Simmechanics link for importing Solidworks models

[JAY]

Hi,

I want to install SimMechanics link add-on in order to transport Solidworks 2011 assembly to simmechanics. I have downloaded the files **smlink.r2012a.win64** and **install_addon.m**.
When I try to install the Zip file using the command install_addon('smlink.r2012a.win64.zip'), the following errors are appearing:



Error using mkdir
Access is denied.

Error in extractArchive>extractArchiveEntry (line 74)
mkdir(parentDir)

Error in extractArchive (line 49)
files = extractArchiveEntry( ...

Error in unzip (line 98)
files = extractArchive(outputDir, api, mfilename);

Error in install_addon (line 53)
unzipped_files = unzip(zip_file, install_dir);

Please suggest me a method to resolve these errors..
I'am using MATLAB R2012a in Windows 7, 64 bit.

Thanks

[Steven_Lord]

"JAY " <jay.n...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:k1nf5s$b0b$1...@newscl01ah.mathworks.com...

> Hi,
>
> I want to install SimMechanics link add-on in order to transport
> Solidworks 2011 assembly to simmechanics. I have downloaded the files
> **smlink.r2012a.win64** and **install_addon.m**.
> When I try to install the Zip file using the command
> install_addon('smlink.r2012a.win64.zip'), the following errors are
> appearing:
>
>
>
> Error using mkdir
> Access is denied.

The obvious first question is: do you have write permissions to the location
where you're trying to install this add-on? Since this documentation:

http://www.mathworks.com/help/toolbox/physmod/smlink/ug/brpyzn7-1.html

indicates that the ZIP-file will be extracted to MATLABROOT, check if you
can create a file in MATLABROOT. If you can't, either change the permissions
of that directory so you can; run MATLAB as a user that does have
permissions to do so; or ask your administrator (who almost certainly WILL
have write permission for that directory) to install it.

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