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When troubleshooting connectivity issues in SOLIDWORKS PDM, creating or modifying a Windows local hosts file can be an effective way to bypass DNS problems and verify that a client workstation can communicate directly with the archive and database server. This is a plain text file that is used to map domain names to IP addresses manually and allows you to control how the machine resolves server names.

There are a couple of ways for a SOLIDWORKS client to use a network license. The most common way is to just launch SOLIDWORKS, which will automatically pull a license from the server. The other option is to borrow a license. This allows access to SOLIDWORKS for up to 30 days, while the client computer won't have a connection to the server. When borrowing a license, it may become stuck on either the client machine or the server. This article covers what to do if it does.

The 3DEXPERIENCE local cache is a folder that stores copies of files from the 3DEXPERIENCE platform on your computer for faster access, offline availability, and easy management. This folder is also referred to as a local work folder. 

3DEXPERIENCE World 2026 wrapped up in Houston, TX, last week. In case you missed it, here's a recap of some of the key messages and announcements heard during this year’s event.

If you use SOLIDWORKS PDM, you likely receive notifications, through the database or through email, about file activity in the vault. SOLIDWORKS PDM notifications are often a crucial part of document management and the lifecycle of a project. As such, it’s important that they work correctly. Among many other things, notifications are managed by the Database Server Service. Whether you’re using built-in notifications or SMTP, a healthy database service is the cornerstone of functional notifications. 

CATIA V5 is a powerful CAD platform used in various industries, from aerospace to automotive. But for beginners, the various tools and workbenches can feel overwhelming. One of the most effective ways to streamline your workflow is by customizing your environment. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the basics of customizing workbenches and navigating toolbars in CATIA V5, helping you focus on designing and avoid digging through menus.

When designing electromagnetic components and systems, engineers are often constrained by the limitations of parametric CAD definition. While they can analyze almost any design with high-frequency EM simulation, they can only iterate on that design by manipulating its CAD parameters. The way to transcend these limitations is by adopting a non-parametric design optimization workflow using a toolset like CST Studio Suite + Tosca Optimization Suite. In this article, we’ll go through that workflow and easily produce an antenna design that is effective, manufacturable, and beyond the imagination of the parametric approach.

Have you ever been working with a drawing in SOLIDWORKS and noticed the balloons showing a yellow question mark (?) or asterisk (*)? There are a few reasons for this, but this blog will cover the most common causes for why these appear in your BOM balloons.

Have you ever needed to reinstall SOLIDWORKS or use SOLIDWORKS on another machine, but didn’t want to lose the customizations, shortcuts, and settings you’ve set? Or do you have an engineering team that you’d like to have all have the same settings? Luckily, SOLIDWORKS has a handy tool available just for that!