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Schriftfeld in der Zeichnung automatisch ausfüllen

Wie kann man das Schriftfeld automatisch durch die Informationen im Modell automatisch ausfüllen (Name,Datum )

Sketch End point Movement

See..in the sketch the end points are not moving proportionately...the end point i am moving in the video u will see,is moving very fast..whether as the other end point moving very very slow..Why is that? When i changed my angle dimension..i didnot see my desired driven dimension change for this issue.Can some one clarify pls?

UNABLE TO ESTABLISH CONNECTION

trying to install SW via 3dExperience and i keep getting the "Unable to establish connection to 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager server" error even though I've already installed it on another computer within the same network. I've even gone as far as disabling the firewall. I am completely stuck and have no clue where to go from here.

Why can't I use a centerline as an axis for a hole table?

I can sketch a point and use it as the Origin for a hole table... so why not allow a centerline to define an axis?

Quick Surface

Hello all, I have some mesh models that I would like to reverse engineer into parametric models. I did my research and found this add-on for SolidWorks called Quicksurface. I have installed the add-on and paired it to my SW (2026 version). However, my laptop cannot keep up and is unable to fully utilise SW or QS. The problem is my laptop's RAM is only 8 GB, and the requirement is 16 GB, and also I don't have the correct graphics needed to run QS. I spoke to someone at QS, and they said to try

NOTE edits on drawings have funny highlights

When I edit a drawing note in Solidworks 2026 SP 3.2, I double click the note to begin editing. The text box appears and all of the note text is highlighted. If I hit backspace all text is deleted as you would expect since it's all highlighted.... now this is where it gets funny. If I click somewhere amongst the text, the cursor appears where you would expect, but the entirety of the text block remains highlighted. If I enter a letter or use the delete key the action is what you would hope

Flat Pattern View Reverts to Folded State When Reopening Drawing

Does anyone else have the same problem when opening a drawing (.slddrw) that contains a flat pattern view of sheet metal? I create the drawing normally, save it, check it into PDM, and everything looks fine. However, when I need to reopen the drawing, the view that was showing the sheet metal in the flat pattern goes back to the folded state, causing the dimension references to be lost. I have to select the view, check and uncheck the “Flat Pattern” option, close the drawing, and reopen it. Only

Shelling wall into another wall

I'm shelling a semi-complex feature with a thru hole for a screw. The outer thru hole is 3mm from the outer wall of the body. When I shell the part at 2mm, it completes the operation; however, it puts the wall for the thru hole into the wall of the overall body without combining the two into one 3mm thick wall. I tried extruding more material to bridge the two walls, but it said it was "creating zero thickness geometry" or "failed due to geometric condition." Does anyone know how to prevent

RELOADING DRWDOT TO ESIXTING DRAWINGS

Hi. Is there a way to load all the info that is in my current drwdot template to update older drawings? Thanks

prioritize opening the "Default"

[FR] Est-il possible de "forcer" Solidworks à ouvrir en priorité la configuration "Defaut" ? Ou une configuration nommée ? Ce réglage (nouvelle option) devra aussi être valable pour une ouverture depuis l'explorer de Fichier Windows -Double-clic- ou sinon en ajoutant une option au menu contextuel (clic droit). [EN] Is it possible to "force" Solidworks to prioritize opening the "Default" configuration? Or a named configuration? This setting (new option) should also be valid for opening from the

create a parameter into a sketch of a drawing

Hello, How to create a parameter into a sketch of a standalone drawing (not linked to a part) Thanks

mesh data alignment

Hello, the automatic alignment command within ScanTo3D for aligning STL mesh data in SolidWorks isn't aligning correctly. How can I achieve perfect alignment?

Qual é a melhor forma de utilizar as propriedades personalizadas do SOLIDWORKS dentro da plataforma 3DEXPERIENCE?

