Follow these best practices when administering Toolbox.
- Place the Toolbox folder
- When you install Toolbox, point the Toolbox folder to a network location accessible to all Toolbox users.
- Streamline Toolbox offerings
- Reduce the number of Toolbox components to the extent possible to increase the efficiency of component use in your organization.
- Specify Toolbox part numbers
- Import part numbers for all Toolbox components before your users access Toolbox, so that BOMs reflect consistent part numbers.
- Be familiar with Configurations
- Understand SolidWorks Configurations before you decide how to specify component files.
- Address PDM considerations
- Read the PDM documentation for how to specify component files.
- If your PDM system recommends you do so, deny overwriting of read-only files.
- Control Toolbox access
- Set permissions to prevent user access to administrative tasks.
- Distribute the Toolbox configuration
- Define an administrative image that points to the Toolbox folder and distribute it to your users.