Test functionality by launching the toolbox inside of Solidworks.Īfter the update check-in the database and have users get latest so the changes are reflected for all users. Once this is complete the toolbox will be updated.
Run the update utility it’ll take several minutes. It will reference the folder used to launch the updater from, since this folder contains the updating information.īefore using the updater check out the database file swbrowser.sldedb, in the case a file named swbrowser.sldedbold is also found in the directory it will need to be checked out as well. The application will automatically fill out the updating database information. This is loaded from Solidworks, if this window is blank simply navigate to the database file “swbrowser.sldedb” it exists at \lang\english. First, it will display both the directory to the toolbox and its version. Once in the utility some information will be provided, and some will need to be selected.
In this folder find and launch the application: “Update browser database”.
WOOD SCREW SOLIDWORKS TOOLBOX HOW TO
Details on how to this can be found in “Migrating Toolbox files to a network location or PDM Vault.”
WOOD SCREW SOLIDWORKS TOOLBOX INSTALL
It’s encouraged to install the toolbox in the PDM environment and setup the vault to manage the files within Toolbox. PDM standard and PDM professional are both built to manage Solidworks toolbox and its files.
The Toolbox is a collection of several powerful tools built into SolidWorks it can increase productivity and decrease the time required to complete a design.