Hello Beta Testers!
We're excited to announce for SolidWorks 2012 Beta 2, a new utility called the Upgrade Assistant.
What does Upgrade Assistant do?
The goal of the Upgrade Assistant is to reduce the manual tests you need to do to check your production data with SolidWorks 2012. The Upgrade Assistant opens your files in two different versions of SolidWorks and records and compares metrics to identify regressions in the newer version. The idea is to run this utility with your production data to test migration to SolidWorks 2012. This will allow you to report any problems early before upgrading.
What does Upgrade Assistant test?
Upgrade Assistant tests a variety of metrics on each file including:
- Mass properties
- Feature Errors
- Mate Errors
- File Size
- File Open and Save Time
- Rebuild Time
- Pixel Comparison (Drawings only)
For more information about how the Upgrade Assitant works and what you should do with it, please see this blog post by Dave LeBlanc.
Kaamil
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