Activating a DraftSight License for an Existing Installation

If you have a DraftSight stand-alone installed on your computer, you need to activate the license.

To activate a DraftSight license for an existing installation:

  1. Start DraftSight.
  2. Click Activate Now.
    Alternatively, you can click Help > Activate DraftSight.
  3. In the SOLIDWORKS Product Activation wizard, enter the serial number and click Next.
  4. Select the activation method, enter the email address, and click Next.
    The activation wizard sends the information to the SOLIDWORKS Activation Server for validation. After validation, a message for successful validation appears.
  5. Click Finish.