The\u00a0SOLIDWORKS 2020 Beta Program<\/strong> has already started. Are you hesitating to participate? Don\u2019t. Beta 2 was just released and it is a great time to jump in.\u00a0 Here\u2019s everything you can do when you become a tester<\/a>:<\/p>\n For more information on the Beta Program, please visit the\u00a0Beta website.<\/a> For Beta FAQs visit About Beta<\/a>. If you have any specific questions, don\u2019t hesitate to email us at\u00a0beta@solidworks.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As Microsoft has announced the\u00a0end of life plan<\/a> for Windows 7 Support, SOLIDWORKS 2020 will be the final planned release of SOLIDWORKS which supports Windows 7. \u00a0Starting with SOLIDWORKS 2018 SP3, reminder messages will appear within the software so that users have ample notice prior to this change. SOLIDWORKS 2020 will be the final release of SOLIDWORKS supported on Windows 7. SOLIDWORKS 2021 will not run on Windows 7.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n By Nicole Phillips<\/em><\/p>\n In SOLIDWORKS PDM Web2, by default, the preview generation timeout setting is set to 30 seconds.\u00a0 Many times, that is not enough time when working with large files, such as PDF files.\u00a0 The process needs efficient time to process and deliver that file to the client.\u00a0 \u00a0 When a file is too large and has timed out, you will see a warning such as:<\/p>\n ***Please note that Web2 does not support previewing all file formats, so it is also possible that this warning shows when you are trying to preview an unsupported format.<\/em><\/p>\n In some environments, this timeout is too short making it necessary to modify the setting to allow more time.<\/p>\n To change the timeout setting for preview generation, follow these steps:<\/p>\n 1. Open the \u2018Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager\u2019 tool. You can also get to this setting by editing the \u201cweb.config\u201d file directly. By default the web.config file is located in the following directory:<\/p>\n \u2018c:\\inetpub\\wwwroot\\SOLIDWORKSPDM\\Web2\\\u2019<\/p>\n The timeout value appears on the following line of the \u2018Web.config\u2019 file:<\/p>\n \u2018<add key=\u201dPreviewGenerationTimeOut\u201d value=\u201d30\u2033 \/>\u2019<\/p>\n <\/p>\n That\u2019s it for this month. Thanks for reading this edition of SOLIDWORKS Support News.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/SOLIDWORKS-2020-Beta-300x73.png\")
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SOLIDWORKS 2020 will be the final release of SOLIDWORKS Supported on Windows 7<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nPreview timeout setting for SOLIDWORKS PDM Web2<\/h2>\n
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\n2. Expand \u2018Sites\u2019 > expand \u2018Default Web Site\u2019 > select the \u2018SOLIDWORKSPDM\u2019 application.
\n3. Double-click \u2018Application Settings\u2019.
\n4. Right-click on the \u2018PreviewGenerationTimeOut\u2019 setting > \u2018Edit\u2019.
\n5. Change the setting to a higher value, such as \u201890\u2019 or \u2018100\u2019.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/IIS-previewgenerationtimeout-300x242.jpg\")
<\/p>\nNoteworthy Solutions from the SOLIDWORKS Knowledge Base<\/h2>\n
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Is there a SolidPractice available on the topic of \u201cSOLIDWORKS\u00ae Upgrades\u201d?<\/b>
\nFor more information and to see the SolidPractice document, check out Solution Id: S-076254<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/SOLIDWORKS-Electrical-Icon.png\"){kind=icon}
When creating new projects or opening existing projects in SOLIDWORKS\u00ae Electrical, why causes the error \u2018Cannot connect to database. tew_project_data_-1\u2019?<\/b>
\nFor more information, see Solution Id: S-076489<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Icon](\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Screen-capture1.png\")
When I try to delete a shared file in the SOLIDWORKS\u00ae PDM vault, what could cause the operation to fail with \u2018Error deleting files. Cause: Could not access the item in the database\u2019?<\/b>
\nFor more information, see Solution Id: S-076348<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Screen-capture4.png\")
Is there an example that shows how SOLIDWORKS\u00ae Simulation static study results differ when I use the \u2018Distributed\u2019 connection type option for a Remote Mass instead of the \u2018Rigid\u2019 connection type option?
\n<\/b>For additional information, check out solution Id: S-076516<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Flow-Simulation-icon.png\"){kind=icon}
Is there an example that demonstrates use of a thermal joint in SOLIDWORKS\u00ae Flow Simulation?<\/b>
\nFor more information, see Solution Id: S-076325<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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