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Release date for 2013 info

Question asked by Mark Greenwell on Aug 3, 2012
Latest reply on Oct 15, 2012 by Anna Wood

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Hi,

Does any one have the approximate release date for SolidWorks 2013. Is it as other years, the back end of September early October?

I need to know, as our IT Dept will need at least a months notice to do my computer upgrades.

At present I am using Windows XP on 32bit with a Nvidia Quadro FX1700 card.

As SolidWorks 2013 will not install onto Windows XP our IT dept are upgrading me to Windows 7 @ 64bit.

Would I also need a better video card and what sort of minimum Ram is recommended?

Also I have in the past upgraded by using the SolidWorks installation manager and searching for upgrades and letting it do it automatically.

When I change from 32bit to 64bit will it download the correct version of SolidWorks automatically (I assume there is still a 32bit versions as well as a 64bit version).

Or do i have to select the correct OS etc? These are questions our IT Dept will need to know.

Thanks

Mark (SolidWorks 2012 sp4)

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Yash Bhaskar Aug 3, 2012 7:17 AM

Hi Mark,

Probably the SWX 2013 will launch in 1st or 2nd week of October as it was the similar case in its previous releases also.

If you use more than 2GB of RAM you need Microsoft Windows 7 x64bit. For more details check the below link:

http://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/SystemRequirements.html

Regarding your last query I believe you need to select the right download based on your OS, while downloading it from the Customer Portal.

Hope this helps.

-Yash

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Mark Greenwell @ Yash Bhaskar on Aug 3, 2012 7:37 AM

Hi Yash,

Thanks for the info

Regards

Mark

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Jeff Holliday @ Mark Greenwell on Oct 15, 2012 1:10 PM

We were told last Thursday (10/11) that the SP0 was available 2 days before that. I haven't seen it yet on the "community" tab.

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Deepak Gupta @ Jeff Holliday on Oct 15, 2012 1:52 PM

It is available to download via customer portal.

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Christian Chu @ Deepak Gupta on Oct 15, 2012 4:57 PM

Just wondering how long it takes to download the sw2013?

thx

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Anna Wood @ Christian Chu on Oct 15, 2012 5:52 PM

On my relatively fast internet connection at home it usually takes a bit or an hour to download the entire DVD. It was around 8.5 gigs of data for PR1. I expect it is about the same for SP0.

Depends on how fast your interent connection is.

Cheers,

Anna

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Kyle Ellison Oct 15, 2012 10:01 AM

After speaking with SolidWorks CS on the phone, they say the release is the first or second week of November for DVD copies. If you're on subscription, your updater should already be asking you to update to the 2013 release.

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Yash Bhaskar Aug 3, 2012 7:17 AM
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Hi Mark,

Probably the SWX 2013 will launch in 1st or 2nd week of October as it was the similar case in its previous releases also.

If you use more than 2GB of RAM you need Microsoft Windows 7 x64bit. For more details check the below link:
http://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/SystemRequirements.html

Regarding your last query I believe you need to select the right download based on your OS, while downloading it from the Customer Portal.

Hope this helps.

-Yash
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- Mark Greenwell @ Yash Bhaskar on Aug 3, 2012 7:37 AM
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  Hi Yash,
  
  Thanks for the info
  
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  - Jeff Holliday @ Mark Greenwell on Oct 15, 2012 1:10 PM
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    We were told last Thursday (10/11) that the SP0 was available 2 days before that. I haven't seen it yet on the "community" tab.
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    - Deepak Gupta @ Jeff Holliday on Oct 15, 2012 1:52 PM
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      It is available to download via customer portal.
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      - Christian Chu @ Deepak Gupta on Oct 15, 2012 4:57 PM
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        Just wondering how long it takes to download the sw2013?
        thx
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        Anna Wood @ Christian Chu on Oct 15, 2012 5:52 PM
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        On my relatively fast internet connection at home it usually takes a bit or an hour to download the entire DVD. It was around 8.5 gigs of data for PR1. I expect it is about the same for SP0.
        
        Depends on how fast your interent connection is.
        
        Cheers,
        
        Anna
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Kyle Ellison Oct 15, 2012 10:01 AM
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After speaking with SolidWorks CS on the phone, they say the release is the first or second week of November for DVD copies. If you're on subscription, your updater should already be asking you to update to the 2013 release.
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