SOLIDWORKS Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, students with a valid serial number for Student Edition and Student Engineering Kit (SEK) products can access the MySolidWorks.com web portal. Please note that the Student Design Kit (SDK) does not provide access to the MySolidWorks web portal, except for limited “Guest” access.  More information is available here:

www.solidworks.com/mysolidworks_for_students

Link to MySolidWorks : https://my.solidworks.com/

Steps to register: www.solidworks.com/mysw_student_reg

No. Once started, exams cannot be paused.

Yes, the SNL License Manager can read multiple serial numbers for different SOLIDWORKS products.

The Subscription Service fee will be pro-rated for additional users. All seats will be tied to the same subscription period.

No, the number of seats for each add-on is independent from each other and the number of SOLIDWORKS seats.

Activation is a onetime process which does require that you have Internet or email access. Once you have activated, you do not need to be online to use your software. If you wish to transfer a license, or repair your activation, you must be connected to the Internet or send request via email.

Yes, because the SOLIDWORKS installation or upgrade needs to update system DLLs and drivers, which require administrative privileges. Note that you are only required to have administrative privileges on the machine on which you are installing or upgrading SOLIDWORKS.

A dedicated getting started page has everything you need to get up and running, from download and install to onboarding and tutorials. Visit the Getting Started page.

A dedicated getting started WIKI has everything you need to get up and running. Upon purchase you will receive access to the WIKI.

A dedicated getting started page has everything you need to get up and running from download and install to onboarding and tutorials. After purchase, you’ll receive an email with getting started resources.

No. Only read and execute permission are required.

Certain anti-virus (AV) applications do not allow system resources to be updated if they are in use. The other issue with having the AV on during installation is performance-related. With that said, most users cannot turn off their AV software due to corporate IT policy. If you are using one of the recommended AV programs, you should not experience issues installing SOLIDWORKS. See the System Requirements page for details.

Home use licenses are no longer available.

Yes, an SNL fully supports SOLIDWORKS Add-ins.

No, SOLIDWORKS products have been on product activation since 2007.