> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.adam.new/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Connect SOLIDWORKS

> Connect licensed SOLIDWORKS on Windows, verify the active model, and start a CAD task.

Connect SOLIDWORKS to inspect the active model, read and edit dimensions and parameters, run macros, and capture the viewport. Adam uses SOLIDWORKS on your Windows workstation through the Desktop Connector.

## Before you begin

* Install and license SOLIDWORKS on the Windows PC where you will run the connector.
* Open the part, assembly, or drawing you want Adam to work with.
* For Simulation work, you also need the installed Simulation add-in and the appropriate license.

## Connect

**1. Pair the Windows workstation**

In Adam, open **Integrations > SOLIDWORKS** and follow [Desktop Connector setup](https://docs.adam.new/integrations/desktop-connector.md#pair-a-workstation). If that workstation is already paired to your account, use its existing connection.

**2. Open the intended document**

Keep SOLIDWORKS and the connector running on the paired PC. The SOLIDWORKS bridge is included with the connector; no separate MCP server is required.

**3. Verify model access**

Check the integration's connection status, then run the read-only request below. Confirm the document and configuration before requesting an edit.

```text title="Check the SOLIDWORKS model" wrap theme={null}
Inspect the active SOLIDWORKS document without changing it. Report its name, document type, units, active configuration, and any existing rebuild errors you can read. Confirm that this is the intended model before proposing changes.
```

## Use the connection

For a dimension change, name the feature or parameter, its new value, and any interfaces that must stay fixed. Ask for a rebuild and readback of the changed geometry. See [CAD modeling](https://docs.adam.new/cad/modeling.md) and [drawing creation](https://docs.adam.new/cad/drawings.md) for complete requests.

SOLIDWORKS Simulation uses this same connection. Adam can load the installed add-in when a Simulation task starts, and SOLIDWORKS checks the required license. A working CAD connection alone does not establish Simulation availability. Review [native CAE setup and operation scope](https://docs.adam.new/integrations/native-cae.md) before starting a study.

## If it does not connect

* **The workstation is online but SOLIDWORKS is offline:** open SOLIDWORKS and its document on the paired Windows PC. Check the application status separately from the device status.
* **Adam sees a different model:** identify the document and configuration in your request, then repeat the read-only check before editing.
* **Simulation is unavailable:** check the installed add-in and license, then follow [native CAE troubleshooting](https://docs.adam.new/integrations/native-cae.md).
* **An edit was interrupted:** inspect the current document before retrying because the previous operation may have changed it.

For device replacement, shared-task ownership, or a disconnected workstation, see [Desktop Connector troubleshooting](https://docs.adam.new/integrations/desktop-connector.md#if-an-application-is-offline).


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