SOLIDWORKS Design

Handle all aspects of history based, parametric part and assembly modeling to turn your ideas into precise 3D designs, then create production ready 2D drawings that stay associative to the model and clearly communicate how to manufacture and assemble your products.

Save SOLIDWORKS parts, assemblies and drawings created or saved in the latest version of SOLIDWORKS as fully functional documents in an earlier version. You can save documents back to the two most recent previous releases.

Validate in 2D and 3D that parts and assemblies fit, assemble, and operate correctly, while reviewing draft, undercuts, thickness, and hole alignments early in development to ensure designs are manufacturable before going to production.

Open CATIA V5 CATPart and CATProduct files directly in SOLIDWORKS. Leverage broad CAD and neutral format support, including Pro/ENGINEER, Solid Edge, Inventor, STEP, IGES, Parasolid, ACIS, DWG/DXF, STL, and OBJ, and export models for AR, VR, and web viewing while preserving key visual and motion information.

Securely store and manage SOLIDWORKS and related project files in the cloud, then share live browser-based views via permission controlled links so non CAD stakeholders can view, markup, and collaborate without installing any software. Centralized comments, tasks, and revision tracking keep feedback clear, reduce email back and forth, and help teams reach decisions faster.

Manage the full lifecycle of CAD, simulation, and documentation across teams and tools with centralized cloud-based control. Track issues, changes, and approvals while revision control prevents conflicting edits from multiple contributors.

Organize your users and teams with SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard (available for free with an active SOLIDWORKS subscription) by storing and managing project data, changes and file access. More advanced data management routines are available with 3DEXPERIENCE Data Management, SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional or SOLIDWORKS Manage.

Access a library of standard parts and fasteners that you can customize to your company's standards. Help automate the size and location of fasteners, saving time and streamlining the design process.

Establish design standards and check drawings or models against them to create uniform designs and documentation.

Automatically check the effects of tolerances on parts and assemblies to ensure consistent fit of components and verify tolerancing schemes before manufacturing your designs.

Continuously check your designs against cost targets with integrated automatic cost estimation tools.

Recreate designs with the ability to import, edit, evaluate and create solid geometry from scanned point-cloud and mesh data.

Easily create photographic-quality images from your 3D models early in the design process to get feedback and make informed design decisions using SOLIDWORKS Visualize.

This is available for free with an active SOLIDWORKS subscription.

Flatten complex, non-developable surfaces typically encountered in products made from textiles, like clothing, sheet metal and metal stampings.

Streamline the design and documentation of pipes, tubes, and related systems for machinery, skid units, and process plants. Quickly route rectangular and round sections for ducting, cable trays, conveyors, material handling chutes, and other systems directly in your 3D model.

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 (BOMs).

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. Ensure product performance, quality and safety.

Calculate the stresses and deformations of geometry using finite element analysis (FEA) methods and run linear stress analyses to determine the response, performance and safety of parts and assemblies.

Use xDesign, a complete CAD suite built 100% in the cloud, to design history-based parametric parts and assemblies, then define 3D PMI and create 2D drawings with xDrawings, all in your browser. Dimensions, tolerances, and annotations stay associative to the model so updates propagate automatically and are easy to share and review from anywhere.

Use xShape, included with the xDesign CAD suite, to sculpt smooth, organic shapes with push pull subdivision modeling in your browser. Quickly refine concepts, then convert them to precise geometry for detailing and manufacturing.

Design sheet metal parts, molds, and welded frames in the xDesign cloud CAD suite using specialized tools for flanges, bend reliefs, parting surfaces, runners, frames, and structures. Work from any browser while maintaining full associativity to your 3D models for fast updates and downstream changes.

Manage and edit multi-CAD product structures directly in your browser with no CAD installation required, ideal for stakeholders who do not use SOLIDWORKS, while tracking project tasks, durations, and milestones in the same cloud environment. Include engineering and non-engineering items like paint and glue to simplify digital mockups, improve design clarity, and keep teams aligned through precise planning and real-time progress monitoring.

Quickly create cloud based assembly manuals, technical illustrations, and photo quality renderings directly from your 3D models. Add callouts, exploded views, and animations to improve product understanding, support documentation, and customer facing presentations.

Conduct comprehensive structural analysis directly from 3D models with Linear Static, Natural Frequency, Buckling and Steady State Thermal simulations, enabling evaluation of strength, stability and durability using cloud-based tools.

Perform mechanical kinematic and dynamic analysis simulations in the cloud, efficiently simulating and analyzing the motion of assemblies and mechanisms to validate designs and optimize performance through dynamic movement analysis.

Access on-demand video training with interactive modules and resources, providing hands-on tutorials to enhance your skills and knowledge of tools and workflows.