Info: SOLIDWORKS System Options (KB12121012) (DriveWorks Documentation)

Info: SOLIDWORKS System Options

This document outlines the various settings that should be applied to optimize SOLIDWORKS for generating models using DriveWorks.

These settings could also apply when capturing model data.

SOLIDWORKS system options can be found from the SOLIDWORKS Tools menu, select Options:

System Option Category	Option	Setting
General	Open last used document(s) at startup	Never
Messages/Errors/Warnings	When rebuild error occurs	Continue
Performance	Automatically load components lightweight	Uncheck
Performance	Always resolve sub-assemblies	Check
Performance	Check out-of-date lightweight components	Don't Check
Performance	Resolve lightweight components	Always
Performance	Rebuild assembly on load	Always
Assemblies	Use Large Assembly Mode to improve performance. This option is not available in SOLIDWORKS 2020 and newer.	Uncheck
Assemblies	Use Lightweight mode and Large Assembly Settings when the number of components exceeds:	Uncheck
Assemblies	Use Large Design Review mode when the number of components exceeds:	Uncheck
External References	Open referenced documents with read-only access	Uncheck
External References	Don't prompt to save read-only referenced documents	Check
External References	Automatically generate names for referenced geometry	Uncheck
External References	Update component names when documents are replaced	Check

Additional to the options applied within SOLIDWORKS we also recommend the setting File name extensions is checked in Windows File Explorer.

Apply this to any machine that can generate models (DriveWorks User, DriveWorks Administrator and DriveWorks Autopilot machines)

Knowledge Base Article Ref:	KB12121012