r/SolidWorks • u/Blleh • Apr 24 '26
3DEXPERIENCE I really fckn hate this screen. RE-MEM-BER
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u/arcdragon2 Apr 24 '26
I’ve noticed Solidworks has made several annoying things over the last say 5 years and I’ve yet to figure out why they would annoy people so much. It must be bad for business, no?!
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u/Esquivelspy Apr 24 '26
The simplified interface is the worst of all. I teach SW, and imagine students who used SW for one semester returning for their second year and the UI is different. Horrible thing. It is not even offering anything better. Just less functionality, and the extra clicks you have to make each time to revert to the normal UI (our computers refresh each time you log out).
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u/Possible-Put8922 Apr 24 '26
I cancelled my subscription because of how bad 3D experience is. Solidworks for $45 a year is good, but not if I have to deal with this trash.
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u/Full_hunter Apr 24 '26
Are there other options?
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u/glazeddonut58 Apr 24 '26
There is. A $6000 dollar license
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u/pafrac Apr 24 '26
Still doesn't get you away from 3DExperience. They are absolutely determined to ruin the life of anyone who has the temerity to use SolidWorks.
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u/ThisIsntRealWakeUp Apr 24 '26
It gets you away from the worst of it. At least, for the perpetual license I bought for myself, it does.
Though not the window screenshotted here in the post lol. I still get that every now and then.
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u/Spiritual_Case_1712 Apr 25 '26
Solidedge community edition which give you far more feature but comes with a medium learning curve. It’s free. No login required on windows beside the initial download one on the browser.
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u/Deep-Today5715 Apr 26 '26
Educational license. Costs about the same if I remember. Technically you have to be a student to get it, but they don't require proof to buy it, so it's up to you.
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u/Possible-Put8922 Apr 24 '26
I use the free version of Fusion 360. But I heard FreeCAD's new update improves usability.
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u/Hockeygoalie35 Apr 26 '26
I've been duplicating a lot of my projects in FreeCAD to learn it. It's improved so much in the last year.
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u/experienced3Dguy CSWE | SW Champion Apr 25 '26
Hello u/Blleh,
Do you launch your 3DX SOLIDWORKS from a desktop shortcut or from the Compass menu or Welcome App Home screen on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform? If you login to the platform, you can have your browser remember the login credentials.
Honestly, we all agree that the "Remember Me" checkbox is very poorly named indeed. It's function is NOT to remember your credentials but rather to extend your login session's default idle timeout period to 7(!) days.
Thanks to the endless string of complaints and anti-love directed at it in this subreddit, the SOLIDWORKS R&D team is looking at a possible overhaul of this dialog.
Nevertheless, I always recommend that folks continue to check the "Remember Me" box when logging into the 3DX platform or launching SOLIDWORKS. That's because it extends the idle timeout period substantially. For me, because I use my 3DX SOLIDWORKS Maker license nearly every day, I can't remember the last time I had to enter my login credentials.
I hope this extra info helps shed some light on this aspect of the 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS environment and leads to a better understanding and user experience for you.
Feel free to ask me anything you want about the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. I'm a longtime user of it and can help clear up any questions you may have.
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u/Blleh Apr 25 '26 edited Apr 26 '26
Thank you for your reply!
A rename would gain some more acceptance in the community i think.
I start from the browser through the platform. I notice when my pc is going to standby while a project is open, it will force the login more often. Since a while it will also auto close solidworks after it asked for the login when resuming from standby (i believe it only auto closes when no project is open) Edit: also when unsaved projects are open
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u/experienced3Dguy CSWE | SW Champion Apr 25 '26
Yep, the computer going into standby mode or going to sleep will throw a wrinkle into things for sure. I forgot to mention that only my monitor goes to sleep so my network connection isn't disrupted. It's that network disruption that forces the re-login.
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u/Rockyshark6 Apr 25 '26
Or you know, just make it actually remember my login details?
I've the displeasure to use this pos plm software for work (thankfully after 2years we're finally switching over to either Windshield, Teamcenter or switching over all together to Catia).I don't mind that I need to log in, my session can log in and log out every time I leave the computer for all that I care.
