Welcome to SOLIDWORKS Online Help

Getting Help

Access to Help Lists ways to access help for the SOLIDWORKS® product and add-ins, as well as hints for searching.
What's New Introduces concepts and provides step-by-step examples for many new features.

Click Help > What's New > PDF or Help > What's New > HTML.
Interactive What's New Highlights new features in the SOLIDWORKS product and add-ins.

Click next to new or changed menu items and PropertyManagers.
Introducing SOLIDWORKS Discusses concepts and terminology used throughout the SOLIDWORKS application. This document is for new SOLIDWORKS users.

Click Help > Introducing SOLIDWORKS (pdf).
SOLIDWORKS Tutorials Steps you through introductory to advanced examples that teach the functionality of the SOLIDWORKS product and add-ins.

In the Task Pane, click the SOLIDWORKS Resources tab . Under Getting Started, click Tutorials .
SOLIDWORKS Glossary Defines solid modeling and SOLIDWORKS terms.

Click Glossary in the table of contents.
SOLIDWORKS Administration Guides Lets you access administration documents by release and language. See SOLIDWORKS Administration Guides.
Release Notes Describes new and changed functionality of each Service Pack.

Click Help > Release Notes.
Legal Notices Click Legal Notices under Introduction in the table of contents.

Getting Started

To perform a step-by-step example using the SOLIDWORKS product and its add-ins:

In the Task Pane, click the SOLIDWORKS Resources tab . Under Getting Started, click Tutorials .

To open a new or existing model:

Click New New or Open on the menu bar.

To access the SOLIDWORKS menus:

Hover over the SOLIDWORKS logo in the menu bar.

To turn Interactive What's New on or off:

Click Help > What's New > Interactive.

To learn the main elements of the user interface:

See User Interface Overview.

Connecting with the SOLIDWORKS Community

To tap into community-based resources:

Get answers to questions and interact with SOLIDWORKS staff and users:

In the Task Pane, click the SOLIDWORKS Resources tab and click links under Community.

To access the Customer Portal:

Visit your entry point to community resources, support, and reference information:

In the Task Pane, click the SOLIDWORKS Resources tab . Under Community, click Customer Portal to log in.

See also www.solidworks.com/FAQ-CustomerCenter

To join the SOLIDWORKS User Group Network:

Find a user group near you. Attend a meeting to network with SOLIDWORKS users and enhance your knowledge of our products:

In the Task Pane, click the SOLIDWORKS Resources tab . Under Community, click User Groups .

To access SOLIDWORKS Technical Support:

Download updates and get support:

In the Task Pane, click the SOLIDWORKS Resources tab . Under Getting Started, click General Information .