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nowrap;">Initial release</th><td class="infobox-data">November 1, 1995<span class="noprint">; 29 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1995-11-01</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-The_future_of_Solidworks_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_future_of_Solidworks-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr style="display: none;"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle" title="Software release life cycle">Stable release</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="margin:0px;">SolidWorks 2024 / <span data-sort-value="000000002023-09-26-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">September 26, 2023</span></div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Operating_system" title="Operating system">Operating system</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Available in</th><td class="infobox-data">Chinese, Chinese Simplified, Czech, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_categories#Categorization_approaches" title="Software categories">Type</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Computer-aided_design" title="Computer-aided design">CAD</a> <a href="/wiki/Computer-aided_engineering" title="Computer-aided engineering">CAE</a> <a href="/wiki/Product_Data_Management" class="mw-redirect" title="Product Data Management">PDM</a> <a href="/wiki/Product_Lifecycle_Management" class="mw-redirect" title="Product Lifecycle Management">PLM</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_license" title="Software license">License</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Proprietary, term</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.solidworks.com/">solidworks.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>SolidWorks</b> (stylized as <b>SOLIDWORKS</b>) is a brand within <a href="/wiki/Dassault_Syst%C3%A8mes" title="Dassault Systèmes">Dassault Systèmes</a> that develops and markets <a href="/wiki/Solid_modeling" title="Solid modeling">solid modeling</a> <a href="/wiki/Computer-aided_design" title="Computer-aided design">computer-aided design</a>, <a href="/wiki/Computer-aided_engineering" title="Computer-aided engineering">computer-aided engineering</a>, 3D CAD design and collaboration, analysis, and product data management software.<sup id="cite_ref-a_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-a-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It developed the world's first 3D CAD application that ran on a desktop PC.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>SolidWorks released its first product, SolidWorks 95, on November 1, 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 3D CAD product, now known as SolidWorks, is the central product for the SolidWorks brand.<sup id="cite_ref-a_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-a-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of 2024, SolidWorks had an estimated 3 million users.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> SolidWorks provides analyses and simulations, including Finite Element Analysis. This approach can result in faster modeling, new design tools, and enhanced collaboration.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>SolidWorks is a registered trademark of Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corporation.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SolidWorks&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>SolidWorks, initially named "Winchester Design Systems",<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was founded in December 30th, 1993 by <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology" title="Massachusetts Institute of Technology">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</a> graduate, <a href="/wiki/Jon_Hirschtick" title="Jon Hirschtick">Jon Hirschtick</a> and cofounders Constantine Dokos, Scott Harris, Bob Zuffante, Mike Payne, and Tommy Li.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hirschtick used $1 million he made while being a member of the <a href="/wiki/MIT_Blackjack_Team" title="MIT Blackjack Team">MIT Blackjack Team</a> to set up the company.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Initially based in <a href="/wiki/Concord,_Massachusetts" title="Concord, Massachusetts">Concord, Massachusetts</a>, Hirschtick gathered a team of engineers with the goal of building 3D CAD software that was easy to use, affordable, and available on the Windows desktop.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> SolidWorks, now operating from <a href="/wiki/Waltham,_Massachusetts" title="Waltham, Massachusetts">Waltham, Massachusetts</a>, released its first product, SolidWorks 95, in November 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-The_History_of_SolidWorks_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_History_of_SolidWorks-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On July 25, 1997, Dassault Systèmes acquired SolidWorks for $310 million in stock. SolidWorks became a brand within Dassault Systèmes.