We are excited to announce that Term Licensing will be available for all SOLIDWORKS desktop products including SolidNetWork License (SNL) with the SOLIDWORKS 2023 release scheduled for November 21, 2022. SOLIDWORKS Term Licensing will also be available for the EDU portfolio in January 2023. What is Term Licensing? With SOLIDWORKS Term Licensing, you own the right to use SOLIDWORKS software for a predefined and renewable period of time.
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced most organizations to relocate their workforce to their homes; causing challenges in getting their jobs done using the tools they need. Enabling users to collaborate with their engineering data and complete projects on time, without interruption, is very important. For our electrical engineers using SOLIDWORKS Electrical, it is no different.
The world is facing an unprecedented challenge that affects all aspects of life. Many SOLIDWORKS users are now working from home due to restricted access to office locations. You may be using a personal home computer or a borrowed company computer that is not as optimally configured as the professional-grade workstation you normally use. Additionally, the network connection from your home to your company’s data storage locations may be substantially different from the speed and stability to
Working with SOLIDWORKS on an SNL server, you can sometimes experience an Activation error message. Often these messages are not the same as the activation error messages you recieve when performing standalone activation What is SNL?SNL is short for Solidworks Network License. It is an activation system where the user gets his/hers license from a License server.
Many of our users are working from home now as a result of the threat posed by the COVID-19 virus and the need for social distancing. Dassault Systèmes partners and Value Added Resellers (VARs) offer a host of options for working remotely. This blog will cover some of these options and will walk users through installing, transferring (deactivating) \ activating, connecting to your SolidNetwork License (SNL), file management, and virtual solutions. First, the 3DEXPERIENCE platform enables great
We are pleased to announce that Dassault Systèmes is continuing to work with our Value-Added Resellers (VARS) to help our customers during this time of uncertainty that is caused by the COVID-19 virus and resulting need for social distancing. The 3DEXPERIENCE platform enables great design and collaboration anywhere on any device as we all adjust to a new reality of working from home or away from the office. Learn how to get up and running on the cloud with our latest solutions here. For current
This is the first blog post regarding the SOLIDWORKS activation error message. I will briefly try to go through the four most common activation error messages when using a standalone license. I will in a later blog post cover the activation and license errors when using SolidNetwork License (SNL) What is standalone activationYour computer communicates with the SOLIDWORKS Activation manager when activating and deactivating the SOLIDWORKS license. The Activation Manager registers the computer for
SOLIDWORKS Network License (SNL) is a popular licensing model that was introduced in 1999. It allows our users to stretch their investments with a reliable client/server distributed licensing approach where licenses can be shared across multiple users, ensuring the number of concurrent users does not exceed the number of purchased licenses. Back then, software security was accomplished using a USB or parallel port dongle, internet access was limited, users were tied to bulky desktop workstations
Have you seen this message when installing SolidWorks 2018? With each major release it’s important to check the system requirements before installing. Windows 7 is currently the most popular operating system, with about 68% of PCs worldwide using this OS! But did you know it’s currently past “mainstream” support?
When you are dealing with such a complex and function rich software like SOLIDWORKS, it’s easy for a few hidden features to slip through the cracks. Although some of these offer only minor help to your day-to-day design work, some of them can have a major impact both now and in the future. One of these hidden gems many overlook is called the Enhancement Request. Maybe you have created your own hotkey that takes a 10-step process down to one and you wanted to share it with the world?
SOLIDWORKS Electrical Tech Tip Written by: Cheri Guntzviller-Miesen, SOLIDWORKS Electrical Application Specialist SOLIDWORKS Schematic and 3D Electrical have slightly different steps for creating an Rx Capture. (If you don’t have SOLIDWORKS, but only SOLIDWORKS Schematic, please jump to the end of the article.) SOLIDWORKS Rx analyzes your system, suggests possible solutions, and captures data that can help technical support personnel diagnose problems. Follow these steps to create a SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS users have long enjoyed the ability to use their software from both their home/mobile and work offices. How is this accomplished without running afoul of the EULA (End User License Agreement), which only permits one license enabled on any one computer at any one time? In our previous two blog posts we examined perpetual licenses (Standalone and SNL) and term licenses. Let’s first look at standalone licenses.
Warning: SOLIDWORKS System Resources Running Low This blog is for those unlucky individuals working in SOLIDWORKS are persistently annoyed by this message. You check the Task Manager, only to find that there are still plenty of RAM left; not even at 50% capacity. Most of the time, you are likely to ignore or dismiss this message and just continue working.
With all the enhancements in SOLIDWORKS each year, there comes a time when the Help file might lag behind new functionality. The SOLIDWORKS team does its best to keep the Help file updated. However, sometimes there is a need for further updates. Other times, the Help article may need more clarity.
Over the past eight years, we have conducted the Annual SOLIDWORKS Customer Satisfaction Survey. Each year we invite all of our customers worldwide to provide feedback about their experiences working with SOLIDWORKS. We appreciate the time you have taken each year to complete our survey. Customer feedback continues to play a vital role in helping us provide you with the best possible software and services.
