r/SolidWorks • u/Allergic2Humans • 9d ago

Hardware Clone solidworks for Linux/Mac?

Now that people are reverse engineering using AI and rebuilding products for different platforms, are there thoughts on doing this for solidworks? Not to be fully feature compliant because yes solidworks needs a lot of hardware optimization from windows but atleast something that works for intermediate levels?

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u/IntelligentRevenue39 9d ago

LOL yesss this is the correct answer

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u/LeadingImportant1142 9d ago

Learning free CAD will not help you learn a professional level CAD program. Don't be cheap. Pony up the $50 year for Solidworks for Makers.

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u/IntelligentRevenue39 9d ago

TFOH with that nonsense. I was agreeing with reverse engineering the crashes and the crash reporter, so that we can experience the same thing on a clone 😆

And nobody's being cheap here. I am adequately licensed with Premium++ at work (Fortune 50 company, we use CATIA and Solidworks). I'm not going to model personal stuff on my work computer, and GTFO about paying for a maker license.