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The founder Jon Hirschtick stayed as a board member for the next 14 years, guiding its growth under a series of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), he went on to found <a href="/wiki/Onshape" title="Onshape">Onshape</a>, another 3D CAD company. </p><p>Following Jon Hirschtick, SolidWorks was headed by John McEleney, from 2001 to July 2007,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jeff Ray, from 2007 to January 2011,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bertrand Sicot, from 2011 to Jan 2015,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Gian Paolo Bassi, from 2015 to Jan 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February 2022, Manish Kumar was named the new CEO of SolidWorks, while Gian Paolo Bassi was promoted to the Executive VP of 3DExperience Works at Dassault Systèmes.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks acquired and successfully integrated a number of technologies over the years: </p> <ul><li>On April 4, 2001, Dassault Systèmes acquired SRAC to bring simulation into mainstream design.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On June 1, 2002, Dassault Systèmes acquired Design Source Technology for its PDM product PDMWorks.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On May 7, 2006, Dassault Systèmes acquired GCS Scandinavia to leverage Conisio, their product data management software.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On October 2, 2007, Dassault Systèmes acquired Seemage, a leader in the creation of 3D interactive product documentation.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On March 26, 2008, Dassault Systemes acquired Circuit works provider Priwar e to bridge the gap between electronic CAD and mechanical CAD software.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On May 7, 2013, Dassault Systemes acquired software maker Simpoe SAS to provide more options for planning injection molds.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On April 1, 2019, Dassault Systèmes acquired the elecworks electrical and automation design software product line from Trace Software International, a developer of software solutions and services dedicated to industrial engineering.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Market">Market</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SolidWorks&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Market"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The SolidWorks' user base ranges from individuals to large corporations and covers a wide cross-section of manufacturing market segments. Its core industries include industrial equipment, high-tech, life sciences, home and lifestyle, architecture, engineering, and construction.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Commercial sales go through an indirect channel of worldwide reseller partners. SolidWorks also partners with third-party developers to add functionality in niche market applications such as circuit layout and tolerance checking.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Directly competitive products to SolidWorks 3D CAD include <a href="/wiki/PTC_Creo_Elements/Pro" class="mw-redirect" title="PTC Creo Elements/Pro">PTC Creo Elements/Pro</a>, <a href="/wiki/Solid_Edge" title="Solid Edge">Solid Edge</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Autodesk_Inventor" title="Autodesk Inventor">Autodesk Inventor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Key_events">Key events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SolidWorks&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Key events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>SolidWorks held its inaugural user conference, SolidWorks World, in <a href="/wiki/Palm_Springs,_California" title="Palm Springs, California">Palm Springs</a> in February 1999,<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which later evovled into 3DExperience World in February 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The event annually convenes SolidWorks customers, value-added resellers, technology partners, students, educators, the press, and SolidWorks employees, maintaining its schedule even during the COVID-19 pandemic. <sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The user conference provides an opportunity for the close-knit community of engineers and designers that use SolidWorks products to connect and share ideas with each other. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Modeling_technology">Modeling technology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SolidWorks&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Modeling technology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Swstapler00.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/48/Swstapler00.jpg/220px-Swstapler00.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="122" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/48/Swstapler00.jpg/330px-Swstapler00.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/48/Swstapler00.jpg/440px-Swstapler00.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="334" /></a><figcaption>Screenshot captured from a SolidWorks top-down design approach</figcaption></figure> <p>SolidWorks is a <a href="/wiki/Solid_modeling" title="Solid modeling">solid modeler</a>, and utilizes a <a href="/wiki/Solid_modeling" title="Solid modeling">parametric feature-based</a> approach which was initially developed by PTC (Creo/Pro-Engineer) to create 3D CAD models and assemblies. The software uses the <a href="/wiki/Parasolid" title="Parasolid">Parasolid</a> modeling kernel.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Parameters</i> refer to constraints whose values determine the shape or geometry of the model or assembly. Parameters can be either numeric parameters, such as line lengths or circle diameters, or geometric parameters, such as tangent, parallel, concentric, horizontal or vertical, etc. Numeric parameters can be associated with each other through the use of relations, which allows them to capture design intent.