SOLIDWORKS User Forum

Solidworks licenza creator

Buonaasera, l'altro giorno ho effettuato l'aggiornamento di Solidworks, e al termine di questo è scomparsa l'icona del software dal desktop del mio pc. Facendo una ricerca, non sono riuscito a recuperarlo dal pc, la licenza non è scaduta, ho ancora due mesi di validità.

"there is a conflict between the Solidworks version and resources in French"

I am a student at Yale School of engineering and installed Solidworks SP3 from the file shared by the school I tried to update it to SP5 as suggested and now both versions appear on my installed apps My computer is in French I cannot open the app, I get the error "there is a conflict between the Solidworks version and resources in French" when I try can anyone assist?

screenshot

Where are screenshots from 3DPlay stored on the computer?

Drawing Dynamic Block

Is it possible to make a dynamic block for use in a solidworks drawing? I'm using the term "dynamic block" like an AutoCAD user would; meaning a block that has internal capability for various features to be stretched, moved, rotated, mirrored, hidden, etc. (If you are unfamiliar with AutoCAD dynamic blocks here is a video that will give you an idea of the sort of functionality that I'm talking about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJi7FzuMoiA). What I'm building specifically is a north arrow

Measure Tool "Clear Selection" button moved? How to revert?

I often use the measure tool and need to quickly change selections. In the past, I would right click in the measure window and the option to "Clear Selection" was always at the top of the menu. Now, I need to hit the dropdown to find it. It seems like this is just a minor inconvenience, but compounded over hundreds of measurements, the extra steps and extra time add up. Did this change from SW 2024 to SW 2025? Is there a way to change it back so "Clear Selection" is at the top of the menu

splidworks for makers 2026 SP0.0

Is anybody having problems with solidworks for makers SP0.0. I am having a lot of issues with sketches in extrude not staying permently once you click the eye botton

Reaction moment sensor

Good afternoon, I'm trying to do a design study using a static bending simulation. I have two elements, one hyperelastic that I'm deforming and one rigid plate that I use to impose a rotation while still being able to use an Ogden model for the first part. From this, I want the resulting moment at a point (place a the tip of the pink needle). I use the free-body workaround to get this reaction moment when I am in the simulation app but I can't find a way to make it into a sensor to use in design

WERKBALKEN

Hello, Ik ben ongeveer 14 dagen aan het uitproberen en heb gisteren al mijn werkbalken laten verdwijnen en kan ze niet terug vinden. Hoe los ik dit op of waar kan ik deze terugvinden? Mvg Marc

Design Study doubt

Hello people, Once a student has made a design study on SW Simulation, having a look on the Variable View, on constarints, how do I see how did they created/applied/featured the constraint? I need to see the sensor parameters.

Solidworks 2026 Exploded View

Hey all, I'm hoping someone has a solution to the error seen here: I just recently upgraded to solidworks 2026 and am now having extensive errors with exploded views not cooperating in drawings. The parts/bodies are not staying where I exploded them too. Also, I noticed while doing exploded views that after I move a set of parts, once the view updates some of the parts I have highlighted have jumped to other parts it seems. Difficult to explain so please see the image below: The parts in green

SOLIDWORKS - Problem in Drawing Environment

Hello everyone! The cliente has a template for the drawings: When him open the Drawing Envinronment in SOLIDWORKS, He is asking him to open a assembly: I did try: Repair the SOLIDWORKS installation Remapping the Template path But the problem persists. Can you help, please?

Mate Reference feature not working in SolidWorks 2025

I recently upgraded from SolidWorks 2021 to SolidWorks 2025 SP5. In 2021, I frequently used the Mate Reference feature to quickly build assemblies where parts are always mated the same way. Since upgrading to 2025, Mate References no longer seem to work. Is anyone else experiencing this in 2025 SP5, and what’s the best way to troubleshoot or resolve it?