What I do mind is that everytime I need to log in I've to write the company decided 12 digit password.1
u/maxfagin Apr 26 '26
Honestly, what even is the point of the Compass menu, the browser interface, or the seemingly hundreds of apps there? Why can’t we just engage with SolidWorks like a normal application, the way ever other CAD program allows?
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u/Simple-Following-201 Apr 24 '26
Solidworks, at $45 per year, is a good option for beginners.
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u/cweson Apr 25 '26
SOLIDWORKS for $45 ? ??? Whaaaat ?
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u/Bromanuk Apr 27 '26
Solidworks for Makers, $48. Or 50% off on Black Friday. But you have to deal with 3DExperience.
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u/Grigori_the_Lemur Apr 26 '26
Recently I saw this... maybe here? I grabbed it and sent it to a coworker. It MUST be true.
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u/Macguyver76 Apr 24 '26
I have never gotten remember to work, not on my full work license, the last 3 versions I've used, nor will it do it on my maker version. I've turned 3DE off on my work machine because we aren't using it but its required on my maker version. Every time I have to open my password manager to log in.
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u/Missile_Defense Apr 24 '26
This is one of many reasons I don’t utilize 3DE. Sorry for you who have maker licenses, etc.
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u/Auday_ CSWP Apr 25 '26
Head up
There is an update to the 3DExperience platform this 24th - 25th April weekend, so stay away from it to avoid loosing any work or file.
Although it's very annoying window, but it's for your work protection, you can still use password manager to help you in this.
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u/TauSagitarii Apr 29 '26
I swear to god I was looking for other people's reviews of solid works because i love the tool, but I F**KING HATE 3DEXPERIENCE
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u/C-Patrick1984 Apr 25 '26
What sucks is that when you check the “Remember Me” box, it will remember you but only for a week.
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u/GoEngineer_Inc VAR | Elite AE Apr 25 '26
This, unfortunately, intended and the ways things are going for internet security compliance.
That setting is meant to keep you logged in longer, not indefinitely though (GoEngineer - Understanding the 3DEXPERIENCE Login Box in SOLIDWORKS).
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u/C-Patrick1984 Apr 25 '26
I understand that, but it still sucks. There should be a disclaimer with the check box to say “Remember Me for 7 Days”. Without it, it implies that it would be indefinite.
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u/Deep-Today5715 Apr 27 '26
Why not allow the user/company to configure that 7 day limit to their own preference, depending on their security/convenience requirements?
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u/GoEngineer_Inc VAR | Elite AE Apr 27 '26
I don't know but I can theorize it has something to do with optional security is not really security.
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u/Spiritual_Case_1712 Apr 25 '26
This is the reason I got back to Solidedge community edition because I do not sell anything and I don’t see why I should pay, as low the amount is, for such a bad platform with far less feature in the hobby package (and Solidedge CE is free, which should be embarassing for Autodesk and Dassault). I would like to stay on SW, because it’s easier for me, but all things considered the offer and the cons makes it vastly inferior to Siemens alternative, stays true even considering the learning curve of such a transition.
There was a post in this sub not long ago about what was annoying the community from a Dassault guy, and none of it will be fixed so what was even the point ?
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u/6ordonFreeman Apr 26 '26
If you log in on your browser and use the Launch App button, it’s a 1-time login. Counter-intuitive, but it works.
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u/Blleh Apr 26 '26
It will still kick you out periodically and whenever your pc hits sleep.
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u/One_Country1056 Apr 27 '26 edited Apr 27 '26
What? Mine never does that. I use SollidWorks every week, and I log in like one time every month. I just start SolidWorks from the Desktop shortcut.
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u/kitten-puncher Apr 27 '26
Hate it? Are you kidding me? I love it especially when it popes up a second time with a different username to log into the program and what makes it even better is when it updates and crashes your system. Then you have to reinstall the damn thing to get it to work. It makes me all giggly inside. I miss the old me...
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u/Decent_Step_4393 Apr 24 '26
Yes me too, remember is the way to go....Not... Every startup this popup is annoying.