SolidWorks 2008 Pre-Release 1 available

by Josh on August 6, 2007 · View Comments

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You may be interested to know that SolidWorks PR 1 is available for download.

This is the step before the final release and is intended to be used in a production environment to test for quality. If you’re going to use it in production, be sure to make back-ups of whatever you try it on or you may feel the warm chill of “what have I done”

If you did use beta, you may want to check the forums about the installation. Dave Heinemeyer got good results doing the following.

Did not transfer license
Un-install 08 Beta4 using add remove programs but did not clean registry
Download only Pre-Release so files were located on local drive
Install using Install Manager to a new individual installation

Have fun.

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Richard Williams November 29, 2007 at 12:20 pm: I heard and saw things demonstrated with the 2008 release that I described as breaking through the sound barrier. Some fine tuning of the release is needed and it will be done of course soon. That is something you can bet on as I live here in Las Vegas and SolidWorks is always a safe bet. I love the more intuitive nature of this release since I don't describe myself as an experienced user but one that is always learning about the program. I wish I had the experience with it like most of you out there. Happy Modeling.
Richard Williams November 29, 2007 at 12:20 pm: I heard and saw things demonstrated with the 2008 release that I described as breaking through the sound barrier. Some fine tuning of the release is needed and it will be done of course soon. That is something you can bet on as I live here in Las Vegas and SolidWorks is always a safe bet. I love the more intuitive nature of this release since I don’t describe myself as an experienced user but one that is always learning about the program. I wish I had the experience with it like most of you out there. Happy Modeling.
Josh November 30, 2007 at 7:39 am: Hi Richard. I'm with you. Some things take getting use to. Virtual Parts has been a big one for me, but I like it the more I use it. I hope we're all 'always learning about the program' or trying different way to use it. Cause I know I don't everything about it, but can see some great possibilities.
Josh November 30, 2007 at 7:39 am: Hi Richard. I’m with you. Some things take getting use to. Virtual Parts has been a big one for me, but I like it the more I use it. I hope we’re all ‘always learning about the program’ or trying different way to use it. Cause I know I don’t everything about it, but can see some great possibilities.