Problem:

When uninstalling/reinstalling a version of SOLIDWORKS or SOLIDWORKS PDM software, a SOLIDWORKS file (swdocumentmgr.dll) may no longer be registered for Windows.

Many myPDMtools tools use this SOLIDWORKS file and especially the PDMProperties tool which allows to assign variables. When the swdocumentmgr.dll file is no longer registered, at the launch of the PDMProperties tool, nothing happens.

Solution:

To solve this problem, please close SOLIDWORKS and SOLIDWORKS PDM related software and then proceed as follows: