Rollback state

I'm wondering how to resolve a situation where, when editing a feature on a part, I keep getting a message saying the part is in rollback state when I return to the assembly, even though that's not the case. It's annoying!

Freeze

I don’t understand the purpose of the option to freeze a part or the entire feature tree. It’s supposed to speed up the recalculation of steps, right? But nothing happens.

STEP

I use the STEP import method to SLDPRT, but it seems that even this solid keeps recalculating even after freezing the feature tree, as if it were loading it from the source file every time.

Wrap feature

I’d also like to know how much I need to optimize an imported curve from DXF to be able to wrap it around a solid. It’s practically unusable. An operation that takes me about 2 minutes in Rhino takes me 1 hour using various workarounds.

Mates

I’d like to know why the orientation flips during tangent mates (and it’s truly random, out of nowhere). What’s the point of these mates if they’re so unpredictable?

and many other things that surprise you almost every day

Resource Monitor
A fascinating app that can’t be turned off. Even though I’ve tried. It activates every time the software starts and constantly uses about 5–10% of the CPU. I always have to manually kill it to stop it from draining my PC’s resources.

Thoughts

Actually, I’d be curious to know why I’m still working in SolidWorks and haven’t finally switched to something else. Probably because I paid a lot of money for it. In 2026, SolidWorks is starting to feel like a dinosaur to me. And what do you think in the context of other applications on the market? I’m fascinated by how Rhino, for example, has leaped forward in development; Onshape looks great—what do you think of Fusion? I have to admit that SolidWorks has taught me a lot of swear words :-D Apparently Dassault’s stock is falling quite a bit. Which CAD system are you planning to migrate to?