Powerful Desktop CAD Software
SOLIDWORKS gives you powerful, easy-to-use functionality that automates tasks, streamlines workflows, and helps you quickly define and validate the form, fit, and function of your design.
SOLIDWORKS CAD software includes design, simulation, technical communication, and data management features. Powering innovative design with specific tools that help you work more efficiently so you can make better design decisions.
Trusted industry standard
For over 25 years, SOLIDWORKS® has been the trusted industry standard in design and engineering. Intuitive 3D design and product development solutions from SOLIDWORKS help you conceptualize, create, validate, communicate, manage, and transform your innovate ideas into great product designs.
- Create fast and accurate designs, including 3D models and 2D drawings of complex parts and assemblies
- Design for cost and manufacturing with cost estimation tools and manufacturability checks
- Interact with team members and control revisions with standardized data management tools
- Eliminate errors and rework by using integrated motion and stress analysis tools
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Available SOLIDWORKS Add-ins
An intuitive set of desktop 3D design tools matched with data management and simulation
SOLIDWORKS Standard
Desktop-based intuitive, robust SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD solution connected to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform featuring part and assembly modeling, 2D drawings and productivity and automation tools
SOLIDWORKS Professional
All capabilities of 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Standard plus photorealistic rendering, automated cost estimation, reverse engineering, automated design and drawing checking, and tolerance analysis
SOLIDWORKS Premium
All capabilities of 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Professional plus piping, tubing, electrical cable and harness routing design, and advanced surface flattening capabilities
SOLIDWORKS Simulation
Desktop-based simulation add-in providing linear static structural and time-based motion analysis capabilities for parts and assemblies
SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard
SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard helps individuals and small work groups manage project data, control their design revisions, and control access to files, accelerating the design process and increasing productivity.
SOLIDWORKS® Visualize Standard
Create compelling visual content of your designs with unparalleled ease and flexibility. By utilizing photo-quality content early in the design process, more informed design decisions can be made, as well as receiving useful early feedback from sales teams and potential customers.
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SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard
Allows you to quickly program individual parts and configurations without leaving the SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD environment.
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Piping, Tubing & Electrical
Accelerate the development process and save time by designing piping, tubing and electrical in 3D during system design with SOLIDWORKS.
Compare SOLIDWORKS Desktop Versions
Standard, Professional or Premium offering
Standard Offer
3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Standard
Connected Desktop 3D CAD
SOLIDWORKS Standard Software
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Connected Desktop 3D CAD
3D Modeling & CAM Tools
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2D Drawing Tools
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Professional Offer
3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Standard
Connected Desktop 3D CAD
SOLIDWORKS Professional Software
3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Standard
Connected Desktop 3D CAD
3D Modeling & CAM Tools
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Connected Desktop 3D CAD
2D Drawing Tools
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Connected Desktop 3D CAD
Toolbox CAD Libraries
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Visualization/Rendering
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Data Management
Premium Offer
SOLIDWORKS Premium Software
3D Modeling & CAM Tools
3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Standard
Connected Desktop 3D CAD
2D Drawing Tools
3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Standard
Connected Desktop 3D CAD
Toolbox CAD Libraries
3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Standard
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Visualization/Rendering
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Data Management
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Pipe, Tube & Electrical Routing
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Connected Desktop 3D CAD
Simulation Tools
Capabilities | Standard Offer | Professional Offer | Premium Offer |
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Desktop CAD Features | |||
Part and Assembly Modeling Handle all aspects of your part and assembly modeling and transform ideas and concepts into virtual 3D models | ● | ● | ● |
2D Design Create production-ready 2D drawings that are always current and clearly communicate how to manufacture and assemble your designs | ● | ● | ● |
Productivity Tools Easily analyze, compare, check and report on your designs | ● | ● | ● |
Design Reuse & Automation Simplify the reuse of existing design data with search, automation and configuration tools that help you speed up the creation of new designs | ● | ● | ● |
Interference Check Before going into production, verify in 2D and 3D that your parts and assemblies will fit, assemble and operate correctly | ● | ● | ● |
