Hello,
I'm new to SolidWorks and how the product is supported, to which I'm not finding support for 2018 easy to find and not sure if I should follow 2017.
Anyhow, I have new computer with win10, and new install of SolidWorks Electrical 2018.0.0 Build 106. Which was a download, they have since sent ver 2107 on dvd not sure what that is good for. My current problem is when trying to export to pdf I get an error "The following printer is required for PDF export: PDFCreator". I have found in the help that PDFCreator should have been installed. What to do? Are there Service Packs I should be installing?
Thanks,
Jim
Follow this to get PDF Creator in place:
This message appears in the SOLIDWORKS® Electrical 2017 and later software due to the removal of the PDFCreator software from the installation manager. For details about the removal of this software, see the Knowledge Base solution S-071644 and SPR 741487.
To resolve this issue, follow these steps:
1. Copy all files from ‘C:\Program Files\SOLIDWORKS Corp\SOLIDWORKS Electrical\GhostScript\bin’ and paste them in ‘C:\Program Files\SOLIDWORKS Corp\SOLIDWORKS Electrical\GhostScript’.
2. Open the registry editor and navigate to ‘HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Trace Software\SolidWorks Electrical\Services\’
3. Change the value of the ‘PDFPrinterName’ registry key from ‘TsPs’ to ‘PDFCreator’. If the ‘PDFPrinterName’ registry key does not exist, create it as a new string value.
4. Navigate to ‘HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trace Software\ SolidWorks Electrical\Settings\CustomTempDir’.
5. Change the value of the ‘CustomTempDir’ registry key to a path that does not contain a space. For example; ‘CustomTempDir=c:\temp’. If the ‘CustomTempDir’ registry key does not exist, create it as a new string value. Make sure to use a path that actually exists. If you do not follow this step, the 'Export PDF files’ function will not return an error, but it will not create a PDF file.
6. Install or reinstall the PDFCreator software from http://download.pdfforge.org/download/pdfcreator.
a. Select a setup language and click on the 'OK' button.
b. On the Welcome page, click the 'Next' button.
c. In the 'Select Components' section, disable 'PDF Architect 4.
d. Click the 'Next' button.
e. Click the 'Install' button.
f. 'PDF Architect - Install PDF Architect with great free features' click on the 'No thanks' button.
g. 'Get Web Companion PRO for FREE'. Select 'No, don't protect me' and click on the 'Next' button
Click the 'Finish' to complete install.
If you install the PDFCreator software, a dialog will prompt you to install the Web Companion add-in for your default homepage and PDF Architect 4. SOLIDWORKS Technical Support recommends that you select the ‘No, don’t protect me’ option to decline the installation of both of these applications. PDF Architect 4 may interfere with enabling other SOLIDWORKS add-in products.