Problem

This article goes over how to transfer a SOLIDWORKS Standalone license to another computer. A standalone license must be deactivated from the computer it is currently active on in order to use SOLIDWORKS on a different computer. This will remove the license from the old computer and allow it to be activated on a new computer. Uninstalling the software without deactivating does not deactivate the license.

Solution

1. In SOLIDWORKS 2020 & newer, go to Help > Licenses > Deactivate. For SOLIDWORKS 2016, go to Help > Deactivate Licenses. For SOLIDWORKS 2015 and older, go to Help > Transfer License 

   

2. On the Product Activation window that comes up, click "Select All" to select all licenses

3. Choose whether to transfer the license automatically over the internet or manually via e-mail, put in an email address, and click “Next”

   

4. SOLIDWORKS will now begin to transfer the licenses

5. Once it has finished transferring the licenses, click Finish from the "Deactivation succeeded" window that comes up to close SOLIDWORKS. Note: If all licenses were deactivated, this list should be blank.

   

6. Active SOLIDWORKS on the other computer as desired

For the license and online services agreement between Dassault Systèmes and Customer (“Agreement”), please refer to the Offering Specific Terms (OST) found in the link below.
https://www.3ds.com/terms/ost/licensed-programs

Note: If multiple versions of SOLIDWORKS are installed, the deactivation/transfer must be run from the newest version of SOLIDWORKS installed. There will be an error message when attempting to deactivate from an older version than the newest installed.

For additional support, existing customers can submit a ticket or new customers can contact Hawk Ridge Systems.