When I use the Hole Wizard to place a hole in a part, the hole disappears when I click the check to close the wizard.

Hello everyone, I am working on a SolidWorks VBA macro that iterates through a drawing's Bill of Materials (BOM) to verify components and open their respective files. I have encountered a critical mismatch between the visual BOM and the API output. BOM Settings: Type: Parts Only Sorting: Sorted by PART NUMBER (NOT following assembly order). The Problem: Row Count Mismatch: The physical BOM table in the drawing visually contains 68 data rows. However, swTableDoc.TotalRowCount returns 72 rows

We have created a custom material library in SOLIDWORKS, and we use our internal part numbers as the material name. We are currently updating some of those part numbers, so I edited the material name in the custom material library to reflect the new part number. The issue is that parts that already had the material assigned still show the old material name in the FeatureManager tree. When I right-click the material and go to Change Material, the old material name is no longer listed in the

Does anyone know how to get to the weldment profiles file?

I am trying to pack and go an assembly drawing to 2023 version from 2025. It will save the solid model fine but says the drawing are not open and will not be converted to 2023. The drawings are set to resolved mode. I can save each file seperatly to 2023 but it will not do it in pack and go all of the detail drawings. There are no issues when I evaluate conversion

你好， 打开 SOLIDWORKS 经过一点流程就要更新，之后会显示下列，我不知道如何处理，请求帮助，谢谢 “无法继续。无法在此目录重新安装。其他版本的相同媒体已安装在此处”

My SolidWorks works diffenet on my work PC and laptop. I know that SolidWorks works better on specific hardware. Maybe I need to change some hardware on my PC. For example Solidworks Visualize works faster on my laptop. Can you advice specific hardware for PC. Maybe I need to change something. My PC: Windows 11 Pro AMD Ryzen 7 7700 8-Core Processor 3.80 GHz RAM: 32 Gb DDR5 GPU: NVidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 Gb SSD 1 Tb SolidWorks 2025 SP3.0 Laptop MSI Sword 17: Windows 11 Pro Intel Core i7

I get free student serial number, How I download and set up the student edition?

Hallo, ich habe mir xDesign for Maker gekauft und jetzt weiß ich nicht wie man hier was konstruieren kann?

How can I get solidworks job

Good afternoon to you all, I'm trying to (I guess you can say) re-design a ship bell for the USS Tennessee battleship museum in Tennessee. I designed the bell portion of it but I'm having issues with the lettering. I can get it where there's lettering on the bell face but it shows up as an arc instead of a straight horizontal line, do y'all have any ideas on how to do that?

I am having to select the instances to skip for each configuration, with about 8 in total. I am fairly positive this is a glitch and the suggested answer are confirming this.

How do I change the dimensions from inches to feet & inches?

I am new to this forum; my company has been using SolidWorks for 20 years. We transitioned to the 3DX environment as part of a relatively large team within the corporate group. I am looking for technical solutions within the 3DX ecosystem and for people who have solved specific problems and might be willing to share their tips. Current examples from our setup (3DX 2024, SolidWorks 2024 SP5, and CATIA V5): Configuration management: The new conversion process—both with and without 3DX—is causing

How do I change the line thickness of a multi jog leader line?

Hello, I work for a company that has SOLIDWORKS licenses, but I am trying to download the software and it won't let me. I'm not sure which option I should select or where I need to go in order to download it within SOLIDWORKS. Could you please guide me on how to access the download and install the software? Thank you.

I'm new to automating and never used auto-dimension because obviously it brings in every dimension. I'm interested to import some specific dimensions for example between two components and potentially then putting them into view based groups but can't figure out how to do it. I don't even know if its possible because obviously auto dimensioning was designed for parts not assemblies. Anyone know what to do here?

Hi Friends I have been giving myself and AI a hard time trying to find out how the FindAttribute Method of Body2 works. I have created an attribute on a number of Solid Bodies, but for the life of me I cannot find and read them. An example of its usage would be greatly appreciated.

I'm trying to find out how long the add-in Mastercam for Solidworks will work. I know it was EOL in 2023 but it still works in 2026. We did not know this and have been on 2022 for 5 yrs. Hahaha. Our reseller was not of help. I think this is a question SW could answer, If anyone knows . Cheers !

Hi everyone, I recently installed Visualize and I'm completely lost. I don't find it intuitive at all, and I'm not used to the plugin the software had for rendering. I can't figure out how to add a spotlight, light source, etc. Any ideas? renderlight

is there any way to create shortcut key for break line in dimension? many thanks

Was it not supposed to be public info? I thought there was a link to some other website....

a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } Description We would like to request the ability to customize the visual appearance of navigation tabs within SOLIDWORKS PDM data cards. Currently, the tab labels and tab states (active/inactive) have limited visual differentiation, and in some environments they can be difficult to read due to low contrast and fixed styling. This can negatively impact usability,

are there learning videos aviable?

