EDIT:

2021 SP5.1 is OUT NOW

All,

SOLIDWORKS 2021 SP5 is in the process of being pulled from or downloads page.

If you have already downloaded and installed 2021 SP5, please visit KB item S-079499 for a hotfix.

This hotfix (and follow-up SP5.1) will address a newly found crash related to legacy (pre-2018) custom properties using the “date” property\formula.

If any user encounters this specific crash, they will receive a notification directing them to download and install the appropriate hotfix, similar to this dialogue:

(More information about this functionality is found here: https://blogs.solidworks.com/tech/2017/10/solidworks-support-monthly-news-october-2017.html)

Our DEV team has submitted the required code changes, has re-spun 2021 SP5.1, and it is now undergoing our testing procedures.

Our target is to release 2021 SP5.1 next week.

EDIT:  2021 SP5.1 is OUT NOW

Thank you all for your patience and have a nice weekend.

Cheers,

Mark Johnson | AMERICAS & CHINA User Success Engineering Director, SOLIDWORKS & PDM Escalations

Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS Corp.