Click here
to start the download. You must read and accept the license agreement
to continue with download.
Using the provided dialog box, select the appropriate file to
download for your language and platform.
Download the file you have selected to a hard drive on your
computer which has sufficient free space. NOTE: Once you download
the file and run it, you can delete it. When you run the file,
it can be located in any directory/folder.
Make sure that the downloaded file is the correct size, if it
is not, there may have been an error downloading and you should
try downloading it again. If you continue to have troubles downloading,
please check with your system administrator or Internet provider
to determine the cause of the download problem.
Installation
Notes:
To review the system requreiments for SolidWorks Viewer, click
here.
Make sure that the drive containing your "temp" folder (typically
"C:") has at least 15 Mb free space.
Double-click the executable filename and follow the instructions
it gives you to complete the install.
Once the install is complete, you can delete the downloaded
file if you desire since it is no longer needed.
It is possible to install and use both SolidWorks and the Viewer
on the same PC. Please note that double-picking on .sldprt, .sldasm
and .slddrw files will launch the application which was most recently
installed.
If you wish to change this association at any time to the other
application, just run the desired application using its program
item under Start/Programs then exit it. This association change
can be done any number of times.