Qual é a melhor forma de utilizar as propriedades personalizadas do SOLIDWORKS dentro da plataforma 3DEXPERIENCE? Gostaria de conhecer as práticas adotadas pela comunidade para estruturar e mapear propriedades como número da peça, descrição, material, acabamento, revisão, projeto e fornecedor. O mais adequado seria manter essas informações nas propriedades personalizadas do arquivo, nos atributos da plataforma ou sincronizá-las entre os dois ambientes? Também gostaria de entender como vocês

PDM - Is it possible to trigger an event/alert at the parent level when a component is revised?

Based on what I've seen at a previous org, I think this should be possible even if I need to use an API or Dispatch. But Hawkridge just said "No" in a way that makes me think they didn' try more than a search in their own FAQ. Frankly I don't buy that. Wondering if anyone has done it, seen it done, or thinks they know if it can be done.

What determines the driving Equipotential in Solidworks Elec terminals when bridging?

The terminal bridging in solidworks electrical is frustrating. From what I can find, when bridging terminals, the terminals should take the equipotential mark of the first terminal. After I assign the first terminal and bridge and then add subsequent wires to the terminal strip upon renumbering the wires it arbitrarily picks another wire as the number. Flipping direction in Wire Cable management does nothing. Solving equipotential conflicts when the blue dot appears and selecting the number

SW Tip - Reorder Exploded Views

Good morning, Here is your weekly SOLIDWORKS tip.

Rename SolidWorks PDM

I’m looking to rename around 9,000 files in SolidWorks PDM using an Excel file that contains the old names and the new names. Is there a way to automate this for free?

3D Texturing

I just got Solidworks for makers and ran into an issue with texturing. When I click on texturing after selecting the face to apply it to I have no textures available under texture selection. If anyone else has encountered this and knows how to fix this that would be great.

Hello everyone, I've run into an issue working with weldments for steel structures.

Hello everyone, I've run into an issue working with weldments for steel structures. I am using the Weldments module for two T‑intersecting steel channels (open C‑section profiles). After generating the profiles with Structural Member, I used Trim/Extend – End Trim to create the T‑joint. Extra solid fragments remain where the cavities of the two channels intersect. When generating drawings directly, these internal residuals project numerous unwanted messy lines. Manual trimming with the Split

Cant update referenced files with name change.

When I slow double click the part name at the top of the tree, and change the part name , when i hit save ,I am not getting the pop up box that asks you to update the referenced parts. Does anyone know why?

2D-drawing - symmetri, 2x call out

Hello, Is this a acceptable way to do it? The cut-outs are mirrored, can i use a 2x-symbol? I dont want to use a symmetri line.

Rib problem

Why i can't rib with multibody part?should i make it just one solid bodies?Or should i just do boss extrude then if i want to keep multibodies?Is there any work around?

Won't convert to sketch

drawing of flattened sheet metal part won't let me convert to sketch

Design Study Not Re-Meshing Between Scenarios With Mesh Control Parameter

I'm attempting to use a design study for a mesh convergence plot. I set up a mesh size parameter at discrete sizes and linked it to a mesh control which is applied to a fillet. The simulation is not re-meshing between scenarios and each scenario has the same result and mesh. I've tried linking the parameter to the mesh control via the parameter window, I've also tried manually linking the value in the mesh control itself, but neither of these worked. The design study is able to re-mesh between

VBA Macro to create planes

Hi, I need a macro to create planes inside subassemblies that are coincident to the Front and Right planes of the top assembly. Can anyone help?

Volume creation

Dear community, From a step, i'm triyng to create a volum for a surface. some errors are occured. do you have an idea ?

Direct play for SW

Hello colleagues and engineers. I have no administrator rights for my computer. Standard WINDOWS 10 is installed. When I run some game programs - "you need to install "direct play". Please tell me if the SolidWorks installation Direct Play is required for stable operation. thanks.

SOLIDWORKS Enhancement Ideas Community can't be found

As a new user, I'm looking for the SOLIDWORKS Enhancement Ideas Community. It's not in the list: The search in communities is not showing the community: It is a public community, so how to find it?

