Wednesday May 9, 2018 at 10:45am
This step-by-step guide will demonstrate how to install 3DXpert for SOLIDWORKS.
Hardware Requirements
Minimum
Processor: 4
Cores
RAM: 16GB
Graphics Card: Must
support OpenGL 3.1
1GB
of Graphics Memory
Recommended
Processor: 6
Cores (intel i7-8700k)
RAM: 32GB
Graphics Card: Must
support OpenGL 3.1
2GB
of Graphics Memory
Software Requirements
Operating System: Windows
7 SP1 (x64)
Windows
8.1 (x64)
Windows
10 (x64)
Installation
Before installing, please make sure you have administrator
privileges as these will be needed to install 3DXpert for SOLIDWORKS.
1. Download 3DXpert for SOLIDWORKS
2. Close all open applications
3. Open the 3DXpert4SW_Installaion.exe
4. Click 'Next' on the welcome pop up
5. Read
the license agreement and, if you agree to the terms, select ‘I accept the terms of
the license agreement’ and click 'Next'.
6. Change the destination folders to your preferred
location (there is a performance benefit to saving to a SSD).
7. Click 'Install' on the Ready to Install dialog box.
8. When the installation is complete, click 'Finish' to exit the
installation process.
Activating
3DXpert for SOLIDWORKS
1. Open SOLIDWORKS and make sure the '3DXpert for SOLIDWORKS' add-in is checked.
2. Select
the '3DXpert for SOLIDWORKS' button in the additive manufacture tab.
3. This should open a pop-up window, as shown below. Copy the
request code and go to the My SOLIDWORKS webpage. This page requires you to
log into My SOLIDWORKS.
4. Paste the request code into the web page, then click 'Get My Code'.
5. Enter the Activation Code back into
the Activation Code dialog box, and hit 'Next'.
6. The
next dialog box will display your machine key; this is specific for each
install. Click 'Copy' then click '3DXpert4SWActivation.3dsystems.com'.
7. Fill
in the details on the form on the web page - making sure that your email address
is correct, as this will receive the license file.
8. Once completed and submitted, you should see the below confirmation:
9. The license email will come from DoNotReply@3dsystems.com. Once it arrives ,open it and click 'Get Activation File'.
10. Finally, a tick dialog box should then open. Click 'OK' and your 3DXpert for SOLIDWORKS will be activated.
By Tom Buxton
Applications Engineer