This document provides general information about the Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS® releases.
See What's New for SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM 2015, available from the Help menu, for descriptions of new functionality.
For a list of fixed SPRs, click here.
For current supported operating systems, see System Requirements.
SOLIDWORKS 2015, including SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM 2015, is the last release that supports Microsoft Windows® 8.0. SOLIDWORKS 2016 and SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM 2016 will not install on the Microsoft Windows 8.0 operating system. You must upgrade from Windows 8.0 to Windows 8.1 to continue using SOLIDWORKS 2016 and SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM 2016.
SOLIDWORKS 2014, including the SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM 2014 CAD Editor, was the last release that supported the Windows 7 32-bit operating system. SOLIDWORKS 2015 and the SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM 2015 CAD Editor will not install on 32-bit operating systems. SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM 2015 is the last release that will support Enterprise PDM Contributor and Viewer clients on the Windows 7 32-bit operating system.
SOLIDWORKS 2014 will not run with a parallel-port licensing dongle.
SOLIDWORKS 2014, including SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM 2014, is the last release that supports Microsoft Office 2007. SOLIDWORKS 2015 and SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM 2015 do not support Microsoft Office 2007.
For the complete list of supported Microsoft Products and versions, see System Requirements.
SOLIDWORKS Viewer is replaced by eDrawings® Viewer 2015, starting with the SOLIDWORKS 2015 release. eDrawings Viewer 2015 is available on 64-bit operating systems only. For current supported operating systems, see System Requirements. The SOLIDWORKS 2014 Viewer will remain available for download, but will not open SOLIDWORKS 2015 and later models.
SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM is no longer localized into Swedish.
SOLIDWORKS 2015 is the last release to support COSMOSM. After the release of SOLIDWORKS 2015 SP5, COSMOSM will no longer be enhanced or supported.
As of SOLIDWORKS 2015, you cannot save a model as Universal 3D file format. The is removed.
For current supported operating systems and to ensure successful installation and optimum performance, see System Requirements.
As of SQL Server 2012, Microsoft changed the licensing model for Processor Site Licenses (PSLs) to a core-based model. For SQL Server 2008 R2 and earlier, which used the PSL model, licenses were based on the number of available physical processors on the server. For SQL Server 2012 and later, core-based licensing is based on the number of available physical cores on the server. SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM customers who purchased PSL licenses and want to upgrade to SQL Server 2014 must ensure they have the proper number of core licenses. In general, one PSL license translates into four core licenses.
For more information, see http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/about-licensing/sql2014.aspx#tab=2 or contact your SOLIDWORKS Value Added Reseller (VAR).
My Products is available in SOLIDWORKS 2015 SP0 and later. This page lists all SOLIDWORKS products that are activated for your computer. To display this page in the SOLIDWORKS software, click . To display this page in Windows, click .
SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM 2015 supports SOLIDWORKS 2015, 2014, and 2013. The combination of a newer version of SOLIDWORKS and an older version of Enterprise PDM is not supported.
Add-Ins
Third-party add-ins accessed from the Menu Bar in previous versions of SOLIDWORKS are also now accessed from the Tools menu. Additionally, any new third-party add-in that attempts to create a menu on the Menu Bar will now appear on the Tools menu.