So I am trying to follow along with Lesson 13 in Using SOLIDWORKS Composer manual. The problem I am having is that when I view the PDF file in Step 3 and click the image SOLIDWORKS Composer Player does not start up inside the PDF file.
I realized that I skipped Step 1 "Copy the plug-in files to the proper location." The instructions say
"The installation program installs the plug-in files composerplayercontrol.dll and composerplayerreader.api into the folder
For Adobe Reader, you must copy these files to the folder
For Adobe Acrobat, you must copy these files to the folder
Which is not enough of an explanation for me. Where are these plug-in folders located? How do I find them?
The files are not located in the ...\Lesson 13\Case Study folder so I am lost as to where I should look for these.
So far the manual has been very good at telling me exactly where to find the files I need. Writing out the whole address C:\SOLIDWORKS Training Files\Using SOLIDWORKS Composer\Lesson13\CaseStudy.
What does
Prior to Step 1 the manual says
"To view PDF files containing SOLIDWORKS Composer SMG enhanced content, you need the Adobe Acrobat plug-in for SOLIDWORKS Composer files. The plug-in is automatically installed with SOLIDWORKS Composer or SOLIDWORKS Composer Player. If you want to share your PDF with a colleague, you can ask then to install the free SOLIDWORKS Composer Player or provide the plug-in files to them. The plug-in works with either Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader version 7.0.7 or later."
The bold text makes me think that the plug-in should already be installed on my computer and I should not have to copy anything anywhere. Which is why I skipped it in originally. Why do I have to copy files?
Does this make sense to anyone?? What am I missing?
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