SOLIDWORKS 2025 with Linux and VMware
Since hardware and software has been changed and current main OS is Linux, I wanted to remake this video. Old is here: • SOLIDWORKS 2021 on virtual machine
Install VM Tools to get display driver.
Registry mods to force hardware OpenGL on. Replace 20xx with your SW version. SW26 is not yet supported by VMware (1/26):
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\SolidWorks\SOLIDWORKS 20xx\Performance\Graphics\Hardware\VMware, Inc.]
"Workarounds"=dword:00000009
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\SolidWorks\SOLIDWORKS 20xx\Performance\Graphics\Hardware\VMware, Inc.\Gallium]
"Workarounds"=dword:04000400