Get started with 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS

Welcome on board!

Everything you need for the complete 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS 

First access your 3DEXPERIENCE platfom

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 “Get Started with Your 3DEXPERIENCE”. 

Click the Launch your 3DEXPERIENCE platform button in the email.

Log In & Accept the CLOSA

Log in with your 3DEXPERIENCE ID or create a new account if needed. 

Then confirm you are the platform Administrator & accept the CLOSA (license agreement).

 

Invite & Grant Access

Invite your team and give them access to apps by granting them roles thanks to your dedicated Members Management dashboard.

Next - Install SOLIDWORKS Connected

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First Steps

  1. Launch the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform in any web browser
  2. Ensure you are taken to the 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Cockpit dashboard 
  3. Under Apps | Design, click the Install button next to SOLIDWORKS Connected 
  4. Download/Install the 3DEXPERIENCE Launcher 
  5. Step through the installer to download and install SOLIDWORKS

Need help? Find answers if you need help installing or have other questions in the Support section below.

👉 When complete, return to your web browser, and click the Open button next to the SOLIDWORKS Connected app that displays in the Welcome widget to launch the app.

Start Your Learning Journey

After completing the above you are ready to learn and use 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS 

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 

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

Help & Support Resources

Find solutions and answers right away with these resources

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DOCUMENTATION

knowledgebase

DOCUMENTATION

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

More places for guidance

Discover and connect with users from DS brands and industries

 

 Communities

Submit your ideas to improve SOLIDWORKS 

 

 Enhancement Requests

Connect and meet up - Run for our users, by our users 

 

 User Group Network

Benchmark your knowledge with recognized standards

 

 Certification

Complete documentation for all 3DEXPERIENCE platform apps

 

 User Assistance

Test the compatibility of your environment with 3DEXPERIENCE

 

 Cloud Eligibility

Ensure you’re working with supported and optimized systems

 

 System Requirement

Find/verify a qualified workstation and graphics card

 

 Hardware Certification