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Design intent</i> is how the creator of the part wants it to respond to changes and updates. For example, the user would want the hole at the top of a beverage can to stay at the top surface, regardless of the height or size of the can. SolidWorks allows the user to specify that the hole is a feature on the top surface, and will then honor their design intent no matter what height they later assign to the can.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Features</i> refer to the building blocks of the part. They are the shapes and operations that construct the part. Shape-based features typically begin with a 2D or 3D sketch of shapes such as bosses, holes, slots, etc. This shape is then extruded to add or cut to remove material from the part. Operation-based features are not sketch-based, and include features such as fillets, chamfers, shells, applying draft to the faces of a part, etc.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_35-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sw03.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1a/Sw03.jpg/220px-Sw03.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1a/Sw03.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="230" /></a><figcaption>Screenshot captured from a SolidWorks top-down design approach</figcaption></figure> <p>Building a model in SolidWorks usually starts with either a 2D or 3D sketch. The sketch consists of geometry such as points, lines, arcs, conics (except the hyperbola), and splines. Dimensions are added to the sketch to define the size and location of the geometry. Relations are used to define attributes such as tangency, parallelism, perpendicularity, and concentricity. The parametric nature of SolidWorks means that the dimensions and relations drive the geometry, not the other way around. The dimensions in the sketch can be controlled independently, or by relationships to other parameters inside or outside the sketch.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_35-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In an assembly, the analog to sketch relations are <a href="/wiki/Constraint_(computer-aided_design)" title="Constraint (computer-aided design)">mates</a>. Just as sketch relations define conditions such as tangency, parallelism, and concentricity with respect to sketch geometry, <i>assembly mates</i> define equivalent relations with respect to the individual parts or components, allowing the easy construction of assemblies. SolidWorks also includes additional advanced mating features such as gear and cam follower mates, which allow modeled gear assemblies to accurately reproduce the rotational movement of an actual gear train.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_35-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Finally, drawings can be created either from parts or assemblies. Views are automatically generated from the solid model, and notes, dimensions and tolerances can then be easily added to the drawing as needed. The drawing module includes most paper sizes and standards (<a href="/wiki/ANSI" class="mw-redirect" title="ANSI">ANSI</a>, <a href="/wiki/International_Organization_for_Standardization" title="International Organization for Standardization">ISO</a>, <a href="/wiki/DIN" class="mw-redirect" title="DIN">DIN</a>, <a href="/wiki/GOST" title="GOST">GOST</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japanese_Industrial_Standards" title="Japanese Industrial Standards">JIS</a>, <a href="/wiki/BSI_Group" title="BSI Group">BSI</a> and <a href="/wiki/Standardization_Administration_of_China" title="Standardization Administration of China">SAC</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-:0_35-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Product_portfolio">Product portfolio</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SolidWorks&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Product portfolio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since 1995, SolidWorks' has filed hundreds of patents worldwide and holds over 70 active US-granted patents.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Examples of active patents include patent "Predictive Modeling" (US20210240881A1),<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> patent "Constructing Multi-Element Features Using A 3D CAD System" (US10,430,524),<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> patent "Automatic creation of fasteners for simulating a computer-aided design (CAD) model" (US10,303,809),<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> patent "Computer-aided interactive learning" (US10,635,461),<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and patent "Generation of section view cutting lines with automatic constraints" (US9,465,894).<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Design-to-Manufacturing_solutions">Design-to-Manufacturing solutions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SolidWorks&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Design-to-Manufacturing solutions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1999, the SolidWorks brand started introducing solutions complementary to 3D modeling and in 2006 introduced SolidWorks Design-to-Manufacturing solutions, an integrated system enabling design and manufacturing teams to work together concurrently. As a result, companies can go from conceptual design to manufactured parts faster and more easily using 3D CAD.