Overview

Powerful, easy to use, and innovative, SolidWorks is the leading mainstream CAD solution. Evaluate more design alternatives, reduce errors, and enhance product quality. Only SolidWorks offers the solid modeling power and performance to get any job done, while being intuitive enough for every engineer and designer to learn.

Design better products through the unmatched 2D and 3D capabilities of SolidWorks mechanical CAD software. 

SolidWorks Premium
SolidWorks Premium provides your product design team with all the mechanical CAD, design validation, and data management tools that they need in one package.

SolidWorks Professional
SolidWorks Professional includes a full range of mechanical CAD, design validation, and data management tools.

SolidWorks CAD Software
SolidWorks CAD Software offers best-in-class mechanical CAD capabilities. (See matrix below.)

SolidWorks Product Matrix

	SolidWorks Premium	SolidWorks Professional	SolidWorks CAD Software
Part & assembly modeling and 2D drawings
DWG data editing
Part validation
Manufacturability checking
Design automation
Realistic viewing of 3D models*
Online parts directory
Review and markup tool (eDrawings Professional)
Design comparison
Parts library
Feature recognition
Photorealistic rendering
Task Scheduling
Web publishing
Drawing checking
Workgroup PDM
Motion simulation (COSMOSWorks Motion)
Design validation (COSMOSWorks Designer)
Routing
Tolerance stack-up analysis
Importing 3D scanned data

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