Starting with 2015, SOLIDWORKS PDM uses the SolidNetWork License (SNL) Server to handle PDM licenses, just like SOLIDWORKS network licenses. As a result, companies must install the SNL server when they upgrade to PDM 2015 or later. Because it is a first-time installation of the SNL server, connection problems can pop up once the upgrade is complete.
If you are trying to dimension a diameter in SOLIDWORKS, but you get <MOD-DIAM> rather than the Ø symbol, it is probably due to your gtol.sym file.Most of the time this happens after an upgrade and your file location is pointing to an older version of the gtol.sym file.
If you cannot deploy the SOLIDWORKS Admin Image and determine that it is a permissions issue on the client side, these are the steps needed to get the image to deploy correctly. To do this browse to the SOLIDWORKS admin image folder, right-click and to go properties.
The installation of SOLIDWORKS can fail to complete for several different reasons including insufficient user permissions and actively running antivirus/firewall applications. One installation error that can be particularly problematic to troubleshoot is error 1402. This guide will cover the symptoms tied to the SOLIDWORKS installation error 1402 and the workflow to resolve it.
In this SOLIDWORKS PDM tutorial, learn what the difference is between saving, checking in, and getting the latest version. Saving a file to the local file view ONLY SAVES THE FILE LOCALLY, it does not save the file to the vault.
SOLIDWORKS Electrical provides a method of organizing your electrical projects through the use of 'books'. These books can be used, for example, to separate sub-systems within a project. The default SOLIDWORKS Electrical Bill of Materials report (Bill of Materials grouped by manufacturer) includes the components from an entire project instead of consolidating the components and their quantities by the books defined.