Hi all
We have been waiting since last week for the availability of SolidWorks 2016 SP2....
I can't find the information on the official website.
Do you have more info on its availability?
Thank you!
Aurélien
Hello
The beta has been available since mid-January I think.
http://www.solidworks.fr/sw/support/CustomerBulletins.html
So in theory it should happen shortly.
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Thank you Azrod, I had also seen this info but I would like more precise information ... :/
Usually within 3-4 weeks after the release of the EV, but only the developers know when the final release will be released.
https://gupta9665.wordpress.com/2016/01/22/solidworks-2016-sp-2-0-ev-early-visibility-is-available-for-download/
If not, try to call the support, it will be the last solution in my opinion.
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Hello
Here is the official schedule:
Service PackProjected Timeframe
SP0 October
SP1 November
SP2 January
SP3 April
SP4 June
SP5 October
So it should be out by now!
The SP1-EV was released on 25/11 and the final version of the SP1 on 10/12.
The SP2-EV was released on 20/01, so I think it will be released before the end of the month, but depending on the bugs to be fixed, it may take longer!
Basically, you have to be patient.
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Thank you @PL for your clarifications, I had also read them on the SolidWorks site
I was waiting, as @Azrod says, for the information of a developer... :/
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From experience, I don't install a new version ("to produce a plan") of the before SP4.0.
I'm only a year late but I prefer to work with a non-bugger version of SW.
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@Flegendre: in fact the SP2 is already quite reliable (Before, there are beta 1, beta 2, SP0 EV, SP0, SP1 EV, SP1, SP2 EV, SP2).
And if you find a big bug on something really particular (that no one has found before), SolidWorks won't fix it if the SP5 has already been released.
Whereas if you install SP2 as soon as it comes out, by making an improvement request, if the bug is easily reproduced at SolidWorks, then they will be able to fix it in the next SP of the same version!
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It still hurts me to see that we plan in advance until SP5 telling ourselves that on SP2, almost all bugs should be solved.
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I had the same thought@freeman,
But it's a bit of a misnomer to use the term "SP" especially when it only brings 2-3 stability hotfixes at the end of the software's life.
We're just waiting for SP2 because we have a big bug that needs to be fixed in this version ;)! See this post: http://www.lynkoa.com/forum/reutiliser-un-projet-existant/epdm-et-autocad-3d
And to answer Freeman_83: Dassault's goal (like other publishers) is to release versions every year on fixed dates, so they have to expand the resolutions of the bugs because there are many (as with any modification of such a complex software) in addition to improvements.
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Thank you Azrod, beautiful:)
Good evening, it just came out 5 minutes ago!
Happy downloading to all ;-)
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The sp2 is available:
http://www.solidworks.fr/sw/support/CustomerBulletins.html
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It just went to show that it was worth waiting 2-3 days:)
Hoping that it fixes all the problems previously mentioned.
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