Users installing Professional or Premium who would like to utilize SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard should also see our document on SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard Installation.

You can also log into your SOLIDWORKS ID by selecting “Log in”. The product will automatically load all premium and professional software without requiring any additional serial numbers to be entered. SOLIDWORKS Premium package gives you all the items inside of SOLIDWORKS Professional plus these items:ĭuring the installation of the software, you will be asked for your SOLIDWORKS serial number. SOLIDWORKS Professional package gives you all the items inside of SOLIDWORKS Basic plus these items: SOLIDWORKS Explorer and eDrawings are also included. Including Mold Tools, Weldments, Sheet Metal, FeatureWorks, SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard and SOLIDWORKS Utilities. SOLIDWORKS Basic package comes with all part, assembly, and drawing capabilities. This document is only to be distributed and used by Hawk Ridge Systems customers. If you have any technical issues with SOLIDWORKS please contact Hawk Ridge Systems technical support. Please see the SOLIDWORKS End User License Agreement if you have any questions regarding this policy. If you wish to use your activation on another system, you must first deactivate the PC that is currently active.

The installation process has a Java component, be sure your operating system has been updated with Windows Updates recently to avoid any compatibility issues with the installer.Ī SOLIDWORKS seat can be used to activate one machine. If you are using an earlier version of SOLIDWORKS, please download our earlier installation documents to correctly load and administer your version of SOLIDWORKS.īefore loading any software, you should always log in with full administrative permissions and disable your anti-virus, anti-spyware programs as well as User Account Control.

This guide is written for SOLIDWORKS 2018.

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