The Solidworks Forums available through the customer portal is an interesting place to browse. In the forums you will find posts from just about every name you associate with Solidworks. I find it interesting to read through the discussions to get a feel for what other users encounter in their day to day work, and the solutions other users provide. Much more than that though is seeing replies posted by various Solidworks employees (talk about getting info right from the horses mouth).
In a recent thread, someone was asking about the context menu that pops up with a left click on a feature tree item, and why does it also appear with a right click. A few users chimed in, and then Jim Wilkinson (Director of Solidworks User Experience) posted the definitive answer:
So that about summed it up for why and how that feature worked. At Solidworks World 2008, the number one enhancement request for 2009 is to provide support for dual monitors. So we heard an 83% figure given out about implementation of requests....So what do they do with the top 10? They ask for your input:
Started under the user interface forum, Solidworks is starting to figure out what support for dual monitors should be. They don't hire a focus group, or ask a bunch of marketing know-nothings, they go to the users and ask what they think it should mean.
If you have access to the customer portal, I highly recommend you join in the discussions to contribute where you can. Browse around a bit, and then tell me if you think it's worth it!
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