You can specify the installation operation you would like to run. For
example, creating a new installation, modifying or repairing an existing installation, creating
an administrative image, installing administrative server products, or downloading files so you
can share and install them on other computers.
If the most recent release of the SOLIDWORKS software is already installed on your
computer, you are given options to modify or repair it.
Individual
Install SOLIDWORKS products on this computer.
This option appears only if this version is not installed on this
computer.
Modify the Individual Installation
Modify the existing SOLIDWORKS installation on this computer.
This option appears only if this version is installed on this computer.
Modifications include:
- Adding or removing SOLIDWORKS product components
- Changing to a different SOLIDWORKS package (for example, SOLIDWORKS
Professional, SOLIDWORKS Premium, and so on)
- Changing the SOLIDWORKS serial number setting
If
you already specified a SOLIDWORKS serial number during a prior installation,
SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager might not prompt for it again. To change the serial
number, you must select this option.
Repair the Individual Installation
Repair the existing SOLIDWORKS installation on this computer.
This option appears only if this version is installed on this computer.
Repair verifies that all the files are present and registered properly and
fixes any problems that are found. Data you have created is not affected.
- To repair a product, ensure that it is selected.
- Clear the check boxes for products you do not want to repair.
You can repair an individual installation. You cannot repair an
administrative image installation; you must reinstall using the administrative image.
Administrative Image
Create or update an administrative image to deploy to multiple computers.
For details about installing SOLIDWORKS on multiple clients using
administrative images, see Using Administrative Images.
When creating or updating administrative images:
- You can use installation settings from an existing image to configure
the new or updated image, or you can use the default SOLIDWORKS installations settings.
- If you are updating an existing image:
- SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager creates a new copy of the image,
even if you are updating. The original image is not modified.
- You can create the updated image using files from the existing
image you are updating. This results in a smaller download.
If you do not specify an image for which a Service Pack release is
available to update the previous image, you cannot take advantage of the smaller
download.
Server Products
SOLIDWORKS server products include SOLIDWORKS Electrical, SOLIDWORKS PDM,
and SolidNetWork License Manager.
For SOLIDWORKS Electrical and SOLIDWORKS PDM, you can choose to install the
client and server tools on the same computer or on different computers.
For details about installing these servers, see corresponding topics in the
Help.
Download and Share All Files
Download the installation files for selected SOLIDWORKS products without
installing the products.
This option does not appear if you are installing from DVD.
The content of the downloaded files is the same as the files that are
available on the SOLIDWORKS installation DVDs. Selecting this option downloads the full set
of installation files, regardless of what files might already be installed on your computer.
You can then copy the files to a portable device or network directory, and use them to
install the SOLIDWORKS software on other computers. You can also use this method to set up
a server from which your users can perform installations.
This method is different
from creating an administrative image.