Combine the capabilities of SOLIDWORKS with advanced data management and product lifecycle management tools on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS combines the power and ease of use of SOLIDWORKS 3D design software with the innovative and collaborative environment of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
This unified solution allows designers and engineers to increase productivity, reduce the design cycle and their manufacturing costs, while improving the quality and reliability of products. All stakeholders in a project have real-time access to the right information and tools to facilitate decision-making.
In addition to the features of SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD software, the 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS solution offers engineers, designers and manufacturers many advantages:
Save time and facilitate collaboration on your design data with your product development ecosystem:
Once the project is completed, 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS allows you to archive your data on the 3DEXPERIENCE online server, store the associated documentation (quotes, assembly instructions) and share data with your ecosystem.
All your data is easily accessible. Histories, they are organized in folders that can be easily consulted from the web and SOLIDWORKS (search by keywords, 3D viewers).
Finally, you have the possibility to modify historical data if necessary and reuse existing data in new projects.
In addition to SOLIDWORKS Connected*, the 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS offer includes the 3DCreator and 3DSculptor tools, which can be used anywhere from a web browser (ideal for finding a shape or creating a preliminary study).
*A PC or a workstation certified for CAD is required to use SOLIDWORKS Connected.
SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD allows you to quickly create your 2D plans. Whether your 3D model is a part or an assembly, it is linked to the drawing. If there is a change to the 3D model, the impact is immediate on the drawing. This associativity guarantees that your documents are always up to date, thus limiting the risk of errors. In addition, the creation of the different drawing views is automatic, by simply dragging and dropping the 3D model. Similarly, the dimensioning is directly retrieved from the 3D. The parts lists are also automatically created and directly linked to the 3D assembly.
SOLIDWORKS detects potential interferences in your assemblies. This means that problems are detected early in the design process, preventing them from being discovered during manufacturing. This means that you can be sure that your parts will fit together correctly.
In addition, SOLIDWORKS allows you to verify that your holes between different parts are perfectly aligned and that the tolerances are consistent between them.
SOLIDWORKS Standard and SOLIDWORKS Professional include a static analysis tool that allows you to perform stress analyses on parts. You can easily determine the effects of forces and pressures on a part.
It is possible to check very early on whether a part can be manufactured. With the DFMXpress tool, you compare the design to standard manufacturing standards, but also, you compare different designs in order to see the differences, analyze them. In addition, the tool allows you to check whether a part can be easily demolded. The same goes for your sheet metal parts, thanks to the folding and unfolding functionalities, you can easily see whether the sheet metal can be developed.
SOLIDWORKS Utilities is a large set of features that can accelerate the development of your products.
Among these features, the analysis of the thickness of a part allows you to determine the thin or thick regions, based on values specified by the designer. SOLIDWORKS Utilities also offers the comparison of parts lists or the comparison of geometry between 2 versions of a part. The tool also offers the possibility of creating simplified configurations of your parts in order to perform analyses more quickly or to share only the envelope of your parts.
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Parametric 3D modeling | |||
Model Break - Generating broken views on ISO views | |||
Reverse engineering (ScanTo3D) | |||
Surface development - Calculation of surface unfoldings (fabrics, etc.) |
Without being a technician or an expert, you can very quickly present to your clients realistic renderings of your designs that you can manipulate as you wish. Compared to 2D, which can be difficult for your clients to understand, 3D provides a certain visual impact. In addition, using 3D makes it easy to show movements between several parts without resorting to costly prototyping. This saves you time in exchanges between you and your clients.
Are your new designs often variations of older designs, keeping some subassemblies the same? SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD lets you reuse existing designs. With powerful search, configuration, and automation tools, you don’t waste time searching.
