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[–] Psylent 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

We haven't made the move because there it's very hit and miss with solidworks - some people can get it to run on wine ok, (ok not 'well') - There are still some major drawbacks like nvidia drivers - if you install nvidia drivers from the site and upgrade your system chances are gnome will break - this requires some cli usage to get it working again.

I think the main issue really is that software developers just don't support it. Because there are just so many distros with so many differing issues that can arise it's a nightmare for support.

In saying that - the only distro I have actually got to function well enough to a point where I no longer have windows is fedora and even with it solidworks is just not happening.

Yes there are alternatives, but try telling your boss who forked out $14,000 for a bit of software that we can't use it anymore . . . .