2012 Beta Program Improvements

In addition to the many user-driven enhancements in SolidWorks 2012, we have also focused on implementing your feedback about the Beta Program itself. We appreciate the valuable time you invest in testing SolidWorks software, and the changes are designed to help you get the most out of the program.

Give us your feedback on the changes we have made to this year’s Beta Program.

New Beta Site Web Experience

Complete overhaul of the Beta web site to create a single site user experience. The new site includes improved Beta Sign Up, SR creation, downloads, Leader Board, Forum access, and Beta SR file attachment process.

Simplified Problem Reporting

The duplicate problem reporting in both Rx and Customer Portal is fixed. You can begin capturing your problem using SolidWorks Rx and then go to a new, simplified SR submission form that will automatically populate fields.

Enterprise PDM Vault upgrade

You can now continue to use vaults created using Beta 1 in Beta 2. This allows you to continue testing Beta 2 by preserving the contents of the local or SolidWorks hosted vault that you created with Beta 1.

Other Changes and Enhancements

• Reduced the number of Beta releases from 3 to 2 with more time available for testing each.
• The SolidWorks Background Downloader will allow a background download (and optional update) from Beta 1 to Beta 2.
• R&D staff will be more involved with forum discussions to help answer questions and discuss your User Experience feedback.
• A substantially more advanced crash data analysis allows more accurate determination of the conditions that caused the crash, making it easier to reproduce and then fix.