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>SolidWorks desktop portfolio<sup id="cite_ref-The_History_of_SolidWorks_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_History_of_SolidWorks-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Product features </th> <th>Release date </th></tr> <tr> <td>SolidWorks eDrawings </td> <td>Enables users to interrogate and share 3D models to view, create and share markups </td> <td>September 1999 </td></tr> <tr> <td>SolidWorks Explorer </td> <td>A file management tool designed to help users perform tasks such as renaming, replacing, and copying SolidWorks files. Later replaced by SolidWorks File Utilities. </td> <td>September 2000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>SolidWorks Simulation </td> <td>Structural analysis tools that use Finite Element Analysis (FEA) as well as rigid-body dynamics tools to predict a product's real-world physical behavior by virtually testing CAD models. Initially launched as COSMOSWorks, the software was renamed SolidWorks Simulation in September 2008 </td> <td>September 2002 </td></tr> <tr> <td>SolidWorks Workgroup PDM </td> <td>Simple data management tool for single-site companies using SolidWorks 3D CAD offering tracked versions, applied status changes and controlled access. Initially launched as PDMWorks, the software was renamed to SolidWorks Workgroup PDM in October 2009. It was discontinued in October 2017 and replaced by SolidWorks PDM Standard. </td> <td>September 2002 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3DContentCentral </td> <td>Provides users with a community to interact with shared models. </td> <td>November 2002 </td></tr> <tr> <td>SolidWorks Flow Simulation </td> <td>A Computational Fluid Dynamics tool that uses a finite volume approach to solve the Naiver-Stokes equations for continuum flow. SolidWorks Flow Simulation solves for both fluid characteristics as well as solid temperatures. Initially launched as COSMOSFloWorks, the software was renamed to SolidWorks Simulation in September 2008. </td> <td>September 2003 </td></tr> <tr> <td>SolidWorks PDM Professional </td> <td>A mainstream Product Data Management (PDM) system that stores and organizes engineering CAD data and other documents in a central vault that has a relational database to manage all the information about files and references, user and group permissions, electronic workflow processes, and more. Initially launched as PDMWorks Enterprise, the software was renamed to Enterprise PDM in October 2009. SolidWorks PDM Standard was introduced in September 2015 and was included in SolidWorks 3D CAD Professional and Premium. </td> <td>July 2006 </td></tr> <tr> <td>SolidWorks Composer </td> <td>Work directly from 3D CAD data to create high-quality illustrations, photorealistic images, and interactive animations and to import design data. Initially launched as 3DVIA Composer, the software was renamed SolidWorks Composer in September 2013. </td> <td>September 2008 </td></tr> <tr> <td>SolidWorks Plastics </td> <td>A finite element analysis tool that simulates the flow of melted plastic during the injection molding process to predict manufacturing-related defects so users can quickly evaluate part manufacturability. SolidWorks Plastics simulates the mold fill, packing, and cooling processes to produce real-world results prior to manufacture. </td> <td>April 2012 </td></tr> <tr> <td>SolidWorks Electrical </td> <td>Unified electrical toolset that provides single- and multi-line schematic tools and enables 2D and 3D work to be synchronized for both mechanical and electrical parts. </td> <td>August 2012 </td></tr> <tr> <td>SolidWorks Inspection </td> <td>Automates the creation of ballooned inspection drawings and inspection sheets for the first article inspection (FAI) and in-process inspection. </td> <td>April 2014 </td></tr> <tr> <td>SolidWorks MBD </td> <td>Define, organize, and publish 3D annotations, including 3D model data in industry-standard file formats. </td> <td>September 2014 </td></tr> <tr> <td>SolidWorks Visualize </td> <td>Allows users to leverage 3D CAD data to create photo-quality content from images to animations, interactive web content, and immersive Virtual Reality. </td> <td>October 2015 </td></tr> <tr> <td>SolidWorks CAM </td> <td>Quickly program individual milled parts and configurations without leaving the SolidWorks 3D CAD environment. Define rules to create and build to users' company standards. The software uses rules-based technology that enables users to integrate design and manufacturing in one application, connecting design and manufacturing teams through a common software tool and 3D model. Includes High-Speed Machining (HSM), configurations, assembly machining, turning, and 3+2 programming to drive four- and five-axis machines. </td> <td>September 2017 </td></tr> <tr> <td>SolidWorks Manage </td> <td>A set of advanced data management tools that adds powerful project, process, and item management capabilities with interactive dashboards and reports on top of the file management capabilities of SolidWorks PDM Professional. </td> <td>January 2018 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="3DExperience_Works_portfolio">3DExperience Works portfolio</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SolidWorks&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 3DExperience Works portfolio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since 1995, SolidWorks has expanded beyond the desktop portfolio. Dassault Systèmes introduced 3DExperience (stylized as <b>3DEXPERIENCE</b>) Works, a business that connects people, data, and applications to take products from idea to delivery.