Downloading the Add-In
You can download the latest Bild SolidWorks Add-In by clicking on the link below
[Pre-requisite] Setting up your Bild Account
Before you can start using the add-in, you need to enable the Bild setting to allow the Bild File ID to be written into your SolidWorks designs. To enable this setting, an Admin needs to go to their company settings -> "File Settings" -> select the "Write Bild File ID" setting
Note: after turning on this setting newly added files will immediately go to outdated as the file will get updated with the Bild File ID as a property. Teams will need to fetch the update before using the Add-In on the design
For files already in the vault, they need to be reprocessed to have the Bild File ID written in as a property. This can be done by checking the file out, and then checking it back in. The file will then go outdated and the user will need to fetch the update before using the Add-In on the design
💡 Access to "File Settings" is limited to admins. Please reach out to your account admin to enable this setting.
[Pre-requisite] Download x64 Runtime
Make sure to download the x64 framework to enable successful add-in installation
Installing the Add-In
Once you've downloaded the add-in zip file, extract the add-in somewhere in your C:// drive.
Right click on the "SolidWorksAddInExecutable.exe" and click on "Run as administrator"
After you run the executable, a terminal window will appear - click on any key to close the window and complete the installation.
Setting up the Add-In in SolidWorks
Click on the settings icon in SolidWorks and click on "Add-Ins"
Select the checkboxes next to the "Bild SOLIDWORKS AddIn", if they are already not selected
Right click on the toolbar and click on the "Bild Add-In"
You will see the Bild Add-In icon's appear in your toolbar
Logging in and Logging out of the Add-In
Remember the pre-requisite is to have the file settings to have the Bild File ID written into the SolidWorks designs. Please see the section to set it up.
Log in by clicking on the Power Icon.
Select your environment and then login in with your email and password.
A popup will appear with a success message.
To logout, simply click on the icon again and click on "Logout" in the confirmation dialog
Checking Out a File
Open up your file from the Bild Desktop App by double clicking on the file
In SolidWorks, you can now check out the file by clicking on the Green Arrow icon
A popup will appear if the file is successfully checked out. Your file will automatically change from read-only to be editable. Note: you can do this before or after making changes to the file
If your file is in an outdated state, the add-in will prompt you that the file is outdated and needs to be checked out from the desktop app
If your file cannot be checked out due to it being already checked out by you or because it is checked out by someone else, in the In Review state, locked, etc the add-in will prompt with an error message
Cancelling a Check Out
Click on the Red X icon from the add-in
A popup will appear if the file cancel check out was successful. Your file will automatically change from editable to read-only. Note: any changes made to the design are still kept in the current window state, but cannot be saved until you check out the file again
If you cannot cancel the check out for a particular file, because it was not checked out by you, an error message will appear
Uninstalling the Add-In
Navigate to the extracted folder from the installation. If you have lost the location, you can re-extract the add-in zip and then navigate to the location.
Right click on the "SolidWorksAddInUninstallationExecutable.exe" and click on "Run as administrator"
After you run the executable, a terminal window will appear - click on any key to close the window and complete the uninstallation process.