Buying student versions of software

Lou_Costello
Fri, 07 Oct 2011 05:03:10 +0000

Stick with Solidworks otherwise he will also have to learn how to translate his files across to a different application, and he will lose the ability to ask for help from the others at his research project. Student versions at student prices are great but…read the fine print. Some of this comes crippled (limited command sets), some comes time limited (1 yr), some watermarks “STUDENT VERSION” on all printouts. Not sure what Solidworks is doing currently, so read the legaleeze. I also agree with the comment on processing power. These types of packages are usually memory hogs and graphic intensive.

He will need an instruction set of some kind. You don’t just pick this up unless you are already skilled in another similar package and willing beat your head against the wall.