{"id":22348,"date":"2018-12-08T10:00:02","date_gmt":"2018-12-08T15:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/?p=22348"},"modified":"2018-12-07T12:14:40","modified_gmt":"2018-12-07T17:14:40","slug":"activate-to-automate-how-to-activate-driveworksxpress-in-solidworks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/2018\/12\/activate-to-automate-how-to-activate-driveworksxpress-in-solidworks.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Activate DriveWorksXpress in SOLIDWORKS &#8211; The time saving Design Automation tool inside SOLIDWORKS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22349 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/DriveWorksXpressActivatetoAutomate-300x300.png\" alt=\"DriveWorksXpress\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/DriveWorksXpressActivatetoAutomate-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/DriveWorksXpressActivatetoAutomate-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/DriveWorksXpressActivatetoAutomate.png 547w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To start automating your designs, follow these quick and easy steps to activate DriveWorksXpress inside SOLIDWORKS.<strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22351 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/DriveWorksXpressActivationSteps-300x300.png\" alt=\"DriveWorksXpress\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/DriveWorksXpressActivationSteps-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/DriveWorksXpressActivationSteps-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/DriveWorksXpressActivationSteps.png 615w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong>\u00a0Open SOLIDWORKS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong>\u00a0Go to Tools, Xpress Products, DriveWorksXpress<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22352 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Step2-615x369.png\" alt=\"STEP 2\" width=\"615\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Step2-615x369.png 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Step2-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Step2-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Step2-728x437.png 728w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Step2.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong>\u00a0Click on the link for My.SolidWorks.com\/Xpress to get your free activation code.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22353 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Step3-1-615x369.png\" alt=\"STEP 3\" width=\"615\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Step3-1-615x369.png 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Step3-1-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Step3-1-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Step3-1-728x437.png 728w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Step3-1.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong>\u00a0Copy the activation code.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22354 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Step4-1-615x369.png\" alt=\"STEP 4\" width=\"615\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Step4-1-615x369.png 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Step4-1-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Step4-1-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Step4-1-728x437.png 728w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Step4-1.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><strong>Step 5:<\/strong>\u00a0Go back to SOLIDWORKS, paste the activation code in to the product code box and click OK.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22355 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Step5-615x369.png\" alt=\"STEP 5\" width=\"615\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Step5-615x369.png 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Step5-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Step5-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Step5-728x437.png 728w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Step5.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 6:<\/strong>\u00a0Start automating!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22356 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Step6-615x327.png\" alt=\"STEP 6\" width=\"615\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Step6-615x327.png 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Step6-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Step6-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Step6-728x387.png 728w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Step6.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learn More<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DriveWorksXpress is the time-saving design automation tool included in every license of SOLIDWORKS. It\u2019s ideal for configuring designs that are the\u00a0<strong>Same but Different<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The software is free and is\u00a0included in every license of SOLIDWORKS, you just need to activate it.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22362 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/DriveWorksXpressInsideSOLIDWORKS-1-615x282.png\" alt=\"DriveWorksXpress\" width=\"615\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/DriveWorksXpressInsideSOLIDWORKS-1-615x282.png 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/DriveWorksXpressInsideSOLIDWORKS-1-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/DriveWorksXpressInsideSOLIDWORKS-1-768x352.png 768w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/DriveWorksXpressInsideSOLIDWORKS-1-728x333.png 728w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/DriveWorksXpressInsideSOLIDWORKS-1.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Configuring and automating your designs with DriveWorksXpress is easy:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Set up your project to capture your design knowledge.<\/li>\n<li>Fill out your input form.<\/li>\n<li>Create new SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD parts, assemblies and drawings automatically.<\/li>\n<li>Fill out your form to configure again and again, re-using your valuable design knowledge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As DriveWorksXpress is based on your rules, you\u2019ll save time, reduce repetitive tasks and minimize costly errors.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about DriveWorksXpress with these free online resources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.driveworks.co.uk\/training\/driveworksxpress-getting-started\/\">Monthly Getting Started Webinar<\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<li><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/driveworksxpress\">YouTube videos<\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<li><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.driveworks.co.uk\/products\/driveworksxpress\/tutorials\/\">Downloadable Tutorials<\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<li><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.driveworks.co.uk\/products\/driveworksxpress\/sample-projects\/\">Downloadable Sample Projects<\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; To start automating your designs, follow these quick and easy steps to activate DriveWorksXpress inside SOLIDWORKS.\u00a0 \u00a0 Step 1:\u00a0Open SOLIDWORKS Step 2:\u00a0Go to Tools, Xpress Products, DriveWorksXpress Step 3:\u00a0Click on the link for My.SolidWorks.com\/Xpress to get your free activation<\/p>\n... <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/2018\/12\/activate-to-automate-how-to-activate-driveworksxpress-in-solidworks.html\">Continued<\/a>","protected":false},"author":137,"featured_media":22349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,21],"tags":[1515,487,418,1514,474],"class_list":["post-22348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-design","category-solidworks","tag-activate","tag-automation","tag-design-2","tag-driveworksxpress","tag-tool"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/137"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22348"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22444,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22348\/revisions\/22444"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}