Changing Your Password You can change your SOLIDWORKS PDM password from the Administration tool. User names and passwords are specific to a vault. If you access multiple vaults, you have multiple passwords to manage. To change your password: Start the Administration tool by doing one of the following: In SOLIDWORKS PDM File Explorer, click Tools > Administration. The SOLIDWORKS PDM Administration tool opens with the vault you have been using expanded. From the Windows Start menu, click All Programs > SOLIDWORKS PDM > Administration. When the Administration tool opens, double-click the vault you want to access, enter your user name and current password, then click Log In. Under the vault, expand Users. Do one of the following:Right-click your user name and select Change Password. Double-click your user name to display your Properties dialog box. At the bottom of the left pane, click Set Password. From the Change Password dialog box: Type your new password in New password and Confirm new password. Type your current (old) password in Password of logged in user. Click OK. Parent topicSOLIDWORKS PDM Vault Access Creating a Vault View Logging In Logging Off Working Off-line Removing a Vault View Setting Options Cached Files Permissions