I added time stamps for convenience if you already completed some of the steps required. Check the chapters flagged IMPORTANT as those should not be skipped One thing I missed is that you can't use Microsoft Office 365 apps in the virtual machine or else it'll break your SolidWorks application for some reason. You can use those apps in MacOS anyways so this shouldn't matter too much.
@@xyzgnomon I tried to download excel through office 365 apps since I didn't want to use the cloud version, but came across the weird bug where SolidWorks didn't launch anymore. The only fix was to do a fresh install so if you want to use excel you would have to import the file from either the web version or from MacOS. Sadly everything isn't supported.
Hello Ser I tried to follow your instructions and installed Solidworks but after I start the App the load screen appears for a few seconds and then just disappears. I already installed office 365 and Excel (I need it specificly und paralles cause else VBA wont work) do you think it could be caused by Excel and do you have any solutions maybe?@@Everyview
I managed to fix it. In the windows event manager I saw that the crash was related to some DLL which I downloaded manually and now it works even together with excel :) @@Everyview
Well i have now the M3 pro and have on the Benchmark 170s for the graph. Without doing anytthing for the performance. It runs really good, NX also runs superb with more than 1000 Parts in an assembly.
Great job. You anticipated a lot of little stuff that others might gloss over. Thank you. Of course Solidworks has to be the one indispensable application that demands Windows... I guess Parallels is going to have to be added to the list of subscriptions bleeding me dry. Eventually I'll be paying a monthly fee to enable my display, I'm sure. The leeching is starting to get on my nerves.
I’ll let you know that there is also a one time purchase option for parallels if you want to just keep the current version as is. You won’t get the new version unless you’re a part of the subscription but it won’t expire as far as I know. Also glad you liked the video!
Thank you so much Everyview for this brilliant guide. I had been trying to install solid works using parallels for two days but was failing. Thank you for pointing out the correct settings to choose while installation, I wonder how you discovered them in the first place. Also, usually there is an option Thank by donating to RUclips channels; consider turning on that option for your useful channel. Thanks!
Been running Solidworks on my 16gb M2 Macbook air using parallels since July. It works good. Sometimes it can get laggy. but overall usable at least if you're in college. Going to try this workaround and see if it boosts performance. Thanks!
I got roughly a 2.3x performance boost with the workarounds so hopefully you get something similar! I do also have an m2 pro but most of it is CPU anyways so you should find fairly similar improvements
hello, I have a 16gb M1 Macbook air and was wondering if you ever needed to use the amazon virtual computer to run solidworks. Is buying parallels worth it, or do they run about the same?
@@gabriellaaclan9900 I’ve never used the Amazon cloud thing before but in my experience it’s always nicer to be able to run things locally. Especially cause you can work offline and not worry about latency
Worked on my intel Mac! Changed the register as you said except for vendor cause already exist the file, I just changed the hexadecimal value to the one you said and it worked! Thank you!
@@technovoregamers7089 Cause you can use all the shortcuts you normally use on mac using parallels. If you use bootcamp you are limited to Windows shortcuts and I'm so used to Mac cause their shortcuts are better.
Have you tried VMWare Fusion? How does the performance compare? I know when Apple first moved to the M-series of chips VMWare was really slow, but I've heard they've gotten much better, including implementing hardware graphics acceleration. I've installed and gotten Solidworks working on VMWare Fusion as it's free but I can't compare it to Parallels.
Amazing on my M1 Max 64Go !!! so smooth ! just be careful to write exactly the same the registry keys (I forgot a "s" to "Workarounds" and it didn't work firstly ^^)
i tried doing this on my M3 macbook pro, and it said "wrong version, disc, or incomplete source. Locate SOIDWORKS 2022 SPO3.1 (insert disc 1 if you have a DVD) and try again." any thoughts on how to fix this
Brother can i download solidworks on any ipad either ipad9 or ipad10 or ipad air 4 generation ? Or Is it available on any ipad. please reply bcoz i want to buy an ipad for solidworks. Amd catia software. ♥️♥️♥️
At the time of writing this there is no SolidWorks for any iPad and I doubt there will ever be. Better alternative for iPad is Shapr3D or something like OneShape. I personally run Shapr3D and it’s flawless on my iPad Pro (M1) variant base model but upgraded to 256GB storage.
