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1. Unzip the Activator folder into arbitrary writeable folder like (C:\Temp)
2.1 Press "Change Serial Numbers" button, select "Force Local Activation Serial
Numbers"
from drop-down list and press "Change Serial Numbers"
2.2 Press "Activate Licenses" button, select "SolidWorks 2018 Products" from
drop-down
list, select products to activate by toggling "Activate" or "Skip" on every
product
and "Details" to tweak features if required. Press "Activate Licenses" to
activate
licenses. SolidWorks PDM Professional license (ex Enterprise PDM) license
will be
also generated and prompted to save on disk as "sw_d.lic"
3.1 If the System Check Warning window appears, ignore it (click Next to
continue)
3.2 If the warning "SolidWorks Serial number was not found in activation
database "appears,
ignore it (click OK to continue)
3.5 If the "The Installation Manager was unable to determine the current
subscription
expiration date. Would you like to reactivate your license to update this
information?"
appears, press No and press Yes in "Do you want to do it later?" prompt.
4.1 Press "Copy Loaders" button, and press "Stop Services and Copy Loaders" to
confirm.
All running services related to SolidWorks will be stopped and loader fixes
copied
to appropriate directories.
4.2 Press "Activate Express Codes" button, and press "Activate" button to
confirm.
5. (OPTIONAL) Use generated PDM Professional license file to feed SNL License
Server as described
in "PDM / License Server Activation". If no PDM will be used, skip the step
6. Reboot computer
1. Unzip the Activator folder into arbitrary writeable folder like (C:\Temp)
2.1 Press "Change Serial Numbers" button, select "Force Network Floating Serial
Numbers"
from drop-down list and press "Change Serial Numbers"
2.2 Press "Activate Licenses" button, select "SolidWorks 2018 Products" from
drop-down
list, select products to activate by toggling "Activate" or "Skip" on every
product
and "Details" to tweak features if required. Press "Activate Licenses" to
generate
license file for SolidWorks and PDM Products (PDM Standard and PDM
Professional) and
save it as "sw_d.lic"
3.1 If the System Check Warning window appears, ignore it (click Next to
continue)
3.2 If the warning "SolidWorks Serial number was not found in activation
database "appears,
ignore it (click OK to continue)
4.1 Press "Copy Loaders" button, and press "Stop Services and Copy Loaders" to
confirm.
All running services related to SolidWorks will be stopped and loader fixes
copied
to appropriate directories.
6. Reboot computer
1. Unzip the Activator folder into arbitrary writeable folder like (C:\Temp)
3.1 If the System Check Warning window appears, ignore it (click Next to
continue)
3.2 If the warning "SolidWorks Serial number was not found in activation
database "appears,
ignore it (click OK to continue)
4.1 Press "Copy Loaders" button, and press "Stop Services and Copy Loaders" to
confirm.
All running services related to SolidWorks will be stopped and loader fixes
copied
to appropriate directories.
4.2 Press "Activate Express Codes" button, and press "Activate" button to
confirm.
5. Reboot computer
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