SOLIDWORKS Installation
SOLIDWORKS Installation procedure & best practice from certified experts
How to resolve the ‘Toolbox is currently in use’ issue when installing SOLIDWORKS
The ‘Toolbox is currently in use’ issue can occur if users are accessing Toolbox during a SOLIDWORKS installation, but it can also be the result of a file that normally gets deleted, not being deleted. The file is called SWBrowser.ldb and by default resides in the lang\english sub-folder of…
Perhaps the most common reason for failed installations our customers encounter is a lack of proper permissions to install SOLIDWORKS. To ensure that the installation goes smoothly, one of the things we always state is that the user must have local administrative rights on the…
SolidWorks Installations – Ensure Full Permissions with Local Admin Accounts [VIDEO]
When you are about to install/upgrade/modify SolidWorks on your workstation, it is very important to be logged into the computer as the Local Administrator account. This account will have full permissions to all files, folders and registry keys. When trying to install SolidWorks under a user account with limited permissions, the installation can fail or cause problems down the road. We’ve seen with some machines where logging in as a Domain Administrator may not allow full access to the local machine. Here is a method to determine if you are in fact logged in as the Local Administrator account. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=V_NrS1ddMbk
Do you need to install a second release of SOLIDWORKS on your system? For instance your company may have already upgraded to SOLIDWORKS 2020, but you may have a customer that requires files in SOLIDWORKS 2019 format. That’s actually not a problem, you can install…
The installation file set for SOLIDWORKS is quite large and can take some time to download. In many cases, all that is required, is the installation files for server products, such as SOLIDWORKS PDM and the SOLIDWORKS SolidNetWork License Manager. In addition, those that want…
When installing SolidWorks Composer there some things that are good to know before you start the install. Here is some background information. If you visit the SolidWorks Composer download page through the SolidWorks Customer Portal, you’ll find that there are a few choices. We’ll go through what…
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.
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…
Running two SOLIDWORKS Version installations / “Where did the calloutformat.txt file go?”
NOTE: this tip is for users that are comfortable with editing a computer registry. BE SURE TO FOLLOW STEPS EXACTLY. The problem I’ll cover in this tip is a fairly common occurrence when a user runs two SOLIDWORKS version installations on the same machine (e.g….