Thanks a lot for that very usefull video, just don't forget that if you want to make it work well, NO office running on your windows cession, the visual C+++ of Office make Solidworks don't work.
You are an absolute G man! I have the M3 max 16/40, and having full graphics support on SW looks amazing. I do have a question, considering the Mac primarily uses 64-bit applications, why are we using 32-bit here?
Great video, SW is running fine for me on an M1 Pro. Only issue I currently have is my mouse (Logitech) doesn't allow rotation with the middle button, and zooms very fast. Be cool if anyone knows how to resolve that?
I run Solidworks with parallels on an old mid 2010 iMac i5. I use sw electrical and it works fine. You need the sql db. Not sure if it’s an issue with a silicon Mac? I’ll be getting a new Mac mini in future. I assume better to wait for the M3 when it comes out?
In the 2024 edition the product of Electrical is already disabled but CAM is not. Should I disable it or keep it? In case that API restriction has been changed.
Thank you so much for this! Followed step by step and it worked However I don't seem to have AllowList under solidworks in the registry, do you have any idea why this may be? I would love to improve the performance even more, although I am quite surprised how well the base M1 pro 16 is handling things so far...
I don’t have any other references for performance but my best guess is any of the m1 or m2 pro models and better or the new m3 baseline should be able to handle it just fine?
@@Everyview what are you currently using and how is it holding in so far? Is your modelling complex i.e. intricate designs, assemblies and sub-assemblies, simulations and rendering. Thanks
@@adityapalle I have an M2 Pro but I’m not doing any complicated assemblies as of yet. I do have a friend who’s using this for projects and seems to not have any trouble handling simple projects.
I don’t use parallels and solidworks when I’m unplugged so I can’t really give a good estimate. I would assume relatively low as you’re running a heavy program through emulation
@@Everyviewthat’s what I would assume. Right now i have a Lenovo p1 gen 5 that gets about two hours on low battery mode the good thing is the possibility of plugging it in for cad work.
Hi Everview. installing solidworkds 2024 or 2023 i get the same issue just wehn it has download it, ask to insatall and after clikcing install, a window pups up saying " Wrong version, disc, or incomplete source. Locate SOLIDWORKDS 2023 sp02 (insert disc 1 if you have a dvd), and try again. Any suggestions? i dont know how to make it go further than that.
After the downloading solid works installation manager says “wrong version, disc or incomplete source locate SOLIDWORKS 2023 SPO3 but when i locate it same problem pops up any suggestions??
thanks for the video it is really helpful and clear ! But I have a problème when installing the second time (it refers to 7:35), my computer say that is not the good version or the good place, and then I found the right place but it still doesn’t work… Can you help me please ?
Hello Kevin, I followed the steps you mentioned, but the realview option did not work for me in SolidWorks 2023 SP5.0 on new MacBook Pro M3 Max with 128GB Ram
Hi, what do I do if I get a “Locate installation files for SOLIdWORKS 2023 SP02.1(insert dic 1 if you have a DVD)” pop up where it wants me to put in a location? I keep looking for the file they want but it says it’s wrong
This was happening to me and it was becuase I had SolidWorks downloading into my mac downloads folder, which Solidworks couldnt indentify. I would make sure you are downloading your files into the downloads folder in Parallels.
My MacBook Pro M2 Pro works better with the value 4140048 with large assembly units in Solidworks 2022 SP5. I ask the author to check this value for himself. Perhaps there is an even better value, if so, I would like to know it.
Hi thanks so much, I'm looking to get one of these for college as I hate windows laptops (but love for desktop.. oh well) What are your specs in this vid? Sorry if you mentioned
Hello, I want to ask you, how does the MacBook Pro work for the mechanical engineering major? Does it work well? I will start studying at university soon, majoring in mechanical engineering. I am an Apple fan and I plan to buy a MacBook Pro with an M2 processor for studying. I am very afraid that I will buy it and regret it in the future.
@@Hamad-ui7uw Sorry mate, I haven’t started just yet. From what I have researched a lot of programs such as SolidWorks does not work natively shown in this video. I’d suggest to look at the software that will be used in your course. A lot of universities show specifically which software is used, and you can make a list which can work natively, which would need editing, and ones that will not work at all.
