SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD
Overview
SOLIWORKS - Powerful 3D CAD with Built-in Simulation, PDM, PLM Capabilities.
SOLIDWORKS® is a powerful and easy-to-use 3D CAD software used to develop product designs with integrated tools for validation, manufacturing, and collaboration. It enables designers and engineers to create, validate, and optimize designs using built-in SOLIDWORKS Simulation for FEA and CFD.
SOLIDWORKS supports design for manufacturing, costing, automation, and tolerance analysis, helping achieve first-time-right designs and improved productivity. With strong visualization, communication, and multi-CAD data sharing capabilities, SOLIDWORKS provides a complete, integrated environment for product design and development.
Core Functionalities
3D Design & Modeling
Create parametric 3D parts, assemblies, and detailed 2D drawings with ease.
Integrated FEA & CFD Simulation
Validate and optimize designs using built-in SOLIDWORKS Simulation and flow analysis.
Design for Manufacturing (DFM)
Check designs against manufacturing requirements to achieve first-time-right results.
Product Cost Estimation
Estimate manufacturing costs early using SOLIDWORKS Costing for machined and sheet-metal parts.
Tolerance & GD&T Management
Apply and analyze GD&T to ensure fit, function, and standards compliance.
Design Automation & Configuration
Automate designs and configure product families using rule-based engineering tools.
Visualization & Design Communication
Create realistic renderings and share 3D/2D designs using lightweight viewers.
Multi-CAD Data Exchange & Collaboration
Open, translate, and share data across multiple CAD platforms securely.
Features
SOLIDWORKS Standard – Powerful 3D CAD for Efficient Product Design
- Create parametric 3D parts, assemblies, and 2D drawings with an easy-to-use interface while preserving legacy CAD data.
- Perform fully integrated FEA within the CAD environment to validate strength, performance, and reliability.
- Use DFMXpress tools to check designs against manufacturing requirements and achieve first-time-right results.
- Open, convert, and share files using built-in translators supporting formats like IGES, STEP, DWG, Parasolid, and more.
SOLIDWORKS Professional – Enhanced Design with Costing & Visualization
- Estimate manufacturing costs early using SOLIDWORKS Costing for machined and sheet-metal components.
- Apply automatic dimensioning and tolerancing using DimXpert in compliance with ASME and ISO standards.
- Create marketing-quality renderings using PhotoView 360 to enhance product presentation.
- Reuse design knowledge and automate repetitive tasks using DriveWorksXpress and Excel-based configuration.
SOLIDWORKS Premium – Advanced Simulation & Motion for Complete Validation
- Perform integrated FEA, CFD, and kinematic motion simulation for complex mechanisms within the design environment.
- Analyze tolerances to ensure proper assembly fit, performance, and functional compliance.
- Share project data worldwide using web folders and communicate designs effectively through eDrawings.
- Integrate DFMEA documentation with SOLIDWORKS design data for improved product quality and risk management.
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Part and Assembly Modelling |
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Design Reuse and Automation |
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Interference Check |
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Collaborate and Share CAD Data |
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Advanced CAD File Import/Export – 3D Interconnect |
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First Pass Analysis Tools – Simulation Xpress |
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Productivity Tools |
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SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard* |
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Design for Manufacturing |
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Xtended Reality (XR) Exporter |
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SOLIDWORKS Visualize Standard* |
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CAD Libraries (SOLIDWORKS Toolbox) |
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Design for Cost & Estimation (SOLIDWORKS Costing) |
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ECAD/MCAD Collaboration (CircuitWorks™) |
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CAD Standards Checking |
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Automated Tolerance Stack-Up Analysis (TolAnalyst) |
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SOLIDWORKS File Management |
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Reverse Engineering (ScanTo3D) |
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eDrawings® Professional |
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Time – Based Motion Analysis |
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Linear Static Analysis for Part and Assemblies |
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Routing of Pipes and Tubes |
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Routing of Rectangular and Other Sections |
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Advanced Surface Flattening |
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Assembly Level Cost Roll Up |
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Electrical Routing |
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Choosing the right SOLIDWORKS package depends on your design needs, team size, and project complexity.
From Standard to Premium, we help you identify the ideal solution that maximizes performance while staying within budget.
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SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD |
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Part and Assembly Modelling |
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Design Reuse and Automation |
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Interference Check |
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Collaborate and Share CAD Data |
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Advanced CAD File Import/Export – 3D Interconnect |
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First Pass Analysis Tools – Simulation Xpress |
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Productivity Tools |
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SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard* |
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Design for Manufacturing |
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Xtended Reality (XR) Exporter |
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SOLIDWORKS Visualize Standard* |
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CAD Libraries (SOLIDWORKS Toolbox) |
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Design for Cost & Estimation (SOLIDWORKS Costing) |
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ECAD/MCAD Collaboration (CircuitWorks™) |
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CAD Standards Checking |
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Automated Tolerance Stack-Up Analysis (TolAnalyst) |
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SOLIDWORKS File Management |
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Reverse Engineering (ScanTo3D) |
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eDrawings® Professional |
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Time – Based Motion Analysis |
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Linear Static Analysis for Part and Assemblies |
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Routing of Pipes and Tubes |
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Routing of Rectangular and Other Sections |
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Advanced Surface Flattening |
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Assembly Level Cost Roll Up |
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Services & Training
We help you solve engineering challenges, together.
