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For the list of fixed SPRs, click here.
For current information about SOLIDWORKS PDM active products and End of Life products, see System Requirements. For Microsoft Operating System Lifecycle information, see Microsoft’s Windows lifecycle fact sheet.
SOLIDWORKS PDM 2020 SP5 is the last release to support the Windows® 7 Operating System. SOLIDWORKS PDM 2021 and later version products will not install on Windows 7.
| SOLIDWORKS PDM Version | SOLIDWORKS PDM Support | Microsoft Extended Support | SOLIDWORKS PDM Lifecycle Start | SOLIDWORKS PDM Lifecycle End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SW PDM 2019 | Yes * | Partial (15 months) | Oct 2018 | Dec 2020 |
| SW PDM 2020 | Yes * | Partial (3 months) | Oct 2019 | Dec 2021 |
| SW PDM 2021 | No/Install blocked | No | Oct 2020 | Dec 2022 |
* A SOLIDWORKS PDM fix that is dependent on a Microsoft Windows 7 fix cannot be provided during the latter part of the SOLIDWORKS PDM Lifecycle.
SOLIDWORKS PDM 2020 SP5 is the last release to support Microsoft® Excel 2013 and Word 2013.
SOLIDWORKS PDM 2021 SP5 is the last release to support SQL Server® 2014.
SOLIDWORKS PDM 2023 SP5 is the last release to support Windows Server 2016.
SOLIDWORKS PDM 2024 products will not install on Windows Server 2016.
SOLIDWORKS PDM 2023 SP5 is the last release to support Microsoft® Excel 2016 and Word 2016.
SOLIDWORKS PDM 2023 SP5 is the last release to support Microsoft® Excel 2019 and Word 2019.
SOLIDWORKS PDM 2023 SP5 is the last release to support SQL Server 2016.
Beginning with SOLIDWORKS 2021, customers who have requested DVD upgrade shipments will receive three DVDs.
You can have only one SOLIDWORKS Manage client installation on a machine. Installing a SOLIDWORKS Manage 2021 client will remove earlier versions.
The installation package of SOLIDWORKS PDM 2019 and later do not include the installation of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). To download SSMS, see Download SQL Server Management Studio.
To modify an installation of SOLIDWORKS PDM Server and its components, use Programs and Features from the Windows Control Panel. You cannot modify the installation with SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager (SLDIM), even if that is what you used to install SOLIDWORKS PDM Server.
When viewing IGES files in eDrawings Web Viewer in SOLIDWORKS PDM Web2, the Explode tool only works correctly with IGES files containing BREP data.
Microsoft SQL Server® 2019 is supported beginning with SOLIDWORKS 2020 and SOLIDWORKS PDM 2020.
SOLIDWORKS PDM 2021 and later require Cumulative Update 4 or higher when using SQL Server 2019.
Starting with SOLIDWORKS PDM 2017, the service pack for SOLIDWORKS PDM client can be different from the service pack for SOLIDWORKS PDM server as long as they are the same major version.
SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional 2022 supports SOLIDWORKS 2022, 2021, and 2020. SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard 2022 supports SOLIDWORKS 2022 only. The combination of a newer version of SOLIDWORKS and an older version of SOLIDWORKS PDM is not supported.
SOLIDWORKS PDM 2022 SP04 supports Windows Server® 2022.
SOLIDWORKS 2022 SP02 includes support for the Microsoft Windows 11 64-bit operating system for all SOLIDWORKS products.