I don’t see a reason why it wouldn’t work. I would try the trial version of parallels before you buy it just to see if this is enough performance for you
bro it's just perfect👌 thank you❤ and i have a question i'm Industrial engineer student and i need solidworks sometimes it can run on my macbook air m1 8gb ?
Hi, i just purchased parallels desktop and when i try to install solidworks, i struggle with two error messages when I get to the installation after clicking the "install" button: first one is an issue with the location of solidworks and the second message after re-launching the install program notifies me of the incompatibility of solidworks with windows XP. It's kind of strange cauz i installed the last version of parallels which is supposed to be windows 11... if you don't mind answering me it would help a lot!!
Thanks for a very helpful video. However, I still have an issue. After the installation process (of the Maker edition of Solidworks), the "splash screen" appears along with the text Loading registry. Then it just disappears and nothing more happens. I've looked through the logs and it seems to be looking for something in the registry that it cannot find. Any idea on what I can do to troubleshoot? I run it on a MacBook Pro M1 with Parallels Desktop 19 Pro and Windows 11.
A different version of solidworks might have it under a different section. Try looking at every drop down to see if there’s anything with the same content as the one shown in my video
For SolidWorks 2022 student edition, on an M3 Mac using Parallels 18, I was able to get it to work this way. When opening Registry Editor, navigate instead to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER, then Software, then SolidWorks, Solidworks 2022, Performance, Graphics, Hardware, Current
Can you double check what version of solidworks you’re installing? If you’re downloading 2022-2023 I can refer you to another tutorial this one’s for the new 2023-2024 version
Sorry it took a bit they updated their documentation to show the same method I was using so you might have to run it through the WaybackMachine machow2.com/run-solidworks-mac/
For SolidWorks 2022 student edition, on an M3 Mac using Parallels 18, I was able to get it to work this way. When opening Registry Editor, navigate instead to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER, then Software, then SolidWorks, Solidworks 2022, Performance, Graphics, Hardware, Current
@@Everyview Hi, I also can't find the allow list, yes using the 2022 student edition of solidworks, Macbook Pro Ventura (parallels with windows 11). Suuuuuuper laggy on my mac
For SolidWorks 2022 student edition, on an M3 Mac using Parallels 18, I was able to get it to work this way. When opening Registry Editor, navigate instead to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER, then Software, then SolidWorks, Solidworks 2022, Performance, Graphics, Hardware, Current
I added time stamps for convenience if you already completed some of the steps required. Check the chapters flagged IMPORTANT as those should not be skipped
One thing I missed is that you can't use Microsoft Office 365 apps in the virtual machine or else it'll break your SolidWorks application for some reason. You can use those apps in MacOS anyways so this shouldn't matter too much.
@@xyzgnomon I tried to download excel through office 365 apps since I didn't want to use the cloud version, but came across the weird bug where SolidWorks didn't launch anymore. The only fix was to do a fresh install so if you want to use excel you would have to import the file from either the web version or from MacOS. Sadly everything isn't supported.
Hello Ser I tried to follow your instructions and installed Solidworks but after I start the App the load screen appears for a few seconds and then just disappears. I already installed office 365 and Excel (I need it specificly und paralles cause else VBA wont work) do you think it could be caused by Excel and do you have any solutions maybe?@@Everyview
@@alexanderfahl5911 downloading excel will 100% crash solidworks and you have to do a complete reinstall of windows to fix it..
I managed to fix it. In the windows event manager I saw that the crash was related to some DLL which I downloaded manually and now it works even together with excel :) @@Everyview
I got Microsoft 365 apps running fine with no Issues?
this has by far been the most helpful video. college just started and you just took a huge weight off my shoulders
I’m glad I was able to help!
Thank you very much for the video. My setup is working flawlessly.
Glad it all worked out!
god this video is amazing. Spent like 3 hours trying to figure out why the install kept failing, followed this video, installed in 30 minutes
Glad to know that this video was helpful!!
Give this man a medal. Thanks a lot bro!
Step by step, this is an excellent tutorial. Thanks so much for your help!
