# Solid Edge 2026 is here **URL:** \ **Category:** Solid Edge\ **Created:** [October 22, 2025, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/solid-edge-2026-is-here/5977 "2025-10-22T18:02:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Imics13](https://forum.cadmunity.com/user_avatar/forum.cadmunity.com/imics13/32/5128_2.png) [@Imics13](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/Imics13)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2025, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/solid-edge-2026-is-here/5977/1 "2025-10-22T18:02:18Z")
Here is 30min video about few enhancements: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6BJqzcQ3mqE/maxresdefault.jpg "Introducing Designcenter: Solid Edge 2026 -- Performance meets flexibility, powered by AI") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BJqzcQ3mqE) ---
**Author:** ![ROKCRLER](https://forum.cadmunity.com/user_avatar/forum.cadmunity.com/rokcrler/32/141_2.png) [@ROKCRLER](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/ROKCRLER)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2025, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/solid-edge-2026-is-here/5977/2 "2025-10-22T19:24:45Z")
Tab & Slot and multi edge flange trim, finally!! ---
**Author:** ![Imics13](https://forum.cadmunity.com/user_avatar/forum.cadmunity.com/imics13/32/5128_2.png) [@Imics13](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/Imics13)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2025, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/solid-edge-2026-is-here/5977/3 "2025-10-23T10:30:07Z")
And much more. This is a small snippet! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![pedja](https://forum.cadmunity.com/user_avatar/forum.cadmunity.com/pedja/32/151_2.png) [@pedja](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/pedja)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2025, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/solid-edge-2026-is-here/5977/4 "2025-10-23T15:04:10Z")
Is it me, or are these videos getting shorter every release? 🙂 Did the average attention span of people shrink _that_ much? Anyway, looking forward to playing with, what’s the new name, ‘Designcenter Solid Edge 2026’, once the Community Edition is released (that’s still a thing, right, it wasn’t killed-off?). ---
**Author:** ![AlexLachance](https://forum.cadmunity.com/user_avatar/forum.cadmunity.com/alexlachance/32/25_2.png) [@AlexLachance](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/AlexLachance)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2025, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/solid-edge-2026-is-here/5977/5 "2025-10-23T19:53:59Z")
I’d say it’s more a question of product maturity. Innovation often reaches limits and take a certain time before exceeding these limits by developping new ideas and brainstorming on them. ---
**Author:** ![Smokes](https://forum.cadmunity.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Smokes](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/Smokes)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/solid-edge-2026-is-here/5977/6 "2025-10-24T14:26:01Z")
Could some explain the naming scheme is it Solid edge X or Solid edge 2026? ---
**Author:** ![jcapriotti](https://forum.cadmunity.com/user_avatar/forum.cadmunity.com/jcapriotti/32/24_2.png) [@jcapriotti](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/jcapriotti)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/solid-edge-2026-is-here/5977/7 "2025-10-24T15:20:47Z")
They must trading marketing employees with Dassault, “Designcenter Solid Edge 2026” naming is nearly as bad as “SOLIDWORKS Design Standard Augmented”. ---
**Author:** ![KennyG](https://forum.cadmunity.com/user_avatar/forum.cadmunity.com/kennyg/32/5121_2.png) [@KennyG](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/KennyG)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/solid-edge-2026-is-here/5977/8 "2025-10-24T16:27:06Z")
Community/Student will be there, but may take a few weeks as it doesn’t get packaged until after the commercial package is released. ---
**Author:** ![KennyG](https://forum.cadmunity.com/user_avatar/forum.cadmunity.com/kennyg/32/5121_2.png) [@KennyG](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/KennyG)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/solid-edge-2026-is-here/5977/9 "2025-10-24T16:36:28Z")
Apparently both NX and Solid Edge now have “Designcenter” as a prefix to show that they are part of the same Design ecosystem. ---
