Given that my evaluation version of Student 2015-16 is expiring and Student 2016-17 will be out in May, I am trying to decide which version to upgrade to. Any suggestion on this? I found the new Flattening Surface feature of 2015 useful. Are the new 3D printing features and GUI in 2016 worth the upgrading?
I would not use Solidworks until it is upgraded to S.P3.0.
I have been using it since '98, and using it before SP3.0 causes myriad problems.
I watched some introduction videos about new features in SW 2016. I found some new features for Assembly, Mate, Routing, Thread Feature, Treehouse and Flatten Surface useful. However, I could live without most of them for the time being. Like some users, I do not like the coloring of the GUI. From another thread, I read that SW is working on this issue. How likely will SW brings back colorful icons by May when the Student 2016-17 comes out?
Peter Cohen wrote:
How likely will SW brings back colorful icons by May when the Student 2016-17 comes out?
Very likely. SP3 will be released by then.
Thanks. I read that the users have been complaining about the new UI as it actually makes the workflow not as smooth as previous versions. From some videos, it seems that this is true. Will this be addressed in SP3 as well?
The workflow is actually much more streamlined compared to the old versions
Thanks
Just to confirm, will the Students 2016-2017 version be updated also by May to allow color icons like those in SW 2015? I think I read that SW is trying to make the icons in 2016 SP3 "similar" to those color icons in 2015. There is no telling what "similar" means.
Given that you are a student (regardless is it worth it or not at a design level) I would advise you to get the new version when the old version runs out.
Potential employers will be impressed that you have been actively keeping up to date with the software and training yourself with new releases.
At a business level it's a whole different story and many factors come into play.