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NVIDIA is a well-known company that produces GPUs that are certified for SOLIDWORKS, but not all of their GPUs are certified. Both the Professional and Gaming lines contain strong GPUs and come out with newer and stronger versions year after year, but that doesn’t make them interchangeable as far as SOLIDWORKS is concerned. So how […]

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Although you may have not had to do so in the past, there are three reasons you may need to refresh SOLIDWORKS Network Licenses through the Network License Manager: Starting with SOLIDWORKS 2022, it is required to refresh your SOLIDWORKS Activation once per year to ensure any subscription-based products such as SOLIDWORKS CAM continue to […]

In a previous article, we addressed a new feature in SOLIDWORKS 2024 that gives you the ability to save files as a previous version. This feature allows you to save part, assembly, or drawing files up to two versions older than your existing file. For instance, a SOLIDWORKS 2024 user can save documents as a […]

A SOLIDWORKS PDM user needs to have a local vault view to access the SOLIDWORKS PDM vault. Local vault view allows the user access to the files in the vault, and the ability to check them in or out, among other actions. To create a .cvs file for a SOLIDWORKS PDM local vault view, follow these […]

When using SOLIDWORKS Electrical 2D cabinet layouts, you may find yourself in a situation where no components are listed, such as in the screenshot shown below. As you can see, the 2D cabinet layout itself is listed, but there are no components for the layout due to location assignment. Let’s take a look at how […]

What happens if you need to deactivate your SOLIDWORKS license so it can be transferred to a new machine, but you are not able to launch it? Maybe SOLIDWORKS is crashing and you need to move the license, or you have already uninstalled it but forgot to deactivate it. Here are step-by-step instructions on how […]

In this article, we will walk you through how to activate a SolidCAM product key online or offline, if you have any questions, please reach out to our support team here: [email protected]   To activate SolidCAM Online:   To activate a SolidCAM product key Offline, please follow the following steps:   Open the license wizard […]

What is my SOLIDWORKS serial number? Which SOLIDWORKS version and service pack am I currently running? You may have asked yourself these questions, or needed to know the answer in order to receive technical support or run an upgrade. This blog post will show you how to find the SOLIDWORKS system information for your current installation. NOTE: If you are looking for a serial number for a […]

SolidProfessor is an online learning platform that is included in enhanced subscriptions with TriMech. While there’s no substitute for working with our instructors in an in-person or digital classroom, there are plenty of topics that have excellent high-level overviews on SolidProfessor. There are even training paths for engineering fundamentals outside of SOLIDWORKS that can serve […]