Installing Multiple Releases of SolidWorks

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Do you need to be able to use more than one release of SolidWorks on your system?  For instance you may use SolidWorks 2012 but for one supplier or customer you also need Solidworks 2011 since they haven’t upgraded yet and you need to share some files with them.  How can you install two or more versions of SolidWorks on your computer and keep the installations stable and completely separate from each other?

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Install tips for 3DVIA Composer

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When installing 3DVIA Composer there some things that are good to know before you start the install.  Here is some background information.  If you visit the 3DVIA Composer download page through the SolidWorks Customer Portal, you’ll find that there are a few choices.  We’ll go through what these are.  See image below:

Composer downloads

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Installing the VaultAdmin

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By default, the SolidWorks Workgroup PDM VaultAdmin is not installed during the installation of SolidWorks. In this article we will look at how to include the VaultAdmin during the original installation of SolidWorks or adding it at a later time. Read More »

How to Setup an Objet 3D Printer Host Computer

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Its time to upgrade the computer you’re using to send your models to your Objet 3D Printer, do you need to call Javelin to set it up?  Although we can come and set it up for you, it’s not too hard to do yourself.  Here are some instructions.  We’ll walk through configuring the network adapter, installing the Objet 3D Studio software and setting it up to communicate with an Objet 3D printer in this tip.  Since we are replacing an existing computer, this tip will not go into detail on all of the wiring between the printer, computer, monitor, keyboard and mouse.  You can make notes of the existing wiring before pulling it apart.

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Is your Anti-Virus application affecting your ability to make changes to your SolidWorks installation?

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This post is regarding one of those topics that I repeat daily when speaking with our customers -> temporarily disabling any Anti-Virus & Anti-Spyware applications that may be protecting your system.

Before any corporate IT personnel read this and start feeling faint, allow me to clarify………We are speaking of temporarily shutting down the Anti-Virus applications  in terms of your installation of SolidWorks.  More specifically the need to disable the Anti-Virus or Anti-Spyware  if there are modifications or changes to the setup that involve the SolidWorks installation utility.

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