Subject line says it all.
Way too many hoops to jump thru in this new forum.

Forum needs to be public and free to all!

Even Autodesk does a fantastic job with it's public forum!!
These forums can be read with a generic newsreader (OutlookExpress)!!!

For those not familiar with the public newsgroups hosted byAutodesk, try the link below (copy & paste in browser, it willinvoke default newsreader, ie. outlook express).
news://discussion.autodesk.com/autodesk.inventor

Now that's as good as it gets imho!

C'mon Solidworks, show us you're committed to the giving the best"Customer Experience".

SolidworksGeneral