Manufacturability Checks Review your designs for Draft, Undercut, Thickness and Hole Alignments early in the development process to ensure manufacturability. | ● | ● | ● |
Advanced CAD File Import/Export Convert incoming CAD data into SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD format and export SOLIDWORKS data to other CAD applications using 30+ translators | ● | ● | ● |
Xtended Reality (XR) Exporter Export CAD data for AR, VR and web viewing experiences while retaining geometry, appearance, motion studies, display states and more | ● | ● | ● |
CAD Standards Checking (Design Checker) Establish design standards and check drawings (or models) against them to create uniform designs and documentation. | ● | ● | |
Automated Tolerance Stackup Analysis (TolAnalyst™) Automatically check the effects of tolerances on parts and assemblies to ensure consistent fit of components and verify tolerancing schemes before manufacturing your designs | ● | ● | |
Design for Cost (SOLIDWORKS Costing) Continuously check your designs against cost targets with automatic cost estimation tools fully integrated within the 3D CAD solution | ● | ● | |
Reverse Engineering (ScanTo3D) Recreate designs with the ability to import, edit, evaluate and create solid geometry from scanned point-cloud and mesh data | ● | ● | |
Advanced Surface Flattening Flatten complex, nondevelopable surfaces typically encountered in products made from textiles, like clothing, or sheet metal, like metal stampings | ● | ||
Pipe and Tube Routing Recreate designs with the ability to import, edit, evaluate and create solid geometry from scanned point-cloud and mesh data | ● | ||
Electrical Cable and Wiring Harness Routing Quickly add cables, wires and harnesses to your design. Create flattened drawing representations of your 3D cables and harnesses with wire lists, connection information and bills of materials | ● | ||
Rectangular and Other Section Routing Route rectangular and round sections that include ducting, cable trays, conveyors, material handling chutes and other systems. | ● | ||
Simulation | |||
Time-Based Motion Analysis Realistically visualize your product moving throughout its operational cycle world, measure the forces and loads on your design, and use the data to correctly size motors and ensure product performance, quality and safety | ● | ||
Linear Static Analysis for Parts and Assemblies Calculate the stresses and deformations of geometry using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) methods, and running linear stress analysis to determine the response of parts and assemblies | ● | ||
Data Management and Add-ins | |||
SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard Data access and management where you can store and manage the latest product design information from an on-premise location | ● | ● | |
SOLIDWORKS Toolbox Time-saving library of Smart Parts and Supplier Standard Components, fully integrated with SOLIDWORKS. | ● | ● | |
SOLIDWORKS Visualize Standard (Must be on Active Subscription) photo-rendering suite of standalone software tools that combine industry-leading rendering capabilities with visual design-oriented features | ● | ● | |
SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard (Must be on Active Subscription) you will be able to enhance your manufacturing process by capturing company standards, speed up quoting, and test manufacturability of a design earlier in the process | ● | ● | ● |
Training and Support | |||
Training and Support Get up to speed fast using online training content, a vibrant community, and support from TriMech | ● | ● | ● |
SOLIDWORKS Desktop Features
Design on your desktop and manage on-premises
3D Parts, Assemblies & 2D Drawings
Handle all aspects of your part and assembly modeling and create 2D production drawings with SOLIDWORKS Standard:
- 3D solid modeling – Turn ideas and concepts into virtual 3D models
- Assembly Structure Planning (SOLIDWORKS Treehouse) – Quickly lay out your design assembly structure and then export to SOLIDWORKS to automatically create your CAD files.
- 2D Drawings – Create production-ready 2D drawings that communicate how your design should be manufactured and assembled
Manufacturing Tools
Check your design and verify manufacturability of your product early in the development process, saving time and development costs, improving productivity, and accelerating your time-to-market.
- DFMXpress — Compare your design to standardized manufacturing rules to assess if your design can be produced
- Compare parts and drawings for changes —Automatically compare designs to instantly understand differences
- CAD Check for Parts and Tooling —Quickly understand if your parts can be easily removed from mold, cast, or form tooling
- Sheet metal bending and flat pattern —Easily assess if your sheet metal parts can be developed from flat stock
3DEXPERIENCE Works provides a Safe, Social, Connected, Informed and Structured environment for team leaders, project managers and other professionals who want to manage data on the cloud and collaborate without constraints.
Safe: Customer controlled access. Transparent cloud backup. Encrypted communication protocols. Data always safe-no overwrite, no loss of data.
Social: Integrated structured and unstructured collaboration tools enabling social innovation. Collaborate on product design or engage with your stakeholders early in product development.
Connected: Every user always connected to a single, common database. Access data anywhere, anytime, on any device. Review and markup models.
Informed: Choose from the widget library, Create and share Dashboards. Get the latest information about your product development. Always have access to your latest data.
Structured: Zero overhead data management - store and manage data across collaborative spaces, share information in communities. Find indexed data faster by using tags, custom search, etc.