Anyone just update their Solidworks Design yesterday / today? Mine just updated and its completely unusable. Version 2026 SP1.0 Hotix #HF-1477746 #HF-1489938 Mouse movements are delayed by multiple seconds, as well as zooming and rotating. With local files as well as files saved on the cloud. Guess this is the last time I'll let it update without having known issues already.

Hi, quite new here, hope this message belongs here. When we select another scene, for example plain white, it adds 2 lights (selected in attached picture). When we go back to default backdrop - studio room, the 2 added lights stay. Result is that the lighting in that file remains different. Therefore it confuses colleagues what material parts are, because some appear light in their file (when somebody used that plain white scene once there), some appear dark. Is this a bug, or is this a

I am currently working on a building an electrophysiology chamber for experiments in my lab and I'm new to Solidworks. I have ran into an issue with my design. I'm looking to slant a shape but I have not been able to locate any function that allows me to do so. Is there something you guys could help me with?

Hello everyone, I have a piece of code that can run in SolidWorks 2017 and 2025. Why does it have no effect when I test it in 2023? Sub Main() Set swApp = Application.SldWorks Set swDocument = swApp.ActiveDoc Set swModelView = swDocument.ActiveView swModelView.FrameState = swWindowState_e.swWindowMaximized swDocument.SetUserPreferenceToggle swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayBendLines, False end sub

I am running SW 2025 SP5.0. When I set sketches to visible on a drawing they work as they should in a normal view but if I crop the view or create a detail view I can no longer see the sketch. I browsed through all the drawing and color settings but didn't see anything in there that seemed to fit this issue. Any suggestions? First screenshot is before crop. Second is after crop without changing anything else.

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Can some one please tell me whats these section lines(A-A and B-B) are for?They don't seem to intersect the body...

In solidworks2025 sp5.0, when opening the x_t assembly file, the reference planes of the parts within the assembly are displayed incorrectly. What are the solutions?

I was in the my.solidworks.com, loaded the CSWA Exam Prep Course, and all I get is this. I can only view some of the files. The others say upgrade. When I go into upgrade, it asks me for a serial number. What serial number? Please help!

FYI, I think I found a glitch after updating from 2025 (not sure the last service pack I had) to 2026.1.1. It happens when you try to insert a connector. The insert connector command seizes up and you can't do anything in the program at that point. I figured out it has to do with the "select configuration" field being empty. Guessing that field resets to empty after the update. I escaped the seized-up command by right-clicking the Solidworks icon at the bottom in Windows and selecting "close

Certain items in the BOM on my assembly and the drawing layout are going out of alignment. The problem pertains to Hex nuts and Socket Head Cap Screws. The toolbox folder has two subfolders with alerts on them. Any thoughts, please advise. Here is how the BOM looks

I may be weird, but I really like using my laptop screen (1) for other things below CAD on my desktop monitor (2). I'm having a problem with the menu not appearing when I right click on something in the lower half of the feature tree. Does anyone know a of a fix for this? This layout makes the problem go away because the menu expands upward to fit: On this layout the menu expands downward onto the lower screen, which is less preferred: Is there an option to prevent menus from spilling over

Hello everyone, I am working on a flow simulation at the moment, but I am unable to make sense to the results that I am getting. I want to simulate the flow between two circular discs with an approximate diameter of 1000 mm. The discs are approximately 3 mm apart. The inlet is a 200 mm cylinder in the center of the discs. The outlet is at the very outer edge of the circular discs. Ultimately, the goal of this simulation is to determine the best locations for spacers between the two discs, such

Using VB.NET to develop a standalone .exe application for SOLIDWORKS , how to completely disable automatic cut list updates, especially in assembly mode where automatic cut list updates take a long time. Currently, the following methods are used but are ineffective, and the lower-left still shows "Updating cut list . Disable automatic update cut list to increase performance": Models = Swapp.ActiveDoc Assem = Models swExt = Models.Extension

Is there any way to get the PDM plugin for the 3dexperince version of SW? I see there are options to select PDM over the 3dexperince platform but nothing appears in my add-in page under tools.

Hi Everyone, I am having trouble with this part as i can make the cut Normal cut in tube but i need to bevel around the edges of the cut, if anyone can make this part I would be very thankful of him.

