The SolidWorks 2009 Beta program that was rumored to launch Monday (yesterday) has just gone live at the customer portal. If you’re a subscriptions service customer, and signed up to be notified for beta launch, you can download it and enjoy the new version till your eyes shoot blood.
So, get on board, man the torpedoes and all that jazz.
Update:
12:50 CST – The week 1 survey is available.
12:55 CST – The download link is visible, but download not showing up yet. Give it a few minutes.
1:30 CST – Download link is up!! Go get it!!
1:40 CST – Downloading via Installation Manager



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