Technical Alerts & News

At SolidWorks, we always strive to make our products and services better. Your feedback in these two questions will definitely help us in this direction. Thank you! 

Check out the new featured content for May, including a free Part Reviewer Part, One-Minute Tech-Tip, API, Model Mania File, and a blog by Stephen Endersby!

Check out the new featured content for April, including a free Part Reviewer Part, One-Minute Tech-Tip, API, Model Mania File, and a blog by Mario Iocco!

This service pack is now available to Subscription Service customers. To download, click here. Or log into the SolidWorks Customer Portal at https://customerportal.solidworks.com and click Download Software and Updates to access the update.

This service pack is now available to Subscription Service customers. To download, click here. Or log into the SolidWorks Customer Portal at https://customerportal.solidworks.com and click Download Software and Updates to access the update.

This service pack is now available to Subscription Service customers. To download, click here. Or log into the SolidWorks Customer Portal at https://customerportal.solidworks.com and click Download Software and Updates to access the update.

For a listing of SPR's fixed in this Service Pack, click here..

Check out the new featured content for March, including a free Part Reviewer Part, One-Minute Tech-Tip, API, Model Mania File, and a blog from Phil Sluder!

The SolidWorks Help documentation is currently down. When accessing Help through SolidWorks, a message is shown indicating help is offline for maintenance. During this time, please access Help by clicking on the “Launch Local Help” button which appears on the message screen. We are working to restore this capability as soon as possible, and apologize for any inconvenience caused.

The SolidWorks World Model Mania file for 2013 is now available.

This service pack is now available to Subscription Service customers. To download, click here. Or log into the SolidWorks Customer Portal at https://customerportal.solidworks.com and click Download Software and Updates to access the update.

Check out the featured Blog, Part Reviewer Part, API and Technical Tip that is featured in our February Content Blog!

This service pack is now available to Subscription Service customers. To download, click here. Or log into the SolidWorks Customer Portal at https://customerportal.solidworks.com and click Download Software and Updates to access the update.

Get access to a lot of free content, including Part Reviewer examples, Tips and Tricks and much more!   https://forum.solidworks.com/community/solidworks/parts_and_features/blog/2012/03/01/featured-content--great-content-for-all 

This service pack is now available to Subscription Service customers. To download, click here. Or log into the SolidWorks Customer Portal at https://customerportal.solidworks.com and click Download Software and Updates to access the update.

For a listing of SPR's fixed in this Service Pack, click here..

This service pack is now available to Subscription Service customers. To download, click here. Or log into the SolidWorks Customer Portal at https://customerportal.solidworks.com and click Download Software and Updates to access the update.

This service pack is now available to Subscription Service customers. To download, click here. Or log into the SolidWorks Customer Portal at https://customerportal.solidworks.com and click Download Software and Updates...

This service pack is now available to Subscription Service customers. To download, click here. Or log into the SolidWorks Customer Portal at https://customerportal.solidworks.com and click Download Software and Updates to access the update.

In order to give you more time to submit ideas to the SolidWorks World 2013 Top 10 List we decided to postpone the start of voting one week. Voting will now open up on Dec. 12^th. We encourage everyone to continue to add and comment on ideas to make sure your favorite ones reach the top of the Top 10 List.

Voting for the SolidWorks World Top Ten list requires Subscription Service.

Have you had that moment when you thought ‘If only SolidWorks would do it this way, my life would be so much easier.’ or ‘I make this widget every day, I wonder if SolidWorks knows I need this feature.’

Read this blog post to find out how.

At SolidWorks we are always striving to make our products more productive. With this goal in mind, we are asking for your participation in a short survey.

This service pack is now available to Subscription Service customers. To download, click here. Or log into the SolidWorks Customer Portal at https://customerportal.solidworks.com and click Download Software and Updates to access the update.

For a listing of SPR's fixed in this Service Pack, click here..

This service pack is now available to Subscription Service customers. To download, click here. Or log into the SolidWorks Customer Portal at https://customerportal.solidworks.com and click Download Software and Updates to access the update.

This service pack is now available to Subscription Service customers. To download, click here. Or log into the SolidWorks Customer Portal at https://customerportal.solidworks.com and click Download Software and Updates to access the update.

See this month's page to get a sampling of our latest Part Reviewer part, One Minute Tech tip, and more

Ed Eaton is our Featured Author this month and he is discussing designing Living Hinges.  A living hinge is a small bridge of material connecting two other pieces.  Select here to read more...

The Beta version of Enterprise PDM 2013 is now available to Subscription Service customers. Visit the Beta site for information on the program and to download Beta.

The Beta version of SolidWorks 2013 is now available to Subscription Service customers. Visit the Beta site for information on the program and to download Beta.

New Part Reviewer Part, new Tech Tip on Plastics, Mark Biassoti and more to check out.

We’ve added a new interactive tool to help you find the package that best suits your design needs.

• Take the Step Up Challenge and equip yourself with the right tools to speed your design process and increase your productivity.
• Watch videos and see SolidWorks Professional and Premium in action.

For a limited time you can save up to 28%* when you upgrade to SolidWorks Professional or SolidWorks Premium. (Offer valid in the USA and Canada. T&Cs apply). Contact your reseller for more information.

Link http://www.solidworks.com/stepupcp

The Beta version of Enterprise PDM 2013 is now available to Subscription Service customers. Visit the Beta site for information on the program and to download Beta.

The Beta version of SolidWorks 2013 is now available to Subscription Service customers. Visit the Beta site for information on the program and to download Beta.

This service pack is now available to Subscription Service customers. To download, click here. Or log into the SolidWorks Customer Portal at https://customerportal.solidworks.com and click Download Software and Updates...

Read this month's featured blog on using the Fill Feature

Get the latest Part Reviewer Part, read the latest blog and more in this month's update.

The Beta version of Enterprise PDM 2013 is now available to Subscription Service customers. Visit the Beta site for information on the program and to download Beta.

The Beta version of SolidWorks 2013 is now available to Subscription Service customers. Visit the Beta site for information on the program and to download Beta.

This service pack is now available to Subscription Service customers. To download, click here. Or log into the SolidWorks Customer Portal at https://customerportal.solidworks.com and click Download Software and Updates to access the update.

For a listing of SPR's fixed in this Service Pack, click here..

This service pack is now available to Subscription Service customers. To download, click here. Or log into the SolidWorks Customer Portal at https://customerportal.solidworks.com and click Download Software and Updates to access the update.

For a listing of SPR's fixed in this Service Pack, click here..

This service pack is now available to Subscription Service customers. To download, click here. Or log into the SolidWorks Customer Portal at https://customerportal.solidworks.com and click Download Software and Updates to access the update.

For a listing of SPR's fixed in this Service Pack, click here..

Our custom created API’s offered by our SolidWorks API developers are now organized in a single blog page.  Take a look and see all the API's we have to offer.

This new release is now available on the customer portal. To download, click here. Or log into the SolidWorks Customer Portal at https://customerportal.solidworks.com and click Download Software to access the new release.