The beta testing for SolidWorks 2010 is just around the corner and once again SolidWorks is looking for your input. Each year lot's of new features are built into the new release of SolidWorks and most of them are based off user requested enhancements. While these enhancements have spent months undergoing lots of internal testing and debugging processes, the beta period is the final leg of the process to insure that they can perform as intended on the almost unlimited hardware configurations that SolidWorks users have around the World. It's also a chance for last minute input by beta testers to tweak new functions to make them work better. Last year there were several changes to newly added features that came directly from user feedback during the beta period.
So if you have the time and resources to participate in the beta process this year, you can get notified when the program is launched. Simply follow the instructions found at the SolidWorks Beta Program Page. The first beta version is set to launch within the next two weeks, and if you don't have the time to participate, well then you will have to wait for the full release early this fall to see all the new features that will ship with SolidWorks 2010!
Ten in 2010.
Posted by: CharlesCulp | June 05, 2009 at 03:16 PM
You are just teasing me Mike! But I can't participate in Beta testing this time... No subscription service. :-(
Happy testing for everyone else!
Posted by: Gabi Jack | June 05, 2009 at 01:08 PM
I can honestly say I was burned out on the Beta program when I did it for 2009. I did not find it beneficial, nor was any of my non-bug complaints taken into consideration. Not to mention the fact they willfully ignored my comments about know bugs that already existed. And this whole thing with them ignoring bug reports just because they couldn't replicate it, even though I showed them it was happening? What's that about?
Posted by: fcsuper | June 05, 2009 at 09:19 AM