I've downloaded and have been using for a week. I was using the EV version for 3 weeks before that. I've noticed a few issues but for the most part everything seems to be just fine. For my work anyway.
I think SW06 is going to be a much better release then they have had in the past. So far things are looking good from my stand point.
All you have to do is DL 0.0 and when you get the CD's you put them in an update your SP0.0 to SP0.0 of the CD's... it's painless and it doesn't affect anything, other then pointing the SW install at a "registry level" that next time you upgrade to the next SP to look at the CD-rom for the SP0.0 CD's.
I've tried to download it a coupel times, but it always crashes. I don't know if our server isn't up to the task, or what. I'll have to wait for the CDs. It's a shame, because I'm between projects right now and have some time to play with it. I know it has some features I could really use.
SolidWorks 2006 is a real heart breaker for me. Downloaded and installed just hours after release to SW website. I am very disapointed. Make a change to almost any part in an assembly and 3/4 of all mates in your assembly will lose their references. Section views only show about half of the parts. It goes on and on. I have spent half of my time with tech help with little resolution. I miss 2004
Did you do a clean install or an update? A clean insall is recommended.
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I was having similar problems in the EV version. I reported to tech support and recieved SPR #'s for the issues. Last time I checked the SPR's were listed as open but I have noticed this problem much less in the 0.0 full release. It hasn't been show stopping for me (its only a couple of mates here and there and they are easy to re-attach). I'm running SW2006 along side SW2005 and I was wondering if this was partly to blame.
Kent0119 ... Also, did you update the file to SW06 version before making any changes?
Hope you made backups of SW04 version files before trying SW06!
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I had done a clean install with Anti-Virus turned off and left 2005 on my computer.
Tech help got back to me with some good help. Mirrored parts do not seem to work for me in 2006. Eliminating all mirrored parts has eliminated almost all rebuild/mate errors. However the tech suggestion of creating mirrored parts, saving them in IGES format and then reinserting them into the assembly a "dumb" parts has not worked because 2006 does not seem to recognize IGES files. Making new "opposite" parts is slow but working. No solution to missing parts in drawings as of yet.
I should have mentioned. All my issues mentioned above have been with mirroed parts. I'm actually having a tough time with it today. Mirroed parts seem to lose all their face id's and you have to continually reattach things when you make a change.
Obviously the part/assy should not be losing the face IDs, but that is another good reason to set up & use planes for creating features & mating parts.
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My experience has showed that with 2006 it does not matter what you mate to, planes, faces or other, a mirrored part in an assembly will cause rebuild errors if ANY part in the assembly is changed.
Tech help has now suggested that I try saving my mirrored parts as "parasolid binary" files and reinserting them into the assembly. I have not tried this yet. Saving as "IGES" did not work.
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