Dramatically improve the way you develop and manufacture products. As the foundation for the entire SOLIDWORKS suite of product development solutions, SOLIDWORKS CAD packages cover design, simulation, cost estimation, manufacturability checks, CAM, sustainable design, and data management.
SOLIDWORKS®️ 3D CAD, the foundation of the entire SOLIDWORKS portfolio of solutions, provides engineers, designers, and manufacturers with easy-to-learn, extremely powerful functionality to design and deliver products. All SOLIDWORKS solutions support a single-window complete integration with SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD. As a result, all SOLIDWORKS products work together seamlessly, using the same design data, so each design change is updated automatically across all applications.
Create sophisticated part and assembly designs quickly and efficiently using powerful, easy-to-use software.
Easily find and leverage existing engineering data to create new designs and speed up product development.
Flexible 3D modeling tools cover the full range of design tasks to quickly develop your product concepts.
Verify operation and performance while creating your design with fully integrated simulation and analysis tools.
Create production-ready 2D drawings that communicate how your design should be manufactured and assembled.
Quickly and easily create powerful images and animations to communicate your design intent and functionality.
Continuously check your designs against cost targets with integrated automated manufacturing cost estimation tools.
Verify that components can be assembled properly before going into production.
Explore and Choose the Best Package that Meets Your Needs.
Designed as the entry-level 3D CAD package, Standard offers ease of use, as well as powerful 3D design capabilities. In addition to part, assembly, and 2D drawing functionality, tools include sheet metal, weldments, surfacing, molds, product configuration, and analysis.
The mid-tier package of 3D CAD tools builds on core Standard functions, but adds ECAD/MCAD collaboration, automated cost
estimation, design and drawing checking, advanced photorealistic rendering, a component and parts library and collaboration tools.
The most popular of the 3 packages, SOLIDWORKS Premium includes structural and motion analysis capabilities, advanced surface flattening, reverse engineering and electrical cable and pipe routing. The functionality of Professional is ncluded.
PARTS AND FEATURES | SOLIDWORKS STANDARD | SOLIDWORKS PROFESSIONAL | SOLIDWORKS PREMIUM |
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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 |