Specify details for completing the download operation, such as the location of the downloaded files, how to download the files, and whether to install the downloaded files.
SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager supports electronic software distribution
(ESD). If you are not installing from a SOLIDWORKS DVD, you are prompted to specify the
source for the SOLIDWORKS products you are installing.
What Do You Want To Do?
Choose one of the following:
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Download and install/Download and create image
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After the download completes, SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager runs
an installation using the downloaded files.
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Download only. You can download once and then share downloaded files
with multiple computers.
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SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager does not run an installation after
the download completes. Typically, you would specify this option if
you are downloading the files to configure an installation file set to share among
multiple computers.
If you specify this option, you are then
asked to choose between two sets of files to download:
- Files for THIS
computer: The download will contain only those files that are
missing from the installation file set currently on this computer.
This should be a smaller download because it contains:
- Only files for products selected on the Product
Selection page
- Only the prerequisite files that are required for your
computer but not yet installed
However, if you try to use this downloaded file set on
another computer to perform an installation, some files could be missing
(because the installation file set on the other computer might be different
from this one). You can use these download files to install on another
computer, but when the installation runs you may have to download additional
files to complete the installation file set on that computer.
- Files to share with ANY
computer: The download will contain the complete installation file
set that can be used to install this version on any computer.
This will be the larger download because it contains the complete file set
that you can use to install this version of any product on any computer.
If you specified a limited set of products to download,
this option ignores that specification and downloads all products contained in
the product release.
The download will contain all files
required to create an administrative image, not just those files required to
perform an individual installation.
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Install only/Create image only. I already have all the installation
files needed.
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SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager does not download any files, but
uses the files in the selected directory. Click
Browse to navigate to a different location. For example,
you can browse to an installation DVD or a download folder, provided that location
contains all the required files.
If you receive an error message that the folder is incomplete, and you were
expecting all installation files to be present at that location, possible
explanations include:
- You selected a component for installation that had not been
downloaded previously or it was selected by default.
- The files were downloaded on another computer with a
different set of system requirements.
- You previously performed a client installation and now are
creating an administrative image, which requires a larger file set.
You can either browse to a folder containing all the
files (for example, a DVD) or select one of the download options.
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Where Do You Want To Download the Required Files?
This is the download folder location.
In some cases, this option might be visible but disabled. For example, if
Install only is specified, SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager will
install any downloaded files from the directory specified for that option, rather than using
a separate download folder.
Whether you are downloading these files or accessing them from your own
location, all files must be downloaded to the same download folder.
Estimated Download Size
The estimated download disk space requirements are based on the complete
component listing chosen, regardless of whether this is a new download or you are resuming a
download from a previous session.
For example, if you are resuming a previous download SOLIDWORKS
Installation Manager processes only those files that have not already been downloaded. The
download time could be less than the estimate.
If a file completed downloading in the previous download, its size is not
included in this estimate. Therefore, the estimate might be higher than the actual download
size.
How Do You Want To Download?
There are two options:
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Conduct manual download
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In some cases, a proxy server might prohibit automatic downloads
from SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager.
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By selecting this option, you can download the files manually
through a Web page and then proceed within SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager to complete
the installation operations. This Web page is customized by SOLIDWORKS Installation
Manager to download only the files required to complete the installation.
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Speed up downloads by using more network bandwidth
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The downloader uses an algorithm to increase the speed of the
download by increasing the network bandwidth used during the download. In some cases, this can disturb network performance. If you have
trouble downloading, this option might not be supported by the proxy server. Try
clearing the option and attempting the download again. For details, check with your
network administrator.
This option applies only to
automatic downloads. It has no impact on manual downloads.
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Using SOLIDWORKS Background Downloader
You can use SOLIDWORKS Background Downloader to complete this download
operation or to download future SOLIDWORKS Service Pack releases as they become available.
Solidworks Background Downloader can automatically detect and download new
Service Pack updates in the background, notifying you when downloading is complete and the
files are ready for installation. For details, see SOLIDWORKS Background Downloader.