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SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD is more than just a CAD tool, it is at the center of an entire ecosystem of design solutions, from analysis and data management to technical communication and CAM – it all starts here.
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There’s a reason many designers, engineers, students, and hobbyists choose SOLIDWORKS over any other CAD tool in the market. SOLIDWORKS uses underlying intelligence to drive your design and make changes easy.
You can design and document your products in collaborative workflows, create robust parts and assemblies, and use specialized tools for weldments, sheet metal, plastic molded parts, pipe routing, and more.
SOLIDWORKS uses parametric designs, so when you change parts and assemblies, they automatically update in drawings and other places you use your component. It adds time back to your day when you don’t have to spend updating new dimensions.
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| 3D Modeling for Parts and Assemblies | |||
| Synced 2D Drawings | |||
| Search, Automation, and Configuration Tools | |||
| Share and Collaborate Designs | |||
| Collision and Interference Detection | |||
| Part-level Analysis Tool | |||
| SOLIDWORKS CAM/CAMWorks Tools | |||
| 3D Interconnect for CAD File Import and Export | |||
| SOLIDWORKS Toolbox | |||
| SOLIDWORKS Costing | |||
| ECAD/MCAD Connection | |||
| Design Checker | |||
| eDrawings® Professional | |||
| Tolerance Analysis | |||
| Photorealistic Rendering | |||
| Data & File Management | |||
| Reverse Engineering | |||
| Time-Based Motion Analysis | |||
| Linear Static Analysis | |||
| Routing: Pipes, Tubes, Electrical Cables, Wiring Harnesses | |||
| Surface Flattening Functionality | |||
| CATIA V5 Import |
We helped thousands of customers take their first steps into SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD.
Here are a few customers’ stories:
A major industrial machinery manufacturer needed help converting from another 3D CAD system. We helped them convert and work more efficiently with SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD.
A medical device manufacturer adopted SOLIDWORKS as a design platform. We helped them streamline several disparate processes and align their design operations in one system.
An architectural components manufacturer needed to move from AutoCAD 2D to SOLIDWORKS. We helped them decrease design and manufacturing errors working in SOLIDWORKS 3D.
At Hawk Ridge, we have one of the largest SOLIDWORKS technical teams in North America and have helped thousands of customers take their first steps into SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD. A few examples include:
Your CAD system is one of the key platforms for your business, and keeping it running is a major business priority. We can help you efficiently project-manage the implementation of a new version of SOLIDWORKS. Our dedicated services team can also help with other projects, such as automating parts of your design process or implementing valuable tools like the Design Checker or Costing.
As one of the largest SOLIDWORKS training providers in the world, we provide a full suite of training offerings. Our instructor-led classroom and online training provide detailed and personalized instruction from SOLIDWORKS experts, and our supplementary on-demand training from SolidProfessor helps you retain valuable techniques and ongoing skill-building.
Our best-in-class technical support provides troubleshooting advice for issues you have with your SOLIDWORKS usage. Our team has a mix of mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, and computing specialists to solve your SOLIDWORKS challenges. You can schedule a customized Ask-an-Expert session to review a particular concept.
Whether you are looking for on-demand training, access to the latest software releases, exclusive resources, and offers, or need expert support – there's a subscription option for you.
SOLIDWORKS reads in all major neutral 3D file formats, such as STEP, IGES, Parasolid, and ACIS. It will read 2D and 3D files from AutoCAD (DWG, DXF) and native files from most other 3D CAD systems (Creo, Inventor, NX, SolidEdge, Rhino). SOLIDWORKS Premium can open CATIA V5 files.
For output, SOLIDWORKS can save PDF and DWG/DXF 2D files and all major neutral formats (STEP, IGES, Parasolid, ACIS) of 3D outputs.
Many other options and file types are always being added to this list. Contact us if there’s a specific file type you’re interested in.
CAD systems create many interconnected files that are constantly changing as your designs evolve. Most engineering design organizations manage this challenge with a data management system.
We can help you evaluate the best fit for your organization. That might be the PDM Standard functionality included with SOLIDWORKS Professional and Premium, more robust workflows in PDM Professional, or cloud-hosted data management with 3DEXPERIENCE Data Management.
3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS is a newer variant of the traditional desktop SOLIDWORKS solution. It contains the same functionality as the desktop SOLIDWORKS and still installs on your system, but there are three significant differences:
1. Installs and updates are automatically deployed over the internet, meaning your SOLIDWORKS will always be at the latest version. You cannot run older versions of the software.
2. Some add-in functionality, like SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation or Inspection, may not be supported.
3. It automatically contains cloud data management routines for safely storing and managing your files in a secure cloud environment.
We’d be happy to discuss the pros and cons of these solutions to help you pick the right tool for your situation.
3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS for Makers is a software offer available for non-commercial applications. It provides a license of 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS functionality, but all files and documents are watermarked with a “not for commercial use” message and cannot be opened in a commercial license of SOLIDWORKS. It is only available for direct purchase from the SOLIDWORKS website.
