Automatically backup your SOLIDWORKS Electrical environment with Auto-archiver, now part of the SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic software. With Auto-archiver, there is no need for a user connected to a server environment to remember to back up the software!
In my previous blog, I discussed how to identify the SOLIDWORKS products that you have, specifically Electrical, PDM, and connectors. If you are reading this article, then you have found that your company does have SOLIDWORKS Electrical Integration. In this article, I will review the steps that it takes to get your SOLIDWORKS Electrical Integration upgraded. There are steps that need to happen BEFORE you or PDM Administrator upgrades PDM on the server.
SOLIDWORKS Electrical includes a wide variety of symbols predefined in the Symbol Library. However, there are times when you need something just a bit different. The easiest way to create a new symbol in SOLIDWORKS Electrical is to start with an existing symbol, make a copy, then edit the new symbol to match your needs.
Using the words “SOLIDWORKS Electrical” and “network” in the same sentence always seems to create confusion. Customers sometimes ask if SOLIDWORKS Electrical is its own standalone software and how standalone and network licenses work. This guide will clear up some of the puzzlement!
Consider these 'better' practices when performing a SOLIDWORKS Electrical Server installation that will save you a lot of time and headache! The default installation for a server installation automatically defaults to installing the Electrical server products. This means that only the data, SQL, and collaborative service are installed on the server.
Prefer a darker background? Want a larger crosshair at the cursor? Zooming the wrong direction? We can adjust all of these settings and more in the Interface Configuration selection in SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematics 2021. To get there, go to the Tools Tab (1), and then the Interface configuration button (2).
There is an easier solution! Inside of SOLIDWORKS Electrical, this setting for your name to be changed can be accessed by going directly to the Tools tab in your upper ribbon. Click on the Application Settings button which will take you to the Collaborative Server settings.
SOLIDWORKS Electrical makes it easy to create libraries for organizing your manufactured parts, symbols, title blocks, cable references, and macros. To get started, simply go to the Library tab and click on the Libraries manager.