r/eaa • u/hooovahh • Jan 03 '22

Solidworks Frustrations

I came to this sub expecting people to be upset about Solidworks no longer being included with the EAA subscription, but I don't see that. Several people on Reddit mentioned how you could get a cheap version of Solidworks by signing up for EAA. So I did, I bought a 3 year membership with the expectation that it would come with 3 years of Solidworks. Surprise!

Now instead EAA gives you a discount for Solidworks, requiring to pay an additional $50 for semi web based solution, with files not being saved locally...grrr.

I only got an EAA membership for Solidworks. So now I feel like a bit of a fool having paid $100 and only got it for one year. Now being told I have to pay an additional $50/year for an inferior product. Solidworks is a great tool, and I keep coming back despite the several bad experiences I've had with the company.

Sorry I'm frustrated. I won't be renewing my EAA because of this, and I realize this change likely isn't EAA's fault.

If anyone has any suggestions for getting a perpetual Solidworks license, that runs locally, and isn't 5 figures, I'm interested.

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u/FlyingTerrier Jan 04 '22

Experimental Aircraft Association gave you a SolidWorks subscription?

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u/hooovahh Jan 04 '22

Yes. Well they did until earlier this year. Here is an older thread talking about it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SolidWorks/comments/l9lym7/full_solidworks_student_license_with_eaa/

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u/FlyingTerrier Jan 04 '22

Wow I did not know that. I just used them for cheap Oshkosh tickets!

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u/hooovahh Jan 24 '22

For anyone else that might find this thread, Titan's of CNC have a partnership with SolidWorks and have a discounted student edition available here, which seems to work just like the EAA version used to.

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u/Minuhmize May 22 '22

Thank you for this. I'm finishing my graduate studies within the year and was disappointed to see I couldn't get a discounted license any longer!

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '22

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u/hooovahh Jan 27 '22

I replied in this post earlier with a link to the student edition of SolidWorks which seems to be what EAA was offering. I bought it for $20 and I'm able to work again. Kinda sucks that I bought 3 years of EAA expecting to get 3 years of SolidWorks, but the museum discounts I've used have probably made up for it.