Settings Administrator Tool

You can use the Settings Administrator Tool to specify system options that are applied when deploying or upgrading the SOLIDWORKS software, and to prevent users from changing those options. This tool replaces the SOLIDWORKS Settings Wizard for deploying settings, although that wizard is still available for copying settings.

There are three steps to using the Settings Administrator Tool with the Administrator Image Option Editor:
  1. Create an administrative image to access the tool.
  2. Use the Settings Administrator Tool to generate a *.sldsettings file, which contains your selected SOLIDWORKS options.
  3. Include the *.sldsettings file in SOLIDWORKS installations.
If you are using the 3DEXPERIENCE add-in, you can also deploy an *.sldsettings file outside of an administrative image. An advantage of using this method is that the settings automatically deploy at login.
  1. To access the Settings Administrator Tool, follow the steps given in Accessing the Settings Administrator Tool .
  2. Follow the instructions to apply and lock settings.
  3. From the 3DEXPERIENCE Compass, expand My Roles and click the Platform Manager app. Go to Content > Collaboration Spaces Configuration Center > CAD Collaboration > SOLIDWORKS > Settings > Resources > CAD Settings.
  4. In CAD Settings, browse, upload, and download the *.sldsettings file.