SW SOLIDWORKS 2015 Installation Guide Part3 – Electrical Installation
SOLIDWORKS Electrical can be broken down into two parts SQL Meta Data and Electronic Program Data
SQL Meta Data has
- All data about everything… (All the CAD document data is contained here.)
Electronic Program Data
- Program Files – The application, (without this the program will not run).
- Program Data – The data, (without it the program will run…but will have no content)
Licensing scheme for SOLIDWORKS Electrical:
- SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic
- SOLIDWORKS Electrical 3D
- SOLIDWORKS Electrical Professional (limited to 1 PC)
Use the SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager. The installation manager is a simplified process that will help guide you through the install.
First a few important questions…
- Do you want to share the data now or in the future?
- How many people will share the data?
- Do you want to use an existing SQL Server instance?
Is it a local or server installation?
Individual – Everything is installed locally
If choosing the individual method:
A SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic code is generally only required where SOLIDWORKS is not being installed.
Product selection menu and the more button on the summary page give you the options to turn on the products and configure the locations etc.
Under the Products click Change and then check the boxes for SOLIDWORKS Electrical and the sub products:
- SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic
- SOLIDWORKS Electrical 3D
- Uncheck Collaborative server and Data
On the more button menu you can get to the SOLIDWORKS Electrical Options menu.
- Specify server SQL name and data location
- All other settings can be local
You may already have an existing SQL Server instance on your server so it is ok to use the existing instance from a previous install. Or you may need a new instance if it has not been setup before.
SQL Server
- New instance
- Existing instance
- Authentication mode
- Password
If choosing to use server products:
Server Products has options for installing the SOLIDWORKS Electrical server.
- Everything except the application files are installed on a server
Product selection menu and the more button on the summary page give you the options to turn on the products and configure the locations etc.
Under the Products click Change and then check the boxes for SOLIDWORKS Electrical and the sub products.
- SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic
- SOLIDWORKS Electrical 3D
- Collaborative Server
- Data
On the more button menu you can get to the SOLIDWORKS Electrical Options menu.
- Data Location
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Collaborative Server
- SQL Server location
- Initial Port
You may already have an existing SQL Server instance on your server so it is ok to use the existing instance from a previous install. Or you may need a new instance if it has not been setup before.
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SQL Server
- New instance
- Existing instance
- Authentication mode
- Password
Potential Errors:
Causes
Invalid permissions
- Machine
- SQL
Connection
- Firewalls
- Anti-virus
- Network connection
- Install settings
Password
- Incorrect password
- TEW password length (also seen as 27506)
- Sometimes this error comes up as 27502 (if they have epdm) sometimes it's 27506 (if there is no epdm but password restrictions are enabled)
Install settings
Causes:
Invalid permissions
- Upgrade from major version
- SQL database owner
Installation settings
- Incorrect options chosen
- Admin image
Causes:
SQL cannot create an instance
- Permissions
- System restart
If you need help with any errors please don't hesitate to contact us for support.
We hope this series has given you an insight on how to successfully install SOLIDWORKS 2015. Please check back to the CATI Blog as the Dedicated Support Team will continue posting new series of articles every month that go further into the details of many of the SOLIDWORKS tools. All of these articles will be stored in the category of Daily Dose…..of SOLIDWORKS Support and links to each article with their release date are listed below:
- SOLIDWORKS 2015 Installation Guide Part1 – Individual Installation (Neil Bucalo 10/29/14)
- SOLIDWORKS 2015 Installation Guide Part2 – SolidNetwork License Installation (Blake Cokinis 11/3/14)
- SOLIDWORKS 2015 Installation Guide Part3 – SOLIDWORKS Electrical Installation (John Van Engen 10/31/14)
- SOLIDWORKS 2015 Installation Guide Part4 – SOLIDWORKS Composer, SOLIDWORKS Plastics, and Simulation Installation (Bryan Pawlak 11/4/14)
John Van Engen
CATI Senior Technical Analyst