SolidWorks Simulation 2012 featured a new multi-core sparse matrix solver. On a 64-bit system with 4+ cores, FEA studies that took 2 hours on 32-bit could complete in 15–20 minutes.
Users can "lock" specific features in the design tree to prevent them from being rebuilt every time a change is made. This significantly reduces rebuild times for complex parts. Solidworks 2012 64 Bit
To understand the importance of SolidWorks 2012 64 Bit, we must first revisit the limitations of 32-bit applications. A standard 32-bit process on Windows is limited to 4 GB of virtual address space, with 2 GB typically reserved for the operating system kernel. This left only for SolidWorks itself. SolidWorks Simulation 2012 featured a new multi-core sparse
: New mate constraints (concentricity, parallelism) allowed for more accurate positional relationships between components. Visualization This significantly reduces rebuild times for complex parts