This article will help you create and rollout a SOLIDWORKS Settings file for all users of your company’s 3DEXPERIENCE Platform.
Step 1 – Launching the “SOLIDWORKS Setting Administration” application
SOLIDWORKS Setting Administration is used for creating the Settings file that will be applied to all users' SOLIDWORKS installation. The process of launching this differs for 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS (SOLIDWORKS Connected) and SOLIDWORKS users – please follow Method A if you are using SOLIDWORKS Connected, or Method B if you are using SOLIDWORKS.
Method A – For SOLIDWORKS Connected users
Open Windows File Explorer and navigate to the following path:
C:\Program Files\Dassault Systemes\SOLIDWORKS 3DEXPERIENCE\SOLIDWORKS
In this folder path, locate and run the sldSettingsAdmin.exe.
The SOLIDWORKS Setting Administration tool has now been launched.
Method B – For SOLIDWORKS users
Launch SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager, select Create an Administrative Image. Preferably make the Image as small as possible, since you only need the settings file in this case. You should also put the Image in a location that is easy to find afterwards.
Navigate to the Image location and launch the sldAdminOptionEditor.exe file to open the Administrative Image Option Editor.
On the Setup tab and in the Global Settings menu, click the Change button.
Now, under Client Installation Options, for the "How do you want to apply SOLIDWORKS Settings?" section, select Use a settings file exported from the SOLIDWORKS Settings Administrator and click the Launch Settings Administrator... button.
The SOLIDWORKS Setting Administration tool has now been launched.
Step 2 - Creating the SOLIDWORKS Setting file
With the SOLIDWORKS Setting Administration tool open, select Default set of options from the "Welcome" tab and click Next.
On the following page adjust the System Options settings to match your requirements. Checkboxes under the "Checkmark"-icon will apply the specific setting the way you selected or deselected it, and checkboxes under the "Lock"-icon will lock the settings so that the SOLIDWORKS users won't be able to change them afterwards. Click Next when you are done setting up the System Options.
On the following page you can either setup support information for your local SOLIDWORKS Reseller, Internal Support team or similar. Or you can skip this step by clicking Open the SOLIDWORKS Support website. When you are finished adjusting, click Next.
On the final page you can specify when the SOLIDWORKS Settings should be applied to the user installations. Choose either The first time a user starts SOLIDWORKS or Every time a user starts SOLIDWORKS. Click Save, and select a folder path for the file to be saved to, name the file and click Save.
Your SOLIDWORKS Settings file has now been created and is ready for upload.
Step 3 - Uploading the Settings file to the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform
Open your browser and login to the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform. Navigate to the Platform Management dashboard and go the Content tab. In the Collaborative Spaces Configuration Center app, navigate to the CAD Collaboration menu, and select SOLIDWORKS. On the SOLIDWORKS page go to the Settings tab and scroll to the bottom of this view. Next to CAD settings click the Browse files button.
A Windows File Explorer window will appear, navigate to the Settings file you created earlier and select it. Back on the settings page in the browser click Upload, and finish the setup by clicking Apply.
The next time a SOLIDWORKS user connects to your company's 3DEXPERIENCE Platform, the settings file will be loaded on the users installation.
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