Download new versions, service packs, and add-ins for SOLIDWORKS, Simulation, PDM, and Free CAD Tools (eDrawings, Composer Player, SOLIDWORKS Explorer).

You can install SOLIDWORKS on an individual computer using several installation methods. The SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager performs the installation, tailoring the installation to the products you have purchased.

This guide describes installation, licensing, upgrading, and administration of SOLIDWORKS products for both individual installations and multiple installations.

You can initiate SOLIDWORKS installation from loading a DVD on the local computer, accessing a shared installation directory, or downloading from SOLIDWORKS.

SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager enables you to configure settings for SOLIDWORKS product components, including SOLIDWORKS, SOLIDWORKS Toolbox, SOLIDWORKS Electrical, SOLIDWORKS Manage, SOLIDWORKS PDM, SOLIDWORKS Visualize, and SOLIDWORKS SolidNetWork License Manager.

Specify details for completing the download operation, such as the location of the downloaded files, how to download the files, and whether to install the downloaded files.

You can use this document to install a standalone seat of SOLIDWORKS. For more details and steps for deploying multiple seats, see the SOLIDWORKS Installation and Administration Guide.

You can install SOLIDWORKS on an individual computer using several installation methods. The SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager performs the installation, tailoring the installation to the products you have purchased.

Log in to the SOLIDWORKS Downloads Page as a Subscription Service Customer, using your email address and password, or your SOLIDWORKS serial number. In the Downloads Page, for Select Version, select the year.

For example, creating a new installation, modifying or repairing an existing installation, creating an administrative image, installing administrative server products, or downloading files so you can share and install them on other computers.