Introduction to SolidWorks

Lesson 2 – Customizing SolidWorks
Section I – Preliminaries 2.5 Saving a Template

Step 9: Click FileSave As and
select Document Template on
the Save as type pull-down menu.
See Figure 2.6

 Name the template

InchPart.prtdot and save

it for future use.

Step 10: To save your templates
on removable storage, you must
first tell SolidWorks the name of
your storage device.

 Click ToolsOptions

System OptionsFile

Locations. See Figure 2.7.

 In the drop down menu for

Show folders for: select

Document Templates.

 In Folders you will

see the present

location of the

templates you see

in Figure 1.3a and

Figure 1.3b.

 Click Add and

browse to your

removable storage

device.

 Click OK and you

will see the new

location added.

 Click OK again and

answer Yes to add

the new location.

 Repeat Step 9 to

save one or more

templates in the new location.

 Close your template document.

 Open a new part and select the Advanced option. You will notice a new tab for your

new location. Note: the tab will not be visible if you did not save a template first.

Figure 2. 6 – Saving a Part Template

Figure 2. 7 – SolidWorks File Location