Hello! When trying to to open or browse files there is a 30-60 second delay before the file browsing window opens up. The broblem occurs when clicking: file ---> open. Everything else seems to be functioning correctly. Help would be appreciated.

I am frequently using Cadcam Components' GW3D add-in. In particular, I am using: G3 blend surfaces G3 blend curves conic surfaces fence surfaces mirror curve Unfortunately, Cadcam Components announced they will stop support for GW3D due to a change in policy by Dassault. For me, this means I either need to switch to another software, or I need to find alternative add-ins that can do the same in Solidworks. Does anyone know of suitable solutions?

Trying to add a second leader to a gtol in MBD. Ctrl not working and the arrowhead grab handle is black. Can gtols get multiple leaders working in MBD? Solidworks 2022.

After upgrading from SW 2019 to 2024, all of the annotations, and dimensions are now gray. If this is some kind of smart dimension default, how can I change it back, including all of my 2019 files? Thank you

Hello, I have a question: How to extract information that occurs in PDM, which says where the part is used "Where used". Is there a macro which possibly can do that?, or what are PDM API methods, which possibly can be used while writing macro to help get those information in any form? Dawid

I am having difficulties with RealView Graphics, where it is shaded grey and cannot be used to make a part look metallic. How do I resolve this?

Can solidworks use global variables for surface offset command?

We use our EPDM for both our Solidworks files and our Mastercam CNC files. Any time we have Mastercam create the CNC code for a new file it fails to add the file since its being used by another process generally it take Mastercam a 10-30 seconds to create the file but during that EPDM is also trying to add the file to the vault and it fails due to being used by another process. Is it possible to delay the add file to vault function so we don't need to manually add the file each time? Or

Trying to copy released drawings to another folder, but I am getting an access denied error. I am logged in as Admin to the vault and the Windows account is also an admin with full privileges to the source and destination folders. I have checked that I have the proper folder and state permissions, but I am still getting the error. I can use the "Copy tree" action to copy all of the released drawings to the folder, but when I try to use Dispatch for this, I am getting the access denied error.

Following thermal load assessment (static) of assembly resulting in a deflected shape I would like to export the deflected geometry (step file or similar) for overlay with principle model. I am running solid works premium 2023 and not able to find this feature with simulation activated. Is the 'save deformed model' function or similar not available and does not appear in the installation tree either?

Hello, I am running into issues when I try to simulate a bolted connection with hundreds of connectors. The assembly consists of 4 equally shaped, side-by-side sheetmetal parts that are interconnected with a flat top plate. I created 4 bolt series (one for each side-by-side part), with 58 bolt each so I'm able to propagate the bolts when I assign connectors in SW Simulation. The problem is that the program take hours to propagate to connectors. Is this normal? Thanks!

Hello, I have a problem with eDrawings viewer. Either when opening a model from SolidWorks (slddrw format) or even when opeining just the application, it is very slow. In case of a model, I see in the windows overview (after pressing and keeping ALT+Tab) the model, but the model is not displayed when switching to the window. Even when moving with the application window by taking the upper bar, the windows is not rendered properly. I assume my laptop has enough computing power as I use it for

No matter what I try, Solidworks will not animate the displacement from my static simulation. My frame rate is about 50 to 150 and number of frames 5 to 15 so I know that isn't the issue. It will not even begin to animate the first frame, the yellow progress notification bar doesn't appear. However it has no trouble loading the displacement plot and displaced model. My results are in a network folder but I don't think that should matter because it has no trouble running and pulling the results.

Hi, I'm looking to complete my CSWP very soon, but I'll be working from a work laptop for this. The hole wizard toolbox is lacking ANSI Metric (I don't have the required permissions to change it) and many of the practice questions have required it. Will the CSWP exam give questions using this system or will they be from ISO or elsewhere? Thanks

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Hey guys, I'm new to SolidWorks but have been doing CAD for a while (mostly FreeCAD). Is there a way to create a new sketch as an intersection, subtraction or union from 2 existing sketches? Doing some searching, apparently there is (or was) a feature called sketch booleans which looks like precisely what I want. I found this old tutorial about it, but the video link is dead: I also found some other 3rd party tutorial with links that lead nowhere but that's about it after doing quite a bit of

i m unable to install Catia, even after purchasing the 1 yr license for the student platform. every time I try, the online website says, its unable to retreive install data. but the launcher is installed on my computer. please help.

