We have two seats of solidworks 2015 at my company. One is not being used So I wanted to see if my current laptop will be able to operate it. Lenovo windows 8.1 i7 4510 2.6GHz 8.0GB 64bit 1TB intergrated graphics NVIDIA GeForce 840M. I'm a complete beginner so there will be no complex assemblies or simulations.
It will likely "work". The problem is that you need to be aware that there could be troubles at some point and you need to be ready - save often, etc. Good luck with it but strongly consider replacing it in the future. This would likely pay for the new system in savings of money/time.
Go for it! Nothing to lose, if its too buggy uninstall it.
It will probably work but may be a bit buggy with the graphics card. Though my work system with an approved card can get buggy too. SW can simply be quirky and you have to get used to how she thinks. I have an older laptop w/ i7 with 1.5gb NVIDIA GeForce 460 (I think its an 'M') that I used for my SW class at a local community college and it worked great. But I didn't use it for large assemblies or anything very complicated.
FYI - If you guys end up hiring another person for that other seat you can still legally have a copy on your laptop. SW allows you to have access to copy on a laptop or other pc so you can work from home or the road. Just contact your VAR and they can help you out with that. It might even be better to start out that way so you don't have to flip flop license around later.
Good luck
Thanks for all the help.
FYI - If you guys end up hiring another person for that other seat you can still legally have a copy on your laptop. SW allows you to have access to copy on a laptop or other pc so you can work from home or the road. Just contact your VAR and they can help you out with that. It might even be better to start out that way so you don't have to flip flop license around later.
Didn't I just read that SW had ended that practice with 2015?
Not to my knowledge. I hope not. I have pushing my company to allow us to do it so we can get better with the software.
The software has a lot of potential but we don't utilize it because we don't know how. Its tough to experiment during a job with a tight timeline. Especially since SW has such a crappy undo.
This is probably what I was remembering:
Re: Is there a home use license option for solidworks standalone installations?
It appears that SW has discontinued the Home Use License for standalone installations, but still offers it for network license installations.
You already have the laptop, so, install SW and see how it works. If it doesn't, uninstall and make sure to transfer/remove the SW liscense off of the laptop during the uninstall process. No risk in trying your laptop.
FWIW, we used to run unapproved integrated cards all the time, no fancy realview, could do renders. No major 'crash all the time' issues. No swoopy surfacing parts, or assemblies over 250 parts.
I ran SolidWorks as a student on my Dell notebook with no issues. I actually modelled my final year project on it.
Spec:
i5-2430M 2.40GHz
4GB 1333Mhz
Intel HD Graphics 3000
(Okay, back then this was fairly good...)
People are VERY quick to jump to the conclusion of having to spend thousands on a high-tech machine. In reality, unless you have high workload or complex models/simulations, there is no need. As you are just starting out; your laptop will easily suffice.
Functionally should work fine if you don't need pretty picture RealView Graphics.
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