Problem
This article walks through the steps to fix the 'Description' field not being available when saving a SOLIDWORKS file. The 'Description' field should appear directly below the 'Save as type' menu when saving any file within SOLIDWORKS.
Solution
- Close SOLIDWORKS
- In Windows File Explorer, navigate to the SOLIDWORKS installation folder. The default location is:
C:\Program Files\SOLIDWORKS Corp\SOLIDWORKS - In this folder, find the file named 'sldpropertyhandler.dll' and keep this window open for use in step 6
- In the Windows Start Menu, type "cmd" without quotations into the Windows search field, and right-click on the Command Prompt application to select "Run as administrator".
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Once the Command Prompt has opened, type 'regsvr32' with a space following this syntax
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Drag the 'sldpropertyhandler.dll' file into the Command Prompt window to populate the full file path into the Command Prompt. Alternatively, this can be manually entered:
regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\SOLIDWORKS Corp\SOLIDWORKS\sldpropertyhandler.dll" -
Once this full command has been entered, press the 'Enter' key, and if this action is successful, a success message should appear
- Try to save a file in SOLIDWORKS again
For additional support, existing customers can submit a ticket or new customers can contact Hawk Ridge Systems.
Comments
More information on this behavior can be found in: S-071459
You can access the above article number by logging into the Solidworks customer portal -> Knowledge Base -> search for "071459"
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