SolidWorks 2017 Installation Guide

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1 SolidWorks 2017 Installation Guide Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7 SP1 Professional 64 bit Windows 8.1 Professional 64 bit Windows 10 Professional 64 bit SolidWorks 2017 is not supported to run on Windows XP, Vista or Windows 8.0 operating systems. SolidWorks 2017 will not run on any 32 bit Operating System. Upon inserting the disk, the Installation Manager will open to the welcome screen. Specify Individual Installation and click Next. Note: If you would like to deploy an Administrative Image (deploying to multiple computers) please see the installation guide for installing using an Administrative Image.

2 Enter in any relevant serial numbers and click Next. SolidWorks will check your serial number(s). 2

3 * If you are presented with a choice to upgrade, choose the option to create a new installation of SolidWorks. * If you are presented with a choice to install a newer version, choose the option to continue installing. Once the initial install is complete then it is recommended to install the latest service pack (SP). Installation Summary Click CHANGE for modifications to any area below... 3

4 Products Check or uncheck products to include/exclude from installation. If you are connected to the internet, the Installation Manager should automatically select the correct products to install, otherwise click Select different packages or products to change your package. **Note: Workgroup PDM Vault Admin is not installed by default. If you would like to install the Workgroup PDM Vault Admin Tool then you need to expand "SOLIDWORKS Explorer" and check "SOLIDWORKS Workgroup PDM VaultAdmin" is the final version of SolidWorks to include Workgroup PDM. PDM Standard, available since SolidWorks 2016, is the replacement for Workgroup PDM. If you would like to discuss migrating your existing Workgroup PDM vault to PDM Standard; or if you are interested in installing and using PDM Standard please do not hesitate to contact us. It is important a full understanding of what PDM Standard delivers and how this fits with a company s requirements is reached. Our Solutions Group is equipped to do this. Workgroup PDM / PDM Standard are available with SolidWorks Professional and Premium level licenses. 4

5 Download Options If you pick Download and Share files from the first window in the Installation Manager you will be prompted to enter your serial number. Click CHANGE to alter the download options and download destination folder. 5

6 Installation Location By default, SolidWorks will install to a folder called "SolidWorks Corp". It is recommended that you change the installation location to a folder with a meaningful name, i.e. SolidWorks Corp This is good practice especially if you have multiple versions of SolidWorks installed on the same computer. 6

7 Toolbox Options * Always keep a backup of your toolbox. Create a New Toolbox Specifying this option will create a new toolbox with the default settings. It is recommended that you give the toolbox a meaningful name i.e. SolidWorks 2017 Data. **Note: If you are using an existing Toolbox that you have customised and would like to upgrade this Toolbox for use in 2017, you need to Browse to your existing Toolbox, even if it's at a network location. Once you upgrade your Toolbox it will be no good for use in the previous version of SolidWorks. Use an Existing Toolbox Use this option if you want to upgrade your existing toolbox to the current version. You will be prompted to point to the old Toolbox for this. 7

8 Electrical Options * Please see installation directions for installing the administrative portion of SolidWorks Electrical before installing the client end. SolidWorks Electrical options allow you to point to the electrical data. Generally, this will be stored on a server and setup beforehand by a CAD administrator. There are also options to connect to the server and database. If you do not need Electrical, it is worth unchecking it from Product Selection. 8

9 Download and Install Once you have finished with the Summary, accept the terms of the License Agreement and click Install Now or Download and Install. **NOTE: If the installation fails (sample error dialog box shown below), click on Save logs for support and send the zip file to for technical assistance. 9