If you are planning to migrate to a new version of SOLIDWORKS, you can
use the Upgrade Assistant to test that your parts, assemblies, and
drawings will migrate correctly. The Upgrade Assistant works with files
created by SOLIDWORKS 2013 and later.
You begin by selecting a subset of your parts, assemblies, and drawings to
perform the comparison test. The Upgrade Assistant opens each file
using both your installed production version of SOLIDWORKS and the installed SW version
you are planning to migrate to. It runs a series of tests comparing each file, and
generates a comparison report including performance changes, rebuild errors, drawing
pixel changes (color and position), and stability problems.
The following differences are highlighted if detected in the current version:
| Performance changes |
A full rebuild of the model is more than 10% slower. |
| File size |
The file has grown by more than 10%. |
| Drawing pixel changes |
One or more pixels in a snapshot of the drawing have changed
color or position. |
| Stability problems |
Opening or rebuilding a model or drawing is causing an application
crash. |
| Volume |
The volume varies by 0.4%. |
| Center of Mass Comparison |
The Upgrade Assistant will mark the comparison as failed and
report a difference if the following empirical formula returns a
value greater than 0.025: 10,000 * ( (CMx_new -
CMx_baseline)^2 + (CMy_new - CMy_baseline)^2 + (CMz_new -
CMz_baseline)^2) ) / Area_baseline |
If no critical errors are found, you can be confident that your data will migrate
successfully to the target version. If critical errors are found, send a copy of the
comparison report to your reseller for further assistance.
To access the Upgrade Assistant, open SOLIDWORKS Task Scheduler from the Windows Start menu, and click . Then on the sidebar, click Upgrade Assistant.