If you are a brand new customer please note that you will need to have a serial number to obtain a download link. If you do not have an SEK-ID provided by an instructor, you can purchase it from the student store here: View detailed instructions on installing SOLIDWORKS.Īttention STUDENTS! And those looking to get an EDU download of SOLIDWORKS: Please use this link: SOLIDWORKS requires that students get EDU license downloads directly from them, not GoEngineer.
If multiple versions of SOLIDWORKS need to be installed onto the same machine in order to work with different vendors/suppliers in compatible file versions it is recommended that these installation settings in this link -> ( ) be employed to prevent each install from cross-referencing file libraries. WinZIP or WinRAR) is used, necessary files will be flagged as malicious and the install will not be functional. Run through the process of re-activating.SOLIDWORKS download links are available for full installation data sets that can be used for any current or previous installation of SOLIDWORKS (client-side or server-side).įollowing the download you will want to extract the file to a known folder location using 7-Zip ( ). Once the installation has been completed, there is still one major step to finish. You should not be required to re-enter your serial number since this stored in the registry and does not get removed by default.
Select the option to upgrade the license server. Verify the information on the this last page an you’re done!įor UPDATING a SNL manager follow these instructions:īe sure to return all borrowed licenses as described at the beginning of this blog. Verify the information on the next screen and click next. Launch the SNL manager from the Windows Start menu, it will be located under SOLIDWORKS 2020 Tools, SolidNetwork License Manager Server. It is recommended to reboot before the install, but it is not required.įor a NEW install of the SNL manager follow these instructionsįill in your serial number and click next.Ĭheck the terms acceptance box and then download and install. You will get a notice about a pending reboot, but you will see this always by default even if you have rebooted. With the license manager being previously installed. You can use the same media/download as you would use for the clients, however you will want to select “Server Products” from the menu. Once the license has been de-activated, you can then procced to the upgrade. If you have more than 1 serial number, select the “Select All” option. Once selected, check the option to “Move your product licenses to a new/upgrade computer”. Select the “Server Administration” tab, then select the “Modify” button. If this is not done, you may have problems re-activating the license even though it is on the same computer. Now with all borrowed licenses returned, the next step is to de-activate the license. If the server is upgraded when a borrowed license is pulled, the client will run into errors when trying to return the license with the new license manager. The first step you want to do, is to make sure that there are no borrowed licenses out. There are a few things to watch out for however.
The update is straight forward and takes little time to accomplish.
The license manager is backwards compatible with all older version of SOLIDWORKS along with PDM licenses. The newest version that the clients are using will be the version that the SNL manger will need to be upgraded to.
If you are running the network version of SOLIDWORKS, every new version requires the license manager to be upgraded.