On August 28, during IMSS' regularly scheduled maintenance, the SolidWorks license server migrated to a new server in order to upgrade to the latest version 2025. All SolidWorks installations must NOW update the license server information in the SolidNetWork License Manager.
Update License Info Now:
- Launch the SolidNetwork License Manager, located in Programs > SolidWorks > SolidWorks Tools.
- Click on the Server List tab at the top.
- Click Add to enter the new license server information. The new license server name can be obtained by ordering a free license of SolidWorks from the software.caltech.edu webstore after August 28th.
- Remove the old license server information.
- Launch SolidWorks to confirm the update.
- Reminder: SolidWorks requires a Caltech network connection; use VPN if needed.
For questions, please contact the Help Desk (626-395-3500, [email protected], https://help.caltech.edu).