Well i have now the M3 pro and have on the Benchmark 170s for the graph. Without doing anytthing for the performance. It runs really good, NX also runs superb with more than 1000 Parts in an assembly.
You made my 2024, thank you so much! your explanation is great!
Glad I was able to help!
Awesome, just started school so this is very helpful thank you !
You’re very welcome!!
I love everyview RUclips channel! Everyview makes all my problems go away I feel much happier!!!! Thanks every view!
The most detailed video for #Parallels + #SolidWorks out there! Great job
Great job. You anticipated a lot of little stuff that others might gloss over. Thank you. Of course Solidworks has to be the one indispensable application that demands Windows... I guess Parallels is going to have to be added to the list of subscriptions bleeding me dry. Eventually I'll be paying a monthly fee to enable my display, I'm sure. The leeching is starting to get on my nerves.
I’ll let you know that there is also a one time purchase option for parallels if you want to just keep the current version as is. You won’t get the new version unless you’re a part of the subscription but it won’t expire as far as I know.
Also glad you liked the video!
Thank you so much Everyview for this brilliant guide. I had been trying to install solid works using parallels for two days but was failing. Thank you for pointing out the correct settings to choose while installation, I wonder how you discovered them in the first place. Also, usually there is an option Thank by donating to RUclips channels; consider turning on that option for your useful channel. Thanks!
It took me weeks to try to figure this out myself, why couldn't you post this video like beginning of last year!!!
Been running Solidworks on my 16gb M2 Macbook air using parallels since July. It works good. Sometimes it can get laggy. but overall usable at least if you're in college. Going to try this workaround and see if it boosts performance. Thanks!
I got roughly a 2.3x performance boost with the workarounds so hopefully you get something similar! I do also have an m2 pro but most of it is CPU anyways so you should find fairly similar improvements
hello, I have a 16gb M1 Macbook air and was wondering if you ever needed to use the amazon virtual computer to run solidworks. Is buying parallels worth it, or do they run about the same?
what version of parallels did you get?
@@gabriellaaclan9900 I’ve never used the Amazon cloud thing before but in my experience it’s always nicer to be able to run things locally. Especially cause you can work offline and not worry about latency
How's it performing still? I'm trying to gauge whether my 8gb M1 Air will cut it or whether I'll need to upgrade
Thank you !! Your video has been so helpful!!!
Worked on my intel Mac! Changed the register as you said except for vendor cause already exist the file, I just changed the hexadecimal value to the one you said and it worked! Thank you!
Just curious, why didn't you use bootcamp?
@@technovoregamers7089 Cause you can use all the shortcuts you normally use on mac using parallels. If you use bootcamp you are limited to Windows shortcuts and I'm so used to Mac cause their shortcuts are better.
perfect!! it works as of 01/31/2024
Thank you so much
Lifesaver!! Thank you!
It really worked. Thank you so much for sharing!
Thank you so much for your video, it is exactly what I needed !
Thank you! You're awesome!
Excellent video, thank you for posting this!
Thank you for the tutorial you have helped me a lot
Clear and easy to understand
What's the lowest level M series you'd suggest? Would an M1 Air cut it or would you have issues with speed and performance?
Have you tried VMWare Fusion? How does the performance compare?
I know when Apple first moved to the M-series of chips VMWare was really slow, but I've heard they've gotten much better, including implementing hardware graphics acceleration.
I've installed and gotten Solidworks working on VMWare Fusion as it's free but I can't compare it to Parallels.
Thanks! Great tutorial! worked perfectly
Thanks for sharing this tutorial really helpful stuff 😎
Glad you found it helpful! I couldn’t find one tutorial that explained everything so i took it upon myself!
Amazing on my M1 Max 64Go !!! so smooth ! just be careful to write exactly the same the registry keys (I forgot a "s" to "Workarounds" and it didn't work firstly ^^)
i tried doing this on my M3 macbook pro, and it said "wrong version, disc, or incomplete source. Locate SOIDWORKS 2022 SPO3.1 (insert disc 1 if you have a DVD) and try again." any thoughts on how to fix this
Had this too, you have to change the download location in the installer to be in the c: of the Windows machine, not in your Mac.
Thank you!
Does SolidWorks Simulation work in Parallels?
