Originally Posted by
Dennis Harbin
Cory, On the SOLIDWORKS Resources tab, under Community, Technical Alerts and News, there is a list of available updates for the software. There doesn't seem to be a way to set the software to automatically update itself. I also use, and love, TurboCAD which is the same, you have to actively update it.
When you click on the link it takes you to SolidWorks Support. Downloads and Updates require an Active Subscription Service, which you buy through a VAR.
SolidWorks was the first item on my list of what to buy if I won the lottery so I'm way past excited to have it available. In my 50+ years as an EAA member this is the best benefit to help me with my projects. I can live without updates if needed but there are some great new things in 2017 which I would like to use. I'm almost done with my training and ready to start modeling for my projects.