#Solidworks on mac install#
#Solidworks on mac windows 7#

Loads a Complex Part FileДЄ file referred to as вЂCarrierвЂ™ is loaded by the Performance Test, and does seem to take a while to load. Sure thereвЂ™s more going on here, but IвЂ™ll leave it up to the true enthusiasts to discuss exactly what is happening. By rigorous, I mean the test takes a bit more time to complete itвЂ™s actions on the drawing with a bunch of zooming in and out. Later on in the performance test, a part drawing is loaded and is more rigorously tested. I find this Macbook air completes this test almost too quick to really understand all that is being assessed here. The assembly file closes and the associated drawing file opens for a moment to assess zooming ability. Hang in there, maybe a few zooms in and out will catch your attention. This assembly consists of 7 subassemblies, and has some of the parts set to transparent to tax your system a little more than usual.ДЄfter loading the assembly, a series of very rapid rotations of the on-screen assembly occur which may think your machine is on the fritz. This performance test is a bit more standardized, instead opening an injection mold assembly. I have attempted to demonstrate with earlier posts the difference in assembly performance with an increase in part count. The Performance Test makes a point of fully loading, and closing down after each each evaluation it does. If you like to work with many different applications all at the same time, the results from this portion of the test might be a bit hampered. It appears that the performance test is checking the time to fully load Solidworks in advance of working on any parts. I assume 5 is some average magic number where reporting out an average Opening and Closing SW2013 So what does the Solidworks Performance Test do? This test does five passes of a series of operations. What do you knowвЂ¦it took less than 13 minutes on this machine!! Instead, I just let the program run and grabbed myself some lunch.

#Solidworks on mac windows 7#

Considering I am attempting to document just a snippet of my Windows 7 experience with this 2013 Macbook Air, it would be a shame to not run another program or two to record what happens during this test. Not only that, but the program is also suggesting I donвЂ™t run any additional programs while conducting the test. A true measure of performance in relation to other machines, many other machines, is what you as a reader want to see.ДЄfter clicking the programвЂ¦ a warning pops up indicating this test might take up to 30 minutes. I can go on and on about how SW2013 runs on this MacBook Air, but thatвЂ™s just my experience.

#Solidworks on mac install#

While looking to install PDM works, to start managing the pile of parts and drawings I have been working on, I ran across the Solidworks performance test in my Start Menu. Assessing SW2013 Performance on a Macbook