Copy Settings Wizard Tech tip
When installing on a new machine or upgrading to a new major version of SOLIDWORKS it can be tedious to get the settings and shortcuts how you like them. The copy settings wizard is here to help., this tool is used to save current settings as well as restore old settings.
Open the Copy Settings wizard
Start>Programs>Solidworks Tools>Copy Settings Wizard
Select Save and click Next
Choose what settings you would like to save from your current user. And the file location for where you want to save the settings file. This file can then be put on to a network drive or transferred to other machines.
Once the file has been saved and transferred, load up the copy settings wizard on the target machine. Select restore and click next.
Here you can filter what settings to bring in from the settings file and click Next. You can then choose what users the settings are applied to and click Next
On the final page you are prompt to create a backup of your current settings, this will allow you to restore back in case the wrong settings are restored. This will complete the process.
