Powerful Desktop 3D CAD Software
SOLIDWORKS makes it easy to automate tasks, streamline workflows, and quickly check the design of your project. It's powerful and user-friendly.
SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD software includes design, simulation, technical communication, and data management features. Powering innovative design with specific tools that help you work more efficiently so you can make better design decisions.
Trusted industry standard
For over 25 years, SOLIDWORKS® has been the trusted industry standard in design and engineering. SOLIDWORKS offers easy 3D design and product development tools. These tools help you think of, create, test, share, manage, and turn your ideas into great product designs.
- Create fast and accurate designs, including 3D models and 2D drawings of complex parts and assemblies
- Design for cost and manufacturing with cost estimation tools and manufacturability checks
- Interact with team members and control revisions with standardized data management tools
- Eliminate errors and rework by using integrated motion and stress analysis tools
OVERVIEW DEMO
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Available SOLIDWORKS Add-ins
An intuitive set of desktop 3D design tools matched with data management and simulation
SOLIDWORKS Standard
Desktop-based intuitive, robust SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD solution featuring part and assembly modeling, 2D drawings and productivity and automation tools
SOLIDWORKS Professional
All capabilities of Standard plus photo-realistic rendering, automated cost estimation, reverse engineering, automated design, drawing checking, and tolerance analysis
SOLIDWORKS Premium
All capabilities of SOLIDWORKS Professional plus piping, tubing, electrical cable and harness routing design, and advanced surface flattening capabilities
SOLIDWORKS Ultimate (coming soon for desktop)
Ultimate package delivering release management, product structure management, cloud-immersive experiences, structural analysis and time-based motion analysis capabilities for parts and assemblies.
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SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard
SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard helps individuals and small teams manage project data. It controls design revisions and access to files. This speeds up the design process and boosts productivity.
SOLIDWORKS® Visualize Standard
Create compelling visual content of your designs with unparalleled ease and flexibility. Using photo-quality content early in the design process helps make better design choices. It also allows for valuable feedback from sales teams and potential customers.
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SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard
Allows you to quickly program individual parts and configurations without leaving the SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD environment.
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Piping, Tubing & Electrical
Accelerate the development process and save time by designing piping, tubing and electrical cabling in 3D during system design with SOLIDWORKS.
Compare SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD Desktop Versions
Standard, Professional, or Premium offering
Standard Package
3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Standard
Connected Desktop 3D CAD
SOLIDWORKS Standard
3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Standard
Connected Desktop 3D CAD
3D Modeling & CAM Tools
3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Standard
Connected Desktop 3D CAD
2D Drawing Tools
3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Standard
Connected Desktop 3D CAD
Professional Package
3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Standard
Connected Desktop 3D CAD
SOLIDWORKS Professional
3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Standard
Connected Desktop 3D CAD
3D Modeling & CAM Tools
3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Standard
Connected Desktop 3D CAD
2D Drawing Tools
3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Standard
Connected Desktop 3D CAD
Toolbox CAD Libraries
3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Standard
Connected Desktop 3D CAD
Visualization/Rendering
3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Standard
Connected Desktop 3D CAD
Data Management
Premium Package
SOLIDWORKS Premium
3D Modeling & CAM Tools
3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Standard
Connected Desktop 3D CAD
2D Drawing Tools
3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Standard
Connected Desktop 3D CAD
Toolbox CAD Libraries
3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Standard
Connected Desktop 3D CAD
Visualization/Rendering
3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Standard
Connected Desktop 3D CAD
Data Management
3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Standard
Connected Desktop 3D CAD
Pipe, Tube & Electrical Routing