Getting started with Drafting and Dimensioning in Solidworks 2026

Hi all, I am using Solidworks after awhile in drafting and I am feeling lost. For eg. The dimensions are coming faded (Dull). Can anyone point me in the right direction to understand drafting in Solidworks? Documentation or Tutorials, both are appreciated. Thanks, Samuel

Document Failed to Save Error

I'm trying to save my document, but getting a "Document failed to save" error every time I try to save it. I've tried to hit rebuild model but that's not working. It might have something to do with the fact that I'm working through a virtual machine and not an actual windows computer. But, I have been able to save documents in the past.

Feature items not accessable

I am a new user to Solidworks Maker and I am unsure that my program is operating properly and what to do about it. When in Part mode all of my feature items are greyed out. Is this normal?

2027 Beta Version

?How do i open files i did in the 2027 Beta Version, now that my trial ran out?

Can you help me?

Orientation for weept boss/base (Guide curves)

How can I disable automatic saving of files to the PDM vault?

How can I disable automatic saving of files to the PDM vault? I am opening CREO assemblies in SOLIDWORKS, consisting of ASM and PRT files. Some of these assemblies contain 200 components or more. The assemblies open correctly and everything works very well, but after a few seconds the files start saving automatically to the PDM vault. I see the message: “Auto-save in progress” After that, hundreds of new files appear in PDM even though I do not want to save them. As a result, every time I open

PDM Migration

Hello, We're migrating our existing SolidWorks fastener library to PDM. When creating a new SLDPRT through PDM, the fastener details entered during creation determine the file name and custom properties, and a new catalog/part number is assigned to each file. Our requirement is that each SLDPRT contains only one configuration, always named Default. The problem is that some of our existing fastener files contain multiple configurations with different names, and their custom properties are not

使用SOLIDWORKS软件时出现一个问题

我在使用SOLODWORKS 2021 SP5.1的时候发生一个问题。不直接打开solidworks软件，直接双击零件的时候会打开上一次打开的零件，比如先打开了零件A之后关闭整个软件后双击零件B，实际打开的是零件A，再次关闭软件，双击零件A，打开的是零件B，再次关闭，双击零件B，实际打开的是零件A，而solidworks软件中“启动时打开上一次所使用的文档”这个选项我勾选的是从不，但是这个选项我认为并没有产生作用

**Tips & Tricks: Aligning GD&T Leader Lines Horizontally or Vertically**

Hi everyone, I have a question about GD&T annotations in SOLIDWORKS Drawing. When I drag the leader lines of a GD&T feature control frame, is there a way to automatically align the leader line so that it is perfectly **horizontal or vertical**? For example, I would like to: * Keep the leader line exactly horizontal or vertical while dragging. * Snap the leader line to a horizontal/vertical direction. * Or use any shortcut, setting, or alignment tool to achieve this. I know that I can adjust the

Save Previous Version Issue

Hi All, I have an issue opening a file that was saved as a previous version. I am using SolidWorks 2025 SP5, and I received a file created in SolidWorks 2026 SP2.1 that was saved as a 2024 version. When I open the file, I encounter the following problem. If I click “Yes,” the feature history disappears and the model becomes an imported body. Can anyone help me with this issue?

Background screen color issues

when I open the Design tutorials in Solid Works Design, I get a screen with the background in the color black with most of the text in black, any ideas on how to get the background to white?

PDM

Witam, Mam problem z konfiguracją pdm standard. Chciałbym utorzyć przechowalnie ale nie pojawia mi się opcja w konfiguracji widoków. Co robić ?

练习

我想知道你们的练习图都是在哪招的？

Part disappearence

Hey am studying ME am learning to use SOLIDWORK, I have saved two part with same name during the files transfer I replaced the one part my assembling drawing completed affected how I can retrieve that part?help plz

Help please

In SolidWorks 2026, sketches disappear entirely once I exit sketch mode. This makes it very difficult to select lines when creating weldment features, since the sketch isn't visible at all. I've tried changing the background color and the sketch colors, but it doesn't make any difference. I did not have this issue in SolidWorks 2025. thanks a lot

This error message keeps popping up

What is the fix for this very annoying and very disruptive problem? Also I can't install the latest update I'm running 3DEXPERIENCE R2026x Hotfix 4.11 when i log onto the platform and press install nothing happens.

