Using the Upgrade Assistant

Before testing all of your files with the Upgrade Assistant, select a small, representative sample. Use the duration of that sample batch to estimate how long it will take to test files on your hardware.

To run a comparison using the Upgrade Assistant:

  1. In the Upgrade Assistant dialog box, enter a Task title and select the Earlier version of SOLIDWORKS from the drop-down list to test against the latest version of SOLIDWORKS that you have installed.
  2. Under Task files or folders, click Add File or Add Folder and select the SOLIDWORKS documents to test.
  3. Under Task schedule, specify how often you want to run the test and the Start time and Start date.
  4. Click Options to include configurations and create a zip archive of the failed files.
    You can send the zip archive to your reseller to share the results of the test.
  5. Click Advanced to choose a working folder for the test files, and set a time out period for renderings and animation tasks. You can also specify to back up test files.
  6. In the Upgrade Assistant dialog box, click Finish to run the comparison test.