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
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+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
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Quality of Features
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SOLIDWORKS Reviews
Andrew C.
- Role: Industry Specific Role
- Industry: Manufacturing
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Sep 2021
Excellent design software. Lots of capabilities.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates SOLIDWORKS from other similar products?
More design capabilities than other parametric modeling programs.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Simulation
What do you dislike most about this product?
Occasional crashing
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Take formal learning courses to learn all about solidworks.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
Bernado G.
- Role: Industry Specific Role
- Industry: Manufacturing
- Involvement: Initial Implementation
Submitted Aug 2021
Mechanical 3D Parts Modeling Solution
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates SOLIDWORKS from other similar products?
Accuracy of the 3d object for the Mechanical projects and the simulation power that SOLIDWORKS provides is excellent and 2D documentation capability is amazing.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The designing features of this tool is are easily adjustable to various designing styles depending with the users usability strategy.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Not many issues can be found on SOLIDWORKS designing features, starting to use the software is also a very simple operation.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
SOLIDWORKS is a most useful Mechanical and Industrial designing platform that offers the best and stable modeling functions for quality 3D production.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Yasir S.
- Role: Consultant
- Industry: Consulting
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Aug 2021
Engineers Handy 3d tool
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates SOLIDWORKS from other similar products?
Easy to use and learn the commands
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Most favorite part is visualising large 3d components and assemblies
What do you dislike most about this product?
The rendering component and feature can be improved
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Brilliant at working with small and medium sized assemblies and components. Especially in terms of engineering design.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Trustworthy
- Effective Service
Cons
- Commodity Features