SolidWorks Administration Bible

Companion Web site includes templates, custom properties, and macros to help you administer SolidWorks

Matt Lombard

SolidWorks® Administration Bible

Install, configure, and manage SolidWorks

Become your company's CAD administrator

Establish best practices and write standards

The book you need to succeed!

What you need to configure, install, and manage SolidWorks

At last, there is a comprehensive guide for those of you who can already power-use SolidWorks but now find yourself also responsible for installing, monitoring, or maintaining this complex software for your company. From hardware selection and training users to handling licensing, updates, and troubleshooting, this is the bread-and-butter SolidWorks administration book that IT and CAD administrators—or those pressed into service to handle those tasks—have been seeking.

• Understand network requirements and set up a CAD workspace

• Get up to speed on Windows Registry, Msconfig, and other OS tools

• Install SolidWorks, implement training, and handle licensing

• Define and write your company's 2D and 3D SolidWorks standards

• Establish best practices for sketches, features, and assemblies

• Become the point person between IT and CAD and management and CAD

Companion Web Site

Visit the book's Web site for document templates, custom properties, macros, and various types of data you'll encounter while administering SolidWorks.

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