SOLIDWORKS
Desktop 3D CAD for mechanical design and engineering
What is SOLIDWORKS?
SOLIDWORKS is a parametric 3D CAD application for designing parts, assemblies and drawings, with simulation, PDM and electrical design add-ons. It is popular with small and mid-sized manufacturers and engineering teams. It is sold through resellers as perpetual licences or subscriptions, and cloud-connected versions run on 3DEXPERIENCE.
Key facts
- Starting price
- Contact for quote
- Pricing model
- Quote-based
- Active users
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- Customers
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- Vendor employees
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- Launched
- 1995
- Deployment
- On-premise, Cloud (SaaS)
- Platforms
- Windows
Strengths & considerations
Strengths
- Intuitive parametric 3D modeling
- Large user community and learning resources
- Integrated simulation and drawing tools
- Free trial available
- Can run on-premise
Considerations
- Primarily Windows desktop software
- Large assemblies can slow performance
- Add-on modules increase total cost
- Pricing only on request
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Industries & use cases
Industries served
Manufacturing & industrial
Automotive
Life sciences
Real estate & construction
Transportation & logistics
Typical use cases
- Design and simulate complex aerospace and automotive products
- Manage product lifecycle data across engineering teams
- Plan and optimize factory operations with virtual twins
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- PLM implementation and digital thread enablement
- Manufacturing operations and MES transformation
- Engineering process redesign around virtual twins
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Features
✓Template library· Customization
✓File versioning· Documents
✓Multi-language· Platform
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