SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD

SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD- Trusted by millions worldwide, the leading 3D CAD solution for product design and innovation

Serving as the backbone of the SOLIDWORKS suite, 3D CAD empowers users to drive innovation from concept to creation

Powerful and Intuitive 3D CAD Software​

SOLIDWORKS empowers engineers and designers with a comprehensive suite of tools to streamline product development from concept to production. Its powerful desktop capabilities make it easy to automate repetitive tasks, optimize workflows,
and validate designs quickly and accurately.

With integrated features for 3D design, simulation, technical documentation, and data management, SOLIDWORKS helps you work smarter, reduce errors, and bring innovative products to market faster. Designed to be both robust and user-friendly, it enables better design decisions with greater confidence and efficiency.

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The Complete Package - taking you from Design to Manufacture

A great design is just the start of the product development journey. SOLIDWORKS covers the entire process – design and visualisation, simulation, collaboration, and manufacturing, all under one familiar, unified, user interface

SOLIDWORKS Standard

Unlock the powerful design capabilities of SOLIDWORKS Standard and experience the advantages of a comprehensive 3D design solution.
With application-specific tools for sheet metal, weldments, surfacing, and mold tool & die, users can efficiently create complex parts, assemblies, and 2D drawings with ease and precision.

SOLIDWORKS Professional
SOLIDWORKS Professional builds upon the capabilities of SOLIDWORKS Standard, offering enhanced tools for increased productivity and efficiency. With standard parts and fastener libraries, along with automated design and drawing checks, users can streamline their workflows while automated manufacturing estimates help save both time and costs. Additionally, SOLIDWORKS Professional provides photorealistic rendering capabilities, which can be easily shared with others—regardless of their CAD expertise—using eDrawings.
SOLIDWORKS Premium
Expanding on the capabilities of SOLIDWORKS Professional, SOLIDWORKS Premium enhances your design process with powerful simulation analysis, design validation, ECAD/MCAD collaboration, reverse engineering, and advanced wire and pipe routing features. With seamless PCB integration, you can quickly incorporate printed circuit board data into your 3D models, while also generating and documenting layouts for electrical wiring, piping, and tubing. Additionally, SOLIDWORKS Premium enables the utilization of 3D scanned data, further streamlining your design and engineering workflows.
SOLIDWORKS Ultimate
Combining the robust capabilities of SOLIDWORKS Premium with cloud-based tools, SOLIDWORKS Ultimate enhances your engineering, design, and manufacturing workflows. This latest version of the industry-leading 3D CAD software provides seamless access to online CAD tools, an integrated PLM system, advanced marketing and communication features, and powerful simulation capabilities to optimize performance and streamline production. SOLIDWORKS Ultimate includes all the features of SOLIDWORKS Premium while extending functionality into simulation, collaboration, data management, marketing, and manufacturing, ensuring a comprehensive solution for your design needs.

What is the 3DEXPERIENCE platform?

The 3DEXPERIENCE platform is a business-wide tool that provides access to Dassault Systèmes huge range of engineering software solutions to enable complete product development through browser-based applications.
As a modular solution, the 3DEXPERIENCE platform is scalable, and can be adapted to grow with your business and empower collaboration between departments.

How does the 3DEXPERIENCE platform work?

The 3DEXPERIENCE platform is comprised of purchased roles which contain individual applications.

SOLIDWORKS with online Licensing

Packs the same punch as desktop SOLIDWORKS but with the added flexibility of online licensing. No more needing to activate & deactivate licenses between machines, making flexible working easier than ever before.

3D Creator

Browser-based 3D CAD modelling. Powerful CAD authoring & editing capabilities on any device connected to the internet. An ideal complimentary tool for any on-the-go requirements when you’re away from your SOLIDWORKS license.

3D Sculptor

3D Sculptor is a game changing surfacing tool that runs entirely in your browser. True free-form subdivisional modelling to create complex and ergonomic shapes in a fraction of the time when compared with traditional methods.

3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Simulation Designer

With the same interface as SOLIDWORKS, perform Linear Static Analysis on parts or assemblies, as well as Motion Analysis. Test for stresses, deflections, factor of safety, as well as predicting required motor forces, resistance to gravity and tipping forces.

Visualize Professional Connected

A step above Visualize Standard included with desktop SOLIDWORKS, Visualize Professional connected allows you to produce exceptional images, animations, panoramic & VR output, as well as adding realism to your scenes with its powerful physics engine.

Cloud Data Management

Every 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS license comes with cloud data management built in. Forget costly server set-ups and security issues. Store, share, revise and control your SOLIDWORKS and wider company data in the 3DEXERIENCE Cloud Platform and focus your time where it matters, design.

Cloud Connected SOLIDWORKS

Are you struggling to find the distinction between SOLIDWORKS and 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS? Don’t worry, we’re here to help.
Below you will find key information on the enhancements 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS boasts:
  • Additional browser-based CAD authoring tools.
  • Visualize Professional
  • Online licensing administration 
  • No more hassle of manual serial number transfers

Available SOLIDWORKS Add-ins

Enhance your design capabilities with a suite of powerful SOLIDWORKS add-ins. Seamlessly integrated into the desktop environment, these tools extend core 3D design functionality with advanced features for

SOLIDWORKS Simulation

Bringing innovative products to life requires accurate design behaviour prediction. SOLIDWORKS Simulation integrates seamlessly with 3D CAD, allowing engineers to optimize designs efficiently while reducing prototyping costs and development time.

