SolidWorks ® 2000 Release Notes - Service Pack 2
These Release Notes contain information about new and changed functionality that was not available when the documentation was completed. For the most up-to-date information, please refer to this document and the online help, which is updated with each SolidWorks Service Pack. 



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General Information
SolidWorks Support for Windows 95 users to be discontinued


We plan to support existing customers running the SolidWorks software on the Windows 95 platform for the entire SolidWorks 2000 release and for the one full release following SolidWorks 2000. However, due to the potential that component providers may stop the support or production of required components, support may end earlier. An announcement will be made if a change is made to the policy. 
SolidWorks Support for Alpha users to be discontinued

We plan to support existing customers running the SolidWorks software on Windows NT 4.0 on the Alpha platform for the full release of SolidWorks 2000. However, due to Compaq's announcement of non-support for the Windows 2000 operating system on Alpha, this policy may change. Support for some components or services on Alpha may be discontinued if Compaq or other software component providers stop support or production of required components. An announcement will be made if the policy changes. 
SolidWorks 3D Meeting not supported on Alpha

SolidWorks 3D Meeting is not supported on the Alpha platform. 
For Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Windows NT 4.0 users

If you created a SolidWorks document on a system running Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows 2000 in Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Arabic, or Hebrew, Microsoft does not support sharing that document with a system running Windows NT 4.0 in any other language. 
If you created a SolidWorks document on a system running Windows NT 4.0 in Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Arabic, or Hebrew, Microsoft does not support sharing that document with a system running Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows 2000 in any other language. 
If you created a SolidWorks document on a system running Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Window NT 4.0 in Russian, you can share that document on a system Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows NT 4.0 in any other language, but some characters may not display as expected. 
Maintenance Release Notes

For a list of customer-reported problems and enhancements, please read the Maintenance Release Notes document. 


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Service Pack 1
General Information


3D Meeting. 3D Meeting is an online collaboration tool which allows you to share your SolidWorks session with anyone who has Microsoft ® NetMeeting ®. Click Tools, 3D Meeting to access the tool. For more information, click Help, 3D Meeting Help.
Sp1 

Features
In the Hole Wizard, Add Cosmetic Thread is now a three-item list instead of a checkbox. The choices are: 
No Cosmetic thread 
Add Cosmetic thread with thread callout 
Add Cosmetic thread without thread callout. 
Import/Export
The SldHTML Add-In has been removed. Files cannot be saved in HTML format. 
 
Service Pack 2
General Information
The following documents now appear on the Help menu: Getting Started Manual, What's New Manual, SolidWorks Release Notes, and PhotoWorks 
Release Notes. 
Configurations
You can suppress and unsuppress light sources in the Lighting folder of the FeatureManager design tree in configurations in the same way other features are suppressed and unsuppressed. 
RapidDraft Drawings
Virtual Sharps: Virtual Sharps can now be added in RapidDraft drawings without the model being loaded into memory.
File Size: Internal changes have been made to reduce file size in RapidDraft drawings. 
Import/Export
You can now choose to import Pro/ENGINEER files as surface models. 