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 3DExperience Works leverages the cloud-based 3DExperience platform to provide a single, unified collaborative environment, enabling everyone involved in product development to contribute to the innovation process.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the center of the 3DExperience Works portfolio are the Design and Engineering solutions built by the SolidWorks brand. The SolidWorks Governance roles connect SolidWorks desktop to the 3DExperience platform.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The portfolio also features simulation, manufacturing, governance, and marketing solutions from other Dassault Systèmes brands including 3DExcite, <a href="/wiki/CATIA" title="CATIA">CATIA</a>, <a href="/wiki/DELMIA" title="DELMIA">DELMIA</a>, ENOVIA, <a href="/wiki/Netvibes" title="Netvibes">Netvibes</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Simulia_(company)" title="Simulia (company)">Simulia</a>. </p><p>The SolidWorks roles include both browser-based and cloud-connected roles. Each role is a collection of apps focused on a particular job function (e.g., 3D Creator), enabling a broad set of activities that users in that function typically perform.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Browser-based roles </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Description </th> <th>Release date </th></tr> <tr> <td>3D Creator<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>3D parametric design solution that runs in a browser and gives users unrivaled design freedom in terms of creating and modifying designs </td> <td>July 2019 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3D Sculptor<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Browser-based solution enabling users to create highly stylized, ergonomic 3D designs using subdivision-modeling technology </td> <td>July 2019 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3D SheetMetal Creator<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Offers associative parametric sheet metal design capabilities to build components, assemblies and enclosures </td> <td>July 2020 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3D Structure Creator<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>3D modeling tool that provides structure design capabilities with a dedicated structure design interface and feature set </td> <td>January 2021 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3D Mold Creator<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Provides features for the design of mold core, cavity, and inserts, bridging the gap between plastic part designers and mold makers </td> <td>January 2021 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Manufacturing Definition Creator<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Combines model-based and drawing-based capabilities in one integrated solution </td> <td>January 2021 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Cloud-connected roles </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Product features </th> <th>Release date </th></tr> <tr> <td>3DExperience SolidWorks (Premium, Professional, Standard)<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Provides industry-leading SolidWorks desktop CAD along with powerful browser-based CAD solutions and built-in data management capabilities in the cloud </td> <td>July 2020 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3DExperience Draftsight (Mechanical, Premium, Professional)<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2D and 3D CAD solutions enabling users to create, view, edit, and markup DWG and DXF files </td> <td>Mechanical (Feb 2023) <p>Professional (Sep 2021) Premium (July 2020) </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Collaborative Designer for SolidWorks<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Enables users to access the cloud-based 3DExperience platform from within SolidWorks for secure data and product lifecycle management </td> <td>February 2020 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Collaborative Designer for DraftSight<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Combines DraftSight's 2D drafting tools with cloud-based collaboration, data, and product lifecycle management tools </td> <td>July 2020 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Engineering.com, however, noted that some 3DEXPERIENCE features could be found in the standard desktop version of SOLIDWORKS.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="SOLIDWORKS_for_Startups_Program">SOLIDWORKS for Startups Program</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SolidWorks&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: SOLIDWORKS for Startups Program"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The SOLIDWORKS for <a href="/wiki/Startups" class="mw-redirect" title="Startups">Startups</a> Program, also known as the 3DEXPERIENCE Works for Startups program or the SOLIDWORKS Startup Program, is an initiative designed to support early-stage hardware startups. 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