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- The ME student license of Solidworks may be used for class purposes only. Students needing to use Solidworks for research need to contact service.desk@engr.utexas.edu and ask about purchasing reaserch research licenses or other CAD products that may be available.
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- Solidworks is available via
- The ME virtual desktop environment (https://wikis.utexas.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=185742118)
- Install onto personally owned laptops (this method may NOT be used on any UT owned system!).
- Fill out the Go to Solidworks request form here, https://utexas.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_8IZhD3xMerIVF5P
- NOTE - We suggest copying the instructions at the end of the request form to a text editor
- Download the installer from the link in the instructions
- Right-click the downloaded zip file, choose properties, and make sure the file doesn't have a block attached (https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/delay/p/unblockingdownloadedfile/)
- Unzip the file with your preferred zip utility or right-click on the file and select "Extract All"
- Run the setup file
- Select SOLIDWORKS under #D Design and paste in the serial number from the instructions and click Next
- Scroll down, accept the terms, and click "Install Now"
- Restart the computer if requested
- Open Solidworks and select activate and click Next
- Select Automatically over the internet and click Next
- Click Finish
- Fill out the Go to Solidworks request form here, https://utexas.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_8IZhD3xMerIVF5P
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