Hello,
Having had all the information to assemble a desktop pc (pc in progress), I would like to know what are the recommended notebooks for Solidworks 2016-2017 premium in terms of configuration?
John.
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It's desktop or laptop PC kif
so find a drinkable one that has the configue of the desktop pc
HP, Dell, IBM, MSI, Toshiba, etc......
See Workstation Laptops
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Thank you for your information GT22.
I'm going to look at Dell what it offers.
John.
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Hello,
Does anyone have any feedback on how to use solidworks on Mac?
John.
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SOLIDWORKS works exclusively with Windaube
which is not the case with a Mac
who + is to find a Mac with a frequency of mini 3.4 ghz .................... Hello
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We should go more on a laptop or even a portable station.
I'm afraid that the notebooks are limited, both in terms of graphics and RAM etc...
At HP in station there is Zbook 17 and the more affordable Elitbook.
In the others I don't know...
Hi GT22,
Yes, indeed only with windows (windaube). I already have a macbook air with solidworks via a windows ssion, but as I planned to buy a Mac book pro for my work, I wanted to have the possible opinions of users.
John.
and yes dac so
you don't have a certified card
nor the proc that goes well with it
After all, everyone does as they want
You don't have to believe me but it was made right here on the site and other dedicated solidworks site
Some part design comparison with certified workstations
See on this link among others http://www.lynkoa.com/forum/3d/nid-d-abeille
Some passes without any problem, others work or bug depending on the proc, the combination of components, the cards, etc....
for SW you need a pc with a high speed proc + cache in memory
well I don't know why I keep explaining since you don't listen
and it's not new
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WG22,
I understood well and always followed your advice and that of the site. I'm not stubborn or narrow-minded, but given that I'm going to have a latest generation Macbook Pro through my professional activities, I want to have the possible feeling, of possible solidworks users on a mac. However I am aware that it is not suitable for , but if for small projects, I can use it instead of having a backpack full of a macbook pro, laptop.... It would have helped me.
John.
Hello
A mac for occasional use and on small projects can do the trick with a DualBoot.
I have several clients who work like this but they are mostly designers who hardly do any assembly or maximum of 30 pieces.
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Yes indeed, it will be for small projects during my travels, not requiring huge constraints in assembly...
Thanks to GT22, who is always concise in his answers and to you coyote. I'll install Solidworks on it and see...
John.
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Being Mac user and having played for a period with my macbook pro to draw one or two parts on site I remain unfavorable to its main use under windows, because it causes hardware disturbances, A mac under windaub it heats up and it's badly managed
As a result, I was lucky enough to have access to inventor light for mac (free !! ). This allows me to make pieces recorded in step and then convert in my station.
The latest MacPro are in the top of the range but the starter ones (where you start at 2000 and you have a mule)
apart from the 15 inch i7 which alone can go up to 3.6Ghz it makes you pay the small sum of 3199€
@GT22 and for this price you have a nice workstation don't you.
at worst install a SW 2014 to draw the parts which will be less resource-intensive but forget the 30 parts in assembly because after 5 parts and real constraints the fan goes crazy.
And yet I'm a Mac Geek with all the graphics and sound suites on mac
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@ Gérald thank you for your feedback as a Mac user informed ;-) and relevant user
I confirm for 3200 € we have a nice beast to work under SW
Macs are perfect for graphic designers and musicians, there's no better part, it's the refs in the field
As you are the give some explanation for the creation of your honeycomb sheet metal if you don't mind
or your PC was lagging despite your good configue
To push the debate a little, I'm not sure that the test was tried by our interlocutor ;-)
I too would like to be able to have an IPAD PRO that supposedly runs SW but for the moment nothing really concrete in the field despite some commercial demonstrations which, like DAB, do not relate the reality at all
a choice must be made
IF it's a tool to work so it must do the job. Bar
and for SW you need a workstation with a MAX proc speed, a certified graphics card, ram an ssd for operated and log and another for storage
thank you @+ ;-)
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Hello and thank you all.
I'm going to follow your advice by using an old version than my SW 2016-2017 Premium, so as not to panic the fans of this macbook pro touchbar all just arrived this morning. Indeed GT22 and Gérald you have to pay a nice amount of money at apple to have performance. (3000 euros).
As for the workstation, I have already planned a PC (my workstation):
http://www.lynkoa.com/forum/import-export-formats-neutres/conseils-pour-assemblage-pc-solidworks-2016-et-ansys
I assimilated well, after reading and rereading all the information, that I needed a pc with speed, and dedicated graphics cards whether it was for Solidworks, ansys etc etc...
By comparisons who uses a laptop and from which brand, config?
John.
here @ blacknagata here is what you need less than 1 000€ guaranteed 6 months with docking station
http://www.microkdo.com/103-portables#/page-3
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and if you want a PC a little + powerful you remove the 2 RAM of 4 giga and you replace them
by 2 of 8 giga
so 32 giga of ram
and you also buy another large capacity battery
With this PC you also have the possibility to add another hard drive instead of the DVD bay via a shopping cart
with this you will in theory be able to run smoothly without too much trouble ;-)
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Hello,
Indeed, I looked and would be very interested in addition to the Macbook Pro that I received a few days ago (for our other software used).
I could see that the graphics card is well dedicated to SW....
Thank you for everything GT22
John.
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you don't think I'm going to recommend gear incompatible with SW
it would be the last straw
for the time that I have been trying in vain to explain the why and how
have a good evening give me news where you make the effort to buy it ;-)
and at this price I doubt you'll find anything better ;-)
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Gt22, Is it a reliable microkdo site?
Have you already ordered on it?
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@ Bart no problem on the pc ocasse sites that I recommend
microkdo; Mio; pc4you
it's reliable sites several people here and on other SW forums
we buy PCs, and are delighted
don't forget that a workstation PC is a tool made to run 24 hours a day
and having a workstation at 1/3 of the price is still appreciable
they are + guaranteed so no big risk it seems to me
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