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Re: Ubuntu / Linux version of Solidworks?
I don't work for SolidWorks, and can't speak for them, but since they don't have a version for Macs I doubt if they'll develop one for Linux.
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Re: Ubuntu / Linux version of Solidworks?
I imagine you already know that Draftsight is available for Ubuntu. (http://www.3ds.com/products-services/draftsight-cad-software/free-download/) I've tested it and it works stably.
However, I really don't think that Solidworks is heading that way anytime soon. Unfortunately, they must restrict development to the majority platforms. They have enough things to fix in the mainstream releases, in my opinion, that more platform forks would scatter their efforts.
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Re: Ubuntu / Linux version of Solidworks?
Check if you can use the cloud version Powering SOLDIWORKS from the cloud
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Re: Ubuntu / Linux version of Solidworks?
Thank you for the cloud info. For us that is totally off the table because all of our core applications like Solidworks are not permitted to have a connection to the Internet due to security issues.
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Re: Ubuntu / Linux version of Solidworks?
That is why we are taking this very pro-active venture into non-windows software. Already Fusion 360 is cloud and even worse, Fusion 360 holds your files hostage if you do not stay on subscription....... Hopefully, Solidworks will not become cash strapped like their competitor and adopt that policy. Adobe is another one that forced us onto the cloud subscription and then shut down license servers so we could not re-install older legal desktop versions. We have learned our lesson well with internet security breaches and will not let any computer that is involved with core assets have an Internet connection.
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Re: Ubuntu / Linux version of Solidworks?
Must be tough to do upgrades? So does that mean each user has two computers?
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Re: Ubuntu / Linux version of Solidworks?
Depending on who it is 3 computers, its a heck of a lot cheaper and safer to operate that way. Our email is on an un-associated Internet provider so the their is no tie to our working network on the main gateway. Just use cheap laptops dedicated to email only and when an intrusion occurs who cares, nothing is lost. Secure net was commissioned and activated off site and all Windows updates installed and can no longer be updated. Since its off the internet who cares about security patches so updating Win is moot. Solidworks activates over email and after doing it a couple of times it only takes a few extra steps, I cannot disclose our download protocol for the updates. This would be much safer if Solidworks would send us a disk for the updates, no objections to paying for that service if it existed.
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