Well, it’s that time of year again.  SolidWorks has released Beta 3 of SolidWorks 2011 which means the official release must be right around the corner.

To help everyone get ready for the new release, Symmetry Solutions will be holding What’s New Events.  Please mark your calendar and plan on attending the event that’s closest to you.  Here is when and where the events will take place:

• New Richmond, WI – October 20th
• Owatonna, MN – October 21st
• Twin Cities – October 22nd

I will also be highlighting new features in this blog, so stay tuned and I hope to see you at the SolidWorks 2011 Roll Out.

Go Here to Register for Your Event!
 

I continue to be amazed at how our customers push the envelope and solve problems around the world. In this case JetEdge Inc contributed to the stopping of the BP well by removing ice crystals from a containment cap.

Well done folks! Read more here…

Now’s your chance to make your mark on the next release of SolidWorks.  The SolidWorks 2011 Beta program is available to any of our subscription service customers.  Not only can you download and preview the upcoming release while participating in the program, you get rewarded for identifying any problems and requesting additional functionality.

Check out these links for more information:

SolidWorks Beta and Pre-Release Programs

SolidWorks Beta Contests

SolidWorks Beta Prizes

One of the default settings in Windows Explorer that can not only cause a problem in SolidWorks but can also be a potential security issue is Hidden File Extensions.

Since this is a blog for SolidWorks, I’ll mention the SolidWorks issue first. I had a support call from a customer who was having a problem saving her Sheet Format. She had everything laid out like she needed and went to File>Save Sheet Format but when she tried to use the format it wasn’t available. When she saved the sheet format, the file extension was not added because she had the file extensions hidden. As soon as we turned them back on and she resaved the sheet format, it worked okay.