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Student Interns accepted into the Program will have FREE access to industry-level CAD tools for the duration of their work-based learning experiences, allowing them to apply their verified skills directly in professional environments.<\/p>\n
SOLIDWORKS\u00ae SkillForce Program aims to provide, for FREE, <\/span>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE\u00ae SOLIDWORKS Premium or SOLIDWORKS Premium with Cloud Services licenses to student interns who are participating in a 3 or 6-month internship or co-op program.<\/p>\n The SOLIDWORKS SkillForce Program is designed for students currently enrolled in an undergraduate or higher-level program at a recognized college, technical institute or university, and have secured an internship offer with an employer.<\/p>\n ” content_phone=”<\/p>\n Student Interns accepted into the Program will have FREE access to industry-level CAD tools for the duration of their work-based learning experiences, allowing them to apply their verified skills directly in professional environments.<\/p>\n SOLIDWORKS\u00ae SkillForce Program aims to provide, for FREE, <\/span>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE\u00ae SOLIDWORKS Premium or SOLIDWORKS Premium with Cloud Services licenses to student interns who are participating in a 3 or 6-month internship or co-op program.<\/p>\n The SOLIDWORKS SkillForce Program is designed for students currently enrolled in an undergraduate or higher-level program at a recognized college, technical institute or university, and have secured an internship offer with an employer.<\/p>\n ” content_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”20px” text_letter_spacing=”1px” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” border_width_all=”50px” border_color_all=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n SOLIDWORKS R2025x FD04<\/strong> is the latest functional-delivery update, bringing targeted CAD and platform improvements for users on the 3DEXPERIENCE<\/strong> platform.<\/p>\n This FD04 release focuses on smoother update control and better cloud collaboration, helping teams keep SOLIDWORKS files compatible while speeding day-to-day 3D CAD workflows.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Below are some of the highlight changes –\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider divider_weight=”8px” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||32px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||40px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text content_tablet=”<\/p>\n ” content_phone=”<\/p>\n ” content_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”20px” text_letter_spacing=”1px” border_width_all=”40px” border_color_all=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Customers now have greater control over updates to their SOLIDWORKS apps. 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Am I eligible for the program?<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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Choose When to Update Your SOLIDWORKS<\/h3>\n
Identifying Objects in Content View<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Choosing Action during Drag and Drop<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Exporting Issues to BCF Files<\/span><\/h3>\n
Previewing Multifile Documents (3DSearch)<\/span><\/h4>\n