Overview

SolidWorks Premium software integrates a broad range of mechanical CAD, design validation, product data management, design communication, and CAD productivity tools in a single, affordable easy to use package. Go from concept to virtual prototype faster than you ever thought possible with the desired quality using a single easy to use application. SolidWorks Premium is so complete, you can progress from a product concept to a highly accurate virtual prototype without employing any other software.

Features

• Large Assembly Handling Improvements
• SolidWorks 2009 performance has been improved for very large and complex assemblies. Commands with improved performance include: Window selection; copying, adding, saving, and deleting subassemblies; and adding and editing mates.
• SpeedPak Technology
• SpeedPak is a new technology that creates a simplified version of a complex assembly without losing references. The result is a significant performance enhancement for both large assemblies and drawings.
• Simulation Advisor
• A Simulation Advisor has been added to many of the model setup menus to provide expert advice at nearly every stage of the simulation. With an intuitive question-and-answer workflow, you are prompted to choose more efficient and accurate techniques that might not have been obvious at the start of the project.
• Apply Filters and Sort BOM by Column
• SolidWorks 2009 lets you apply filters to a BOM based on the variables displayed within the BOM itself. You can easily sort columns within a BOM by clicking on the column heading.
• Sensors
• Sensors monitor selected properties in parts and assemblies and alert you when values deviate from the user-specified limits. Sensor types include mass properties, measurement, interference, and SolidWorks Simulation data. The Sensor tool in SolidWorks Simulation allows you to set their design goals like allowable stress, displacement, or even part weight. The sensors will monitor results across multiple studies and alert you when any design goal has been violated.
• IDF Import/Export and PADS ASCII Import
• CircuitWorks can automatically build accurate SolidWorks assemblies of circuit boards and their components, showing outlines, keep-outs, regions, and annotations in the assembly if required. Since CircuitWorks is a bi-directional system, SolidWorks parts and assemblies can be exported in the IDF file format using CircuitWorks so they can be imported back into an ECAD system. You can then place the remaining electrical components and interconnecting traces.
• Support for SolidWorks Drawing and Assembly BOM
• SolidWorks Enterprise PDM now displays BOM tables that were created in SolidWorks assembly and drawing files. Edits made in the SolidWorks 2009 BOM table are automatically reflected in SolidWorks Enterprise PDM.
• Pass/Fail Indicators for Bolt Connectors
• SolidWorks 2009 allows you to understand if a bolt connector will withstand stress. If the stress in a Bolt Connector exceeds the bolt’s strength, the connector turns red and the forces are displayed to ease redesign of the fastener.
• Electrical Component Library
• The components that CircuitWorks builds can be replaced with more complex models, which SolidWorks 2009 will use in subsequent boards. The CircuitWorks Library allows you to define which part or assembly to use to represent a component.

System Requirements

• RAM:
• Minimum: 512MB RAM (SolidWorks 2009 1GB RAM)
• Parts (< 200 features) and assemblies (< 1000 components)
• Recommended: 1GB or more (SolidWorks 2009 and higher 2GB or higher RAM)
• Parts (> 200 features) and assemblies (> 1000 components)
• Very Large Models: X64 processor with 6GB or more, Parts > 1000 features, assemblies > 10000 components or models that exceed the limit of 32 bit architecture.
• Virtual memory recommended to 2X the amount of RAM.
• Video:
• A certified OpenGL workstation graphics card and driver.
• CPU:
• Intel® and AMD® processors.
• Note: SolidWorks is not supported on Apple Mac® based machines.
• eDrawings® is supported on Apple Mac®-based machines.
• Other
• Mouse or other pointing device
• DVD drive
• Microsoft Excel 2002, 2003, or 2007
• Internet Explorer version 6.x or 7.x
• Adobe Acrobat version 7.0.7 or higher