Retrieving the version of SW that is currently active on your computer

November 12, 2009
Sometimes you need to look the version of SW that is currently active on your computer. You can easily do it using the SldWorks::RevisionNumber method.

This method returns the application revision number string in the major.minor.minor form

Use the table below to identify Versions and Service Packs of SolidWorks by their revision numbers.

1.X.Y All SolidWorks executables prior to the SolidWorks 2000
8.X.Y SolidWorks 2000 SPX.Y
9.X.Y SolidWorks 2001 SPX.Y
10.X.Y SolidWorks 2001Plus SPX.Y
11.X.Y SolidWorks 2003 SPX.Y
12.X.Y SolidWorks 2004 SPX.Y
13.X.Y SolidWorks 2005 SPX.Y
14.X.Y SolidWorks 2006 SPX.Y
15.X.Y SolidWorks 2007 SPX.Y
16.X.Y SolidWorks 2008 SPX.Y
17.X.Y SolidWorks 2009 SPX.Y
18.X.Y SolidWorks 2010 SPX.Y