Designer/Engineer

Handle all aspects of your part and assembly modeling and transform ideas and concepts into virtual 3D models.

Create production-ready 2D drawings that are always current and clearly communicate how to manufacture and assemble your designs.

Easily analyze, compare, check and report on your designs.

Simplify the reuse of existing design data with search, automation and configuration tools that help you speed up the creation of new designs

Before going into production, verify in 2D and 3D that your parts and assemblies will fit, assemble and operate correctly.

Review your designs for Draft, Undercut, Thickness and Hole Alignments early in the development process to ensure manufacturability.

Convert incoming CAD data into SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD format and export SOLIDWORKS data to other CAD applications using 30+ translators.

Export CAD data for AR, VR and web viewing experiences while retaining geometry, appearance, motion studies, display states and more.

Establish design standards and check drawings (or models) against them to create uniform designs and documentation.

Automatically check the effects of tolerances on parts and assemblies to ensure consistent fit of components and verify tolerancing schemes before manufacturing your designs.

Continuously check your designs against cost targets with automatic cost estimation tools fully integrated within the 3D CAD solution.

Recreate designs with the ability to import, edit, evaluate and create solid geometry from scanned point-cloud and mesh data.

Easily create photographic-quality images from your 3D models early in the design process to get feedback and make informed design decisions.

Flatten complex, nondevelopable surfaces typically encountered in products made from textiles, like clothing, or sheet metal, like metal stampings.

Simplify the design and documentation of piping and tubing for a wide range of systems and applications, including machinery, skid systems and process plant piping.

Quickly add cables, wires and harnesses to your design.Create flattened drawing representations of your 3D cables and harnesses with wire lists, connection information and bills of materials.

Route rectangular and round sections that include ducting, cable trays, conveyors, material handling chutes and other systems.

Realistically visualize your product moving throughout its operational cycle world, measure the forces and loads on your design, and use the data to correctly size motors and ensure product performance, quality and safety.

Calculate the stresses and deformations of geometry using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) methods, and running linear stress analysis to determine the response of parts and assemblies.

Create, review and evaluate 3D models through an intuitive parametric modeling solution that interacts seamlessly with the 3D CAD solution.

Create organic shapes quickly and easily with an intuitive modeling solution that interacts seamlessly with the 3D CAD solution.

Store, share, access and manage the latest product design information from a centralized, secure location.

Manage the lifecycle of any type of content, such as CAD files, simulation models and documentation, across disciplines and CAD solutions. Track issues, changes and routes, and reduce conflicting edits from multiple contributors with revision control.

Collaborate in real time using configurable dashboards, social communities, Kanban-style task management, activity streams, persistent chat and video calls. Easily search, visualize, explore and mark up SOLIDWORKS and other files directly in your browser.

Monitor license usage, manage members, and assign and remove licenses from a single administrative dashboard, lowering administrative overhead. Easily stay up-to-date and benefit from the latest enhancements.

Get up to speed fast using online training content, a vibrant community and support from your local reseller.