Licença

Como consigo desvincular uma maquina da licença, minha maquina perdeu o HD e não tenho o acesso. A licença é antiga, de 2015 e não tenho acesso a equipe de revenda, existe alguma maneira de corrigir o problema ?

Mesh to Solid

I have a STL file that solidworks tells me can only be a mesh model, I need to convert it to a solid. I have tried knitting, etc. but it just laughs at me. Any suggestions?

Windows Freezing While Working in SOLIDWORKS 2021 SP03

Hello, I'm experiencing an issue where Windows completely freezes while working in SOLIDWORKS 2021 SP03 (version 29.3.0.59). The system becomes unresponsive, and the only solution is to restart the computer. In Event Viewer, I can see the following error: Unable to start a DCOM Server C:\Program Files\SOLIDWORKS Corp\SOLIDWORKS\sldshellExtServer.exe -Embedding There are also multiple DistributedCOM (Event ID 10000) errors logged around the time of the freeze. Has anyone encountered a similar

Solidworks Certified Courses

Hi there, Very easy question for an extremely complex website which honestly I still don't get. I'm running back and forth for hours trying to understand how I can get in touch with a real human assisting me, so that's why I ended up in the forum. BTW I work for Software Development in the visualization industry, and I perfectly see the same trend, fragmentation and overcomplicating in general is the key for everything. Anyhow, what are the best ways to learn Solidworks? I would like to get

tolerance location on a drawing

How can I have the tolerance below the dimension value instead of after it?

Como consigo desvincular um pc da licenca

Como consigo desvincular um pc da licença pois o meu queimou e nao tenho acesso mais

Offset sketch

Sometimes as per question i need to customize the offset sketch and then need to drag the end point of offset sketch.Some times i can drag the end point and sometimes i cant.I dont know is there any criteria to do it or not do it.. i have posted a video where u can see i could drag all the end points of offset sketch for some reason i couldnot drag the last one and i dont know why..Can some one pls clarify

Dowenload von EnvironmentForTraining.tewzip nicht möglich

Ich versuche SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic – Übung 1 zu machen aber kann die EnvironmentForTraining.tewzip Herunter zu laden. Komme aber immer auf eine API seite.

Lizenz nicht verfügbar meldung

Hallo ich habe Solidworks for makers gekauft und bekomme diese Meldung beim Starten von Solidworks design

Why are my DXFs file sizes massive?

We've noticed that our DXF exports from solidworks are absolutely massive at work. I've exported a completely blank drawing and it's almost 90MB. This all seems to come from a cluster of points of the OLE layer just outside the drawing border. If I delete these and resave from Draftsight it's 88KB. Has anyone had this issue and have a fixdxffile sze

eDrawings Discoloration

Anyone get discoloration when saving eDrawings assemblies?

Need advice

Hello, I am currently studying Mechanical Engineering and I started learning CAD on SolidWorks a while ago, I've been practising the CSWP practice questions a lot but I still feel behind what's your advice and what do you think is the best way to move forward and grow in my journey to master CAD, and what areas of specialisation do you think I should work towards Thank you.

CSWE exam

I already hold the CSWP certification and I’m preparing for the CSWE exam. Will there be any CSWE voucher or discount opportunity available for attendees today?

Hilfe Bei Helix

Hallo Gemeinde, ich brauche Hilfe beim Erstellen von Helix. Am Besten auf Deutsch und über Teamviewer. LG Roland

🔓[Month 2 — Kickoff & Base Assembly]

"Many stand before your eyes, But only one conceals the prize. Distance hides what you must see, Come closer and set the question free." Related Links:

Crack the Code, Build the Model: The Ultimate Hunt is On!

