Copy Settings Wizard
The Copy Settings Wizard saves,
restores, and propagates system settings to users, computers, or profiles.
When you select options for the
SolidWorks software, those settings are saved in a registry file, and
the software recognizes the settings from one release of SolidWorks to
the next. For most users, no action is necessary to maintain their settings.
However, you can use the Copy Settings Wizard to distribute settings.
You can Save
or Restore system settings for:
You save settings to a file and
then restore them to the following registries:
|
Profile |
Registry |
|
Current user |
CURRENT_USER
of current user |
|
One or more
network computers |
LOCAL_MACHINE
of selected computers |
|
One or more
roaming user profiles |
CURRENT_USER
of selected users |
Only system administrators should copy settings to network
computers or roaming user profiles. When you restore settings to network
computers, the settings apply to new
SolidWorks users on the specified computers. You can restore settings
to roaming user profiles only if your company uses roaming user profiles.
To save system settings:
Optionally,
exit SolidWorks.
You can save settings while SolidWorks is
running but any options set during the current session are not saved.
In Windows,
click Start, All
Programs, SolidWorks
<version>, SolidWorks <version>,
SolidWorks Tools, Copy
Settings Wizard 
.
In the
dialog box, select Save Settings,
then click Next.
Browse
to a location and file name, select the types of settings, then click
Finish.
The wizard
confirms that the settings have been written to the specified file.
Click
OK.
The settings files have a default extension of .sldreg.
If you double-click a file with this extension, the Copy Settings Wizard
appears.
To restore system settings:
Ensure
that the computer or user to which you are restoring settings is not running
SolidWorks.
In Windows,
click Start, All
Programs, SolidWorks
<version>, SolidWorks <version>,
SolidWorks Tools, Copy
Settings Wizard .
In the
dialog box, select Restore Settings,
then click Next.
Browse
to a file from which to restore settings, select the types of settings
to restore, then click Next.
Select
the type of destination (Current user,
One or more network computers,
or One or more roaming user profiles),
then click Next.
If you selected:
Current user - skip to step 6
One or more network computers - a list
of available computers is displayed
One or
more roaming user profiles - a list
of available users is displayed
Select
a user or a computer and click Add,
repeat until you have specified all computers or users, then click Next.
Select
or clear Create backup of current settings
for <each_computer_or_user>,
then click Finish.
The wizard
confirms that the settings have been copied successfully.
Click
OK.