE. I'd say we see the release of that in 5-10 years or so. The Choice to move to Solidworks 3DE is the choice to move to whatever new CAD system DS comes out with as it's replacement. My completely uneducated guess is that the we'll see the last release of SW desktop in 10-15 years. SW Desktop>Solidworks 3DE with Parasolid kernel>Solidworks 3DE with CATIA Kernel>Solidworks replaced by other modeling package with CATIA kernel. It seems DS is pushing all of the 3dEcperience stuff, and the collaboration stuff, but isn't really putting much focus on the basic Solidworks program.Īnyone have any inside info, or predictions on where Solidworks will be in 5 years? 10 years? I keep seeing Dassault Systems pushing Draftsight as a 2D, and now more often as a 3D design package.
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