SOLIDWORKS PDM 2016 SP5 Release Notes

This document provides general information about Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corporation releases. You can view the most recent release notes here.

Refer to What's New, available from the Help menu, for descriptions of new functionality.

For a list of fixed SPRs, click here.

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System Requirements  
Installation  
Technical Alerts  
Product Packaging  
Functionality  
Documentation  
Service Pack 5.0  
Service Pack 4.0  
Service Pack 3.0  
Service Pack 2.0  
Service Pack 1.0  

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For current supported operating systems, see System Requirements.

Microsoft Windows 8.0

SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard and SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional 2016 will not install on Windows 8.0. You must upgrade from Windows 8.0 to Windows 8.1. For current supported operating systems, see System Requirements.

32-Bit Operating Systems

SOLIDWORKS PDM products will not support 32-bit operating systems.

SOLIDWORKS Server Products

  • SOLIDWORKS PDM 2016 server products will not support the Windows Server 2008 operating system and earlier versions. Windows Server 2008 R2, 2012, and 2012 R2 operating systems are supported.
  • SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional 2016 supports SQL Server 2008 R2, 2012, and 2014. SQL Server 2014 will be shipped with SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional 2016.

Microsoft Office 2007

SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM 2014 and later do not support Microsoft Office 2007.

For the complete list of supported Microsoft Products and versions, see System Requirements.

SOLIDWORKS Workgroup PDM

SOLIDWORKS 2018 and later will not support SOLIDWORKS Workgroup PDM.

System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems

To ensure successful installation and optimum performance, see System Requirements.

Windows 10 64-bit

SOLIDWORKS 2016 includes support for the Windows 10 64-bit operating system for all SOLIDWORKS products.

Windows 10 SOLIDWORKS Supported Editions:
  • Windows 10 Pro (64-bit only)
  • Windows 10 Enterprise (64-bit only)

Installation

SolidNetWork License Manager

SOLIDWORKS PDM 2016 requires the SolidNetWork License (SNL) Manager 2016 to manage licenses.

Modifying SOLIDWORKS PDM Server Installations

To modify an installation of SOLIDWORKS PDM Server and its components, use Programs and Features from the Windows Control Panel. You cannot modify the installation with SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager (SLDIM), even if that is what you used to install SOLIDWORKS PDM Server.

Technical Alerts

SQL Server

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 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).

Product Packaging

SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM

SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM is now called SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional. Starting with SOLIDWORKS 2016, SOLIDWORKS PDM is shipped on the SOLIDWORKS DVD.

Functionality

Compatibility with SOLIDWORKS PDM Products

SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional 2016 supports SOLIDWORKS 2016, 2015, and 2014. SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard 2016 supports SOLIDWORKS 2016 only. The combination of a newer version of SOLIDWORKS and an older version of SOLIDWORKS PDM is not supported.

Documentation

There are no documentation-specific items at this time.

Service Pack 5.0

There are no SP 5.0-specific issues at this time.

Service Pack 4.0

SOLIDWORKS PDF Task Add-in

SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional provides a new task add-in that lets users convert Microsoft Office files and DWG/DXF format files to PDF files.

The SOLIDWORKS PDF Task Add-in provides the following tasks:
  • Office to PDF: For converting Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files
  • DWG/DXF Files to PDF: For converting DWG/DXF format files
To convert files to PDFs, users must have the following installed on the task host:
  • For Microsoft Office files: Microsoft Office 2010 or later versions
  • For DWG/DXF format files: SOLIDWORKS DraftSight Professional/Premium

Service Pack 3.0

Microsoft Office 2016

SOLIDWORKS PDM 2016 SP3 and later support Microsoft Office 2016.

Adding Custom Columns

You can add custom columns to the Do Transition dialog box.

Service Pack 2.0

There are no SP 2.0-specific issues at this time.

Service Pack 1.0

There are no SP 1.0-specific issues at this time.