Part and assembly modeling

SolidWorks Premium enables you to design the most advanced products

Design reuse and automation

Speed new designs by finding and reusing existing designs. Use SolidWorks design automation tools to speed the design process further

Animations and photorealistic renderings

Communicate your design intent with great visuals that explain your idea correctly the first time

2D drawings

Expedite the creation of production-ready 2D drawings to clearly communicate how your design should be manufactured and assembled

Motion simulation

Use SolidWorks Motion to help improve the kinematics of your design, leading to improved reliability

Structural validation

Enhance product quality by identifying areas prone to failure and suggest changes to guide design optimization using tools built for designers and engineers who best know the design

Sustainability

Use SolidWorks SustainabilityXpress to assess the environmental impact of your design and optimize material selection, part geometry, and sourcing

Fluid flow simulation

Use FloXpress to provide initial fluid flow simulation and reporting

Collision and interference detection

Check for proper relationships between the components in your design to ensure proper operation

Hole alignment checks in assembly design

Eliminate misalignments between components prior to manufacturing

Tolerance stack-up analysis

Use TolAnalyst to check the effect of tolerances on parts and assemblies

Design for manufacturing

Use DFMXpress to assess the manufacturability prior to production release

Output 2D manufacturing data

Send 2-axis DXF and DWG file information directly to production

Sheet metal flat pattern

Automatically flatten sheet metal parts, including bend compensation

Draft and undercut analysis

Streamline plastic/cast/forged part and tooling design to eliminate problems before manufacturing

3D for rapid prototyping

SolidWorks directly outputs STL and other file formats to rapid prototype equipment

3D CAM output

Integration with the world’s leading CAM packages.

Automatic hole charts, weld tables, cut lists, CNC bending data

Streamlines production preparation

Harness-board drawings

Generate drawings and wire cut lists for electrical manufacturing

Import/export

Convert CAD data into any format your audience needs

Existing 2D DWG data

Maintain these designs using SolidWorks 2D CAD tools

Feature Recognition

Automatically convert non-SolidWorks CAD data to preserve design intent and make future design changes faster

Protect your IP

Use Defeature technology to hide selected aspects of your design prior to sharing models

Import scanned data

Use ScanTo3D to convert scanned data to SolidWorks geometry to facilitate reverse engineering

ECAD-MCAD data exchange

Use CircuitWorksTM to provide two-way data exchange to reduce design errors in electronic packaging design

eDrawings®

A compact, email-friendly file and viewing technology that lets you review your 2D drawing and 3D model data together. eDrawings supports viewing SolidWorks, DWG, and numerous CAD formats and enables the extended team to review the design, including rotate, zoom, measure, mark-up, section, and virtual disassembly

SolidWorks Product Data Management (PDM)

Provides revision control, data security, and access control to components for use in new designs. Also finds existing designs so they can be reused in other products