How do I obtain the recent version? I didn't spend 100 dollars to learn old news.
How do I obtain the recent version? I didn't spend 100 dollars to learn old news.
Jesse Frome wrote:
that's one-hundred student dollars, which is like $1000 to everyone else.
If you want the newest version, with the new features, it will cost you a lot more than $100. There really isn't that much difference between the two, so for learning purposes the newest student version will work just fine. In fact, a version from 5, or even 10 years ago, will work just fine for learning the basics.
Hi,
the student version is always one release behind.
But - to talk about money - it includes software packages worth over 50.000 US$, when you have to pay for it as a commercial user.
And there is so much to learn even though it‘s old...
Heiko Sohnholz wrote:
Hi,
the student version is always one release behind.
But - to talk about money - it includes software packages worth over 50.000 US$, when you have to pay for it as a commercial user.
And there is so much to learn even though it‘s old...
Some people like to complain about something they receive for free. Those people cannot be helped.
Hi, thank you for responding, but next time try reading my post first. I'm a student with a student's income. That is, a student in this decade. 2020. I understand that, for previous generations, money just grew on trees and a single minimum wage job could support a family of 16, a new house, car, and an ivory tower, and YES, 50.000 $US software packages.
May I recommend opening your curtain windows and looking outside? Things have changed. Poverty is rampant and people such as myself struggle to survive. One hundred dollars is just peanuts to you, I'm sure, but for those of us who didn't have the privilege of growing up during a period of intense economic prosperity, $100 is far from disposable. Not as you said: "free."
So, when we purchase one thing then receive something we didn't expect, there is cause for alarm.
Jesse Frome wrote:
Hi, thank you for responding, but next time try reading my post first. I'm a student with a student's income. That is, a student in this decade. 2020. I understand that, for previous generations, money just grew on trees and a single minimum wage job could support a family of 16, a new house, car, and an ivory tower, and YES, 50.000 $US software packages.
May I recommend opening your curtain windows and looking outside? Things have changed. Poverty is rampant and people such as myself struggle to survive. One hundred dollars is just peanuts to you, I'm sure, but for those of us who didn't have the privilege of growing up during a period of intense economic prosperity, $100 is far from disposable. Not as you said: "free."
So, when we purchase one thing then receive something we didn't expect, there is cause for alarm.
Caveat Emptor - you received exactly what you purchased - which was so much more than you deserve.
May I recommend that you vote for someone other than the candidate that promises you nothing but free stuff?
Next time try thinking before writing a whiney little post complaining about paying a trivial amount (yes, trivial) for something that is of great value. You obviously can't appreciate anything and mommy & daddy must have given you everything in life since you obviously couldn't work 10 hours straight to earn even part of the price you paid.
Next time read the fine print. Oh, and BTW, you would have fared much worse in my class than in J. Mather's. It would do you good but you probably wouldn't appreciate that help either.
Erm....., no the wages didn't buy all those things.
Most of us had to work two jobs, just to be able to pay the rent.
You have put your name out, but you're not making yourself look good.
Just remember that future employers may also be reading this post.
Thank you for your response, Heiko!
I value this response at 60.000 $US, but you can have it for free.
Do you want to learn how to use the software or spend every second trying to fix bugs and/or waiting for support to get back to you?
My understanding of Solidworks so far is that waiting for bug fixes and/or support is an integral part of the experience.
Not when you are trying to learn, you would want a more stable version, rather than one that crashes out every 10 minutes or every time you change to a different configuration.
Which brings me to three valuable lessons that all beginners fail to learn.
Backup as you learn, backup as you work, backup once you finish.
Restart you computer first thing and after lunch, minimum!
Many times you will get rebuild warnings, where after a restart these warnings are gone.
If you think something is wrong then it is, many problems are solved by restarting your computer.
Anything else may be a sackable offence.
1-AMO8QTP wrote:
I didn't spend 100 dollars to learn old news.
Actually, you did.
Due diligence occurs before purchase.
Fortunately there is very little difference between releases.
You will be doing well just to learn the persistent foundation over the length of your heavily discounted student license.
How do you obtain the latest release? You could pay for it.
I'm glad that I'm not in your class.
Jesse Frome wrote:
I'm glad that I'm not in your class.
Q1. Do you understand that if you were in my class that I would not be able to open your files from SolidWorks 2021 as schools only have SolidWorks 2020?
Q2. Are you (or your parents or state taxpayers) paying tuition for you to learn "old news" - SolidWorks 2020?
Q3. Do you understand that if your school is using valid subscription license of SolidWorks 2020 your instructor could give you a free Student License (of "old news" SolidWorks 2020)?
Q4. Can you ask your instructor to join this discussion?
Nearly all of my students successfully complete the CSWA on first attempt and many complete the CSWP.
1-AMO8QTP wrote:
How do I obtain the recent version? I didn't spend 100 dollars to learn old news.
You actually received the latest student release.
Top tip: a significant amount of businesses making money are still hanging out on versions even older than 2020 (e.g., I'm on 2019) and not suffering in the slightest.
What features do you think you are missing out on?
Dave Laban wrote:
Top tip: a significant amount of businesses making money are still hanging out on versions even older than 2020 (e.g., I'm on 2019) and not suffering in the slightest.
What features do you think you are missing out on?
The OP obviously has zero clue.
that's one-hundred student dollars, which is like $1000 to everyone else.