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Hello everyone, I'm trying to do a mold for my chocolate easter eggs but I'm having some difficulties with the details. I want to add some lines in the mold so the final chocolate egg can have some details on it. I tries a lot a different tools but I can't fill the mold with a pattern. I tried the wrap one for exemple, but i can't get rid of the "open sketch" message. I tried to "convert" it but the problem still the same. If you have any ideas of which tools I can try and how, I will be

We use several parts in our designs that are purchased as full length items, like DIN rail, extruded wireways and such. Each of these items is brought in under our part number in ERP and allocated on a "as required" basis, then the shop takes, for instance, a 2 meter long part, cuts it down to what they require, and returns the rest to stock. In CAD, we have typically added configurations to each of these models for every length that is required at the time, or perhaps isnt needed sometimes,

v2025 Standard PDM Is it possible to rename a PDM Vault? It seems that renaming the "Vault"s key makes the Archive disappear in the Archive Config. In this case PDM-Solidworks is the original name I need to change, but if i change this Key to the new name, it fails. I have changed the dbname(s) sucessfully and updated the archive pointers. all was well. this key name is the issue and is what is used for displaying the name in the Archive Config and Administration.

Hello there, We are experiencing a strange behavior in our Data Cards mapping concerning the Toolbox Parts. Some of the Toolbox Parts' Part Number appears in our Custom Property tab builder and in our Data Card, but some do not appear at all. The thing is that in both cases we have used the same toolbox configuration, the same Custom Property tab builder and in both cases the Part Number appears in the BOM. Here you can see the Toolbox configurations we used: Although we are using the same

Dear SolidWorks Simulation Experts, I am new to SolidWorks Simulation and would appreciate guidance on best practices for modeling a large structural system efficiently using beam elements. I apologize in advance for the length of this post, and thank you for taking the time to read it. I am analyzing a steel bridge structure in SolidWorks Premium 2023. A full solid-body simulation is computationally heavy due to the large number of bolted joints and contact interfaces, so I am developing an

Hello everybody! I am an user of SW Flow Simulation. Although I have some experience performing CFD calculations, I am not an expert in the matter. Nonetheless, I am dealing with a problem that I cannot solve for porous media correct calculation. I am trying to simulate a bag filter equipment, which basically consists in a casing divided into two chambers (dirty and clean), and, between chambers, there are several cylindrical filtering elements (bags) that capture particulate matter. Filter bags

I have downloaded Solidworks 25 as per my university requirements and while installing an error keeps showing ''restart is pending'', I have restarted and also shut down my system and starting again but the error keeps persisting. I have gone around it as choosing not to restart and proceed with the installation, after entering my license key, another error occurs that the installer could not download the files and i also cannot download the files individually from the browser as it shows an

I have a cutlist feature and would like to add a property with a macro, which is easy to do, but I would like the property to be set according to this configuration. I have tried several things but feature.custompropertymanager("") is not working. it looks like we can access configuration specific only with custom properties and not with feature. As soon as I add the config or ("") it failed and I cannot find anything on this! I already tried to activate the configuration (I try with the active

Struggling a bit with self-learning; Click File > Make Drawing from Part . In the Sheet Format/Size dialog box:Clear Only show standard formats to see all format options. Select A (ANSI) Landscape. Click OK. SOLIDWORKS creates a drawing using the A (ANSI) Landscape sheet format. This is the dialog I get, I don’t see a drawing sheet. But…. Click Tools > Options > Document Properties > Detailing. As soon as I touch Tools/Options, the screen behind the toolbar will change to be the drawing

Hello, I'm looking to end my subscription to Solidworks makers, but I'm not sure how. I checked online, and there were 2 options which did not work: Going to 3DExperience>Platform Management. There's supposed to be a tab for Subscriptions, but I don't see it. Going on Solidworks>Licenses>Deactivate license, but I don't have any licenses that are being shown. Anyone have the same experience or know how to end the Solidworks Makers subsription? -Thanks, Vivek

I get the following message when I try to save part as a 2024 version from 2025 version. The message does not make sense since I am running SOLIDWORKS 2025, and trying to save as 2024. Seems like a bug. FYI. This part was downloaded from a 3rd party, and works fine as long as I keep it in/as 2025. How do I get around this ?

