SolidWorks is a 3D mechanical CAD (computer-aided design) program that runs on Microsoft Windows and is being developed by Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp., a subsidiary of Dassault Systèmes, S. A. (Vélizy, France). SolidWorks is currently used by over 2 million engineers[3] and designers at more than 165,000 companies worldwide.

Installation of SolidWorks: 3D CAD Design Software

Windows PC Instructions

Ensure all Windows Updates are completed.

Download the Package:

SolidWorks 2023

  1. Navigate to the folder where you downloaded SolidWorks20xx.7z package.

  2. Extract the SolidWorks package, you will need 7zip or a similar extraction utility to do this.

  3. Run "startswinstall.hta" which is located inside the folder you extracted, it is an html application

  4. Click ‘Install SOLIDWORKS products now’ which will open up the setup wizard and start the installation process.

  5. To run SolidWorks, make sure you are connected to a UCR network or Campus VPN