CAD Lab Support

To use Solidworks 2013 when you are away from Sheridan, you must first borrow license for the software. To do so, you will need to connect to the Sheridan Network. When borrowing license, we recommend that you connect to the network using a network cable instead of connecting via wireless.

1. Click the Start button and select “All Programs” to see the full menu. Scroll down until you see a folder called “SolidWorks 2013” and select it. The folder expands showing four icons. Select the folder called “SolidWorks Tools”. Once that folder expands, there will be seven icons. Select the one called “SolidNetWork License Manager”.

   

2. Click the “License Borrowing” Tab.

   

3. There will be a drop down menu called “Borrow Until:”. Select a future date ONLY 30 days from the current date. (Example: If today’s date is May 10^th, ONLY select June 10^th)

   

4. There is a list of all the products that require you to borrow license for, highlight 2D Editor for DWG, SolidWorks Flow Simulation, SolidWorks Premium, SolidWorks Simulation Premium, Solid Works Standard, SolidWorks Sustainability by holding the CTRL key while clicking on the product name.

   

5. Click on the “Borrow” button and the “SolidWorks SolidNetWork Licence Administrator” window pops up asking “Do you really want to borrow the license?”. Click “Yes”.

   

6. If the expiry date you have chosen is further than 30 days, a “SolidWorks SolidNetWork License Administrator” error window will appear giving the latest available borrow date. Click “OK” and go back to Step 8 and try again with the given date.

   

7. If no error window appears, there will now be a date under the “Expire Date” column.

   

8. Click “OK” at the bottom right hand of the window and Disconnect your laptop from the Sheridan network.
9. Run SolidWorks to ensure that the license was borrowed successfully. If not, try the process again or contact Sheridan College CAD Lab staff or ITSC staff to assist you.