Does SolidWorks Simulation install in Parallels?
thank you!!!
Great video, but mine doesn't offer to "accept SOLIDWORKS terms" before installing at 7:16. I did everything else jsut like you, any suggestions?
Thankyou!
Brother can i download solidworks on any ipad either ipad9 or ipad10 or ipad air 4 generation ? Or Is it available on any ipad. please reply bcoz i want to buy an ipad for solidworks. Amd catia software. ♥️♥️♥️
At the time of writing this there is no SolidWorks for any iPad and I doubt there will ever be. Better alternative for iPad is Shapr3D or something like OneShape. I personally run Shapr3D and it’s flawless on my iPad Pro (M1) variant base model but upgraded to 256GB storage.
Thanks a lot for that very usefull video, just don't forget that if you want to make it work well, NO office running on your windows cession, the visual C+++ of Office make Solidworks don't work.
Thank you! You’re very welcome. I learned that office didn’t work the hard way but i hope there’s a workaround relatively soon
You are an absolute G man! I have the M3 max 16/40, and having full graphics support on SW looks amazing. I do have a question, considering the Mac primarily uses 64-bit applications, why are we using 32-bit here?
No problem!! Are you referring to the thing I did in the registry editor?
Yes@@Everyview
@@jamesbroughton2199 I’m pretty sure that 32bit refers to the value stored since 64bit would take up more memory than needed
@@Everyview Ah I see. I’m curious, how did you even discover this?
it keeps saying wrong disk, can you help with a fix?
Great video, SW is running fine for me on an M1 Pro. Only issue I currently have is my mouse (Logitech) doesn't allow rotation with the middle button, and zooms very fast. Be cool if anyone knows how to resolve that?
Do you recommend the standard vs pro edition of parallels for an M3 2024 macbook air? Or would it not hurt to go with pro just to be safe?
I run Solidworks with parallels on an old mid 2010 iMac i5. I use sw electrical and it works fine. You need the sql db. Not sure if it’s an issue with a silicon Mac? I’ll be getting a new Mac mini in future. I assume better to wait for the M3 when it comes out?
THANK YOU!
The issue I am having is that windows file explorer doesn’t pick up the thumbnails for part and assembly files - has anyone overcome this?
In the 2024 edition the product of Electrical is already disabled but CAM is not. Should I disable it or keep it? In case that API restriction has been changed.
Thank you so much for this! Followed step by step and it worked
However I don't seem to have AllowList under solidworks in the registry, do you have any idea why this may be? I would love to improve the performance even more, although I am quite surprised how well the base M1 pro 16 is handling things so far...
Great to see this tutorial !
What is the lowest MacBook spec do you suggest to run solidworks smoothly?
I don’t have any other references for performance but my best guess is any of the m1 or m2 pro models and better or the new m3 baseline should be able to handle it just fine?
@@Everyview what are you currently using and how is it holding in so far? Is your modelling complex i.e. intricate designs, assemblies and sub-assemblies, simulations and rendering. Thanks
@@adityapalle I have an M2 Pro but I’m not doing any complicated assemblies as of yet. I do have a friend who’s using this for projects and seems to not have any trouble handling simple projects.
@@Everyviewgood to know, thanks for the reply
@@adityapalle sorry I can’t be more specific i only just started to learn solidowkrs
Super Cool! How is your battery life working with SW and parallels? Does it take a big hit?
I don’t use parallels and solidworks when I’m unplugged so I can’t really give a good estimate. I would assume relatively low as you’re running a heavy program through emulation
@@Everyviewthat’s what I would assume. Right now i have a Lenovo p1 gen 5 that gets about two hours on low battery mode the good thing is the possibility of plugging it in for cad work.
Hi Everview. installing solidworkds 2024 or 2023 i get the same issue just wehn it has download it, ask to insatall and after clikcing install, a window pups up saying " Wrong version, disc, or incomplete source. Locate SOLIDWORKDS 2023 sp02 (insert disc 1 if you have a dvd), and try again. Any suggestions? i dont know how to make it go further than that.
Is there no way around the Solidworks CAM add on? What’s gonna happen if I install it ? Will it not run at all?
Hi mate thank you for your precious time and this tut i would like to ask is this works on inventor too? Thx.Regards.
