SolidWorks

Description

SolidWorks is a solid modeling computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided engineering (CAE) computer program.

License

• License expires July 31
• Available to faculty, staff, and graduate assistants at no cost for instructional use only.
• Research licensing is available. Please contact ITPALS for more info at http://software.vt.edu/help.
• Graduate students without an Engineering assistantship will need to purchase a SolidWorks license from Software Sales.
• Undergraduate students who purchased the Engineering software bundle before Fall 2019 will need to purchase a SolidWorks license from Software Sales.

Access and Installation

Classwork Use

• Faculty and graduate students using for teaching must request access from http://software.vt.edu/help.
• All Engineering undergraduate students who arrived in 2019 or later should already have access as part of your software bundle. Visit the Software Download Site for installation files and instructions.
• Undergraduate students who purchased the Engineering software bundle before Fall 2019 will need to purchase a SolidWorks license from Software Sales.
• Graduate students without an Engineering assistantship will need to purchase a SolidWorks license from Software Sales.

Research Use

• Faculty, staff, and students using for research will need to purchase a license. Submit requests at http://software.vt.edu/help.

Lab Use

• If your lab is for instructional/classwork use, then you should be fine installing the education license at no cost.
• If your lab is for research, then you will need to purchase the appropriate research license.
  
• Submit requests for lab usage to http://software.vt.edu/help.

Download and Install

• Once you have access, visit the Software Download Site for installation files and instructions.

Support

• If this is a VT-owned system, contact your IT Department for assistance.
• If this is a personal system, contact the SWAT Office for assistance.