Service pack updates were not working, so per the direction of the dialog box, I uninstalled SolidWorks. I'm doing a fresh install but it is stuck trying to find solidworks.msi. How do I get this file and continue the installation?

Hello, sometimes after exporting STL files to a slicer for 3D printing, I can easily see gaps (open edges) in the Preview and the slicer detects non-manifold edges that require repairing. Is there any function in SolidWorks that allow detection and possible fixes of these issues before I export the file?

How is it possible to have different electrical boards on a same project with the same cable number ? What I mean is this: we manufactured a machine with it´s power board. Cables on the power board are numbered starting from 1. Now we need to supply a control board that will be connected on location to the power board on the machine. I want to be able to number this control board, which will be remote from the machine, starting again from cable number 1. I would also be willing to use the

When upgrading from 2023 to 2025 there has been a change in behavior when saving an assembly as a part. All appearance information is stored in the bodies instead of the features. Is there a way to either: Save an assembly file as a part file and have the appearances associate with the features. Easily copy all appearances from the bodies and apply them to their associated parts. I'm having trouble finding any settings related to this.

Hi everyone. Does anyone know if this new feature works with fasteners that are configurations? We don't use toolbox components. Instead we have our own library of fasteners that are controlled using configurations. I can drag in to an assembly, say, a stainless steel Form A washer from the Design Library, then select the size from the configure component manager. At no point do I see the new symbol that shows it is recognised for AI assist (small blue 'sparkle' next to the icon). I think it

I would like to make a telescopic guide element, but I am wondering how to connect the elements so that they work in motion like a guide.

We tried to make changes on different pages, and saved our changes. But the later save overwrote the earlier save.

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hello i donwloaded solidcam, a 30 days trial version, but even if i seleted the solidcam complements on sdw, it won't activate it, no way to use it, any idea of the procedure to add it ?

I have parts that are cast or forged and then machined. The machined parts are .SLDPRT files made with the cast part as a derived part of the as cast part file and then machined features are added to the new part file. I have the load referenced documents set to "All" and the "Load documents in memory only" option checked. If I open the machined part or an assembly containing the machined part from within an active SolidWorks session, then the as cast/forged parts are not opened in a separate

I commonly use model break views in drawings (particularly isometric) because I often work with very long parts. However, changes to the model do not automatically update in views that are set to show model break view (isometric or otherwise). The only way to update the drawing view is to open the model and toggle the model break state on and off before returning to the drawing. Is there any way to automatically update a drawing view that is using model break state?

Hello everyone, I am trying to know if its possible to bypass the non intersect rule that goes with the sweep function. In my case scenario, I am trying to sweep cut a 2D sketch along a helix path with variable pitch around a cylinder, everything works well at the beginning of the pitch but not when the 2D sketch intersect each other at the end. Just to be clear the intersection is supposed to happen without problem, it would be coherent with the cut. I have already tried a lot of options,

Bonjour, je cherche à installer solid 2022 sur mon ordinateur mais il me manque le fichier "sldChecksForUpdates.exe" pour commencer l'installation. Je ne sais pas où le trouver

Hi everyone, I’m having an issue with the Center of Mass symbol in my drawing views. In the 3D part or assembly, the CoM symbol is visible and behaves normally (it’s shown in the feature tree and appears on screen). However, when I create a drawing and enable “Show Center of Mass”, the symbol only appears when I hover over it or select it but as soon as I move the cursor away or try to create a dimension, it disappears again. So far, I’ve tried: Right-clicking the Center of Mass → Show (in both

How to determine whether a selected face is an outer surface or an inner surface using SolidWorks macro

First, I need to identify whether the part is a rectangular tube, and then modify its fillets. I can obtain all the faces and their adjacency relationships (parallel, perpendicular, or other angel), but I can't think of a good idea to identify the features that distinguish a rectangular tube.

Hello all, I think I might just be overlooking it, but I am trying to find the 2022 download for the student edition. When following the email link to the download page after acquiring the license the only options are 2023 and on. The class project we have going requires 2022 as the parts and build have not been updated to the newest versions of solidworks. Any help or advice would be appreciated.