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After the downloading solid works installation manager says “wrong version, disc or incomplete source locate SOLIDWORKS 2023 SPO3 but when i locate it same problem pops up any suggestions??
You can try to reinstall the installer and let it open up automatically instead of manually starting the installer through program files.
Is the Pro version of Parallels worth buying? M2 has 8 cores, does it use them all if I'm buying standard?
How does this handle large assemblies?
thanks for the video it is really helpful and clear ! But I have a problème when installing the second time (it refers to 7:35), my computer say that is not the good version or the good place, and then I found the right place but it still doesn’t work… Can you help me please ?
Hello Kevin, I followed the steps you mentioned, but the realview option did not work for me in SolidWorks 2023 SP5.0 on new MacBook Pro M3 Max with 128GB Ram
Hi, will the workaround apply to Solidworks Visualize too? I can see you have the icon on your desk. Did you try it? Btw fantasic video, thanks!
I’m actually not sure if it’ll work with solidworks visualize. Glad I was able to help!
Hi, what do I do if I get a “Locate installation files for SOLIdWORKS 2023 SP02.1(insert dic 1 if you have a DVD)” pop up where it wants me to put in a location? I keep looking for the file they want but it says it’s wrong
This was happening to me and it was becuase I had SolidWorks downloading into my mac downloads folder, which Solidworks couldnt indentify. I would make sure you are downloading your files into the downloads folder in Parallels.
Thanks for helping out! In the video I mention disabling file sharing. It messes with how Solidworks works and installs.
My MacBook Pro M2 Pro works better with the value 4140048 with large assembly units in Solidworks 2022 SP5. I ask the author to check this value for himself. Perhaps there is an even better value, if so, I would like to know it.
Hi thanks so much, I'm looking to get one of these for college as I hate windows laptops (but love for desktop.. oh well)
What are your specs in this vid? Sorry if you mentioned
Glad you found it helpful! I have the base model m2 pro 16” MacBook Pro
I wasn’t able to do it because it tells me I need a disc and I can’t add one to my mac what can I do? Pls help me
what is battery life like using parallels and solidworks?
Thank you very much! Looking to use my M1 Pro Mac for mechanical engineering
Hello, I want to ask you, how does the MacBook Pro work for the mechanical engineering major? Does it work well? I will start studying at university soon, majoring in mechanical engineering. I am an Apple fan and I plan to buy a MacBook Pro with an M2 processor for studying. I am very afraid that I will buy it and regret it in the future.
@@Hamad-ui7uw Sorry mate, I haven’t started just yet. From what I have researched a lot of programs such as SolidWorks does not work natively shown in this video. I’d suggest to look at the software that will be used in your course. A lot of universities show specifically which software is used, and you can make a list which can work natively, which would need editing, and ones that will not work at all.
very nice toturial. what mac are your using for this solidworks?
Thanks! I’m using a MacBook Pro 16in wirh an M2 Pro
@@Everyview Thank you!
I have 1 more question, if I test to macbook air m2 13inch is it possible?
I don’t see a reason why it wouldn’t work. I would try the trial version of parallels before you buy it just to see if this is enough performance for you
@@Everyview ok fine I can't wait to see the results. because I am planning to buy a macbook air m2 16gb soon. thank you.
how much storage does the whole setup take? parallels and solid works ?
bro it's just perfect👌 thank you❤
and i have a question i'm Industrial engineer student and i need solidworks sometimes it can run on my macbook air m1 8gb ?
I would get the trial version of parallels to see if solidworks can run smoothly but I don’t have any guarantees that it’ll work
Hi, i just purchased parallels desktop and when i try to install solidworks, i struggle with two error messages when I get to the installation after clicking the "install" button: first one is an issue with the location of solidworks and the second message after re-launching the install program notifies me of the incompatibility of solidworks with windows XP. It's kind of strange cauz i installed the last version of parallels which is supposed to be windows 11... if you don't mind answering me it would help a lot!!