Multi-body part (Cut List) or a top-down assembly approach

I’m starting a new sheet metal project and plan to use the Tab and Slot tool a few times on each body. I'm debating between a multi-body part (Cut List) or a top-down assembly approach. Which method handles Tab/Slot references more reliably, and which is easier to manage for flat patterns and fabrication drawings? Based on multiple sources, the recommendation I see most often is a multi-part design. I have this dilemma many times. For me personally, it seems less cluttered to do all weldments

Training Templates issues

For an assignment im supposed to create a new part with a template Part_MM, the problem is that I can't seem to find it anywhere, the "training templates" tab does not show up. The course tells me that I need to download it and add it manually, however I've searched online and I can't find a download anywhere.

No text in the FeatureManager SW2025

Hello again! From one day to the next, the text stopped appearing; only the icons are visible, as you can see in the image. I go to options to reset it, and it works, but if I hide the bar, when it reappears, we're back to square one. Any ideas? featuremanager

Data saving to platform using "pack and go" and "Batch Upload"

I need some help in learning this to save to 3Dspace in 3DEXPERIENCE platform in pack and go, also with the batch upload to platform

Making a hardware kit that is approved, but also moveable within the assy

I have a hardware that gets installed on industrial doors. It is always the same parts, sometimes in a LH config, sometimes in a RH config. The door sizes will also change, but this does not change what is in the kit, only how far from each other the parts are. I want to have an approved assy for the kit, but I also want that kit to be flexible (doesn't need to move, just the size and handedness as mentioned) when inserted into another assy. The kit has about around 100 parts. It may be inserted

Solidworks Electrical Reports - SQL to pull in manufacturer part description (translatable field 0)

Hi, I'm trying to pull in manufacturer part description (translatable field 0) into a report through the SQL query and am not having much luck. I'm starting with the built-in report "List of Terminations", as it pulls in most of what I want. I'm able to successfully get the manufacturer part main fields using these two lines: , tew_buildofmaterial.bom_articlename AS bom_articlename LEFT JOIN tew_buildofmaterial ON (tew_component.com_id = bom_objectid) But when I try to add a line like below,

DriveWorksXpress and SWPDM

Do files created with DriveWorksXpress integrate with SWPDM?

Color, line scale of threads in drawing

Can I change the color of threads shown in a drawing view with "hidden lines visible"? Also, can I change the line scale?

sketck lines

Can anyone tell me why my sketch lines disapear when i close sketch

Additnional unnecessary wires routed in SW Electrical 3D harness

Is there anybody who knows why sometimes when I route some harnesses there are are 2mm long wires routed from device/connector? I have tried everything I belive and really don't know how to fix that.

Solidworks Design wont open **Solved**

Run as administrator, Nothing. Did the Chrome LAN access fix described elsewhere. Nothing. Does the loading but closes straight from there. Installed last night. Been using Solidworks for 10 years. No idea what to do next, please offer ideas. Update: I updated my graphics card driver with the latest & greatest from AMD: I have a gaming laptop with an AMD Radeon Graphics card. It was still setup for Windows 10 even though I'm running windows 11. Downloaded and executed the driver, restarted

Blocking SolidWorks "Newer Version Available"

Hello! Curious if there's a way to turn off/block this notification from coming up for a bunch of users in our org. Currently we're on Solidworks 2024 SP5. Any help is appreciated!

Line type, color and layer

The student version of SolidWorks doesn't allow myself or my students to manipulate the line types, colors or layer when creating models. Any suggestions?

Swept Surface Issue

Currently having problems with the swept surface feature where I create an ellipse to be the profile as well as four guide curves at each vertices and a straight desired path from the center of the ellipse to the endpoint. Even though I create pierce relations on the guide curve endpoints to the ellipse, they still do not work as guide curves and upon zooming in, still do not intersect the ellipse. Any help appreciated, Thanks.

comment insérer un photo ?

bonjour a tous voilà je dois fabriqué une pièce d'un support carpuride moto , je souhaiterais fabriqué cette pièce a partir d'un photo la 1er image dois sadapté sur la 2 émé image pourriez-vous m'esplqué ou me conseillé merci a tous

Knowledge Base

What is s-020520

Continues sketching

Hello, How to turn off Continues sketching?

