Over the past couple of days SolidWorks Corporation has made quite a bit of noise that I wanted to make all of you aware of.  So here it is.

SolidWorks 2010 SP3.1 Available

Today SolidWorks released SolidWorks 2010 SP3.1 to all of the active subscription customers.  According to the technical bulletin released the difference between SP3.0 and SP3.1 is administrative and if you already have SP3.0 installed there is no need to update to SP3.1.  I have SolidWorks 2010 SP3.0 installed already but I decided to update to SP3.1 anyways and it looks as if it is about a 66MB install.

To read the technical bulletin follow this link: SolidWorks Technical Alerts & News

SolidWorks Portal Login Changes

On Sunday, May 16, 2010, SolidWorks will be making some changes that will affect how you login to the various SolidWorks sites (Customer Portal, Forums, etc.).  One email address and password will get you into anything that you are entitled to.  You no longer will have to manage multiple logins in order to get on the different SolidWorks sites.

To read the technical bulletin, which includes some key benefits of this new system, follow this link: SolidWorks Technical Alerts & News

7 Tips for Windows 7

After the very popular Microsoft Excel tips for SolidWorks Users screencast that Darren Henry did late year came out, I heard a ton of positive feedback.  Well SolidWorks has released a 2nd screencast for you that is just as good.  This time, Jeremy Regnerus walks us through some tips for all of you users who have made the move to Window 7 already.  There is a ton of great information in this screencast and they even included a Windows 7 hotkey cheat sheet in PDF format for you to download and hang up in your office.

To see this awesome screencast follow this link:  7 Tips for Windows 7

So there you have it, a quick hit roundup of what has happened in the world of SolidWorks since yesterday morning.