diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d84edaaf3d4bf1274afc7bcbc671851fbead3076..69e7f57f80c58f080f3ae966da0f8f163cd9dab4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-~$*
+# exclude temporary Solidworks Files
+~$*.S*