SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD
SOLIDWORKS® 3D CAD software simplifies product design, reduces costs, speeds up development, and improves quality for engineers and manufacturers worldwide.
Why choose SOLIDWORKS?
Dramatically improve product development and manufacturing with SOLIDWORKS software. As the core of the SOLIDWORKS product suite, it supports everything from design to data management—including simulation, cost estimation, manufacturability checks, CAM, and sustainable design. Trusted by engineers worldwide, SOLIDWORKS makes innovation faster and smarter.
- All-in-one solution for end-to-end product development
- Easy to learn and implement
- Reduce designing time
- Reduce Prototyping costs and design errors
WHAT’S NEW IN
SOLIDWORKS
2025
SOLIDWORKS® 3D CAD, the core of the entire SOLIDWORKS software suite, empowers engineers, designers, and manufacturers with intuitive, high-performance tools to accelerate product development. With updates like automatic drawing generation, a simplified user interface, and enhanced part modeling, SOLIDWORKS 2025 makes design more efficient than ever. All SOLIDWORKS solutions offer seamless, single-window integration with 3D CAD—ensuring every design change is instantly reflected across simulation, manufacturing, and data management tools for faster, more collaborative workflows.
Why Choose
SOLIDWORKS for Designing?
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SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD FEATURES
EASY TO USE 3D CAD TOOLS
Create sophisticated part and assembly designs quickly and efficiently using powerful, easy-to-use software.
Advanced Part & Assembly Modeling
Elevate your product development process with powerful tools for advanced part and assembly modeling.
Design Reuse and Automation
Accelerate your design process and maximize efficiency with powerful tools for design reuse and automation.
Integrated Design Analysis Tools
Empower your design process with integrated analysis tools that let you simulate, test, and validate your products.
2D Drawing Creation
Create production-ready 2D drawings that communicate how your design should be manufactured and assembled.
3D Animations and Renderings
Quickly and easily create powerful images and animations to communicate your design intent and functionality.
3D CAD PACKAGES
Explore and Choose the Best Package that Meets Your Needs.
SOLIDWORKS STANDARD
SOLIDWORKS Standard is the ideal entry-level 3D CAD package, offering a powerful blend of ease-of-use and core SOLIDWORKS software functionality. It includes tools for part and assembly modeling, 2D drawing creation, sheet metal design, weldments, surfacing, molds, product configuration, and basic design analysis.
SOLIDWORKS PROFESSIONAL
Building on the capabilities of the Standard version, SOLIDWORKS Professional enhances your 3D CAD experience with ECAD/MCAD collaboration, automated cost estimation, design and drawing validation, photorealistic rendering (SOLIDWORKS Visualize), a comprehensive parts library, and team collaboration tools—all within the SOLIDWORKS software environment.
SOLIDWORKS PREMIUM
The most feature-rich package, SOLIDWORKS Premium includes all the tools from Professional plus advanced functionalities like structural and motion analysis, surface flattening, reverse engineering, and routing for electrical cables and piping. Perfect for teams needing end-to-end design and validation in one 3D CAD solution.
PRODUCT MATRIX
| PARTS AND FEATURES | SOLIDWORKS STANDARD | SOLIDWORKS PROFESSIONAL | SOLIDWORKS PREMIUM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3D Solid Modeling | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Large assembly design capabilities | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advanced surfacing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sheet metal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Weldments | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mold Design | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Read PCB data as 3D parts | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Direct model modification | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full ECAD-MCAD data exchange | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Piping/tubing Design | ✓ | ||
| Electrical Cable/Harness design | ✓ |
