Download and Install SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD
First Steps
- Go to the SOLIDWORKS Downloads page, click Log in
- Create a 3DEXPERIENCE ID or sign in with your existing ID
- Select your Product, accept the license agreement
- Download and run the SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager
- Install and Launch SOLIDWORKS (enter your SOLIDWORKS serial number when prompted)
Need help? Find answers if you need help installing or have other questions in the Support section below.
- If you own and maintain SOLIDWORKS products, then any contact you add to your organization will be considered entitled when they log in with a 3DEXPERIENCE ID. You can add contacts to your organization in DSx.Client Care and Order from the Main Menu > Contact Administration.
- If you do not have access to Contact Administration and you are the administrator for your organization, then request the Security Admin role. Another Security Admin within your organization or your SOLIDWORKS Support Partner can grant you the role.
- If you can access Contact Administration, then:
- Add the Contact(s).
- Assign a role. Generally, the “Support Restricted” role is appropriate for most SOLIDWORKS users.
Be sure to tell the contact(s) to log into subscription content with a 3DEXPERIENCE ID using the same email address you entered in DSx.Client Care & Order. Create a new password or a new 3DEXPERIENCE ID if needed.
Next - Access and Install Cloud Services
After logging into the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, discover how to navigate your collaborative environment.
Already setup? Click here to Access your platform.
Check Your Inbox
Look for the email from 3ds.com with the subject “Your 3DEXPERIENCE platform is ready to use”.
Click the Launch your 3DEXPERIENCE platform button in the email
Invite & Grant Access
Invite your team and give them access to apps by granting them roles thanks to your dedicated Members Management dashboard.
Connect
Install the Design with SOLIDWORKS app, which connects SOLIDWORKS to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
Start Your Learning Journey
After completing the above you are ready to learn and use SOLIDWORKS with Cloud Services
- 1. Beginner’s Guides
- 2. Learning Paths
- 3. Expand Your Knowledge
YOUTUBE PLAYLIST: 7 videos
Beginner’s guide to SOLIDWORKS
- Your First Part
- Sketch and Extrude
- Assembly Modeling
...and much more
YOUTUBE PLAYLIST: 3 videos
Share your designs with anyone and get feedback
- Setup Required for Share and Markup
- How to Use Share and Markup
- Take Share and Markup Further
YOUTUBE PLAYLIST: 4 videos
Cloud Storage and Revisions for Your CAD Designs
- Configure Your Platform
- Store Your Designs in the Cloud
- Revise Your Designs
PLATFORM WIKI
3DEXPERIENCE Works Getting Started Guide
Start using the 3DEXPERIENCE platform and your 3DEXPERIENCE Works roles and apps
LEARNING PATH
SOLIDWORKS CAD Fundamentals
47 Lessons to learn the fundamental aspects of the SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD software
LEARNING MODULE
Explore Cloud Services
Understand how to connect SOLIDWORKS to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, providing an easy way to collaborate with anyone
LEARNING MODULE
Explore the 3DSwymer Role
Learn how to collaborate using the platform’s various applications for better decision making and operations excellence
LEARNING MODULE
Explore the Collaborative Industry Innovator Role
Learn how to work together across disciplines with full flexibility and traceability to define and develop innovative products
LEARNING PATH
Learning Path Catalog
Browse lessons by topic. Learning paths guide you through multiple lessons for a complete understanding.
TRAINING
Lesson Catalog
Explore individual learning modules featuring videos tutorials, and quizzes to learn at your own pace. Choose from hundreds of lessons crafted by SOLIDWORKS experts.
PLATFORM WIKI
SOLIDWORKS Learning Resources
- Getting Started Guide
- SolidPractices
- 3DEXPERIENCE World Replays
- User Assistance
TRAINING
Classroom Courses
Instructor-led courses available from Value Added Resellers
Help & Support Resources
Find solutions and answers right away with these resources
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Need Additional Help? You can request help several ways:
IFWE Experience Community
Dedicated space for real-time support and collaboration among your team and Dassault Systèmes experts.
Your IFWE Experience invite will arrive a few days after purchase.
Access the 3DSupport App
Access the 3DSupport App for technical help or bugs.
Contact your Security Administrator (usually the software purchaser) to assign the appropriate access.
Contact Technical Support
Contact your Support Provider to submit a Service Request.
If Dassault Systèmes supports you directly, call a DS Customer Support Center.
Further Assistance and Information
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