2009 -- anyone?

Greets all --
have been looking around for feedback on SW2009 but can
only find lists of new features -- no real usage opinions.

I'd guess that most on 2007 probably skipped 2008 and
have been waiting for 2009 -- anyone out there like to share
their thoughts?

part2 -- in moving to 2009 I'm considering a switch to
vista 64-bit -- these are all some big changes coming fast
and sound like a dangerous recipe.

-Tony

 

NDAs probably keep beta testers from talking.

The rest of us more or less figure on waiting until Service Pack 4 to
upgrade anyway, unless we have no work to do.

Windows 64 bit works if all your apps and drivers are 64 bit, though
some sort of compatibility mode for 32 bit items apparently works, at
least so-so. Getting 64 bit apps & drivers can be iffy. Still, for
an important application like SolidWorks, I would like to have the
most stable machine I can get, so I would eliminate everything that I
don't need and let it run on some old box.

Bo

 

I'd guess that most on 2007 probably skipped 2008 and

No need to guess. That is what happened.

Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA
http://jonbanquer.blogspot.com/

 

I'd guess that most on 2007 probably skipped 2008 and

No need to guess. That is what happened.

Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA
http://jonbanquer.blogspot.com/

 

SP4 ?? holy smokes -- that means I'd be upgrading around the time
SW2010 comes along.

Re: NDAs -- I thought '09 was already out on the market -- no need for
beta feedback? I could be wrong here. I thought it'd be nice to have
early
(and that it would be 2008 only with all of '08's bugs fixed) -- and
jump the
gun before my clients / vendors upgrade around me and then I'm in the
position to have to catch up.

re: 64bit -- all I would be running on the "work" machine is SW 64bit
-- so as
long as the mouse works I should be golden.

 

IOW you again have no clues.

 

5 service packs per release seems to be the norm for solidworks.. SP5
for 2k8 should be out soon.

2k9 isn't on the market yet, but it has surpassed beta testing, and is
in pre-release stage. pr2 iirc.

Some people HATE vista, some love it.. My new work machine will be
vista 64-bit, just because I don't see any reason to buy another XP
machine, when support for it is going to go away in 2 years or so. to
each his (or her) own tho..

 

post - are you new to SolidWorks?

I hate to say it, but delaying adoption has been pretty standard
pratice for years based on my personal experience and the experience
with my customers.
It is the smart thing to do.
Most of my current jobs are still in '07 (which I am quite fond of),
but due to a customer I have been working on one project in '08 this
week (latest service pack) and the annoying little bugs have been
adding time to the project that I do not experience in my '07 jobs.
I love the "promise" of the '08 interface , and look forward to '09
to see if that 'promise' has been worked out. But from a business
standpoint, I don't expect to even find the answer to THAT question
for another year.
Ed

 

The younger you are, the lower the SP # when you jump on board!