Quero mudar a referência para os ângulos de corte para a lista de corte de soldagem, é possível? I would like to change the reference for the cutting angles to the welding cutting list. Is this possible?

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I was tutoring a student this past weekend, and I got stumped for a moment. He's using SW 2025 and was having trouble using the linear pattern tool when trying to pattern a Hole Wizard feature. When selecting the feature, the linear pattern tool was grayed out. The solution was to edit the sketch of the Hole Wizard feature and pattern the sketch points. I got stumped because I've always been able to select the Hole Wizard feature and pattern that. I tested it a few moments ago on my 2024 version

Recently, when creating an assembly with 100+ parts, I dragged a motor assembly into the main assembly. Shortly after this, a few parts of the assembly became un-selectable and it seems like the appearance of many other parts within the assembly changed. Since then I have not been able to drag in any parts related to that motor assembly that seemed to break the entire thing. All of the files for the whole assembly are located in the same file but if I try to drag new parts in, they only appear

SolidWorks has a assembly document with subassemblies open. In my code i fetch the SelectionMgr instance from the ModelDoc2 instance of the top level assembly document. The user selects a Mate2 instance. i can fetch that with the code: object selData = _selectionMgr.GetSelectedObject6(i, mark); Feature feature = (Feature)selData; Mate2 mate = feature.GetSpecificFeature2(); Now i need to get the correct owning document of that mate, which might not by the top level assembly but a subassembly.

in a assembly document with subassemblies, the user select a distance mate owned by a subassembly, and i run the code (_selectionMgr and _modelDocExtension are fetch from the top level assembly document): object selData = _selectionMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, 0); Feature feature = (Feature)selData; object pidObject = _modelDocExtension.GetPersistReference3(feature); byte[] pid = pidObject; int ok = (int)swPersistReferencedObjectStates_e.swPersistReferencedObject_Ok; object obj =

Hi, i have this recurring problem for a while now. Some of my parts who use excel table turn to family CAD configuration, and that makes a whole mess said part custom properties. But when i open the same part with the assembly closed the part is back to normal. I don't have 3dexperience enabled and i don't even have the option to turn those family cad parts back to normal. The only solution i found to this is to check every part that is turned to familycad, open them, and then open the assembly.

Hello, I would like to create a parabolic fillet for a turbine blade. Is there an alternative way to do it. I couldn't achieve this with the existing fillet options. Your recommendation would be greatly appreciable. Would you recommend this as a fillet feature. Thank you, Rajesh Celestine

Hi Everyone, I’m working on a project involving sheet metal parts welded together, and I’d like to simulate the welding process to see the possible warping or distortion caused by heat. Is there a way to do this directly in SolidWorks Simulation, or would I need to use a different approach or software (like thermal-structural analysis or a specific add-in)? Any tips, examples, or tutorials on how to set this up would be really helpful.

How to move SolidWorks file folders from their location to a Dropbox folder without losing all the paths of the "browse at recent documents in SOLIDWORKS".

Hello everyone, when you create a part with weldment profiles and want to generate an assembly with the save bodies function, have you encountered the problem that once the assembly file is generated, the faces are not parallel?

How do I add the horizontal liquid level gravity pressure load with the internal radial pressure load to optain the proper stress output and proper assembly weight in Solidworks simulation?

Hi everyone, I was wondering if it’s possible to apply a single chamfer feature to several distinct solid bodies within the same part. Thanks a lot for your help, and have a great weekend! SB

How to create an arc on a extended boss/body which made with an arc as well? In other words: how to create a 3d part with 2 arcs on 2 dimensions? The extruded cut has to be equaly done from the body.

Hi, I am very new to Solidworks, but have 20+ years experience in Invenotor, so struggling a bit with principle concepts. Is tehre a way to reference X, Y, Z main axis of a assembly to use as axis for component patterns? i want to simply create circular component pattern about Z axis, but currently have no model entity in this location. Preferably I want to get this done without creating any other objects like sketches, reference axis .... Cris.

How to draw a 3d sketch line with only length rotation and bend values.

