First-Time Setup
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After installing QuickInsert and enabling the add-in in SolidWorks, you’ll need to complete the initial setup before using the tool.
This includes:
Activating your license
Setting a valid folder for storing fastener parts
Optionally customizing your user profile, language, or naming conventions
When QuickInsert runs for the first time, it checks for an active license.
If no license is active, you’ll see the following popup:
❗ "No valid license found. Would you like to activate your licence now?" ✅ Yes → Opens the License Activation Form ❌ No → Closes the message (QuickInsert features will remain locked)
You have two options:
If you've purchased a license, paste your key into the form and click Activate.
Click Request Trial, fill in your name, email, and company, and your trial license will be activated automatically.
Once the license is active, QuickInsert will check the folder path defined in your current user profile. This is where generated fasteners will be saved.
If:
the folder is missing
not yet defined
or is unavailable (e.g., removed or disconnected network drive)
You will see this prompt:
❗ "QuickInsert - Active user profile save location issue. Would you like to select a different save path now?" ✅ Yes → You will be automatically transferred to the Database Administration Form Specifically, the Profiles and Naming tab will open, and the Browse Folder dialog will appear immediately ❌ No → Folder path remains unset (you won’t be able to insert fasteners)
In the Database Administration Form > Profiles and Naming, use the folder browser to select where QuickInsert should store fastener components.
After selecting a folder, click Save.
On a fresh installation, each user profile will display:
"No output folder defined."
If any profile still shows that message when setting the path, ✅ All profiles will be updated with the new path.
However, if the path is already set (but unavailable) and you change it, 🚫 Only the selected profile will be updated — others will remain unchanged.
Inside Profiles and Naming, you can also:
Rename profiles (except the default "Default" profile)
Add or remove profiles (Default cannot be removed)
Set profile language (e.g., English, Croatian)
Define priority scheme (for sorting components)
Customize part naming
Define folder structure (flat or nested)
Set or update save path manually
These options help you adapt QuickInsert to your preferred workflow or company standards.
You’ve now completed the initial setup. Next, start using QuickInsert by following the steps in: 👉
