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Error Message: The SOLIDWORKS Document Manager Library is Invalid. Please see your administrator.

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Sean Brown

Problem

When using the Pack and Go or Find References tools in SOLIDWORKS®, users may encounter the following error message:

The SOLIDWORKS Document Manager library is invalid. Please see your administrator.SolidWorks Error Message stating The SOLIDWORKS Document Manager library is invalid. Please see your administrator.

This error prevents Pack and Go or Find References from completing successfully. The issue is commonly related to the SOLIDWORKS Document Manager library file, SwDocumentMgr.dll, which may be missing, corrupted, or an incorrect version.

Solution 1: Repair SOLIDWORKS

In most cases, performing a SOLIDWORKS repair will restore the required Document Manager files. Please click on the link below and follow the instructions to run a repair of SOLIDWORKS.

How to Repair SOLIDWORKS – Hawk Ridge Systems

If a repair does not resolve the problem, please move on to the next solution.

Solution 2: Manually Register the Document Manager DLL

If a repair does not resolve the issue, the SwDocumentMgr.dll file may need to be manually registered.

  1. Browse to C:\Program Files\Common Files\SolidWorks Shared.
  2. Confirm that SwDocumentMgr.dll exists in this location.
  3. Close SOLIDWORKS.
  4. Open Command Prompt as an administrator.
  5. Enter the following command and press Enter:
regsvr32  "C:\Program Files\Common Files\SolidWorks Shared\SwDocumentMgr.dll"

For further technical support, please contact Hawk Ridge Systems at 877.266.4469 for the U.S. or 866.587.6803 for Canada and support@hawkridgesys.com. 

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