What is SOLIDWORKS?
SOLIDWORKS® and the 3DEXPERIENCE® Works portfolio unite your entire ecosystem, allowing you to connect the people, applications, and real-time data from every aspect of your business for improved productivity, increased collaboration, and accelerated innovation. Adding DELMIAWorks Manufacturing ERP provides added visibility specifically for your factory’s environment.
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88 Likeliness to Recommend
99 Plan to Renew
80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
+93 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love SOLIDWORKS?
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Respectful
- Trustworthy
- Efficient Service
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Feature Ratings
3D Modeling
Technical Drawings
Parts and Assembly Mode
Simulation
Plant Design
Raster Graphics
Collaboration
Digital Architecture
Laser Scanning
Analytics and Reporting
Vendor Capability Ratings
Quality of Features
Breadth of Features
Ease of Implementation
Usability and Intuitiveness
Business Value Created
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Availability and Quality of Training
Ease of Data Integration
Vendor Support
Ease of IT Administration
Ease of Customization
SOLIDWORKS Reviews
Liban A.
- Role: Industry Specific Role
- Industry: Engineering
- Involvement: Initial Implementation
Submitted Oct 2023
Feature of the product is time tested
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates SOLIDWORKS from other similar products?
time tested but takes little time longer to learn how to use some of the tools
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
you can find tutorial on youtube it has good user community
What do you dislike most about this product?
takes little longer to learn certain things
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
yes I would recommend to anyone that looks to buy cad software
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Swapnil K.
- Role: Consultant
- Industry: Energy
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Oct 2023
Most popular design and engineering software
Likeliness to Recommend
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Validates your design earlier in the process—on-screen—so you can test how it holds up under extreme wind, heat, water, and other conditions.
What do you dislike most about this product?
SolidWorks is notorious for being inflexible and hard to customize
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Helps in the quick generation of 3D models from 2D data as part of product development or mechanical design.
Pros
- Performance Enhancing
- Unique Features
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
Dawid K.
- Role: Industry Specific Role
- Industry: Engineering
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Sep 2023
Specific, but powerful once you'll get used to it
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates SOLIDWORKS from other similar products?
Good ePDM environment; Easy rendering;
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Easy 3D model to 2D drawing transition; broad rendering options;
What do you dislike most about this product?
unique file format excluding integration; hard to manage STP files; link created between files - I do not understand references between copied files;
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Nice software for 3D modeling. Very intuitive. Unfortunately, does not seem to be the most popular in many markets (including India), so it is quite a challenge to find specialists experienced in this software. I would consider it a good solution if you are the designer and create your own models - otherwise, if you work with the customers' data, the integration is pretty tough.
Pros
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
- Helps Innovate
- Performance Enhancing
Cons
- Commodity Features
- Slower Product Innovation