UGS: 2D SolidEdge -- Now Free!

UGS announces that its Solid Edge 2D Drafting software (US$995) is now free from a new online Web page at www.solidedge.com/free2d.

Solid Edge 2D Drafting includes:

- drawing layout.
- diagramming.
- annotation and dimensioning set to ISO, ANSI, BSI, DIN, JIS and UNI drafting standards.
- engineering sketchpad that converts freehand sketches into 2D dimension-driven drawings.
- drag-and-drop diagramming using electrical and P&ID standard symbols.
- wizard for importing AutoCAD drawings.
- available in English now; German, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, and Russian to come later.

The software's free; support and automatic upgrades will cost you. UGS hopes this'll cause you to abandon costly AutoCAD, and then switch over to their 3D MCAD software (SolidEdge, Velocity Series, NX, etc) using their four-step "Evolve to 3D" program.

Update 1

After providing personal information for pre-download registration, the 239MB download didn't work for me when I used Opera, my default Web browser. (I got a "Forbidden - You don't have permission to access /pub/SE2DDraft.exe on this server" message.) Retrying with Internet Explorer worked.

(SolidEdge tech support has since confirmed to me that you have to use Internet Explorer to register and get the download.)

Over on the Alibre forums, BARONVOR comments on the free software "Anything to make a buck"!

Update 2

Oops. It works only on Windows XP. (After the half-hour-long download and installation, a dialog box pops up tell me I have the wrong operating system.)

UGS has now included the IE and XP requirements on the Web page.

Comments

[VASANTHA]

I WANT TO INSTAL SOLIDEDGE BUT IAM NOT ABLE PLZ HELP ME OUT

[Jason Zakibe]

I'm with Siemens PLM Software, and don't want this to be construed as merely advertising. However, I can say we are not begrudging at all about giving the software away. Anyone that has problems with the download can call 800-807-2200, select Option 1 and request a CD be mailed out at no cost.

Jason

[John]

It seems that they are begrudgingly giving it away, 3 days to download 230MB?? I gave up.

[Manu Bharadwaj G]

licence

[Kevin]

Solid Edge 2D is great for Training and learning the system. There is a great deal of functionality for Training in Solid Edge CAD with this package. This also works with Teamcenter Express and network drives and loads data without the models having to be loaded.

[tapendra singh godara]

i want to use solid edge software

[kalpana]

Please send me the URL address for downloading Solid Edge software .

Thanks & Regards,
Kalpana

[r hoffmann]

1. Please advise how to create a shortcut to open "Free" 2d Sold Edge.

2. I opened one file that said the "free" download has only 25 days left and is not a free software but only a demo. What gives on this?

Thanks

Ralph Hoffmann

[Ragnar Thor Mikkelsen]

Why nt tr alibre Xpress, also free, but 2D AND 3D parametric modelling.

its only 2d that is available for free

[balakrishnan]

Sir,
I want to down load solid edge for which I am hihly thakful o you
..With reagards
Balakrishnan

[balakrishnan]

Sir, I want to download solid Edge.Pls help me for the same.
With regards,
Balakrishnan

[balakrishnan]

I am interested to know about solid edge drafting

[raj]

well i think this software called solid edge 2d is not for commercial use cos i read its agreement rules besides u can use it for urself only .. they are saying over net that its free for commercial use but in agreement they say its not ...besides it couldnt catch up ith the autocad features though i think its 3d cad would be like a good oopertunity for the company but 2 d is not that great i feel so...

[priyanka]

Dear sir
I want to download this software ,but it is large & may take 3 days to complete downloading.
please help me out.

[Fred Becker]

I have dowloaded, installed the license key, but the program starts up and shuts down immediatly.Did I over look something ?
The email referred the licencens as a TXT file, however the attachment is allready a DAT file.
What are the hardware requirements under WINXP
Fred Becker

[ralphg]

Alexander Gerhard Schmidt:

You have to contact UGS for the license number. Sometimes it takes a while for the license info to arrive by email.

[ralphg]

Mike:

Yes, this software can be used commercially. UGS hopes that you will eventually migrate to their for-pay 3D software, naturally.

[Alexander Gerhard Schmidt]

Dear Mams and Sirs,
I`ve download SE2DDraft 231MB and I didn`t got your ID-Code via E-mail to open the Programm!
Please se me this Code

Faithfully
Alexander Gerhard Schmidt

[Mike]

Hello, ich have one question, may this software also be used for comercial use?

I think yes, baxause this in the FAQ file,
page 3 down.

http://www.solidedge.com/free2d/files/se2ddraftingfaq.pdf

Do somebody know the answer?
I cannot run it, I have WIN2000 Prof.
but if it´s free for every use, the
it´s a good reaso to switch to XP Prof.

[sidhu]

this is a good software

[Suresh]

uuu

[Sunith babu]

I found that the tool was good to start with and ofcourse its free. One can use this software with out any problem for personal use and learning drafting is a easy way, For a beginner.

[thisdon'twork]

http://free2ddl.ugs.com/pub/SE2DDraft.exe

tells me "Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /pub/SE2DDraft.exe on this server." after proper form was filled out...have IE 6.0

will someone post this file somewere else so we can download it?

[LP]

Since Microsoft have drop main support for windows 2000 and below UGS cannot support this OS system.

This is why it will install only on XP + operating system.

For me it is a logical way.....

Also i believe you can order a cd so download is not a major issue (this has to be confirm)

Or look at the nearest reseller in you region they probably will be able to provide you the CD.

This is also a good way to start using the soft and see the full potential.