There are some cases where you may need multiple toolboxes on your system.
#Solidworks toolbox library install#
What should I do if I need to install multiple Toolboxes? If this is the case, find which SOLIDWORKS Data folder you are currently using in SOLIDWORKS (tools–>options->system options->Hole Wizard/Toolbox) – Keep that one, and delete/archive the rest.
We see that when people uninstall/reinstall SOLIDWORKS on their machines, they end up with multiple SOLIDWORKS Data Folders on their systems which can look like this image. If you have installed the toolbox on the local machine, you need to make sure that you only have 1 SOLIDWORKS Data folder. If this has not been done it can lead to problems later on – Particularly when receiving SOLIDWORKS assembly files with toolbox references from users who do have a local toolbox. It is very important once all the clients are pointing to the server toolbox that any traces of the local SOLIDWORKS Data folder are removed from the local machines. To do this simply go in tools->options->system options->Hole Wizard/Toolbox and change the path to the server location as shown in the image. Once the SOLIDWORKS Data folder has been moved it will be necessary to point all client installations to the server toolbox.
In fact I would recommend moving the folder after because there are likely to be less issues with permissions and the install will be quicker because you are writing to the local machine The default location it installs to is C:\SolidWorks Data, but this can be changed during the install or alternatively you can move the entire SOLIDWORKS Data folder to the server after the install.
#Solidworks toolbox library professional#
The toolbox is installed automatically when installing SOLIDWORKS professional or above. However, if it is on a server location you can ask your I.T administrator to create a backup of it. For a single user it doesn’t matter too much. So it makes sense that all users are working from the same toolbox so they can use those customisations. The toolbox is customizable – part numbers, descriptions, materials can be applied to the individual fixings within the toolbox. If you are working in a multi user environment, then I would certainly recommend installing toolbox on the server.
This decision will ultimately be based on whether you are working in a multi user environment or not. Should I install it on the local machine? A choice you will need to make with regard to installing the toolbox is:
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