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Now if they would just give floworks away as well.... :-)
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The 2009 version comes with FloworksXpress. It won't do full computational CFD results, but it will show airflow around a vehicle and will show you relative drag areas and turbulence.
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Can someone knowledgable comment on the computer specifications required to run these various programs. I'd like to give something a try, but I have the general impression that these programs require a huge, fast, expensive computer :-(
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I've been running SolidWorks 07 on my Laptop smoothly, and not under the best conditions either. Solidworks 07 requires XP, but I am running Windows Vista with 2Gigs of ram. I am Virtualizing XP on my Laptop and running Solidworks inside XP. It runs surprisingly well. I think performance would degrade fast if I was using larger assemblies with more components though.
I am demoing the 09 32 bit version now, but I haven't had time to really explore it yet. It appears to run ok, but I really haven't designed anything in it yet.