Whether you’re looking to outsource expertise or upskill your team, we work as a seamless extension of your organization to deliver measurable results.
Engineering Services
We help turn complex ideas into manufacturable products through robust design, analysis, and engineering support—focused on accuracy, efficiency, and real-world performance.
SOLIDWORKS Training
Develop practical SOLIDWORKS skills with flexible training programs designed for engineers, designers, and teams—covering essentials through advanced workflows.
FAQ
2D CADs are mainly used to create detailing and drafting whereas SOLIDWORKS helps in designing and developing in 3D which helps in better visual understanding. It also helps to create drafting and detailed manufacturing drawings.
Yes, SOLIDWORKS Supports the import of Other 3D CAD Files such as Autodesk Inventor, Pro/ENGINEER and Creo Parametric, Solid Edge, Unigraphics. It also supports the import of Neutral Files such as IGES/IGS, STEP, Parasolid, etc.
SOLIDWORKS Files
SOLIDWORKS Files (*.sldprt; *.sldasm)
SOLIDWORKS Assembly (*.asm; *.sldasm)
SOLIDWORKS Drawing (*.drw; *.slddrw)
SOLIDWORKS Part (*.prt; *.sldprt)
SOLIDWORKS SLDXML (*.sldxml)
Other Supported Formats
3D Manufacturing Format (*.3mf)
ACIS (*.sat; *.sab; *.asat; *.asab)
Add-Ins (*.dll)
Adobe Illustrator Files (*.ai)
Adobe Photoshop Files (*.psd)
Autodesk AutoCAD Files (*.dwg; *.dxf)
Autodesk Inventor Files (*.ipt; *.iam)
CADKEY (*.prt; *.ckd)
CATIA Graphics (*.cgr)
CATIA V5 (*.catpart; *.catproduct)
Interoperability & Exchange Formats
IDF (*.emn; *.brd; *.bdf; *.idb)
IFC 2x3 (*.ifc)
IGES (*.igs; *.iges)
JT (*.jt)
Library Feature Part (*.lfp; *.sldlfp)
Mesh Files (*.stl; *.obj; *.off; *.ply; *.ply2)
Parasolid (*.x_t; *.x_b; *.xmt_txt; *.xmt_bin)
PTC Creo Files (*.prt; *.asm; *.xpr)
Rhino (*.3dm)
Solid Edge Files (*.par; *.psm; *.asm)
STEP AP203 / AP214 / AP242 (*.step; *.stp)
Template Files (*.prtdot; *.asmdot; *.drwdot)
Unigraphics / NX (*.prt)
VDAFS (*.vda)
VRML (*.wrl)
Starting from SOLIDWORKS 2017, 3D Interconnect replaces SOLIDWORKS’ current translation capabilities with new technology and workflows for working with third-party native CAD data.
You can:
a. Insert proprietary CAD data directly into a SOLIDWORKS assembly without converting it to a SOLIDWORKS file.
b. Open the proprietary 3D CAD format in the SOLIDWORKS software with its associative link to the original part.
c. Update changes in the SOLIDWORKS file if you update the proprietary CAD data in its authoring application by maintaining all downstream features created in SOLIDWORKS.
d. Break the link of the inserted part file with the original part file. With the technology, you can work with other 3D CAD in the same native format without the need for translation to SOLIDWORKS Files.
Yes, SOLIDWORKS Drawings can be exported to DXF/DWG formats to open in 2D CAD software such as Draftsight, AutoCAD, etc.
No, It is not necessary to install SOLIDWORKS unless you want to make changes to the models.
For anyone who needs to view and interrogate 3D design data. Whether you are involved in the commercial manufacture, purchasing, a maker, or a student, eDrawings helps you to communicate, share and collaborate with 3D data with an easily shareable lightweight file in its own viewer.
Yes, SOLIDWORKS allows to import of 2D CAD Files such as DXF and DWG files and 3D Models can be created using the 2D views from DXF/DWG files as a reference inside the SOLIDWORKS environment.
The FeatureWorks software in SOLIDWORKS recognizes features on an imported solid body in a SOLIDWORKS part document. Recognized features are the same as features that you create using the SOLIDWORKS software. You can edit the definition of recognized features to change their parameters. For features that are based on sketches, after you recognize the features, you can edit the sketches from the SOLIDWORKS FeatureManager design tree to change the geometry of the features. However, it should be noted that not all features are recognized by Feature Works. Some geometry may not be recognized due to complexity.
SOLIDWORKS Comes with an Inbuilt material library that includes Steel, Iron, Aluminium, Copper, Titanium, Zinc, Plastics, non – Metals such as Air, Water, Rubber, Wood, etc.
All the materials include mechanical properties such as Elastic Modulus, Tensile Strength, Mass Density, Yield Strength, Thermal Conductivity, etc.
SOLIDWORKS is an easy-to-use intuitive user interface software. Along with part, assembly, and 2D drawing functionality, specialized tools are included sheet metal, weldments, surfacing, molds, product configuration, etc.
Yes, SOLIDWORKS has a portfolio of Simulation solutions that are integrated directly inside the SOLIDWORKS 3D Modeling environment. SOLIDWORKS Simulation is an easy-to-use portfolio of structural analysis tools that use Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to predict a product’s real-world physical behavior by virtually testing CAD models. The portfolio provides linear, non-linear static, and dynamic analysis capabilities which can be purchased as per requirements and integrated with SOLIDWORKS.
