r/SolidWorks • u/Fancy_Palpitation_38 • 3d ago
Error Is Solidworks getting less stable every year?
It seems like every year I update it crashes more frequently.
Always used certified systems etc but each year Solidworks seems to get worse.
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u/Proto-Plastik CSWE 3d ago
no. Seems to be about the same level of instability it's always had.
I worked for a reseller and have been a SolidWorks user for 22 years and after every release, people would say the same thing.
Now, if you were to ask about stability from SP 01 to SP 04 (or higher), typically the higher service packs are more stable.
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u/jamhill9 VAR | Elite AE 2d ago
Since 3dexperience and releasing new functionality in SPs instead of major releases to align with the platform, bugs have been more prevalent and there are more bugs in later service packs due to less testing before release and less SPs to fix things between major releases.
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u/Proto-Plastik CSWE 2d ago
OP asked about SolidWorks.
3dexperience is a different beast altogether.
I have not experienced "more bugs" in later service packs but that could just be my good luck.
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u/jamhill9 VAR | Elite AE 2d ago
Hmm. I also thought I was talking about desktop SW... 🤔
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u/Proto-Plastik CSWE 2d ago
maybe you're saying that since the introduction of 3dexperience, the SPs in Desktop are trying to accommodate 3Dexperience functionality, making it buggy.
I don't use 3Dexperience at all and keep the add-in turned off. Possible I'm just bypassing all of that functionality.
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u/jamhill9 VAR | Elite AE 2d ago
It doesn't work like that.. they are 2 "softwares" being updated in tandem. Whether you use the platform or not.
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u/rodface 1d ago
I was just noticing how SW 2026 has 2 dot releases in SP3, and had a dot release in SP4 almost upon initial release. These 5 feature releases per year do not give me a lot of comfort about SP5 being the most stable. Many vendors are switching to the biannual updates and that may be the way to go.
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u/CreEngineer 3d ago
No, I feel the worst year I had was 2019. They did some huge changes back then iirc and probably that messer things up.
Since then, I do have the feeling it continuously improved. Not a lot but give credit where credit is due.
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u/nacnud77 2d ago
Nah, I reckon it's better. I've been wiring on some really big models earlier this year and very few crashes. The modeling was quite disciplined though but there were quite a few references through the assemblies. My issues always seem to be VPN based.
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u/negativ32 2d ago
There have to be reasons to keep up with eternal subscriptions. Service packs are tangible deliverables which say little of quality in my experience.
Minimizing installs to exactly what you need is one strategy which may or may not work depending on the hardware you have and SW needs.
As a simple test, I always run a simple stl import (<500k poly) to see the state of affairs whilst monitoring system utilization.
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u/rearadmiraldumbass 2d ago
We were on 2023 and just jumped to 2026. 2023 was a frustrating mess. The drawings were awful. 2026 has been much more stable. Still crashes when I do some things, but less crashes with the new version.
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u/unplorable 2d ago
Amazingly, yes.
I always thought it would get better over time. The releases back in XP days seemed like 'getting better' was the only direction it could go.
But... damn.
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