8 Parts. 1 Cryptic Assembly. Your Ticket to 3DEXPERIENCE World 2027! 🧩 The Ultimate SOLIDWORKS Assembly Hunt: Solve, Build & Win! Calling all CAD modelers, problem solvers and User Forum members! Starting this Thursday, we’re kicking off an epic 8-part scavenger and trivia hunt right here in the community. If you love cracking cryptic clues, dissecting SOLIDWORKS models, and - most importantly - saving big on tech conferences, this challenge is for you. Over the next several months, we’ll

Scavenger / Trivia Hunt 2026 – 3DEXPERIENCE World 2027 Challenge

🧭 The Great SOLIDWORKS Model Hunt: Master Directory Welcome to the central hub for the 2026 Ultimate SOLIDWORKS Model Hunt! From now through December 14, we are challenging our community to solve an 8-part modeling mystery. Every month, a new puzzle piece and clue will be released. If you can download all the parts, solve the trivia, and correctly fit them into the master assembly, you will unlock the final key to enter our prize drawing for 3DEXPERIENCE World 2027! 🔍 How the Hunt Works Watch

Assign a colour to internal edges

Good morning, Is it possible to automatically assign a colour to internal edges in a 2D drawing? Is it similar to the one in the picture? In this case, I selected the edges manually and changed the colour manually Bye bey best regards

SW Tip - Rebuild to Exit Sketch

Good morning, Here is your weekly SOLIDWORKS tip.

color in assembly

I have added colors to each part but when I view the assembly there is no color - any ideas?

Generate to-scale 1:1 formboards ready for production

Hello, to create Schematic and Line diagrams of electrical wiring, but also to design electrical wiring in 3D, I use a program Solidworks Electrical. What program do you use to generate to-scale 1:1 formboards ready for production?

3DExperience save dialog not showing item types

In Save to 3DExperience save dialog "Type" paragraph only shows ? and it is impossible to know what I'm saving. How do I fix this. Reinstalling cad connector does not fix the problem

Solidworks 2026

Anyone having problems with Solidworks? When I use rotate views it moves me to a blank screen not the whole screen but that the part disappears for a moment and comes back up.

Has anyone tried to apply a mold tech texture to their part, then 3d print the part with texture?

Their are mold tech appearances on Solidworks but only useful for rendering. I am wondering has anyone been able to apply a displacement to the surface that would show up on a 3d print representing one of the mold tech textures

Manually importing a model from SolidWorks into 3DEXPERIENCE.

Hello, I hope this message finds you well. I have been trying unsuccessfully for some time now to import a SolidWorks design into the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. Unfortunately, I am not very familiar with SolidWorks, and the method I am using is the one shown in the video linked below. You need to select all the files (sldasm, sldprt, step, png, etc.) and drag and drop them into an open 3DEXPERIENCE native application. Unfortunately, I’m not getting the result I expected. Is the method

Mate Refences problems

Mate Refences I'm trying to create Mate Refences in sub assys and put them into a top level assy but when i drag the 2nd sub assy into the top level assy, only the primary mate links up. the secondary and tertiary do not. Any ideas?

How do i install this application

I've downloaded the 3dexperience installer. Clicking install from the browser on the products i have purchased initiates another download of the installer. i can never click continue. Sometimes it is not grayed out for some reason. I click it and nothing happens. I uninstall 3dexperience. I reinstall it. It never works. [post moderated]

How can I ensure that the wires remain separate during automatic cable tracing?

Hello, how can I ensure that the wires remain separate during automatic cable tracing in Solidworks Electrical 3d? Currently, when launching automatic tracing, all wires belonging to the same cable are drawn under a single insulation.

SolidWorks simulation issues

Have you create a simulation of a large assembly in the new solidworks 2026 sp3? In my end is too slow.

Custom Part Number

how do I create an auto generated unique part id number for my cut list?

Need help scaling a large STEP assembly to 1/9th size in SolidWorks

I have an assembly STEP file that I need to prepare for 3D printing. About the model: The model is currently a solid. It has variable wall thickness depending on the internal region. It contains a very large number of holes, which are intentional and need to be preserved. Original length is approximately 9 meters. I need to scale it down to approximately 1 meter. I saved the STEP assembly as an SLDPRT and tried using Scale in SolidWorks. After scaling, some walls/features disappear. I suspect

Solidworks 2026 SP3.2, Missing browse for missing file Popup.