By leveraging Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), SOLIDWORKS Simulation enables precise evaluation of structural integrity, heat transfer, fluid flow, and dynamic behaviors. Features like virtual bolt connectors streamline the modeling process while ensuring accurate results. Additionally, the Topology Optimization tool helps refine designs from initial concepts, minimizing tooling changes and maximizing performance.

SOLIDWORKS Plastics

SOLIDWORKS® Plastics delivers easy-to-use simulation for analyzing plastic parts and injection molds. It simulates how melted plastic flows during the injection molding process to predict manufacturing-related defects so you can quickly evaluate part manufacturability while you design.

SOLIDWORKS VISUALIZE

SOLIDWORKS Visualize is a photo-realistic rendering and animation software that allows users to create high-quality images, animations, and other 3D content from their CAD data, enabling designers, engineers, and marketers to visualize and communicate designs effectively.

SOLIDWORKS Electrical

SOLIDWORKS Electrical is a software suite designed for users who develop products requiring electrical systems for power, control, and data acquisition. It simplifies the electrical design process, enhances system integration, and enables precise incorporation of electrical components into 3D mechanical models, resulting in improved designs in less time. Unlike traditional tools, SOLIDWORKS Electrical offers full, bi-directional, real-time synchronization between 2D schematics and 3D model data.

SOLIDWORKS CAM

SOLIDWORKS CAM utilizes the rich data within the 3D CAD model to accelerate product development and minimize errors caused by time-consuming, repetitive manual tasks, such as CNC machine programming. Built on Knowledge-Based Machining (KBM), it streamlines the programming process by learning as you work, allowing you to focus on the critical aspects of component design.

SOLIDWORKS PDM

Powerful search capability lets you easily find files—fast. Version control ensures you always have access to the most up-to-date files. You control who has access to data and documents. Store CAD models and documents—anything from emails to images—in an indexed central repository on the company’s server that tracks versions and automates workflows. With SOLIDWORKS® PDM, you’re in control.

SOLIDWORKS MBD

SOLIDWORKS Model-Based Definition (MBD) lets you define and organize 3D dimensions, tolerances, datums, notes, Bills of Material (BOMs), and other annotations; customize publishing templates for manufacturing, such as Part or Assembly Specifications, Request for Quote (RFQ), and Incoming Inspection Reports. You can also publish to widely accepted formats, such as eDrawings®, STEP 242, and 3D PDF for clear 3D communications.

SOLIDWORKS Composer

Repurpose your 3D engineering models for creating graphical content to explain processes and procedures in technical communications, such as manufacturing assembly instructions, product manuals, installation instructions, service manuals, training guides, marketing brochures, and sales bidding kits.

SOLIDWORKS INSPECTION

SOLIDWORKS Inspection is a powerful FAI and in-process inspection software that automates the creation of ballooned inspection drawings and reports (AS9102, PPAP, etc.). Available as a stand-alone application and a SOLIDWORKS add-in, it works with various file formats, including SOLIDWORKS, PDFs, and TIFFs. With its intuitive interface, SOLIDWORKS Inspection reduces inspection documentation time by up to 90%, minimizes input errors, enhances quality, and accelerates time-to-market.

SOLIDWORKS eDrawings

eDrawings is a leading 2D, 3D, and AR/VR design communication tool for stakeholders in the design-to-manufacturing process, as well as external prospects and customers. With a robust collaboration toolset, it enhances design communication, allowing CAD and non-CAD users to share, review, mark up, and accelerate the design process. Its AR/VR capabilities enable virtual product evaluations, available on Windows desktop professional and mobile versions.

DraftSight 2D CAD Design and Drafting Software

DraftSight is a versatile CAD solution for creating, editing, and accessing 2D and 3D DWG files, catering to architects, engineers, construction professionals, designers, manufacturers, educators, and hobbyists. With a familiar user interface, it ensures a seamless transition from other CAD applications while enhancing drafting and design efficiency.

DraftSight 2D CAD Design and Drafting Software

DraftSight is a versatile CAD solution for creating, editing, and accessing 2D and 3D DWG files, catering to architects, engineers, construction professionals, designers, manufacturers, educators, and hobbyists. With a familiar user interface, it ensures a seamless transition from other CAD applications while enhancing drafting and design efficiency.

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SOLIDWORKS is the World’s favourite CAD system.

To get the best from it though, you’ll want to make sure that you get the right package and that you know how to use it. That’s where we come in.

  • Software Solutions – SOLIDWORKS & the 3DEXPERIENCE Cloud platform to suit your individual needs.
  • Training Solutions – Fully accredited training centre offering a wide range of courses for all skill levels
  • Technical support – on hand when you need us to offer support, guidance and pro-tips
  • Cloud Services – now included with every SOLIDWORKS licence
  • Startups – Startups & Enterprises embracing digital transformation
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