I'm experiencing the 2017 edition freezing when I try to perform an extruded cut on a flat plane on a drawing.......it happens repeatedly no matter how I generate the cut 'lines' (ie offset line, offset on a plane and drawn from 'centre rectangle') I have also made a second drawing of similar layout and yet the cut executes as expected....... The preview function operates fine and shows just what I expect but then when I come to initiate the 'cut' it hangs........ No messages or warnings are

part number with file title how to name change

Hello, I am currently doing a mechanical engineering internship in Greece and would like to use SolidWorks on my personal laptop during my free time for practice and skill development. While researching, I came across information suggesting that using a personal installation of SolidWorks while connected to my company's network could potentially violate licensing terms and even expose the company to significant fines. At the same time, I understand that SolidWorks Standard is available for

Hi all, I'm designing a parametric part that I want to package with Configuration Publisher. The part is driven by a number of global variables and equations. I can manually create configurations that change these variables per-configuration by using $VALUE@VariableName@Equations in the design table, and that works fine. The problem comes when I go to publish the configuration. If I add a Number input, the design-table column for the global variable isn't available as a parameter to bind to. If

What is cut thread and extrude thread in thread feature?what is their difference?when to apply…i mean during hole inside threading we use cut thread and for shaft(bolt) we use extrude thread is it like that? Pls can some one clarify

Does anyone know how I would find and add the reflective black floor background? All of the backgrounds provided in 2026 are very bright. I have super bad eye floaters that really show up with bright backgrounds. Thank You

Is there a supported way to read thread information from a part file using theSOLIDWORKS Document Manager API (SwDocumentMgr), without opening the file in SOLIDWORKS? Specifically: 1. Can the Document Manager API access feature / thread data at all? 2. Can it read Hole Wizard feature data and cosmetic thread information (e.g., the thread designation such as M6x1.0)? If this is not available through the Document Manager API, is there any recommended alternative? Thanks.

Hi all, I hope someone can point me to a simple setting or fix, but I'm not holding my breath... Last week we finally upgraded from 2023 to 2026 (Professional, SP2.1), after about 200 hours of expensive labour to get our library ready for Visualize. I'm still mad about it but it had to be done. Now we're in a whole new world of pain. We have an extensive library built up over the years. After the upgrade, random components seem to be suppressed or unsuppressed in those library assemblies. To

I am using Solidworks 2025. Somehow, my assembly has repeating picture showing on each part. I don't know how it got there, or how to remove it. It was kinda funny for a while, but I need to send a snapshot to the customer, and it's embarrasing. I've tried removing all appearances in assembly. Looked all through the View menu. I can't find solution. Help.

I am doing solid works tutorials en no i am looking voor SW-tutorials

Am Indian who is living in Lithuania, I brought Makers version with Indian address and I am trying to work in Lithuania. But unfortunately it showing an error “No access to X design”. Is that location is an issue? What should I do? Kindly help me. Thank you

My derived configurations appear in a different order from the design table even though I have the setting checked to show configurations in the same order as the design table. Background: I'm working with an assembly that has a lot of total configurations due to different combinations of features and positions: Three different possibilities for the mounting base Left or Right handed Nine different combinations of mates to put the parts in the right orientation To keep these 54

Afternoon all, I've got a small issue recently where every time I drag and drop a component into an assembly it comes in 'fixed'. It always used to be floating - is there a setting somewhere that causes this? It's quite annoying having to right click and float each component that you add to the assembly. Thank you.

Bonjour, Je voudrais créer du mobilier paramétré, ou encore du mobilier paramétré dans un espace paramétré Exemple : un meuble bas de Largeur x Hauteur x Profondeur avec la façade en retrait de ... avec l'arrière en retrait de ... le dessous à ... du sol pour y mettre les pieds Donc on aurait un fichier "meuble bas" avec A : largeur B : hauteur C : profondeur D : épaisseur Plan de Travail E : épaisseur Façade F : épaisseur Corps de meuble G : retrait Façade H : retrait arrière I : hauteur pied

Buenos dias, como puedo hacer una pieza simetrica a la que tengo fabricada en chapa metalica

Hi, Has anyone experienced random freezing issues in SolidWorks 2025 SP5 when saving drawing files (*.SLDdrw)? The problem occurs unpredictably during normal work. I can save the same file several times without any issues, but eventually SolidWorks gets stuck during the save operation. In most cases, the changes seem to be saved successfully, but SolidWorks does not complete or exit the save operation. The program remains “busy,” stops responding, and has to be force-closed using Task Manager.

Hello everyone, I’m looking to map out my next professional development steps and would value some insight from the community on how to structure a defined learning path. As a Certified SOLIDWORKS Professional (CSWP), I feel highly confident in my core 3D parametric design, complex part modeling, and advanced assembly workflows. However, my goal is to bridge the gap between digital modeling and real-world production by building a rock-solid, practical mastery of specialized engineering domains.

