SOLIDWORKS Frequently Asked Questions

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Why do I get this error while installing a student edition license on a virtual machine: “Using a standalone license for SOLIDWORKS is not supported in this virtual environment? You must use a SolidNetWork License (SNL)”?

You might be receiving this error during installation because you may not be using a supported virtual machine for SOLIDWORKS.

Note that SOLIDWORKS is not supported on all virtual machine environments. You can find the list of supported environments with this link: www.solidworks.com/SystemRequirements