After updating to SolidWorks 2026 3.2 Missing "browse for file" Popup Windows while opening assembly. instead there is a new reference window. How can i fix this ? (tryed all the common google AI recommendation on fixing it)

Why Are There Two Sets of Driving Dimensions in This 3D File?

Ladies and gentlemen, I came across a 3D model file with two sets of usable driving dimensions (16, 22, 34). I’m very curious about how this setup was made. I’ve tried recreating many 3D models, yet I cannot reproduce this phenomenon.

BoM numbering query

Hi First post and a new SW user. Long time Inventor user at a high level and our ME team is learning SW so as to support other BUs. Trying to get my head around assembly BoMs as we use the assembly to drive the drawing BoM and subsequent export to CSV format that is used for import the BoM into our MRP system. I have a query regarding the formatting of the item numbering. In our BoMs we have designed parts as 1xx numbers, purchased parts as 3xx numbers and stock fasteners as 4xx numbers. I

2026 new import function not working

Hello All, I've upgraded to sw 2026 a few weeks back, one of the new functionalities should be importing files like .stp in background. Working on a batch of .stp files that i would like to open in background all at once. Sadly enough I keep on getting an error message and am not able to open the files this way... When opening separate in the normal way I am able to open all files with no issues. Anybody else tried this new function and having issue's with it??

Server migration question

Hello there! I’ve been using SOLIDWORKS for a while now. I activated the key on the workstation, but now we want to switch to a server. Is this posibile to do and keeping the same subscription, not needing to buy a new licence?

CSWP-CAM FACING

I've taken the CSWP-CAM certification exam several times now, but I can't seem to pass the first question, Facing. I really don't know what I'm doing wrong; I've checked the parameters it asks for. The question is multiple choice, and one of the answers matches exactly, but I know it's the wrong one, "supposedly." Outside of the exam, I've tried to change the result so it would match the other answers, but I can't get them right. Could you help me with what to do? It's only the Facing question

SOLIDWORKS MAKER

I have been using Solid works Maker(SWM) for a few years making parts for my model airplanes and boats. However, this year I have not used it it awhile. So, when I went to open SWM it says I need to UPGRADE. However, when I tried to upgrade a message appears stating that it has found an incomplete version already installed. I don't know what this means since I had been using and designing parts OK up to now. I can't load or upgrade. The system keeps sending the same message and I cannot

Bulk File Name Editing in SolidWorks

Is there a batch program that will edit all the file names in a folder with a unique customer identifier?

Boundary Box in Drawings

Hi all, I have been trying to get the bounding box to show up in drawings on a larger assembly. I have made sure to set it to Resolved and turned off Larger Assembly Settings. And yet it won't show up and the option to show it is greyed out. So, I made a test assembly that is smaller and it works... despite the option for the bounding box not being ticked. Meanwhile in the actual assembly I want we can see that the red piece does not have its bounding box shown. Looking at the photos now I

Scanning to Solidworks set-up

Need Help with direct scanning from my Creality CR-Scan Raptor Pro 3D Scanner into Solidworks for makers, any help would be greatly apprecated

Model updates to finished drawing

Hello, I work for a sheet metal fabrication company, and we're looking at ways to trim down model alterations to flatform drawings. We use dwg files through autocad not draftsight for manufacture. Is there a way to alter the sheet metal model, but skip the SLDDRW file (possibly using the SLDDRW as hidden silent partner) which can then automatically update the dwg including all dimensions and labels?. So, as follows... Altered model parts>>> Manufacture/Fold dwg, including information.>>>

Schizzo che scompare

Quando faccio uno schizzo e non faccio estrusione per esempio perchè devo usare sistema struttura o saldatura e premo la freccia blu in alto a destra mi scompare lo schizzo. Come devo fare per risolvere. Grazie mille in anticipo

I can't get the same volume

Hi everyone, I've been trying to complete the exercise, but I can't get the same volume. I think the dimensions are fine. Does anybody about this problem? Regard.

issue with errors

hello family , I restart exercising myself in SOLIDWORKS after more than a year, looking forward to get the CSWA and the CSWP. I have an issue creating this shaft but I keet getting error when creating and trying to apply the slot. Please help ... where this error is coming from ?

