

This prevents them from being accidentally removed if you uninstall an older version of SOLIDWORKS at a later date.

The solution is pretty simple… …this is how we do itġ) The first thing to think about is moving all your company specific templates/sheet formats/weldment profiles out of the standard install directories. The reasons are varied “The company haven’t given me the go-ahead yet”, or “My client is using an older version of SOLIDWORKS and upgrading will affect the project”.

This is quite common – in fact the Innova Systems technical support team regularly take calls from customers looking to do just this. One problem though you don’t want, or you can’t get rid of your older installation. Picture the scene: The latest version of SOLIDWORKS has just come out and you’re itching to get it installed to try out all the new features.
