SW Vista -First Impressions

I've just loaded SW Vista on my box and I have to admit... The new
Vista graphics in windows and Solidworks is quite sexy. When using XP
again it seems archaic. The biggest thing because of the improved
Vista graphics is the thumbnail previews of objects inlcuding
solidworks files (Drawings, Parts, and Assemblies). The large
thumbnails should be renamed to Palm Prints as they are that large and
clear. Finally a thumbnail preview that is actually useful it's so
large and clear.

For anyone looking into purchasing a new monitor I would reccomend the
largest one you can afford. With the extra viewing space you'll be
glad you did.

Also... it may be just me but it does seem much more responisive and
even opens in about a second or two (once opened for the first time of
course).

Anyways, let's just hope they've also improved on stability. And I
don't think I'm violating any beta agreements because the improved
Vista graphical interface is already widely known.

Don

 

if it is ok with NDA can you tell us how much memory is being used with
SW open in Vista please..
....and I presume file sizes are bigger now cos of the 'palms' but I
won't ask about it... )

 

i for one installed vista ultimate

not keen it took up nearly 11GB of space

wasnt happy with SW Vista either

dont like way vista asks if im sure about everything i do

will be a long time before i change from xp

 

i for one installed vista ultimate

not keen it took up nearly 11GB of space

wasnt happy with SW Vista either

dont like way vista asks if im sure about everything i do

will be a long time before i change from xp

 

yea this may be true for at least a year or two as far as performance
goes on todays computers. But that will all change as the hardware
progresses over the coming years.

I pretty much have a brand new alienware box with some pretty modest
specs. So my performace may be a little bias.

Let's face it. Windows 3.1 would run like a dream on todays machines
from a performance stand point. But it's unable to take advantage of
many of todays graphics technologies and control input.

I have to believe this is the same with Vista. I expect later software
versions to be better optimized for this new engine and possibly better
support for other stuff as well. Multicore processors come to mind.

Maybe I am being too optimistic but you have to start somewhere when it
comes to progression. The hardware coming in a couple years from now
will surely be multiple processor cores and other goodies. Vista will
surely run like a dream then and maybe that's what the plan calls for.
And by that time they too will have "most" of the bugs worked out (Does
this sound familiar???).

Don

 

Please upload some pics and post the links

If you need a free image host, photobucket is great.

 

After seeing the XGL demo and what Sculley says about it's performance
Vista looks obsolete.

 

maybe a dumb question as i dont know much about other OS

does solidworks run on linux

 

The short answer is no.

Jerry Steiger
Tripod Data Systems
"take the garbage out, dear"

 

The interesting thing is what Parallels is comin up with....

www.parallels.com

Parallels for Mac lets you run WinXP side by side in another window
with Mac OSX.

The rumors from the Beta testers is that a newer implementation lets
Windows applications run directly in Mac OSX.

I know this only from rumor mill, and it is likely that performance
with a heavy duty CAD application is not something Parallels envisioned
with the new software...but time will tell.

Indeed, I don't really care which OS I use any longer as long as I can
keep running 100% of the time without bugs & crashes.

Bo

 

Is the long answer different?
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Chris