SOLIDWORKS unveiled its Education Edition 2017-2018 last week and there are tons of new, exciting updates for educators. Here’s what you need to know:
SOLIDWORKS 3D Interconnect
- Open proprietary 3D CAD data directly into SOLIDWORKS including Creo®, CATIA® V5, Solid Edge®, NX™, and Inventor® and retain associativity to the original file
Benefits: Work seamlessly with anyone and incorporate design changes dramatically faster.
Improved Large Assembly Performance
- New Asset Publisher, Ground Mates and Magnetic Mates speed equipment layouts
- Replace sub-assembly with multi-body part and maintain downstream references; replace missing references all at once
Benefits: Speed design of large assemblies and layouts machinery and equipment.
More Powerful Modeling Tools
- New Advanced Hole Wizard creates/reuses customized holes
- Wrap Feature now for any surface; offset 3D curve on surface with multiple faces
- Sheet Metal support for three-bend corners
Benefits: Faster, easier modeling with fewer picks and clicks.
Renderings and Animations with SolidWorks Visualize
- SOLIDWORKS Visualize Professional now include in the Education Edition and Student* products installation.
- Import animations and motion studies
- Map SOLIDWORKS camera navigation and hot keys
*Not included in SDK.
Benefits: Simplified installation. Improved workflow between modeling, rendering, and viewing.
Faster 2D Drawing Creation
- Reference and link to Bill of Material (BOM) table cell elements in annotations
- Parametrically mirror drawing views without the model
- Pre-defined layers
Benefits: Simplified, faster drawing creation.
6 Expanded Capabilities for Model Based Definition
- Compare geometry and 3D PMI between two revisions
- Define DimXpert 3D PMI more easily for drafted parts
- Export STEP 242 with 3D PMI to automate CAM and CMM
- Attach multiple files to 3D PDF to build Technical Data Packages (TDP)
Benefits: Ease the transition from 2D drawings to modelbased design (MBD).
7 Electrifying Electrical / Electronic Design
- Electrical: automatic creation of schematic from a spreadsheet
- Electrical: compound parts and accessories
Benefits: Improve productivity for electrical design with expanded capabilities.
8 Simplifying Design Validation
- Simulation: display simulation results in SOLIDWORKS model; arc length control for nonlinear contact
- Plastics: Part Mass can be used in addition to gate temperature for gate freeze and pressure holding time determination
- Flow: Parametric Study now allows multi-parameter optimization
Benefits: Handle more use cases with expanded simulation and tackle more design scenarios with extended capabilities.
9 Integrating Design and Manufacturing
- 3D Printing: import/export 3MF; import mesh data
- Inspection: manual and selective ballooning
- Costing: instant estimates from manufacturers via MySolidWorks Manufacturing Network
Benefits: Extending SOLIDWORKS capabilities for the manufacturing ecosystem.
Improved Data Management and Collaboration
- SOLIDWORKS PDM: version overwrite; rollback with references; improved viewing
- SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional: Vault Database Replication
- eDrawings®: Augmented Reality (AR) for the Android™; 3D views and annotation views for assemblies; component descriptions; weld beads; undo/redo
Benefits: Collaborate at more levels and manage data more efficiently.
You can learn more about the 2017-2018 Education Edition here.
Contact us for pricing information or to renew or upgrade your existing license.