How Do I Become a Better Designer?

Hi everyone, I’m a 4th-year engineering student from India with a strong interest in mechanical design and CAD, particularly SolidWorks. I really enjoy designing and want to build a serious career as a mechanical/design engineer. However, I’m at a stage where I’m not quite sure how to go from being someone who can use CAD to becoming a genuinely skilled and well-known designer in the industry. I did talk to people working in this field, and they always had this one common question : " In which

Problem to renew subscription

Hi, good afternoon. I have a problem to renew mi subscription. This renovation is automatic like you know. However, I receive a new debit card a few months ago because the old one was expired. The problem is that I forgot introducing the new debit card number on my dassault systemes account and last days were the momment to pay automatically and the platform couldn´t take the money. I actualizate the debit card data on the platform today and I don´t know if is going to be paid automatically or I

CSWA Certification

Hello everyone I am new and am looking to get the CSWA certification in Solidworks. Right now I'm almost done with the 44 video presentations with quick quizzes at the end in the official website. Im looking for practice materials. If there's anything that helped you prepare and know it worked out for you I will be happy to view it. Thank you in advance!

PDM login fails with Active Directory – anyone else experiencing this? SolidWorks 2026 SP3.2

Hi everyone, Has anyone run into an issue where clients can't log in to PDM using Active Directory? We're running SolidWorks 2026 SP 3.2, and login fails regardless of the method — neither standard PDM login nor Windows login works. We've double-checked the usual suspects (AD group membership, PDM database permissions, network connectivity to the archive server etc.), but the issue persists. Curious if this is a known bug in SP 3.2 or if others have found a workaround. Any insights or shared

Stress value selection

The curved stress graph is smooth overall, with larger irregularities at a few nodes. The maximum Von Mises stress on the corner U-beam 195 is 491 MPa. In this case which stress should be consider for E410 grade material

PVC and HDPE pipes and fittings

I am working on UPVC and HDPE piping systems in SOLIDWORKS 2026. However, I cannot find the built-in library for UPVC and HDPE pipes and fittings (such as elbows, tees, reducers, flanges, couplings, etc.) in the Routing Library. Could you please let me know whether SOLIDWORKS 2026 includes a UPVC and HDPE piping library? If available, where can I find it? If not, what is the recommended way to obtain or create UPVC and HDPE routing components and fittings for use in SOLIDWORKS Routing? Thank

When using the Move Face command, there is a Copy option available under the Translate mode in the user interface. However, this option is not supported by the InsertMoveFace3 API.

When using the Move Face command, there is a Copy option available under the Translate mode in the user interface. However, this option is not supported by the InsertMoveFace3 API. Is there any other API available to achieve this functionality?

Working with large .STEP files

Hi users, I am here hoping for some expert advice simply on the first direction to take moving forward to work within Solidworks using a supplied .STEP file. A large model has been supplied as per the snip…130kb containing hundreds of sub-assemblies and parts. Some of which I will use unchanged, while others will be modified to create new parts & produce manufacturing drawings. For example: folded sheet metal parts in .STEP format I believe won’t be able to be ‘flattened’ so will need to be

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Fastest way to read PDM archive index.xml files into SQL?

I'm working with PDM archive data and trying to understand whether there's a practical way to extract this information into SQL for analysis, reporting, or internal tools. Every document folder in the SOLIDWORKS PDM archive has its own `index.xml`. It contains information about the different versions of that document, and sometimes a version points (`ref`) to an older version instead of having its own archived file. The idea is to have a SQL table that can show, for every document version: *

3d Experience Update not loading?

I haven't opened SW in weeks but today when I open SW wants to update 3d Experience from HotFix 3.10 to 4.12 ... I click UPDATE and nothing happens. I logged 3d Experience and downloaded it and installed and still when I click on SW nothing happens. Thoughts?