**Author:** ![KennyG](https://forum.cadmunity.com/user_avatar/forum.cadmunity.com/kennyg/32/5121_2.png) [@KennyG](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/KennyG)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/solid-edge-2026-is-here/5977/10 "2025-10-24T16:43:57Z")
Solid Edge X 2026 and Solid Edge 2026 are the same product but are just licensed and packaged differently. The “X” version is a named user and cloud licensed subscription, has the CoPilot help assistant, and I believe an automatic updater. The non-“X” version is licensed as floating concurrent or node locked, no CoPilot, and does not auto-update. License levels between them are labeled differently but are basically the same. ---
**Author:** ![bnemec](https://forum.cadmunity.com/user_avatar/forum.cadmunity.com/bnemec/32/5180_2.png) [@bnemec](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/bnemec)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/solid-edge-2026-is-here/5977/11 "2025-10-24T20:00:24Z")
Wait, so subscription floating license and paying for the cloud version is still optional? ---
**Author:** ![Imics13](https://forum.cadmunity.com/user_avatar/forum.cadmunity.com/imics13/32/5128_2.png) [@Imics13](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/Imics13)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 6:59am UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/solid-edge-2026-is-here/5977/12 "2025-10-26T06:59:01Z")
Yes, and perpetual license is optional yet. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Imics13](https://forum.cadmunity.com/user_avatar/forum.cadmunity.com/imics13/32/5128_2.png) [@Imics13](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/Imics13)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/solid-edge-2026-is-here/5977/13 "2025-10-26T07:00:50Z")
This interview with Dan lights few interesting things: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/MCwQXCOE80E/hqdefault.jpg "What's New in Solid Edge 2026 with Dan Staples") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCwQXCOE80E) ---
**Author:** ![Imics13](https://forum.cadmunity.com/user_avatar/forum.cadmunity.com/imics13/32/5128_2.png) [@Imics13](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/Imics13)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 7:03am UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/solid-edge-2026-is-here/5977/14 "2025-10-26T07:03:38Z")
Yes, perfect. I have a note. Solid Edge X user has opportunity to use Teamcenter X Essentials (“for free”) what is cloud based PDM solution. ---
**Author:** ![KennyG](https://forum.cadmunity.com/user_avatar/forum.cadmunity.com/kennyg/32/5121_2.png) [@KennyG](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/KennyG)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/solid-edge-2026-is-here/5977/15 "2025-10-27T15:08:08Z")
That’s definitely a step up from Share and could be a significant advantage. ---
**Author:** ![jcapriotti](https://forum.cadmunity.com/user_avatar/forum.cadmunity.com/jcapriotti/32/24_2.png) [@jcapriotti](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/jcapriotti)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/solid-edge-2026-is-here/5977/16 "2025-10-27T16:36:06Z")
Solid Edge X is subscription only? ---
**Author:** ![Imics13](https://forum.cadmunity.com/user_avatar/forum.cadmunity.com/imics13/32/5128_2.png) [@Imics13](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/Imics13)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/solid-edge-2026-is-here/5977/17 "2025-10-27T18:21:42Z")
Yes, it is only subscription. ---
**Author:** ![jcapriotti](https://forum.cadmunity.com/user_avatar/forum.cadmunity.com/jcapriotti/32/24_2.png) [@jcapriotti](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/jcapriotti)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/solid-edge-2026-is-here/5977/18 "2025-10-27T18:41:03Z")
So much like the “SolidWorks Connected” subscription, not really free, just baked into the subscription pricing. Little cheaper than SolidWorks though ($2676 vs $2820) ---
**Author:** ![Smokes](https://forum.cadmunity.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Smokes](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/Smokes)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/solid-edge-2026-is-here/5977/19 "2025-12-02T16:27:07Z")
Is solid edge 2026 subscription only? ---
**Author:** ![KennyG](https://forum.cadmunity.com/user_avatar/forum.cadmunity.com/kennyg/32/5121_2.png) [@KennyG](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/KennyG)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/solid-edge-2026-is-here/5977/20 "2025-12-02T17:46:39Z")
No. Solid Edge X is subscription only and named user also. It requires a cloud login to activate. Solid Edge can be licensed perpetually or by yearly lease (subscription), but when buying, sales folks will lead with and push the subscription lease as if perpetual doesn’t exist. You have to ask for it. Either way, it can still be node locked or floating concurrent. [Next page](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/solid-edge-2026-is-here/5977.md?page=2)