Service Pack product updates can contain updates for system reliability, program compatibility, security, and so on.
You can acquire product updates in two ways:
- By using SolidWorks Installation Manager to check for, download, and install updates.
You can initiate SolidWorks Installation Manager manually, or schedule it to check periodically for updates.
- By downloading service packs manually from the SolidWorks support Web site.
Service packs are applied as patches to an existing software version. For example, SolidWorks 2013 SP1.0 is a service pack for SolidWorks 2013 SP0.0. You can install these service packs using SolidWorks 2013 Installation Manager; you cannot install them using SolidWorks Installation Manager in SolidWorks 2014.
For instructions on downloading and installing service packs, see the installation documentation for the SolidWorks version you are updating.