Hello, i am having this same problem. have you figured out how to fix this
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Excuse me, I cant find the "Current" in "Allowlist". Is there any issue? Thanks you (Im using Mac Pro M2)
It might be that you’re using either a newer version of solidworks or an older one I’m not entirely sure
I have MacBook Pro M3 14" base model which has 8GB Ram. Do you suggest me to buy it because I really don't think it is enough for Solidworks
I ran solidworks for years on an old i5 intel MBP. It should be fine on new Macs!
@@jeffschmidt What about RAM? I think CPU is fine. I am worried about the 8GB ram is not enough
@@serkandal2209 Yeah that might be pushing it!
Does running SolidWorks this way reduce the performance significantly?
There’s no way to tell how much performance is lost, but if it ran natively it’ll definitely be a lot faster
Thanks for a very helpful video. However, I still have an issue. After the installation process (of the Maker edition of Solidworks), the "splash screen" appears along with the text Loading registry. Then it just disappears and nothing more happens. I've looked through the logs and it seems to be looking for something in the registry that it cannot find. Any idea on what I can do to troubleshoot?
I run it on a MacBook Pro M1 with Parallels Desktop 19 Pro and Windows 11.
I am having the same problem with the student edition. Have you found a fix?
@@stephendurante9490 did you found a solution for this?
Me Too, did u manage to fix it?@@stephendurante9490
I tried installing it, however my parallels isn't able to recognize and install "C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mdnsNSP.dll." so the install fails...
I tried it too my install fails too idk where i save the data
@@fatihabanoz549 for me I have to open the app 3 times and close the error message, but it eventually opens. Hopefully it works for you
why does mine not activate after installing?
Hi. Have you been using ansys on mac aswell? Thank you for this video'!
Hi! I haven’t been using ansys. Does it also happen to be windows only?
does it work on the base M1 air 8gb model?
Does it works on 2023 M3 pro Sonoma 14.1 mac? also Parallels Desktop 19?
I know it works on an m3 pro on Sonoma through parallels 19. But I don’t have any benchmarks for it. My friend has it and it works perfectly fine
where can I find serial numbers?
I get stuck at loading registy
Hello! Can I run Siemens nx on VMware Fusion 13?
W11 error: "Wrong processor..."
I do not have the allowlist under solidworks. Any idea?
A different version of solidworks might have it under a different section. Try looking at every drop down to see if there’s anything with the same content as the one shown in my video
For SolidWorks 2022 student edition, on an M3 Mac using Parallels 18, I was able to get it to work this way. When opening Registry Editor, navigate instead to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER, then Software, then SolidWorks, Solidworks 2022, Performance, Graphics, Hardware, Current
Do you think M1 is enough for Solidworks?
I would definitely test it out before buying parallels I’m not sure how well it will run
Even i wanna know the same thing !
hi, where do i get the serial number, is this from the university?
Serial number should be from your school, employer or if you have your own copy
Mine does not have "allow list" how do I proceed?
Can you double check what version of solidworks you’re installing? If you’re downloading 2022-2023 I can refer you to another tutorial this one’s for the new 2023-2024 version
It is 2022-2023! That would be amazing@@Everyview
Sorry it took a bit they updated their documentation to show the same method I was using so you might have to run it through the WaybackMachine machow2.com/run-solidworks-mac/
For SolidWorks 2022 student edition, on an M3 Mac using Parallels 18, I was able to get it to work this way. When opening Registry Editor, navigate instead to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER, then Software, then SolidWorks, Solidworks 2022, Performance, Graphics, Hardware, Current
Hi, I can't find the allowlist. Any idea why?
Can you double check everything? You might be in the wrong HKEY or wrong solidworks folder? I’m honestly not entirely sure why
@@EveryviewI also couldn't find the allowlist on a base M1 macbook
@@nicolasmarquez4882 do you happen to be downloading the 2022 version of solidworks? It seems to be in a different location for that version
I am running 2022 too and would like to know where the location is
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@@Everyview Hi, I also can't find the allow list, yes using the 2022 student edition of solidworks, Macbook Pro Ventura (parallels with windows 11). Suuuuuuper laggy on my mac
Is this the same for solidworks 2022?
For SolidWorks 2022 student edition, on an M3 Mac using Parallels 18, I was able to get it to work this way. When opening Registry Editor, navigate instead to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER, then Software, then SolidWorks, Solidworks 2022, Performance, Graphics, Hardware, Current