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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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Introduction to Copy Setting Wizard
Copy Setting Wizard is a very handy tool that would help you copy and save your Solidworks settings into a file…
Nikesh
17 August 2022 -
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Upgrading Solidworks Don’t Leave Solidworks Electrical Behind
Hi guys, Is this the time of year to upgrade SolidWorks to the new release? Well, I am not going to…
Amgad Yacoub
1 July 2022 -
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Creating Lofted bends in SolidWorks Sheetmetal
Lofted Bends in SOLIDWORKS are a tool that has been in the software for years and a tool that I think…
Jeeno Chandrasekaran
15 June 2022 -
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Tip to resolve Solidworks screen flickering issue
Is your SOLIDWORKS session cascading in upon itself and leaving you dizzy, no longer sure which way is positive Z? Or,…
Jeeno Chandrasekaran
1 June 2022 -
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How to avoid issues with importing STEP and IGES files
SOLIDWORKS added the “3D Interconnect” import option to the program in 2017. This allows for proprietary CAD data to be opened…
Jeeno Chandrasekaran
26 May 2022 -
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SKETCH PICTURE AND SCALING TOOL
SKETCH PICTURE AND SCALING TOOL To insert a sketch picture, select open sketch, once you are in open sketch then select…
Ravi Solanki
4 May 2022 -
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Solidworks Could not Initiate the Transaction
Solidworks Could not Initiate the Transaction Errored [0,0,0] This may be caused by FLEXnet Licensing Service not running on the desired machine…
Ravi Solanki
13 April 2022 -
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Getting Error SolidWorks license expiring in 1 day, despite being on subscription.
Are you getting the error message that your SolidWorks license needed to be renewed, even you are on subscription? Don’t worry…
Tauseef Ahmed
23 March 2022 -
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SOLIDWORKS: Difference between Weld Fillet and a Weld Bead
In this week’s tips and tricks, we look at the difference between a Weld Fillet and a Weld Bead. The…
Tauseef Ahmed
16 March 2022