Automating SolidWorks Part Generation for Concrete Wall Penetrations (500+ Parts)

I need to create 500+ SolidWorks parts representing concrete wall penetrations. Each part is a simple wall block with a cutout (rectangular or round opening varying in size). Dimensions come from Excel. Current manual process: Receive Excel sheets with opening IDs, wall thickness, and penetration dimensions Manually create each part in SolidWorks Generate drawings with company template Export PDFs for field crews Repeat 500+ times What I'm Trying to Automate Read Excel data → Extract

SW Tip - Hole Wizard

Good morning, Here is your weekly SOLIDWORKS tip.

SOLIDWORKS 2024 settings not persisting + template/logo permission issues (reset to default)

Hello everyone, I’m currently experiencing an issue with SOLIDWORKS 2024 where my settings are not being saved properly. Problem description I am trying to change and standardize settings such as: default font (drawings / annotations) line colors and line styles projection angle / view orientation settings drawing template / sheet format settings Inside Options, the changes appear to be applied (in some places the preview images update as well), but when I create new drawing views / drawing

Licence transfer

We own five Solid Works licences, one of which is still linked to a decommissioned computer. How can I transfer it to the new computer?

How to manage "Title" massively?

I need to modify massively the Title on thousands files, adding the suffix _SW without modify the filename Someone know if I can do it using macros or API? Thanks

Solidworks Design cannot install

I want to design in Solidworks, but i can't install it on windows pro. Any ideas?

link for downloading 2018 version

Can you please provide any link for downloading 2018 version as i have serial no. of 2018 sp5 version

trim angle weldment

Hi, Is it possible to insert an angle for the ‘trim’ function in the welded structure function? not 45° i need 55° for example or do i need the bolean cut?

TOSCA.OUT File Error

Every time I go to run the topology study for my class, SW tells me the study failed due to an invalid file path - in my case its C:\Temp\Lab_2_Part_Topology_Study_1-GD\TOSCA.OUT contains an invalid path I have manually adjusted where the study results are saved in the properties tab under the topology study. I have tried different locations to shorten the file path, but nothing has improved. I have tried being on and off campus, either using the FortiClient VPN or being directly

Solidworks 2026 save to pdf

Hi all, enjoying 2026, fixed a load of issues i'd had with 2025 even on the latest service packs. However got an issue saving to pdf, when saving an assembly, not particularly large ones, if I go save as, then change to pdf and click save, I just get a spinning wheel, i'd left it half hour and gave up eventually. If i click while it's working I get a not responding, wait or close program. I can print to pdf ok in seconds but some lines are missing off drawings. Anyone had an issues and have a

SolidWorks CAM Toolbar Change and Removed Features

In the middle of me using CAM for a 2.5 axis CNC, the tool bar chnaged the format seen in the attached photo. I would like to revert this change as I am now unable to create user-defined setups. How do I get the original toolbar back? I tried restarting SolidWorks and unadding CAM.

How to Create BOM of Toolbox Components Only

In this post, we will see different ways to create BOM for "toolbox" components only. The steps are very simple. METHOD: 1 - Setting up a Separate Configuration In your assembly: Go to configuration manager, and activate/create a new configuration for toolbox components only. 2. Go to drop down of "Select", "Select Toolbox" option. This will select all toolbox component in the assembly. 3. Our aim is to suppress all components not in our selection. So, in graphics window, simply

Ghosted image of model mirrored on base plane

How can I get rid to the ghosted image of my model mirrored on the base plane?

NO PENETRATION Contact Static Simulation Takes TOO LONG

Hello all, I’m looking for advice on contact modeling strategies in SolidWorks Simulation for a contact-dominated support structure, where both accuracy and computation time matter. I need to run 200+ simulations (≈20 geometries × ≈10 load cases), so I’m trying to identify the simplest model that still captures the governing failure mode. Model Overview (see attached image) Built as a multi-body part (not an assembly) Two welded substructures: Moving body: cradle + vertical tube + small base

TolAnalyst - references and standards

Hi all, Does anyone have any idea about what references and standards used by TolAnalyst when come to doing stack-up tolerance analysis? There are several drawing standards out there, is it possible that the standards or references used can be incompatible with TolAnalyst? Thanks and best regards, Pin