Hi, I am trying to set up Draftsight and it is wanting a server1 name. What do I put in as the server1 name?

I get solidworks student edition through my school through a service called apps anywhere. I get solidworks 2025 student edition. Whenever I have a sketch and try to add a dimension solidworks gets super laggy and won't display the dimension. I believe this is an issue to do with not having the century gothic font installed. I know you can change the font but I don't want to have to do that on every file I ever make or open. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

the problem occurs in this sequence: BlockUser(); SetAllDistAnglMatesDriven(); foreach (ActuatorSensor element in elements) { if (element.IsActuator) { Feature feat = GetFeatureFromPersID(element.PersistantID); Dimension dim = GetDimensionFromFeature(feat); SetDimensionDriving(dim); } } then i modify values of mates, in my code, those mates are the one with element.IsActuator == true. then i call ReadWriteSensorValues(ref elements); if the mate is a mate in the top

Buenos días , tengo instalado solidworks student edition en un portatil, me gustaria instalarlo en el pc de sobremesa , es posible instalarlo?. En el caso de que se pueda, como lo hago?

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I just updated to 2025 and was so excited to see family tables as an option in drawings but now I seem to have found a flaw that makes it basically useless... The precision for all dimensions seems to be set to remove floating zeros, but that is what defines the tolerance for the dimension. Am I just missing an option somewhere to change the precision of dimensions in a family table or is this a huge oversight by SolidWorks?

Hi Long tine ago in 2014 i had a training and made a self steering windvane as the project in that Training. Now i owe a standard version of 2020 and i tried to us the datas to produce a version if that design for my own. The assembly shows the information not for comercial use. That is familar and ok so. i remember that the drawings had a water mark. Now the drawings has just the part and no frame in it. How could i repair it? Maby i miss the origin frame? The DXF files ar mentioned as defect.

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I have a selection box and can select multiple planes, but I can't figure out how to retrieve all the planes in the selection box. I want the objects not the names and GetSelectedItems only seems to return the one the cursor is on. Help please.

Hello ! I'm having a dynamic highlighting issue with Solidworks. My configuration is as follows: Solidworks 2010 X64 SP0, Windows 11, Intel UHD 620 graphics card on a ThinkPad Core i5 vPro. Dynamic highlighting is malfunctioning: when I hover over the part, the first element hovered over is highlighted, then no more highlighting appears. When I zoom in or out with the mouse wheel, the element under the mouse appears highlighted, then when I move the cursor, the highlighting disappears again.

I have around 250+ products with more than 100,000 files. I was looking to obtain some properties like length, width, height, material, mass, volume, and surface area for all the files. I tried using the SolidWorks API, but it opens all the files, uses the bounding box, and attempts to retrieve the details, which is consuming a lot of time. I also tried the Document Manager API, but it has some limitations when it comes to retrieving dimensions. Is there any way I can get my desired properties

unable to thicken past .50 and I need .150

bonjour, j'ai un souci avec ma toolbox. Je ne l'ai pas isntallé sur ma version de solidworks et je ne sais pas comment procéder pour remédier à ce probléme. Auriez-vous une solution à m'apporter s'il vous plait. Par avance merci.

Good morning, when my colleague saves a drawing to the network drive it ends up being a "read only" file which is what we want. When I save to the network drive, people have full write access which is not good. What setting controls this on my computer?

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For an imported 3D model, identify if the part is a rectangular tube or an angle steel or others etc

Given I have an assembly open, how can I view the custom properties of the children components in the assembly? (FYI, I am a novice SOLIDWORKS User.)

Hello, How to use the box selection without having to start from an empty area (without parts). It works very well in Solidworks Composer, but it's annoying in Solidworks that you can't quickly select a set of subassemblies or parts. A bit like the sketch feature “Shaded Sketch Contours”, which allows you to select something within the sketch.

I’m modelling a number of components that use 50 mm black-and-yellow chevron safety tape. I’d like to represent it in SolidWorks using a single part number, but with different configurations — for example, where the tape wraps around a 90-degree bend or is cut to different lengths. My goal is to avoid creating multiple part files for the same part number while still being able to show the tape graphically wrapped around the edges of sheet-metal parts, so the factory knows exactly how to apply it