How to Fix Solidworks Sheet Format Could Not Be Located Problem

Solidworks Sheet Format Could Not Be Located
Solidworks Sheet Format Could Not Be Located

It is common to use numerous sheets when making a 2D drawing in order to properly specify the information required to produce components and assemblies. The SOLIDWORKS error message “The sheet format could not be located” may be displayed to you when you add more sheets.

Solidworks sheet format couldn't located message

However, there are a variety of reasons why this sheet format could be lost. This guide will lead you through the procedures required to restore this sheet format so that it will be automatically updated when new sheets are added.

Reasons behind the error message

The location of your sheet format is in the directory path, as you can see if you look at the sheet properties of the first sheet.

Sheet properties location

Under the folder C:\Programdata\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS XXXX, SOLIDWORKS establishes the default location. You will need to go to your Windows settings and allow seeing hidden folders if you can’t see the Program data folder because it is hidden.

Whether you install several SOLIDWORKS versions simultaneously or upgrade your version every year, it’s typical to see various versions of the software’s directories when you browse to the default folder. SOLIDWORKS language folders are updated when you upgrade your SOLIDWORKS versions.

SOLIDWORKS will remove the previous location and add a new language folder to the newer version’s folder when you upgrade to it. You will see the error message “The sheet format could not be located” if you save your sheet format in this default place since the file path will be corrupted.

If the files are relocated or renamed, the link will be broken and you will get the error notice in addition to obtaining it after upgrading Sledworks.

How to Fix the “Solidworks Sheet Format Could Not Be Located” Problem

Method 1:

  1. Open a new drawing in SOLIDWORKS using the drawing template for which the problem has to be fixed.
  2. To access the drawing sheet properties, right-click anywhere on the drawing sheet, pick Expand Menu from the menu that appears by moving your cursor over the arrows at the bottom, and then select Properties.
  3. You should now see the Sheet Properties menu. The link to the sheet format is in the area that has been underlined. That link is most likely inaccurate in this instance. You may find your saved drawing sheet format (*. slddrt) by clicking Browse and going there.

Sheet properties location

  1. The Sheet Properties Menu can be closed by selecting Apply Changes.
  2. Continue to save this new file as your new template for drawings. Choose File > Save As… Now put it in your templates folder as a Drawing Template (*. drwdot). (This location may be specified for SOLIDWORKS by going to Tools > Options > System Options > File Locations.)

You’re done now! Make sure you choose this new drawing template as your starting point when generating a new drawing.

Some common settings

The drawing’s units, font styles, and dimension accuracy are a few settings that are frequently modified. In addition to specifying all upper-case characters for tables, several additional examples show how to handle trailing zeroes for dimensions, attributes, and tolerances.

When you select File > New in SOLIDWORKS, the drawing templates are often displayed. When you decide to begin a new drawing, you can see that a number of different tabs are visible.

New solidworks document training templates tab

These tabs relate to the various folders indicated in the parameters for your document template. The System Options tab > File Locations option under Tools > Options allows you to change them.

It is beneficial to keep these document template files on a network drive or within the SOLIDWORKS PDM vault for a business that wants to distribute templates among its staff.