
The application will automatically fill out the updating database information. This is loaded from Solidworks, if this window is blank simply navigate to the database file “swbrowser.sldedb” it exists at \lang\english. First, it will display both the directory to the toolbox and its version. Once in the utility some information will be provided, and some will need to be selected. In this folder find and launch the application: “Update browser database”. Details on how to this can be found in “Migrating Toolbox files to a network location or PDM Vault.” It’s encouraged to install the toolbox in the PDM environment and setup the vault to manage the files within Toolbox. PDM standard and PDM professional are both built to manage Solidworks toolbox and its files. Custom properties including any available materials.Determining the location Toolbox, stored on a network or locally.Note: When utilizing PDM Standard or PDM Professional, the specific steps will be colored in blue. Setting up and using a toolbox can be broken into several distinct steps these are listed below These components can be configured to easily populate Bills of Material with part numbers descriptions or any other custom information that needs to be easily displayed to the user. The Toolbox contains a vast library of standard hardware components that can easily be dropped into a design at any point.

The Toolbox is a collection of several powerful tools built into SolidWorks it can increase productivity and decrease the time required to complete a design.
