SOLIDWORKS Activation

Why Are My SOLIDWORKS Licenses Expiring? A Guide to License Reactivation

SOLIDWORKS Licenses Expiring Notification

Starting from SOLIDWORKS 2022 and future versions, a small change has been introduced regarding perpetual licenses. You’ll need to reactivate your license once a year, within 30 days of the anniversary of your previous activation date or you will see your SOLIDWORKS licenses expiring. When the…

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How to Activate a SOLIDWORKS Standalone License

Activate SOLIDWORKS

After you have installed SOLIDWORKS software you must activate the license for that computer before you can use it. If you disable a computer or move SOLIDWORKS software from one computer to another, you must deactivate the license to the license key server at Dassault Systèmes…

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Working with SOLIDWORKS at Home through COVID-19 Shutdowns

SOLIDWORKS Remote License

The continuing spread of the COVID-19 virus (Coronavirus) is causing significant impact around the globe.  While health is always of primary importance, this pandemic also affects business productivity.  As shutdowns and quarantines are rapidly expanding, more and more employees are being asked to work from…

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SOLIDWORKS Standalone License Deactivation and Activation

SOLIDWORKS Standalone licenses (serial numbers beginning with 9000…) are locked to a specific computer and hardware ID.  At some point you may need to transfer the license off the current computer to allow for activation on another computer.  This can occur in a few scenarios….

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Re-activating the SolidNetwork License Manager after purchasing additional licenses

re-activate SolidNetWork License Manager

If you have an existing SOLIDWORKS Network License and you purchase additional network licenses of SOLIDWORKS, or other network licenses of SOLIDWORKS products, such as Simulation, PDM, Inspection, Visualize, MBD, Composer … etc, then those licenses will simply be added to your existing SOLIDWORKS serial…

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SOLIDWORKS Activation Wizard

SOLIDWORKS Activation Wizard

We receive a few calls on a daily basis that our customers ask us to release a license from a computer. Usually it happens when they are trying to move SOLIDWORKS from one machine to another and they forgot to deactivate the license on the…

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