Solidworks

[Welderpaul]

Bit of a long shot this one....has anyone got a copy of the Solidworks software I could borrow?...

Cheers

 

[711jrp]

I thought it was free to d/load ?

 

[Shedendman]

it is free to download if you look in the right places

 

[Rocketman]

it is free to download if you look in the right places

Which makes the people like me who paid 5k for it and pay 1k for maintenance a year more than a little annoyed

The proper way to do it that is legal is get the 30 day free trial so if you have a little job you should have all the time in the world to do it.

 

[nodeward]

does it have to be solidworks specifically? lots of free stuff out there thats pretty good and you can get student editions of most (including solid works) if you just wanna learn how to use it

 

[BrokenBiker]

i have autocad 2012 i can send you if you are desperate for a cad program

 

[711jrp]

Just to clarify I was thinking of the free 30 day trial.

 

[ronan]

Welderpaul , look up "geomatic design" software, it very similar to solidworks and they do a home licence for less than £200, i think you can also buy add-ons like sheet metal etc.

 

[Rocketman]

i have autocad 2012 i can send you if you are desperate for a cad program

You can use draftsight instead of autocad and that is free. Most of the commands even have the same typo.

 

[BrokenBiker]

i couldn't get on with draftsight. Dunno if it was just my laptop but nothing would work when i wanted it to. Autocad is fine though

 

[ronan]

Siemens have a free 2d cad program, solidedge. Its pretty good.

 

[Shedendman]

Which makes the people like me who paid 5k for it and pay 1k for maintenance a year more than a little annoyed

The proper way to do it that is legal is get the 30 day free trial so if you have a little job you should have all the time in the world to do it.

So you wont be lending yours out then

 

[bigegg]

Can't help with Solidworks, but as I've mentioned before, a full licenced AutoDesk inventor is available to anyone in full time education.
My bro-in-law got a copy for his six y/o son

 

[BrokenBiker]

or there's that one rs were throwing about to anyone who has an account with the.

 

[ronan]

or there's that one rs were throwing about to anyone who has an account with the.

Designspark mechanical, its a bit light though.

 

[Rocketman]

So you wont be lending yours out then

No and it would be a very silly thing to do unless you know someone personally and trust them.

In the terms and conditions of SolidWorks it quite clearly states you can't lend someone outside your business the licence nor can you sell it.
Secondly to lend someone my licence I would be giving someone I have never met or know my activation key/details for my Solidworks seat - in doing this I will use the transfer key on my computer which basically turns it off on my computer.

The other person (who I have never met etc) will then use my person activation key/details on their computer and activate it over the internet. At that point I will have no control of them deactivating it plus they will also have my activation details which I again have no control over where those details might go.

This then leads to 2 scenarios either I won't be able at all to use Solidworks or if I'm lucky I can activate it on my workstation (and carry on doing design work) and get a warning e-mail from Dassault systems that I am using the licence on 2 computers and need to deactivate one of them - at some point after that they will contact me asking do I need to purchase an extra seat or stop using the 2 computers immediately or actions will be taken.

At that point I'm in trouble because I will have to confess lending my licence out (which you aren't supposed to do in the first place under terms and conditions) and even worse to someone I have never met on a forum. I guarantee not only will I have lost time/money not designing but I will be in the vendors mercy on how much they charge me for my foolishness.

So Welderpaul may be a great guy and I'm sure he is but it's a way too big risk to take.

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Something else people should be aware of SolidWorks (Dassault systems) don't mess around if they find out people have been using illegal copies of SolidWorks - and we aren't just talking about hack versions but true educational versions.

If they find out that you have used an education version for anything other than education you could find yourself paying for a full licence.

 

[ronan]

Solidworks/dassault go a bit over the top with their software and the terms and conditions imho. Why do they not market a 5 year old version of their software for home or amateur use ? It would stop the pirating of current versions and make them some money for something thats out of date. All that being said, i still maintain its the best solid modelling software in existance.

 

[LewisT]

Dassault systems pretty much bought out the market, theres little competition, they have us by the balls they can charge what they want, they have priced it towards the high margins end of the market oil motor aerospace ect, student licences are ***** they limit the number of elements you can use in a model ( well they did been a while since my uni days of modeling extrusions )

 

[ukracer]

Which makes the people like me who paid 5k for it and pay 1k for maintenance a year more than a little annoyed

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And they wonder why people pirate software. 6K for a computer program in the first year is mental.

 

[brightspark]

Which makes the people like me who paid 5k for it and pay 1k for maintenance a year more than a little annoyed

tax deductible