{"id":16175,"date":"2017-03-03T11:00:04","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T16:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/?p=16175"},"modified":"2017-03-02T12:24:14","modified_gmt":"2017-03-02T17:24:14","slug":"remove-mod-diam-solidworks-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/2017\/03\/remove-mod-diam-solidworks-design.html","title":{"rendered":"How to remove MOD-DIAM from your SOLIDWORKS design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The\u00a0&lt;MOD-DIAM&gt; issue can occur if you\u2019ve been running several versions of SOLIDWORKS alongside one another on the same machine. SOLIDWORKS routes its file locations for common items like templates and symbols to the same location for both versions of the software. The version which is installed first will be the source for these file locations.<\/p>\n<p>If a user tries to uninstall an older version of SOLIDWORKS (which may be the source for file locations), the software will lose its link to things like templates or the symbols library and you end up with &lt;MOD-DIAM&gt; in place of the Diameter symbol as shown below:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16180\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Mod-Diam-SolidWorks-0-615x414.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Mod-Diam-SolidWorks-0-615x414.png 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Mod-Diam-SolidWorks-0-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Mod-Diam-SolidWorks-0-768x517.png 768w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Mod-Diam-SolidWorks-0-728x490.png 728w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Mod-Diam-SolidWorks-0.png 1078w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0How to remove &lt;MOD-DIAM&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Navigate to Tools &gt; Options in SOLIDWORKS<\/li>\n<li>Under \u2018System Options\u2019 you\u2019ll find file locations. There is a dropdown list here, drop it down and find \u2018Symbol Library File\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16178\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Mod-Diam-SolidWorks-2-615x263.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Mod-Diam-SolidWorks-2-615x263.png 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Mod-Diam-SolidWorks-2-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Mod-Diam-SolidWorks-2-768x328.png 768w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Mod-Diam-SolidWorks-2-728x311.png 728w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Mod-Diam-SolidWorks-2.png 877w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Have a look at the file location listed here. It will probably be something like: C:\\ProgramData\\SOLIDWORKS\\SOLIDWORKS &lt;YEAR&gt;\\lang\\english. You may notice that the year number listed is for an old version which you may have previously uninstalled<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open Windows explorer and browse to C:\\ProgramData. This is a hidden folder, so you can either type it directly into the address bar or show your hidden folders from the View menu in Explorer &gt; Options &gt; View tab<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16179\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Mod-Diam-SolidWorks-3-615x582.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Mod-Diam-SolidWorks-3-615x582.png 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Mod-Diam-SolidWorks-3-300x284.png 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Mod-Diam-SolidWorks-3.png 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Now browse to the location listed in SOLIDWORKS that we found earlier &#8211; It may not exist, which could\u00a0be your issue. To fix this,\u00a0simply point SOLIDWORKS to the corresponding C:\\ProgramData\\SOLIDWORKS\\SOLIDWORKS &lt;YEAR&gt;\\lang\\english location for your year version<\/li>\n<li>If the folder <em>does<\/em> exist, it might be be missing a file called \u2018gtol.sym\u2019, which you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.innova-systems.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/gtol.zip\">download here<\/a> to unzip and place in that location<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you&#8217;re still having trouble, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.innova-systems.co.uk\/support\/\">get in touch with the Innova Systems Technical Support team<\/a>\u00a0(supported customers only).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>We hope you found that useful!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Have you seen our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.innova-systems.co.uk\/category\/blog\/\">blog archive<\/a>\u00a0where we have posted plenty of helpful articles?\u00a0We also have a fantastic video library filled with easy-to-follow\u00a0videos on a number of topics inspired by other SOLIDWORKS users \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.innova-systems.co.uk\/category\/videos\/ask-the-experts\/\">take a look<\/a>.\u00a0Also, don\u2019t forget to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InnovaSystemsUK\">follow Innova Systems\u00a0on twitter<\/a>\u00a0for daily bite size SOLIDWORKS tips, tricks and videos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0&lt;MOD-DIAM&gt; issue can occur if you\u2019ve been running several versions of SOLIDWORKS alongside one another on the same machine. 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