VBA Macro for Copy-Treeing - EdmCopyTreeOptions Error

Hello, I'm working on a macro to copy tree a file in PDM, however there seems to be an issue with linking the library references. My macro, pasted below, seems to be straightforward. The function "pdmVault.CopyTree" expects the sixth parameter to be of type "EdmCopyTreeOptions". But when running the macro I get "Compile error: User-defined type may not be passed ByVal". The VBA seems to not recognize the EdmCopyTreeOptions type within the function and thinks that it's a user-defined type. I'm

'new...' missing from file menu

hello, does anyone else find the 'new...' part of the file menu unavailable when youre not in an assembly? using latest verion of SW Design

Copying an assembly

I would like to copy an assembly (with a new name) so that there are no references at all between the two assemblies. This way I can edit any part in the new assembly without affecting the old assembly. What is the best way to do this? Pack N Go? If so what settings do I make in Pack N Go?

nascondere entità durante la misurazione

Ciao a tutti , utilizzo SW 2026 SP0 ed ho notato che quando devo eseguire una misura di entità di cui una è nascosta, c'è la possibilità con tasto DX "seleziona entità" e a questo punto si ha la possibilità col tasto dx di nascondere le entità che interferiscono ..... Però come si nota dalla foto no funziona tanto bene ..... non diventano trasparenti le entità Grazie Ciao

Broken Cable Routing references

Hi everyone, I need some advice in managing the References of the cables routed from on part to another in Solidworks Professional edition. I used the "Electrical" Add-In. There are 72 cables terminated with cable lugs, which I routed from a transformer into a Enclosure panel. There is no problem with the start and end points but with the route path. The cables run for 12 to 16 meters from each phase of the transformer into the Enclosure and I used the multiple rows of Trefoil Koz Cable Clamps.

Technical Issue: "Insert as a cabinet" function fails to render graphics in 2D Cabinet Layout

I am experiencing a critical issue in SOLIDWORKS Electrical where I am unable to insert 2D footprints or simple representations into a 2D Cabinet Layout sheet. Despite having the manufacturer parts properly configured, no geometry appears on the drawing. When attempting to use the "Insert as cabinet" command for a component in the Cabinet Layout tree, the command executes, but no graphical object (neither the DWG footprint nor a simple rectangle) is rendered on the sheet.

SSD読み込みについて

SSDの読み込みはどのようにすればできますか。

Hole wizard Toolbox

Hey guys, I have SolidWorks 2025 and I'm trying to use pipe threads in a part. They aren't under the Hole Wizard, so I added the Hole Wizard Toolbox Library. It still didn't show up, so then I saw that I should copy the toolbox data and add it to a "writable location: and not under the program data. I made a new file called "Solidworks Data" on my local disk, copied the toolbox data and pasted it there. I then went to Tool --> System Options --> Hole Wizard/Toolbox --> changed the pathway to

A list of frustrations with the 3DExperience (3DX) platform from a Solidworks user perspective

UPDATE we are officially switching away from 3DX and back to PDM. That's how bad it is. I will note that a few things have started to improve in the past few releases, such as the number of useless search results. I'm still including that on the list however since it's worse than PDM yet. UPDATE 2 we have been in PDM for several months now and it's so nice to be able to find files and just work with them! Also, a few files didn't get pulled back out of 3DX into our vault because Solidworks

I can't rename a part

Hi guys, after I ran a macro, my SolidWorks glitched, and now I can only rename the Title of the part.

Level Up: Another Champion Shares 🙏

Happy New Year to all and with this new year, I want to let you know that another SOLIDWORKS Champion - @JK - has just kicked off some real knowledge sharing with you all. A real person, sharing real knowledge gained from real experiences! Highly appreciated in this world where we see more and more AI slop! Check out his wiki pages in the User Generated Content section of the wiki and click / expand the sections in the right hand wiki tree panel to drill into different pages. Thank you,

Solid Tea Time

Hi All. I’m a design professional with 14+ years of industry experience and over a decade of hands-on work with SOLIDWORKS. Over the years, I’ve worked across multiple domains including industrial process equipment, industrial machinery, product design, and AEC, gaining a broad and practical perspective on engineering workflows. My most recent role was as a Technical Manager at a SOLIDWORKS VAR, where I led demonstrations, training, and customer success initiatives. I’m currently taking a

Tutorial

This section of Drawing will focus on sharing a step by step tutorial of a feature or workflow to achieve certain results.

