Before you uninstall a previous version of SolidWorks please make sure to transfer your license by going to help/transfer licenses.If you cannot find or you have misplaced your number, contact your local educational reseller to obtain one. CURRENT Customer - S/N is located inside SolidWorks under HELP then ABOUT SOLIDWORKS. NEW Customer – S/N is located on the front of the box on a sticker. The number typically begins with 9710 (Network) or 9700 (Stand Alone). If you uninstall the older version please be sure to also uninstall Simulation products, along with older versions of eDrawings, DWGeditor, etc. To minimize disk space consumed, please consider uninstalling your older Education Edition and using a new installation of the new Education Edition product.Files you open and saved in SolidWorks 2013 cannot be opened in earlier versions. Back up all SolidWorks files (parts, assemblies, and drawings, document templates, sheet formats, library features, and form tools) before upgrading to SolidWorks 2013.
Activate the software over the internet and you will see a product page with each program's expiration date.
Click the Back to Summary button when you are finished.Ĩ) Click the checkbox next to the I accept the terms of the SOLIDWORKS License Agreement in the lower-left corner of the summary screen, then click the Download and Install button to begin the installation.ĩ) After installation has finished, launch SolidWorks and the SolidNetWork License Manager will appear automatically. You are welcome to keep them checked if you want to try them out, but be mindful that they all take up 1GB or more of space on your hard drive. These components are not used for instruction, and are not installed in Gellersen computer labs. Unless instructed to do otherwise by your professor, uncheck the boxes next to SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation, SOLIDWORKS Plastics, SOLIDWORKS Electrical, SOLIDWORKS Composer, SOLIDWORKS Visualize, and SOLIDWORKS CAM.
(You can copy the code and then press Ctrl+V to paste it into the first box, and it will automatically fill into the other five boxes.)ħ) In the next Window, click the first Change button, next to the Products heading. Note: If you see a message informing you that a Windows reboot from a previous installation is pending, close the installer, restart your computer, and run it again.ĥ) At the installer launch screen, keep the default "Install on this computer" option selected, then click Next.Ħ) Enter the code your professor shared with you in the SOLIDWORKS field under the 3D Design heading. Choose the SolidWorks version that your professor instructs you to use.Ģ) Accept the terms and conditions on the next screen, then click the blue Download button.ģ) Once SolidWorksSetup.exe finishes downloading, open it and click the Unzip button to extract the files contained in the zipped archive.Ĥ) When the files finish unzipping, click the OK button and the SolidWorks installer will open.
Be sure to select "Student" for your role and choose the "Yes" box when asked whether you have a serial number beginning in the numbers "9020". To download the software, follow the steps outlined below.ġ) Browse to and complete the web form. If you are a student in ME 102, your professor may share a code with you to download and license SolidWorks Student.