Installation Guide – SOLIDWORKS MBD
To install and use a commercial edition or educational edition of SOLIDWORKS MBD, you must
have a SOLIDWORKS MBD standalone serial number. You cannot add SOLIDWORKS MBD licenses
to an existing SOLIDWORKS serial number.
To install SOLIDWORKS MBD:
1. SOLIDWORKS 2015 SP2.0 or newer is required. Upgrade SOLIDWORKS Desktop if not
already at SP2.0 or newer.
2. Evoke a change to the SOLIDWORKS 2015 program from within the Windows Control Panel
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3. Enter your SOLIDWORKS MBD serial numbers into the Installation Manager (IM) ‘Serial
Number’ page.
4. Proceed by selecting Next.
5. In the 'Product Selection' page, select SOLIDWORKS and proceed through the installation.
NOTE: You cannot select SOLIDWORKS MBD in the 'Product Selection' page. The
SOLIDWORKS MBD components are automatically installed with the SOLIDWORKS installer.
SOLIDWORKS MBD is not included in the SOLIDWORKS add-ins list. There is no way to turn
SOLIDWORKS MBD on or off.
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Network licenses of SOLIDWORKS MBD:
Network licensing for SOLIDWORKS MBD also differs from most other SOLIDWORKS products.
During startup, SOLIDWORKS checks the SNL server for SOLIDWORKS MBD licenses. If SOLIDWORKS
finds SOLIDWORKS MBD licenses, then SOLIDWORKS MBD commands will be available in the user
interface via the 'SOLIDWORKS MBD' CommandManager tab. At this time, however, SOLIDWORKS
does not pull or use a license. SOLIDWORKS pulls or uses a license the first time you use a SOLIDWORKS
MBD command.
To return a SOLIDWORKS MBD license to the SNL server, you must shutdown SOLIDWORKS.
Note: Standard SNL management methods, which include the use of an options file, are available for
reservation and revocation of SOLIDWORKS MBD licenses.
To use SOLIDWORKS MBD:
1. After installation, run SOLIDWORKS
2. The 'SOLIDWORKS Product Activation' dialog displays. Activate SOLIDWORKS MBD.
3. The SOLIDWORKS MBD CommandManager tab should display. This tab contains all of the
SOLIDWORKS MBD commands. There is also a 3D Views tab at the bottom of the main
view. If the tab does not display, right click on the CommandManager and enable the tab.
Reminder: SOLIDWORKS MBD is not included in the SOLIDWORKS add-ins list. There is no way to
turn SOLIDWORKS MBD on or off while in the SOLIDWORKS session.
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