You can specify the product components to install, modify, download, or
remove.
In the product listing:
- The product listing is the complete listing of products that are
available in the package specified above the product listing.
- To view the projected action for a particular component, click the
component name (but not the check box). The intended installation action appears in the
information field below the product listing.
- You can click the check box next to the product component to change
the installation action for that component. (For example, if you are installing or
removing components, selecting the check box specifies that the component is to be
installed or removed and clearing the check box specifies that the component is not to
be installed or removed.)
- If you are performing a Modify installation, an asterisk (*) appears to the left of components when you
make any change in the product selection.
- If a component has optional installation subcomponents in it, a
+ icon appears next to the
component. To see the available subcomponents for a component, click the + icon.
- If a component has been expanded to show optional subcomponents, a
- icon appears next to the
component. To collapse the subcomponent listing, click the - icon.
If you are applying a Service Pack, you cannot select features of
SOLIDWORKS appearing under SOLIDWORKS (for example, FeatureWorks). This is because you
cannot add or remove a feature when performing this type of upgrade.
The actions performed by SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager are controlled by
a set of product coexistence rules. For details, see
Product Coexistence Rules.
SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager selects these product components by default:
- If you are performing an upgrade or a Service Pack update, SOLIDWORKS
Installation Manager selects the products currently installed.
- Otherwise, SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager selects all products to
which you are entitled.
To reduce your installation or download time and disk space requirements, expand the
product components and clear the check box for those components you do not need.
If SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager was unable to verify the products to
which you are entitled, you can click Select different packages
or products to change the product package (such as SOLIDWORKS Professional
or SOLIDWORKS Premium) listing to install or modify. SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager lists
all SOLIDWORKS products on your installation media that are compatible with the package
you select. You can select any products you purchased or are entitled to evaluate.
SOLIDWORKS Search
SOLIDWORKS Search provides a powerful full text search of SOLIDWORKS
documents and 3D
ContentCentral. Search displays a preview and the file location and
name.
After the installation, SOLIDWORKS Search indexes SOLIDWORKS documents for
faster searches. Only SOLIDWORKS files are indexed by default.
Installing SOLIDWORKS Search automatically installs Windows Desktop
Search if it is not already installed on your computer.
Language Support
Expand the SOLIDWORKS product and the Languages component to see the languages you can install.
The Languages
specification limits the languages that are installed for the SOLIDWORKS product only. Other
product installations are not affected by this specification. For example, eDrawings®, and
SOLIDWORKS PDM install all languages.
Space Needed
SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager reports either total installation size or
total download size at the bottom of the page.
- If you selected the Download
Only option, download size appears. Download size is
the total amount of disk space required for all of the downloaded files (not including
extra space required to unzip the files after the download completes). This figure is an
estimate.
All files needed for installation are included
in the total download size. If some files already were downloaded into the current
download folder, they are not downloaded again. As a result, your actual download size
might be smaller than the total download size shown, or you might not need to download
any files.
- Otherwise, installation size appears.
Installation size is the change in disk space usage that will occur when you complete this
installation. Due to file compression, these figures are estimates.
If
you are upgrading or removing an existing installation, the installation size could be
zero.
The figure shown does not include any space needed to
download or extract files if required for the installation.
If
downloads are required and you are downloading to the same drive, the actual disk space
requirements could be significantly greater than the installation size that appears.
To reduce download or installation time for future modifications, do
not delete the downloaded files after installation. Subsequent updates and patches
typically require access to the last full installation file set.