solidworks

Installation
Installing Toolbox Software Without Installing
Toolbox Data
If your environment has a PDM or shared Toolbox/Hole Wizard location, you can set client
installations to not install or upgrade Toolbox data in that location.
Do this if:
• You did not yet set up the SOLIDWORKS PDM local view before installing the
SOLIDWORKS software.
• The files in the location are in use and could block SOLIDWORKS installations from
completing.
• The location is unavailable and could block SOLIDWORKS installations from completing.
When you set client installations to not install Toolbox data, the SOLIDWORKS software
and settings point to the Toolbox/Hole Wizard location, but you must install the data in
a central location later.
To install the SOLIDWORKS software without including Toolbox/Hole Wizard data, you
must install SOLIDWORKS from an administrative image.
1. In the Administrative Image Option Editor, click Settings.
2. Expand Toolbox/Hole Wizard Options.
3. When asked if you want this client to install/upgrade the Toolbox files, select No,
install the Toolbox software without including the data files.
At least one person, typically the SOLIDWORKS Administrator, must install or upgrade
the Toolbox/Hole Wizard data in the central location or the software will not function
properly. Anyone in the organization can handle this task with a single manual installation
of the SOLIDWORKS software. If you manage Toolbox inside of SOLIDWORKS PDM, follow
the steps outlined in the Toolbox section of the SOLIDWORKS PDM Administrator Guide
to install or upgrade the Toolbox data.
SOLIDWORKS File Utilities Replaces
SOLIDWORKS Explorer
SOLIDWORKS Explorer has been replaced by SOLIDWORKS File Utilities, which lets you
rename, replace, copy, and move SOLIDWORKS files while maintaining file references.
You can install SOLIDWORKS File Utilities from the Installation Manager, the Administrative
Image Options Editor, and its own installation wizard. It is also available from
https://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/downloads.htm.
Testing a Setup for a Push Deployment
The Deploy Automatically tab in the Administrative Image Option Editor contains a test
feature.
You can run a mock installation that exercises the systems used for the deployment, such
as:
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