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Reconfigure Solidworks Network client to point to a different server
When you change the server that hosts your SolidNetwork licenses you will need to reconfigure your clients to point to the new server. To do this 1. Open the “SolidNetWork License Manager Client” program on the client 2. Go to…
Bianca
30 June 2021 -
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Solidworks Option File
Do you need the ability to control your Solidworks Network licenses? Then the Options file is the solution. The options file can control many variables. Some of the most requested include Reserving specific licenses for specific users Returning a license when…
Bianca
23 June 2021 -
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Installing Solidworks Visualize
Solidworks Visualize is included free with a license of Solidworks Professional or Solidworks Premium that is on activate subscription. To install Solidworks Visualize you need a separate serial number. This serial number can be found in your Solidworks customer portal account….
Bianca
16 June 2021 -
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How to Deactivate your Solidworks license
The following article provides instructions on how to release your Solidworks license off a computer so that you can use it on a different machine. If you can’t start Solidworks or have uninstalled Solidworks please check our Central Innovation blog here…
Bianca
9 June 2021 -
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Using Solidworks File Utilities
Solidworks file utilities replaces conventional renaming, replacing, and moving files without losing the references. When file utilities are not visible or available, make sure the files are set to open with Solidworks Launcher. To set Solidworks Launcher, right click the file,…
Sriram Krishnan
19 May 2021 -
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Silhouette Entities
SOLIDWORKS introduced the Silhouette Entities in 2020, it allows you to create multiple sketch entities by projecting the outline of the bodies in a part or components in an assembly onto a parallel sketch plane. To create silhouette entities: Create a…
Tianshuo Sun
29 April 2021 -
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Edit Registry on a Secondary Hard Drive
SOLIDWORKS settings are stored in registry files. You can find a lot information in the registry files about your current SOLIDWORKS installation. But what if the computer crashed while the hard drive survived and you need to recover your SOLIDWORKS serial…
Tianshuo Sun
21 April 2021
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How to find what Solidworks products you currently have installed and activated.
How to find what Solidworks products you currently have installed and activated. Navigate to Solidworks > Help Ravi Solanki Application Engineer…
Ravi Solanki
23 November 2022 -
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Moving Solidworks License Manager from one server to another Server.
Moving Solidworks Network License Manager from one server to another Server. Step 1: Deactivate the license Load up the Solid Network…
Ravi Solanki
10 November 2022 -
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Automatically Optimize Resolved Mode
You can optimize resolved mode automatically. Using this system option improves performance by selectively using lightweight technology when you load components…
Tauseef Ahmed
26 October 2022 -
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Drawing colors
Have you ever had an entity on your drawing that you can not change the colour of? Or have you ever…
Bianca
20 October 2022 -
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Applying or changing material to every part at once
If you want to modify the material on every part of a whole collection, here is a useful suggestion. For instance,…
Tauseef Ahmed
12 October 2022 -
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#TASK to transfer SOLIDWORKS license
#TASKv2.3 allows you to manage your SOLIDWORKS standalone license. You can configure #TASK to automatically deactivate/transfer your SOLIDWORKS license when you exit…
Mithilesh
11 October 2022 -
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How to set same units in properties and Measure tool
Sometimes when using the measure tool, the units don’t match up. In this example, the unit is set to millimeter in…
Tauseef Ahmed
5 October 2022 -
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Repair Solidworks
If you suspect there are problems with your Solidworks installation you can perform a repair. Before performing the repair it is…
Bianca
15 September 2022 -
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SOLIDWORKS RX – Problem Capture
SOLIDWORKS Rx is an invaluable tool used to communicate your Solidworks problem with Intercad Technical Support. It can record a video…
Bianca
7 September 2022
