2007年，Helena淘汰了逐渐老化的三维线框设计工具，改用达索 Systems SolidWorks公司提供的SolidWorks®软件。最近，Helena决定重新设计最流行的电泳操作装置样品 – 该操作装置用于法医学、分子生物学、遗传学、微生物学、生物化学等应用领域。Helena面临的问题是：该装置的更换零件变得越来越匮乏，因此需要用新的部件来进行重新设计。
Billy Oliver是Helena实验室的一名设计工程师，是SolidWorks的老用户 – 他在2010年读到关于SolidWorks改用另一个建模内核的报道。这个资深设计人员表示，如果建模内核变更了，那么Helena不想在SolidWorks中重新设计产品。为理解这带来的影响，他引述了其中一个产品的数据：这个需要重新设计的产品包含约2,000个零件，而每一个单元的面片数为 12,000。
In October PTC announced the rebranding and redevelopment of its flagship product range under the
‘Creo’ umbrella. Then in November, SolidWorks CEO Jeff Ray openly discussed how the company had
started a secret ‘let’s kill SolidWorks’ project to create a new generation modelling tool.
后来到了11月份，SolidWorks 公司的 CEO Jeff Ray 在公开场合表示，公司已开始了一项“让我们淘汰SolidWorks吧”项目，
以创建新一代的建模工具。
The interview can be read on the blog of Deelip Menezes , where Jeff Ray refers to ‘killing’ no less than six
times. The essential facts that came out of this bombshell were that the company’s next generation
那一次采访的细节可参见Deelip Menezes的博客；Jeff Ray 甚至说“淘汰”过程不会少于六次。这一突发事件的基本事实依据
就在于 https://www.develop3d.com/features/the-death-of-solidworks[8/14/2011 4:17:34 AM]
modeller will be based on Catia’s V6 geometry engine (replacing Siemens Parasolid), use Dassault
Systèmes’ Enovia PDM, include better direct modelling functionality and be, to a larger extent, cloudbased.
他们公司的下一代造型器将基于Catia V6 几何引擎（有望取代西门子的Parasolid 内核），采用达索系统的
Enovia PDM，包括更好的直接建模功能；而就更大的范围而言，新一代的造型器将基于云计算。
Platform changes may be exciting for the users, but they are a constant source of pain for the administrators.
对于用户而言，平台的改变总让人激动不已；然而对于管理人员而言，却始终是痛苦之源。
Scott Wertel 发表的时间：2011年6月，星期四，05:21 PM
对于这种云计算，我并不十分相信。
I’m not at all convinced about this cloud computing. This means if I understand it correctly that you must
have a very good and decent connection to the internet to maintain your creativity in designing. What
happens to those businesses that are in rural areas or third world countries that do not have adequate internet
infrastructures? After many hours of doing things if things get lost in the cloud who pays for that? Can things
be recovered. How about a small company that is unique in what it does and only needs things on its own
intranet and is very satisfied with that kind of setup?
Richard Williams aka Corporal Willy 发表的时间：2011年7月，星期五，12:00 AM
I just hope that the virulent criticism from parts of the SolidWorks community dies down – a lot of users still
see the cloud as something to be feared rather than something powerful and enabling.
Network based CAD… We have sad experience with networks, we are trying to work on local network, but is to
many slowdowns, errors and lags. I think working in cloud is unreliable.
An finaly who cares about compatibility with catia? 10k users from 1milion? Three years before I try Catia, and
I felt like times of windows95 are back
So moving in SolidEdge…?
这种情况是否会再现于 SolidEdge…?
kvarta 发表的时间：2011年1月，星期二，06:56 AM
Has SolidWorks lost their Mojo?
SolidWorks 的好运是否已走到尽头了？
If you’re a 2012 beta tester, you might think that’s cause to get excited. But no. SolidWorks has
added a lot of stuff in this release, but very little of it is actually related to CAD. That sounds
unbelievable, but it’s true.
如果你是2012 试用版的测试人员，那么或许会觉得这个版本着实让人激动一下；但实际却不是这样的。尽管SolidWorks 的
这个版本添加了很多功能，但与CAD相关的实际却很少。这乍听起来有点令人难以置信，但事实就是如此。
SolidWorks as a company will continue to sell whatever, but
in my opinion, they are alienating long-time customers with scattergun “innovation”.
不管怎样，SolidWorks 作为一家公司还会继续销售软件；但依我看，他们正在用零敲碎打的“创新”来疏远一些长期客户。
It would be OK if MCADS got the same
devotion of resources as it used to get, but it doesn’t. If you read a recent What’s New for
SolidWorks, you would see much less CAD development than you would have seen 10 years ago.
如果MCADS获得了与过去得到的相同的资源贡献，那当然没有问题；但事实是没有得到。如果你读一下最近的一期“What’s
New for SolidWorks（SolidWorks 的新功能）”，就会发现CAD开发方面的内容已远远不及10年以前的了。
Is the new SolidWorks direction more or
less in line with your needs now than when you bought the software? Do you need a CAD tool
that continues to develop as a CAD tool? Or do you really want them to develop semi-functional
solutions to every product development problem under the sun?
The only possible upside to this loss of mojo is that SolidWorks is saving all of their basket of
“wow” for V6 – but if that is web based, then many of us are immediately not wowed by that. SW
is very tight lipped about V6 details. The first installment on that – n!fuze – has been completely
underwhelming. It’s a tool that would certainly be useful for communication, but because of
marketing details rather than technical details, it appears to be DOA (dead on arrival).
SW development is practically dead.
SolidWorks 的开发，实际已陷入停顿状态。
Solidworks has lost its MOJO. CEO speak is not reassuring to me.
Solidworks does not care about CAD generation of geometry. They are never
going to fix the numerous geometry bugs. I think that they have lost the
software talent and direction.
I am embarking on a big new venture. I will need some good CAD tools for the team.
Solidworks 的好运早已到头了。CEO的讲话并不能让我安心。
Solidworks 并不关心几何体的 CAD 生成方式。他们从来没有解决几何造型方面的诸多瑕疵。
我的看法是，他们是丧失了软件开发方面的才干与方向。
目前，我正准备开始一项新的巨大尝试。我需要让团队使用一些新的CAD工具。