Multiple ways to Hide and Show Components.

SW offers multiple ways to hide/show components in Assembly mode. Except options exclusive to Assembly environment, this tips will work in Multibody Part environment too. Let's explore each ways. 1) Hide component using Context Toolbar (left/right click). Press LMB or RMB on any component. Context Toolbar appears by default. Click on the icon shown in the image below and you will be able to hide the component. You can also "box -select" (by pressing and dragging LMB/RMB over components)

Tips and Tricks

This page will include only tips and tricks for part environment.

Assembly

This page is solely dedicated for Assembly environment. Just the housekeeping stuff so that you don't swing in between random posts 🙂

Drawing

This page is solely dedicated for Drawing environment. Just the housekeeping stuff so that you don't swing in between random posts 🙂

Part

This page is solely dedicated for Part Modeling environment. Just the housekeeping stuff so that you don't swing in between random posts 🙂

Tips and Tricks

The section will mostly focus on related to assembly environment.

How to reorder multiple features at once in feature tree?

As of now, there is no provision to move features scattered in a feature tree at once. But there is a workaround for it. This is not something you might use daily but if you have long feature and time comes for house-keeping, I think this should come as a handy tip. Follow the simple steps below: Press "Ctrl" and multi-select all the features that you want to move. Once selected, right click anywhere inside the feature tree and click on "Add to New Folder". Notice that a folder will be created

Barrel CAM profile

Is their is any special tool or option make a barrel CAM profile

Visualizzazione miniature

Ciao a tutti , ho aggiornato a SW 2026 SP0 e quando salvo un file , non vengono visualizzate le miniature dell'icona... Se invece salvo con la versione 2025 , vengono visualizzate correttamente . Qualcuno ha una soluzione a questo ? Grazie in anticipo. Ciao

Exporting to PDF erases bodies

We are having BIG issues with exporting to PDF. When they export drawings it erases bodies, shows hidden bodies, shows sketch lines (when sketch lines are hidden), changes views, etc etc. I have attached an example. Sometimes 'Printing to PDF' works but mostly it is impossible to fix other than trial and error, then combining PDF pages to make the final pdf.

Choice of computer

Which computer would you buy now to make sure that it will compatible with Solid Works for the maximum number of years in the future?

notch in circle, one edge arc of circle, other 3 rectangle

Hi, im trying to draw a circle, then draw a rectangle in it that extends past the edge and is tangent, then trim what outside, make sure corners and circle are coincident,, problem extrude up the shapes seperatly. issue is that im still getting a full circle not 3 arcs after this.

Sudden loss of compatibility

Hello Just kindly wondering. How can a Win11 weekly update turn my hardware incompatible with SolidWorks? Last week all was fine. After last week all these notes after win11 weekly update.

Problem with axis direction/rotated planes

I posted about this issue in the SW for Maker section but not getting a solution there so I am posting this in the main SW forum. Hopefully that's ok. With standard planes visible the 'Ebene Oben' (top plane) lies on the XY plane (according to the global reference in the bottom left). Something seems off though. If I create a sketch on the that plane 'rotates' and then the X- & Y-Axis point down and right respectively (as opposed to the standard right and up resp). See attached image. This

SWE multiline text formatting

We are a small company so engineering time is always scarce, so I try to do both the electrical and P&ID information as well as a summarized user manual on the same document. One thing that I miss and would make a better documentation is the ability to format a multiline text. Is that possible ? For example I would like to format this text Like this: CONSIDERACIONES GENERALES POR FAVOR ASEGURESE DE LEER LAS NOTAS DE INSTALACIÓN ANTES DE PROCEDER A LA PUESTA EN MARCHA DEL CHILLER. EL

