A perfect software for 3D modeling and large assemblies
We use SolidWorks for 3D design of mechanical components and assemblies. We sometimes use SolidWorks also for rendering creating the …
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What is SOLIDWORKS?
Dassault Systemes offers SOLIDWORKS, a computer-aided design (CAD) system for education and manufacturing supporting 2D or 3D design, electrical design, simulations, and product development with collaboration tools.
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Solidworks Annual Subscription
1,295
On Premise
per year
Solidworks Standard
3,996
On Premise
per standalone license
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- No setup fee
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- Free Trial
- Free/Freemium Version
- Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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| Deployment Types | On-premise |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Windows, Mac |
| Mobile Application | No |
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Dassault Systemes offers SOLIDWORKS, a computer-aided design (CAD) system for education and manufacturing supporting 2D or 3D design, electrical design, simulations, and product development with collaboration tools.
Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 5.2.
The most common users of SOLIDWORKS are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Users of Solidworks have made several recommendations based on their experiences with the software. The most common recommendations include evaluating other products to consider their benefits, especially for CAD software. Users also recommend utilizing Solidworks for 3D design work, highlighting its user-friendly interface and easy learning curve for new users. Additionally, users praise Solidworks for its active community and available support resources, which they recommend taking advantage of. Overall, these recommendations emphasize the importance of exploring different options, leveraging community support, and considering Solidworks for 3D design purposes.
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November 05, 2020
Definitely not worth it. Very Slow and the program is a crash-maniac
Score 1 out of 10
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Verified User
We use it to design our new products. We mainly use Sheet metal / Large assemblies and plastic part modeling
- Large community
- Program Stability (Very Unstable)
- User Interface is dated and impractical
- Every new version introduces many new bugs and makes the program even slower
- Insufficient official support despite the large cost of the program
- Very Slow
- Text Editor is dated and impractical
- Solidworks Corp does not support customers
- Made me lose interest in design engineering
I have previously worked with Autodesk Inventor for designing very complex door mechanisms and large assemblies of drilling machines. I did not face any stability or performance issues
- Online training
- in-person training
Yes
Yes
I have multiple times. I did contact the official support. my matter fell into the black hole
That is actually very funny! Can they really do that?
- Part modelling
- Large assemblies
- Sheet metal
- Plastic Parts Design
- Drawings
- Surfacing
September 03, 2019
Designing with SOLIDWORKS
Score 10 out of 10
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Verified User
As a long-time user of SOLIDWORKS, I have seen the progression from the beginning. In its infancy it was a good option at a good price for a stand-alone 3D program. It was occasionally unstable in the early years but has progressed to a very stable user-friendly platform for mechanical design applications. I have designed many complex progressive stamping dies using SOLIDWORKS Professional and continue to do so. The time saved by using toolbox and library features is one of the best benefits.
- 3D modeling.
- Automatic drawing creation.
- Integration with Mastercam.
- Needs more progressive die components in toolbox.
- Drawing layers and colors are difficult to work with.
- Complex sketches are still somewhat slow to rebuild.
- SOLIDWORKS allows for fast turnarounds in design of progressive stamping dies.
- Reusing library parts saves even more time.
- ROI is easily attained and far surpassed each year.
SOLIDWORKS is far superior to DraftSight but each has a place in my daily designs.