{"id":1600,"date":"2010-08-27T05:14:37","date_gmt":"2010-08-27T13:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/?p=1600"},"modified":"2010-08-26T19:35:06","modified_gmt":"2010-08-27T03:35:06","slug":"the-launch-of-solidworks-2011-is-only-days-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/?p=1600","title":{"rendered":"The launch of SolidWorks 2011 is only days away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.solidworkslaunch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1601\" style=\"margin: 0px 3px;\" title=\"SolidWorks 2011 launch\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/sw2011release.jpg?resize=300%2C162\" alt=\"SolidWorks 2011 launch\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/sw2011release.jpg?resize=300%2C162 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/sw2011release.jpg?w=626 626w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The launch of SolidWorks 2011 is only days away.\u00a0 SolidWorks Corp even made this <a title=\"SolidWorks 2011\" href=\"http:\/\/www.solidworkslaunch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">countdown website<\/a> to celebrate the impending release.\u00a0 It isn&#8217;t obvious what will happen when the countdown is done.\u00a0 An unwrapping of some sort?<\/p>\n<p>As per the new tradition (starting last year), SolidWorks Corp will launch the new version of SolidWorks from their headquarters in Concord, MA.\u00a0 The official release date was a little confused last year.\u00a0 However, this year it&#8217;s quite obvious (just count up from the countdown).<\/p>\n<p>One enhancement that didn&#8217;t make it into SolidWorks 2011 is discussed on the <a title=\"Model Feature Freeze Lock\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.solidworks.com\/thread\/32565\" target=\"_blank\">SolidWorks Forum<\/a>.\u00a0 That enhancement would have been a Feature\/Model Lock or Freeze.\u00a0 According to Mark Gibson of SolidWorks,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Unfortunately, we have determined that even with the limitations  discussed earlier, we\u2019re not going to be able to deliver the Freeze  functionality for SolidWorks 2011 due to quality concerns.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That sucks! However, it is wise to avoid adding functionality before it is ready for use.<\/p>\n<p>I cannot discuss enhancements actually included in the 2011 version yet.\u00a0 However, expect plenty of articles after the release date for both SolidWorks and Enterprise PDM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The launch of SolidWorks 2011 is only days away.\u00a0 SolidWorks Corp even made this countdown website to celebrate the impending release.\u00a0 It isn&#8217;t obvious what will happen when the countdown is done.\u00a0 An unwrapping of some sort? 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