SolidWorks API and VisualStudio

SolidWorks'te çizilmiş bir parçayı açıyorum, özellik ağacını okuyorum ve bu bilgiyi ayrı olarak saklıyorum. Ardından, bu bilgiyi kullanıyorum veya gerektiği gibi boyutları değiştirerek çizimi oluşturuyorum. Tüm bunları SolidWorks API'sini kullanarak Visual Studio'da yaptım. Sorunum pah ve yuvarlatma komutlarında yatıyor. Normalde, kenar koordinatlarını bir SolidWorks makrosuyla alabiliyorum. Ancak, sistemimde kenar koordinatlarının makro kullanmadan otomatik olarak elde edilmesi gerekiyor. Tam

Broken Weldment Path

We've recently changed the folder location for our Weldments path, so now all of our existing templates have a broken path for each weldment. I'm curious if there is a macro out there that will run through out Parts and relink to the new path? I've found a macro that updates existing weldments, but that's assuming same file location. I'm sure there's probably a way to manipulate this macro to do what I'm looking for, but I don't know how. Thank you

SolidWorks API and Visual studio

Hello, I'm working on a new development program using Visual Code with the SolidWorks API. I've progressed to a certain point in the program I'm writing. I can't continue at some points. Is there anyone who can help me with this? I will share the details with them later. Thank you.

Why does my routing elbow keep breaking?

Hello everyone, I am working on a compressed air line for my company that starts at 1" and provides air to a manifold before reducing in size to 1/2" and finally 1/4" and then goes to it's final connection point at 1/4" thread. We are using compression fitting elbows so I made my own custom elbow with the 3 sizes being used as different configurations and the design table is all set up correctly. The 1" elbows work with no issues and at the moment (as you can see in the screenshot) the 1/4"

weldment profiles

Hi, Can I just save simple profiles for the structural components in the library, or do I always have to create configurations for this? i see them for use only when i create different Configurations.

My SolidWorks 2026 didnt have add in for routing how to add this

ho can i add these add ins

Routing won't let me use elbows

Hello, My company has recently upgraded me to Solidworks Premium in order to use the routing tools for plant layouts and such. It's taken me a little time but I have finally set up most of the routing components that I will need to use, however, now when I go to start a new route and get to the point where I need to select bends or elbows, it's greyed out and stuck on "Always form bends" Any suggestion as to why this could be happening or how to fix it?

Can't Change Color

I cannot find the button to changel the color of my rendering. Can someone help?

SolidWorks Composer: BOM table not sorting based on BOM ID

Hi all! In SolidWorks Composer, I seem not to be able to sort my BOM list based on the manually assigned BOM IDs. Any idea on how to solve this would be much appreciated! Kind regards.

SW mould tutorial

I have gone through a couple of mould tutorials and they are great but I can't see any mention to the hole where you pour in the resin nor the hole for any overflow. Are they not mentioned in any tutorial? Thanks.

Solidworks Error while saving as .STL / .WRL

Hey Guys - new here. I am getting this error while saving my part to .STL / .WRL file. "No available entities to process through STL." Thank you. 🙂

SolidWorks Composer: Workflow for multi-level exploded paths without editing CAD

Hi everyone, I am an experienced SolidWorks user but relatively new to SolidWorks Composer. I’m running into a workflow issue regarding Associative Paths in complex/nested exploded views. The Goal: I am trying to create exploded views where: A sub-assembly is translated away from the main assembly.In this case, I created a sub assembly inside of Composer of the items circled in red. Individual parts are then translated out of that moved sub-assembly. Associative Paths connect the parts back to

Sunlight in Solidoworks 2026

Dear SOLIDWORKS Community, I am using SOLIDWORKS 2026 Maker version and have encountered an issue with the Sunlight feature under Render Tools. When I set the location to Munich, Germany, and choose 13:00 (GMT+1) on any date of the year, the calculated sun elevation is negative, which is clearly incorrect. Below you can see the info provided in the Sunlight tool Has anyone else experienced this problem? Is this a known issue with the Maker version or the Sunlight tool in general? Additionally,

Why do not connect 3D Experience platform

SolidWorks starts up, but it isn’t connected to the 3D Experience platform. A reconnection dialog keeps appearing, and it fails every time. What should I do?

