If your environment has a PDM or shared Toolbox/Hole Wizard location, you
can set client installations to not install or upgrade Toolbox data in that location.
Do this if:
- You did not yet set up the SOLIDWORKS PDM local view before installing the
SOLIDWORKS software.
- The files in the location are in use and could block
SOLIDWORKS installations from completing.
- The location is unavailable and could block SOLIDWORKS installations from
completing.
When you set client installations to not install Toolbox data, the SOLIDWORKS
software and settings point to the Toolbox/Hole Wizard location, but you must
install the data in a central location later.
To install the SOLIDWORKS software without including Toolbox/Hole Wizard data,
you must install SOLIDWORKS from an administrative image.
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In the Administrative Image Option Editor, click Settings.
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Expand Toolbox/Hole Wizard
Options.
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When asked if you want this client to install/upgrade the
Toolbox files, select No, install the Toolbox
software without including the data files.
At least one person, typically the SOLIDWORKS Administrator, must install or
upgrade the Toolbox/Hole Wizard data in the central location or the software will
not function properly. Anyone in the organization can handle this task with a single
manual installation of the SOLIDWORKS software. If you manage Toolbox inside of
SOLIDWORKS PDM, follow the steps outlined in the Toolbox section of the SOLIDWORKS PDM Administrator Guide to install or upgrade
the Toolbox data.