Windows 8 has write restrictions on the “Program Files” folder, which is where software is installed by default. My contact at Siemens PLM said the problem was likely due to my use of Windows 8, which is not supported for ST5. When I tried loading the demo for the first time, it could not read the license file correctly. All I had to do was click the items I wanted from the list of options (see figure 1).įigure 1: Solid Edge installation optionsīut then I ran into a problem. Once downloaded, I started to install the software, and found it was a breeze. Siemens PLM Software has a 45-day trial version of Solid Edge downloadable from The 2GB download can take some time, but this is better than waiting for a disc to show up in the mail.

I had already kicked the tires with a demo version of Solid Edge.

Installing the SoftwareĪs part of my review, I was to get trained by part of the Solid Edge development team at a Siemens office in Waltham Mass. Given a chance to review Solid Edge, I jumped on it. Add it all up and these are a lot of hours spent learning one specific CAD system.īut I have always been curious about what else is out there. I’ve been exposed to SolidWorks for seven years now in a variety of capacities: as university student, new employee, administrator, and as a hobbyist writing tutorials and articles for my blog at. Learning a new software system can be intimidating, and so when I was asked to compare my many years of SolidWorks experience to Solid Edge ST5, I did not expect to want to switch.

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