Solid works not starting

25 years of good experience with solid works. now this caos with 3Dexperience. this has been displaying wor days now. what to do???!!!

explorer.exe high CPU usage

I have a lot of issues when I open my folders to browse around. Often explorer.exe just straight up crashes, restarting my desktop. other times it spawns threads that are looping my CPU for no reason. I thought I had a virus or something, so i kept digging until i caught a stack from sysinternals/procexp from a thread that was using high CPU: user32.dll!GetPropW+0x139 ucrtbase.dll!wcscmp SLDMFCU.dll!suFileStorage::EnsureCleanup::operator=+0x4ae

PDM Task Details: Why only show Files?

Probably not much to add here, but when you look at the details on a specific task in the PDM Administration tasks node... You see a few general details, and you see a list of Converted Files (if you executed a task built from the default 'Convert' task)... but you don't see a list of every file that was included in the task. This is quite annoying since if a task fails, there's no Converted file. Which means the task might not have any information on what files were included when the task

"Load Referenced Documents" Setting Keeps Resetting to "All"

I upgraded from 2025 to 2026 last month and recently the Load Referenced Documents setting under External References page of the System Options tab will change back to ALL regardless of what I set it at. Normally I have it set to "None" but when its changed in the options, it opens the next file correctly then then the setting resets to "ALL" I've been working around it by checking the setting each time I go to open a file with known ex refs. Anyone else having this issue?

Solidworks Routing Route point dilemma

Hello everyone! I am currently tasked with building a library with parts for the routing add-in that follow a specific standard. As you can see in the photo there are branches. I know that for the component to be as stable as possible when inserted, it needs to have its RPoint at the intersection of all axes collinear with every CPoint. However, certain configurations require the RPoint to be outside the model and there are problems upon insertion. Tried solutions: Insert one Rpoint in the

hole diameter

Hi, Is there a way to enter the diameter directly instead of selecting it in the drop-down menu?

Assembly States - Configuration Toggles

I have large assemblies with multiple different states and positions, for example a crane with a raised and lowered height, raised and lowered boom angle, extended and retracted boom, and raised and lowered hook. I need to be able to activate any combination of the above for drawings and visuals, and doing this with configurations means a minimum of 16 configurations each for a specific combination, more if using derived nesting. Is there any better, more user-friendly way of doing this?

Adding Transparent PNG Watermark

I'm trying to use the company logo PNG as a watermark for drawings; however this requires transparency with both the background of the PNG, and overall transparency of the image as it will be over the whole drawing. When using Insert->Picture, these options are mutually exclusive, either choosing "From file" transparency which removes the background, or "Full File" which does the whole transparency of the image, but leaves the PNG background solid black. There also doesn't seem to be any

SOLIDWORKS Inspection issue

I have the SOLIDWORKS Inspection Standard 2024 SP3.1 software. It will not allow me to move forward with using the software and keeps giving me a "not responding" status and eventually I have to force close the software. I've had this happen multiple times today with different projects. Any ideas on what may be causing this?

Installation Error

I have a valid SOLIDWORKS Student 2025 license, but both 2025 and 2024 installers fail due to network/installer issues. In this case what to do?

Best practice for large multi-panel electrical projects

Hello, Hello, We frequently design systems with many electrical enclosures interconnected by wiring. These layouts can be very large and difficult to manage. Today, we place all enclosures into a single project and link everything together. This gives us change warnings when a schematic or panel is modified and speeds up schematic development since everything lives in one master schematic. The downside is that some projects grow very large and become slow or cumbersome to work in. Some on our

Flatten is rotated

I've got a Problem where I'd need your help. I have a part which was created under 45° to the main planes. When I want to make the flatten-view in a drawing it always shows the flattened sheet metal rotated 45° around the vertical axis. Anyone had the same problem and knows a fix?

Normal to Cut

Hi Guys I need a little help with that pipe cut out . How dose a guy do a normal cut on the edge of the outside surface of the cutout. If there is a way show me how Thank You

Read only lock

Co-workers and I have noticed that when relinquishing write access to a file, other users cannot gain write access unless they close SolidWorks and restart it. We currently do not use PDM. Has anyone else come across this issue?