3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Standard
Connected Desktop 3D CAD
Simulation Tools
| Feature | SOLIDWORKS Standard | SOLIDWORKS Professional | SOLIDWORKS Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ease of Use | ● | ● | ● |
| Part and Assembly Modeling | ● | ● | ● |
| 2D Drawings | ● | ● | ● |
| Design Reuse and Automation | ● | ● | ● |
| Animation and Visualization | ● | ● | ● |
| Interference Check | ● | ● | ● |
| Collaborate and Share CAD Data (3D Interconnect & eDrawings) | ● | ● | ● |
| Advanced CAD File Import | ● | ● | ● |
| Basic Analysis Tools (SimulationXpress & FloXpress) | ● | ● | ● |
| Productivity Tools | ● | ● | ● |
| SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard (Must be on Active Subscription) | ● | ● | ● |
| Design for Manufacturing | ● | ● | ● |
| SOLIDWORKS Visualize Standard (Must be on Active Subscription) | ● | ● | |
| CAD Libraries | ● | ● | |
| Automatic Task Scheduling and Batch Processing | ● | ● | |
| ECAD/MCAD Collaboration (CircuitWorks™) | ● | ● | |
| CAD Standards Checking | ● | ● | |
| Automated Tolerance Stack-Up Analysis (TolAnalyst) | ● | ● | |
| SOLIDWORKS File Management | ● | ● | |
| Reverse Engineering (ScanTo3D) | ● | ● | |
| eDrawings® Professional | ● | ● | |
| Design for Cost & Cost Estimation (Parts) | ● | ● | |
| Design for Cost & Cost Estimation (Assemblies) | ● | ||
| Motion Analysis | ● | ||
| Structural Part and Assembly Analysis | ● | ||
| Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) for Environmental Impact: SOLIDWORKS Sustainability | ● | ||
| Routing of Pipes and Tubes | ● | ||
| Routing of Electrical Cabling and Wiring Harnesses | ● | ||
| Routing of Rectangular and Other Sections | ● | ||
| Advanced Surface Flattening | ● | ||
| Assembly Level Cost Roll Up | ● | ||
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SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD Desktop Features
Design on your desktop and manage on-premises
3D Parts, Assemblies & 2D Drawings
Handle all aspects of your part and assembly modeling and create 2D production drawings with SOLIDWORKS Standard:
- 3D solid modeling – Turn ideas and concepts into virtual 3D models
- Assembly Structure Planning (SOLIDWORKS Treehouse) – Quickly lay out your design assembly structure and then export to SOLIDWORKS to automatically create your CAD files.
- 2D Drawings – Create production-ready 2D drawings that communicate how your design should be manufactured and assembled
Manufacturing Tools
Check your design and verify manufacturability of your product early in the development process, saving time and development costs, improving productivity, and accelerating your time-to-market.
- DFMXpress — Compare your design to standardized manufacturing rules to assess if your design can be produced
- Compare parts and drawings for changes —Automatically compare designs to instantly understand differences
- CAD Check for Parts and Tooling —Quickly understand if your parts can be easily removed from mold, cast, or form tooling
- Sheet metal bending and flat pattern —Easily assess if your sheet metal parts can be developed from flat stock
3DEXPERIENCE Works provides a Safe, Social, Connected, Informed and Structured environment for team leaders, project managers and other professionals who want to manage data on the cloud and collaborate without constraints.
Safe: Customer controlled access. Transparent cloud backup. Encrypted communication protocols. Data always safe-no overwrite, no loss of data.
Social: Integrated structured and unstructured collaboration tools enabling social innovation. Collaborate on product design or engage with your stakeholders early in product development.
Connected: Every user always connected to a single, common database. Access data anywhere, anytime, on any device. Review and markup models.
Informed: Choose from the widget library, Create and share Dashboards. Get the latest information about your product development. Always have access to your latest data.
Structured: Zero overhead data management - store and manage data across collaborative spaces, share information in communities. Find indexed data faster by using tags, custom search, etc.
Buy SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD
Purchase a license of SOLIDWORKS Desktop with Cloud Services from the official DS Store
Package
SOLIDWORKS Standard with Cloud Services
SOLIDWORKS Standard 3D design software delivers powerful functionality with an intuitive user interface to speed your design process and be productive.
1 Year License
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SOLIDWORKS Professional with Cloud Services
SOLIDWORKS Professional gives you all the power of SOLIDWORKS Standard with additional capabilities for productivity, communication and file management.
1 Year License
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SOLIDWORKS Premium with Cloud Services
SOLIDWORKS Premium includes powerful simulation, motion, and validation tools, wire and pipe routing functionality, and reverse engineering capabilities.