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SOLIDWORKS Error

Tech tips and tutorials for dealing with common SOLIDWORKS errors

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“Could not initiate the transaction…” error at SOLIDWORKS start-up?

Recently I was helping a customer on tech support to download and install SOLIDWORKS on a new machine but when…

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“SOLIDWORKS is not responding!” But will it?

So you’re getting that message “SOLIDWORKS 20XX is not responding….” and are given the choice to either “Close the program”…

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Why does Windows have to configure SOLIDWORKS every time it is launched?

If you see this annoying Windows configure message with every SOLIDWORKS launch — you can try the following solutions to solve…

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How to fix: “Cannot load SOLIDWORKS settings information from [username]”?

When using Copy settings wizard to copy the SOLIDWORKS settings from one CAD machine to another, sometimes this procedure can…

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What causes the error: ‘Cannot initiate license for SOLIDWORKS Electrical. Error = 3’?

Sometimes while launching SOLIDWORKS Electrical schematic software you will see an error:  ‘Cannot initiate license for SOLIDWORKS Electrical. Error = 3’….

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SOLIDWORKS System Problem? Try creating a new Windows User Account

You are likely reading this blog article because of inexplicable problems with SOLIDWORKS performance or stability.  Nothing else you have…

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Warning – A Journal File Could not Be Created. Another SOLIDWORKS Session Running

Do you receive a warning message every time you open SOLIDWORKS? The warning states there is another SOLIDWORKS session running….

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SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional Vault is missing on new client? (Updated)

If the SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional Vault missing on a new client it’s possibly caused by the incorrect client type being installed. For…

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How to repair a Corrupt SOLIDWORKS Electrical Drawing file

If an electrical schematic drawing ever becomes corrupt you may see the SOLIDWORKS Electrical Unknown File Format error messages shown…

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‘The Archive Server connection receive operation timed out’ SOLIDWORKS PDM Error

One or both of the following error messages can occur when a replicated SOLIDWORKS PDM archive is taken offline and registry…

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SOLIDWORKS NetWork License Failed to get string for the Localized Property

When installing, or modifying the installation of the SOLIDWORKS SolidNetWork License Manager, you may encounter the following error: Failed to…

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SOLIDWORKS 2017 Uninstall will complete even when DLL files cannot be unregistered

This little bit of functionality does not seem to be something that most folks would be interested in at all,…

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SOLIDWORKS Bonjour Error Explained

This is a repost of a SOLIDWORKS Knowledge Base article, and can also found on the SOLIDWORKS Tech Blog. When…

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What to try when a SOLIDWORKS Assembly File will NOT Save

When a SOLIDWORKS assembly file will not save the first workaround is to try and save the assembly with a new name, to a…

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Unable to Connect to Collaborative Server SOLIDWORKS Electrical Error!

Have you ever run into the Unable to connect to Collaborative Server error when trying to launch SOLIDWORKS Electrical? This error message…

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