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        • Installation
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        • Installing Standalone Licenses
        • Getting Started with Network Licenses
        • Activation
        • Uninstalling
      • SOLIDWORKS Usage and Functionality
        • Features
        • Toolbars
        • Sketch Tools
        • Basics
        • Import/Export
        • File Management (NOT PDM)
        • Drawings/Drawing Features
        • Activation
        • Settings | File Locations
        • Assembly
        • Customization
        • Animation
        • MBD
        • Premium Only Features
        • Templates
        • License Management
        • Sheet Metal
        • Toolbox
        • Xpress
        • Appearances
      • SOLIDWORKS Augmented
        • Getting Started with SOLIDWORKS Augmented
        • SOLIDWORKS Augmented
        • Common Installation Issues
        • Simulation
        • Performance
        • User Interface (GUI)
        • Revisions & Branches
      • 3DEXPERIENCE Platform (Website)
        • File Management
        • Account Management
      • Add-In Products/Third Party Products
        • Toolbox
        • Routing
        • Simulation/Flow Sim/Motion
        • Electrical
        • Composer
        • Visualize
        • SOLIDWORKS CAM/CAMWorks
        • Other Partner Products
        • eDrawings
      • SOLIDWORKS PDM
        • General/FAQ PDM
        • Professional Features
        • Configuration
        • Tasks
        • Data Card
        • File Types
        • Search
        • Local View
        • Support Information
        • Sandbox
        • Password
        • Migration
      • SOLIDWORKS Simulation
        • Connectors
        • Motion
        • FLOW: HVAC
        • Nonlinear
        • Thermal
        • Plot: Customization
        • Flow
        • Study: Topology
        • Assembly
        • Loading
        • Performance
        • Plastics
      • Troubleshooting
      • 3D Printing
      • Archived Articles

      FAQ

      Frequently Asked Questions from Customers

      Installation

      • How do I create an Admin Image?
      • SOLIDWORKS Download Pitfalls
      • How do I set firewall settings for the SOLIDWORKS SolidNetwork License Manager and PDM?
      • How do I download a full file set for installing SOLIDWORKS and related products?
      • How does the SOLIDWORKS activation process work?
      • How can I download specific SOLIDWORKS files or utilities?
      • Why Is The SOLIDWORKS Installer Blank?
      • How to Install (Almost) Any Add-In - Visualize, Simulation, Inspection, and More!
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      General

      • FAQ: Where can I prep for SOLIDWORKS Certification exams?
      • How to Adjust Windows Graphic Settings for SOLIDWORKS
      • How do I access downloads, certifications and the Knowledge Base now that the Customer Portal is gone?
      • Is there a new Admin Portal?
      • How do I submit a SOLIDWORKS Enhancement Request?
      • How Do I Download and Use the Activation Wizard?
      • Where do you Access the SOLIDWORKS Curriculum?
      • How Do I Activate a Temporary License?
      • A Quick Trick to Save Your 3DEXPERIENCE Platform Admins a Lot of Time and Effort.
      • How do I run a RX in SOLIDWORKS Connected?
      • Video: Adding a license to the SolidNetwork License Manager
      • Finding FDXX Updates in SOLIDWORKS Help
      • CommandManager: Toolbar not in it's normal place? Here's how to put it back!
      • How To Set Up 2-Factor Authentication (2FA) For Your SOLIDWORKS Website Logins
      • Changing out your SOLIDWORKS Serial Number/License
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