I want to make a macro that when I select a cell in the BOM table that is in PARTS ONLY mode, and run the macro, the part will open as it was last saved. Does anyone have such a macro? I tried several attempts and did not get the correct result. Thanks to those who responded.

how do I change leader callout styles in solidworks. From a straight leader. to a broken/two part leader.

Hello everyone, I'm currently using SolidWorks Maker, and I'd like to migrate to a Classic SolidWorks license (Pro Startup) to make it easier to exchange files with other users and clients who aren't on the Maker ecosystem. A reseller told me that it wouldn't be possible to reopen files created in SolidWorks Maker once I switch to the classic version, which worries me quite a bit given the amount of work already done (parts, assemblies, drawings). So I'd like to know: Is this limitation actually

Buongiorno, scrivo perchè, nonostante sui template dei formati configurati su Solidworks (file con estensione .slddrt e .drwdot) abbia impostato il valore "Tipo di proiezione per una vista a quattro:" col valore "Primo angolo", il programma continua a proiettare come se fosse impostato il valore "Terzo angolo". Cosa posso fare?

When I press ctrl+S to save file, and if file is read only, it will show popup message. I dismiss the message immediately by pressing ESC. However there is second message trying to show "save as..." window. Continous pressing esc crashes the program.

I had been using spelling check in Solidworks drawing. However, recently, I couldn't use it anymore. Every time when I tried to use it by pressing F7, it showed "Type Mismatch". I have tried to reset the setting. I also ensured the dictionary is using swengineering.dic, and added the location folder of this file in the spelling folder through Optional. However, nothing helped. Did anyone encounter similar situation before and know how to fix it? Please land a hand! Thank you very much!

A subcontractor sent a large assembly file that was created in Libre3D. He sent them both as single .step file ( and as a single .x_t file. I've tried opening both (separately) in SolidWorks Premium 2025 SP3.0. The .x_t files seem closer to working (it opens an entire tree which can be viewed in the Feature Tree, components hidden and shown, etc). When I go to save this assembly file, it saves most (if not all) of the components and subassemblies, but does not save the top-level assembly file.

no command manager tab?

Hello, I am a little desparate. I askes google and KI but didn't find a solution. I also did a reset to default settings (within the software and via registry). I can't Copy and Paste either manually or with the hotkeys. Nothing within sketches nor notes in drawings. I can copy from editor/wort into a note for example but not anything within solidworks. Does anyone have any idea how to fix it? SolidWorks Design 2026

IEdmVault22::GetFileFromPath eller IEdmVault5::GetFileFromPath

IEdmVault22::GetFileFromPath

Has anyone been successful in using the LEO tool in Solidworks? Every time I have tried I have either gotten a error code or it didn't do anything in my model / drawing. I am using Solidworks Design Professional, with 3D experience

I purchased a Standard License through the following page (no VARs): Since then, I've had the need to access the photorealistic rendering capabilities. Is there a way to purchase an upgrade from the current one I have for a reduced price or do I need to purchase a new license and reinstall?

How do i contact SolidWorks (Dassault Systems) about reprograming the centerline feature to go back to the centerline style default in stead of the now solid line default without setting it up in layers?

I keep trying to install Solidworks and not xDesign.I have picked the local version when purchasing but keep getting the xDesign and unable to install Solidworks. Please advise.

How to align two flanges

I am currently experiencing issues integrating eDrawings control into a Windows Forms application. My goal is to embed an eDrawings viewer control within a Windows Form to display SOLIDWORKS parts and drawings in the form as a "eViewer". I added eDrawingHostControl.dll via Toolbox → Choose Items → COM Components in Visual Studio. I still cannot see eDrawingHostControl in COM componenets. As part of my setup, I copied the following files into the eDrawings installation directory: C:\Program

Hello , How much does a solidworks standard, with modules : Solidsteel, Weldement , and tolorie ? Does cost me ? And is there anyway that i could take the license for free for few months ? . Thank you

Hi, I need to make a M5.5x0,5 tapping in a part. But i can't find M5.5 size in Solidworks. How can I create this new dimension? And where can we find the right values to create this new dimension?

Getting the error: License not granted. The requested license is missing or expired on your tenant. (License Error 20). Contact your adminuistrator. I cannot get into the portal to even look into seeing if Solidworks has an update despite using the correct login information, it gives me the "You dont have access to this 3DEXPERIENCE Platform:" message. It says "You're currently logged in as "xplosiveaction" but how is that possible if I cant even get into the portal? Ive always had a hard time

As of today, Solidworks is not rendering Planes or Sketches unless I hover over them an select them. When Show is selected on a Plane, it will show the plane in a different color and without a border. Sketches will not show unless I select the line in the model, which is challenging since I cant see the sketch. All models are also allowing direct editing without using the Direct Editing tools. It will allow me to grab any surface and pull it, no matter the constraints. I have restarted