Installing SolidWorks 2013 on your Computer

License borrowing
SolidWorks
SolidWorks (www.solidworks.com) is a 3D solid modeling package. Components in
SolidWorks can be used for creation of engineering drawings, analysis of designs for motion,
stress and fluid flow (friction, drag and lift), animation and photo realistic presentation of
designs.
The School of Engineering has purchased 1000 licenses of SolidWorks for use by any UniSA
student for their studies.
500 licenses are available on the Mawson Lakes pool server (SolidWorks is available
on most computer pools at Mawson Lakes, plus City West (GK3-24, GK3-21, BH310, BH4-09, BH4-18, BH4-19), City East (P3-34, P3-33), Magill (C1-82) and
Whyalla (MB2-61, MB2-62).
500 licenses are available on a School of AME server for use in AMEs computer pool
(J2-15, J2-17) and for off campus use by UniSA students (monthly license borrowing
via VPN).
SolidWorks has also provided another bonus 1000 licenses (stand alone installation expiring
31 December 2014, requiring only internet/email to activate). The access codes are in 10
batches of 100 licenses and these access codes will be associated with specific UniSA
courses. The codes and installation instructions will be provided to students by their Course
Coordinator.
The software will be updated annually, around January to the latest Educational Version (i.e.
for 2014 the version will be SolidWorks 2013).
Note: Solidworks 2013 is not compatible with Windows XP and Mac OS.

Installing SolidWorks on your computer license borrowing

In order to gain a copy of SolidWorks 2013 for your personal computer you must:STEP 1. Obtain a copy of the SolidWorks software from either:(i)

Download from the Internet

1. Go to: www.solidworks.com/SEK
2. Enter the SEK ID: XSEK12
3. Fill out the registration information and select 2013-2014
version
4. Download the 64 or 32 bit version of SolidWorks, install and
activate with the serial number detailed below. The download
is approximately 2.5 GB.

(ii)

Download from the UniSA pool computer from the server address (this is not a
web address and you must either follow link or paste it into the Windows Explorer
search box)
\\ieepw-data2.ml.unisa.edu.au\ENE-Share\AME\Software\Solidworks2013\32bit
(approximately 5.79GB for 32-bit OS) or
\\ieepw-data2.ml.unisa.edu.au\ENE-Share\AME\Software\Solidworks2013\64bit
(approximately 6.29GB for 64-bit OS).
For Whyalla students, they can access the local Whyalla server
\\whpool0\solidworks2013

STEP 2. Connect your PC to the UniSA network

UNISA wireless setup on your laptop (On Campus):
Go to the Connecting to the UniSA wireless network
http://w3.unisa.edu.au/ists/wireless/connecting-unisa.asp
Connecting to UNISA Network (Off Campus):
Go to the VPN user guides and software
http://w3.unisa.edu.au/ists/vpn/downloads.asp
STEP 3. Install the software on your PC
Firstly, install SolidWorks 2013 SP5.0 by running the installation file \sldim\sldim.exe
This may take 15 to 30 minutes depending upon your computer.
When asked, select installation type: Individual (on this computer)

When asked, insert the following as your serial number: 9710 0064 9170 1470

To associate this serial number with the School of AME licenses, you will need to be
connected to the UniSA computing network (staff office, unisa wireless or VPN) and
enter the following to the requested server list by clicking add and entering the
following path:
25734@solidworks.ieelm.unisa.edu.au

At the end of the installation you will need to restart your computer.
STEP 4. Obtaining a SolidWorks license
SolidWorks licenses can either be obtained by being connected to the UniSA computing
network or a license can be borrowed for up to a 30 day period and used remote from the
UniSA network. After the selected period, a borrowed license will automatically expire
and its can be renewed by repeating the license borrowing procedure.
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Access or Borrow a SolidWorks license

From Windows select Start All Programs SolidWorks 2013 SolidWorks Tools
Click on SolidNetWork License Manager.
Under the Server List tab you can add the server path
25734@solidworks.ieelm.unisa.edu.au, if not already done in Step 3.
Select the License Borrowing tab. Select the expiry date (borrow until) of up to 30 days
to activate a take home (off-line) license and select the Available product licenses called
SolidWorks Simulation Premium, SolidWorks Flow Simulation, and
SolidWorks Premium. The license will automatically expire at the end of the license
period.
Ensure the licences are in the order shown below or else some features may not be
available.

STEP 5. Running SolidWorks

For Windows Vista/7:
From Windows select Windows Logo All Programs SolidWorks 2013
SolidWorks 2013 (or Solidworks 2013 x64 Edition)

FAQ
1) Having difficulty reinstalling SolidWorks after having a problem during
installation?
You will need to remove all the SolidWorks folders and registry key before you can
reinstall SolidWorks again.
From Add / Remove Programs, you need to remove
SolidWorks 2013 SP05 (if available)
SolidWorks 2013 x64 Edition SP05 (if available)
2) Getting the error message Error 619: A connection to the remote computer
could not be established, so the port used for this connection was closed. when
connecting with the VPN connection.
Please disable or uninstall the third party Firewall Software such as Windows Live
One Care, ZoneAlarm, Norton Internet Security, etc.
3) Have problem to renew the license after license has expired or to re-borrow a
license after formatting the hard drive of a computer for some reasons?
(Please make sure that you know what to do before doing it. If you do any
mistakes, then your computer may have a problem to startup, etc)
i) Start > Run and type REGEDIT
ii) browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\FLEXlm License Manager"
registry folder.
iii) delete the Borrow sub folder.
If the above method does not work, then you need to create a new login name.
Note: These instructions are given to help with the set up and installation of SolidWorks on
your PC, however I am unable to provide individual assistance with installation and running
of SolidWorks on your computer. For technical help please contact
ITHELPDESK@unisa.edu.au
John Fielke
School of Engineering
University of South Australia
13 January 2014