Licensing and Activating SOLIDWORKS MBD

SOLIDWORKS MBD requires a separately purchased license. The license is not included with the SOLIDWORKS Standard, SOLIDWORKS Professional, SOLIDWORKS Premium, or SOLIDWORKS Ultimate licenses.

To verify that you have a license and that it is activated:

  1. In SOLIDWORKS, click Help > My Products.
  2. In the dialog box, under Technical Communication, see SOLIDWORKS MBD Standard.
    • If you see a green check mark beside SOLIDWORKS MBD Standard, then you have an active license.
    • If a message tells you to activate SOLIDWORKS MBD, then you have a license, but it is not activated. Dismiss the message, click Help > Licenses > Activate, select SOLIDWORKS MBD, and activate the license.
    • If there is no green check mark and no message, then you do not have an MBD license installed. Contact your administrator or VAR to obtain an MBD serial number. To add the serial number to your installation, run the SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager and select Modify the individual installation. On the Serial Number Page, under Technical Communication, select SOLIDWORKS MBD, enter your MBD serial number, and continue until the installation process is complete.
  3. In SOLIDWORKS, open a part or assembly.
    The MBD tab appears on the CommandManager.