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Connect Solid EdgePreview

Connect Solid Edge on Windows to inspect designs, run Automation scripts, and capture the current view.

Connect Solid Edge to inspect your open document, run Solid Edge Automation scripts, and capture its current view. No separate plug-in is required.

Before you begin

Use a Windows PC with Solid Edge installed and licensed. Open the part, assembly, or drawing you want to work on. For your first connection check, use a copy.

Connect

Connect your computer

In Adam, open Integrations > Solid Edge and follow Adam Desktop setup. If this computer is already paired, use the existing connection.

Open your document

Keep Solid Edge and Adam Desktop running on the same Windows PC, with the document you want to work on open.

Check the open document

Once connected, ask Adam to inspect the document without making changes.

Check the Solid Edge connection
Inspect my open Solid Edge document without changing it. Report its name and type, the Solid Edge version, and what information you can read. Capture the current view if available. Note anything you cannot inspect.

Work with your design

Describe the change you want, including dimensions or other requirements. Check the resulting design and keep the task output if something fails. See CAD modeling for guidance on requesting and checking changes.

If it does not connect

  • The device is online but Solid Edge is unavailable: open Solid Edge and its document on the paired Windows PC, then check the application's status.
  • A tool cannot read or change the document: retain the application version, document type, requested operation, and error for support.
  • An operation stopped partway through: inspect the document before retrying.

For help with pairing, connection issues, or changing computers, see Adam Desktop troubleshooting.