3DEXPERIENCE Cloud CAD

The 3DEXPERIENCE platform is sold in modules called roles. Each role is for a specific task and a role can contain multiple applications. Every role on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform is tied to a specific user. Everyone connecting to the platform will need to be assigned their unique set of roles.

There are two roles required to be connected to and to run additional programs on 3DEXPERIENCE. These foundation roles are called Collaborative Business Innovator and Collaborative Industry Innovator. These give you the ability to connect from any smart device from anywhere in the world. From any browser, you can view 3D content, manage revisions, lifecycles, and cloud data. Additional roles can be purchased for additional capabilities, such as 3D Sculptor, which adds the ability to create organic designs.

Yes, the Collaborative Designer role allows direct connection for uploading designs from SOLIDWORKS to 3DEXPERIENCE and from 3DEXPERIENCE into SOLIDWORKS. Designs are controlled independently from their original CAD application, so designs created in SOLIDWORKS update in the cloud and designs created in the 3DEXPERIENCE apps update in SOLIDWORKS. The feature tree remains in the original CAD application and can be modified at any time; changes are then reflected across platforms.

We are here to assess your situation and get you exactly what you need without buying more than you require. Typically, not all roles are required for every user. For instance, let’s say you have three people, two SOLIDWORKS engineers and the engineering manager, but only one engineer needs organic modeling. In that case everyone would need the foundation roles, however, the manager would not require anything additional and only one 3D Sculptor role would be needed.

Applications that run directly in a browser that do not require any installation are commonly referred to as browser-based. 3DEXPERIENCE is a hybrid workflow where most tools function directly in the browser, like 3D Sculptor and 3D Creator, however other tools like Collaborative Designer, the add-in for SOLIDWORKS, is an installed application that connects to the cloud.

All designs created in the 3DEXPERIENCE xApps connect directly to SOLIDWORKS through the Collaborative Designer role, which is an add-in for SOLIDWORKS. This will allow you to open all your xApps designs in SOLIDWORKS as a solid body, use them in your assemblies, create additional part features, and even create drawings.