CUSTOMTOOLS Installation

This tutorial guides you on the CUSTOMTOOLS installation with the CUSTOMTOOLS installer.

This document is for all the users with any level of experience of the earlier CUSTOMTOOLS products. The main purpose of this document is to get the users familiar with the changes and improvements implemented to CUSTOMTOOLS installation program.

CUSTOMTOOLS installation package is located in the CUSTOMTOOLS installation media you have purchased.

Installer Name System Type
CUSTOMTOOLS.202x.SPx.64bit CUSTOMTOOLS installer for the x64 (64-bit) operating systems.
NOTE: The 32-bit operating systems are no longer supported by the CUSTOMTOOLS products.

If you need to install the Microsoft SQL Server separately into your server, you can download the SQL Server 2019 Express for free, from the Microsoft Download Center .

As the SQL Server is a product of the Microsoft Corporation, it is recommended that you refer to the official SQL Server Documentation available for example in the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN), in case of any problems during the SQL Server installation process:

CUSTOMTOOLS installation could be performed also by using the Windows Command Prompt. Please refer to a CUSTOMTOOLS help topic called Install CUSTOMTOOLS Using Windows Command Prompt for the instructions about the command line installation.

It is recommended that you check the CUSTOMTOOLS system requirements before you actually start the installation process. But in case syou already have SOLIDWORKS installed in your workstation, you can skip the system requirements check and start the installation. In this case, click the Start Installation Tutorial button located in the bottom right corner of this page.

If you would like to check the CUSTOMTOOLS system requirements anyway, click the following View System Requirements button.

When you are about to start the installation of a CUSTOMTOOLS Beta version, the notification message appear to notify you about that the version being installed is not an official release version of CUSTOMTOOLS.

NOTE: Do not use any Beta version of CUSTOMTOOLS in your production environment.

The following video links directs you to the videos available in the CUSTOMTOOLS for SOLIDWORKS channel in YouTube.

Custom Standalone Installation Single user installation on including Microsoft SQL Server with the CUSTOMTOOLS Database on the local workstation. No server computer required.
Multiuser Environment Installation Installation of the CUSTOMTOOLS Database on the server, and necessary components to several client workstations (Standalone and Network licenses of CUSTOMTOOLS).
Trial Installation Try CUSTOMTOOLS 30 days for free. All necessary components for working CUSTOMTOOLS environment are being installed into one local workstation.
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Pre-requisites of the CUSTOMTOOLS installation
CUSTOMTOOLS installation through the command line

CUSTOMTOOLS uninstallation

MSDN: Install SQL Server 2019 from the Installation Wizard
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