This is what i face when i try to generate a report after the CFD Simulation. Any soln

How can I achieve a part this smooth? I tried using a loft with cross-sections through 5–6 planes to guide the shape, but I still can’t get anything close to this 😞 any idea

Hi everyone, We’ve been experimenting with bringing FARO laser scan point clouds into SolidWorks to help with modelling existing industrial plant infrastructure (things like conveyors, platforms and structural steel). The workflow that has been working best for us so far is roughly: Capture multiple scans with a FARO scanner Register and clean the scans in FARO software Export the point cloud (usually E57) Import into SolidWorks Use the cloud as reference geometry to build parametric models. A

I´ve been trying to run a static simulation and the same error keeps appearing, apparently not related to the simulation itself. It just says that a crash data file has been sent to the file that my simulation is running and to contact SD support.

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Is anyone having trouble logging in today? My system refuses to connect to 3Dexperience. I had a Windows update installed last night so I'm not sure if that is what is causing the issue or not. The system tells me I am logged in but I keep getting this error message Then this empty dialog pops up Can anyone shed any light on this? I am not sure where to go from here

Recently i have noticed when sketching a line between 2 line segments the horizontal relation drops off and SW only applies the coincident relation. This does not always happen but typically happens when the sketch becomes more complex. Does anyone know of a setting that can be adjusted to keep the horizontal relation in the scenario?

I am often using [edit : surface flatten] to export hole position when a manual modification is needed on a part. However, every time I do, the holes end up oval on the DXF. Does anyone know the cause for it? Files and pictures below Mesh should be more than fine enough Visually, the surface flatten results in a round hole. In this example, there is no reason to expect the surface to result in a visually noticeable oval as the mesh is fine enough. However the "right click, export as DXF"

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I have a question. When I start workin on Solidworks, in the background there is still running Resource monitor even though I disabled it (which means no it is running twice 😄 ) And the funny think is, that it takes around 10% of my CPU all the time, even I have Solidworks idle. Ironnically, Resource monitor takes resource of my computer to control if my Solidworks has enough resources 😆 What to do with that?

hello, Two days ago I was able to use the Get Started with SolidWorks CAD learning material. Now, no matter what I've tried I cannot get past the You decide what cookies 3DS will use screen (screen shot below). I've cleared the cache, reset internet options, repaired the Dassault and SolidWorks programs to no avail. When this screen open is other SW related screens, no problem. I'm looking for clues as to what to do next. Thank you Patrick

I am tryin to add a couple bellow to this hose. This is done wit a loft and a couple contour lines, the flex feature did not work very well. The problem is the bellow flatten out on the sides of the hose. Is there a better way to model this, or do i just need to add more sets of contour lines.

Data management & PDM PDM i want to download PDM and i installed SQL 2019 and made an instance and everything is connected and perfect but i keep getting an error message ,my sa password is correct and my server name is also correct ,please how to solve this problem ?

Simulation 2024 x64 Sp1.0 Solidworks Premium with Sim Pro license. I have a study that ran fine at first. On later re-runs I now get "Interaction entity cannot be processed properly: Interaction(s) generated by global bonding". The global interaction is set to Bonded with common nodes. I do not have any other contact conditions set. I do have link connectors as well as pin connectors. I am using curvature based mesh, which is what I always use. I have been running Simulation for a long time

Add-in SolidWorks PDM Professional stops working after migrating to 2026 SP1.1. We have an add-in developed for SolidWorks PDM Professional that was working perfectly on version 2025. After migrating to version 2026 SP1.1, the add-in completely stopped working. What we have already tried: Replaced all DLLs Created a new vault for testing Created a brand new simple add-in from scratch, based on the official SolidWorks PDM Professional API sample template None of the above resolved the issue.

Hi all, I am designing a set of pressure vessels and I want to display the exact internal volume of the vessel on the assembly drawing. Here's where I'm at: Created a part that is larger than the largest vessel in the range. Used an assembly feature (revolve cut), linked to the vessel geometry, to shape the part to the inside of the vessel. When I measure this part in the assembly it's calling up the correct volume. How can I create a custom property of this so I can display it on the

Hi Folks I’m experiencing an issue with exporting drawing files to PDF and DWG formats, as well as with printing. Below is the result—one view is completely faded and barely readable, even though it’s on the same sheet with the same settings. Why is the output inconsistent? Additionally, when exporting to DWG, I get an error stating that one view cannot be rendered properly and will not be visible. What’s causing this?

I would like to export the results in terms of 3D T distribution from the Run1 to the Run2 (so set the Run1 results as the initial conditions for the Run2), the simulation is divided into 2 runs because the first one is dynamic, the second one is static. Is there the possibility to do it? If yes, how?