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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SOLIDWORKS Reviews
Amber M.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Finance
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Jan 2023
Distinctive and advantageous 2D and 3D CAD tool
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates SOLIDWORKS from other similar products?
Solidworks is a favorite of mine as well as of the engineers, designers, and manufacturers on my team. It is special and beneficial for us because we can all use it comfortably and conveniently for 3D CAD or 3d rendering software, to transform our innovative ideas into wonderful 3D models of our product lines because it is the only one that can satisfy our demanding design parameters.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
In addition to the core standard functionalities that are my favorite, the complete suite of this computer-aided design and manufacturing software also incorporates ECAD/MCAD collaboration functionality, automated cost baseline, and concept and model validation which are all just mind-blowing. I found there improved and stunning graphics, a module and parts repository, and additional custom functions to help us throughout the process more effectively.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The startup time is extremely slow and I've discovered imperfections that are very bothersome from time to time while working with it. On a poor setup, Solidworks is not able to deal with large assemblies. It necessitates a sophisticated photorealistic framework that simplifies it to impart mock-ups.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I'm confident in saying that Solidworks is the only tool you need for 3D and 2D simulation, and rendering. You can master it in a short amount of time, but it is the only one that is actually valuable for engineers and is highly performant, despite the fact that finding its tools can be difficult at first for those who don't have quite enough experience.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Performance Enhancing
- Trustworthy
Christina O.
- Role: Sales Marketing
- Industry: Manufacturing
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Jan 2023
We enjoy using this popular and clever system
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates SOLIDWORKS from other similar products?
The most popular 2D and 3D CAD software is SOLIDWORKS. This is something we used throughout our entire company for manufacturing purposes, and we enjoy using it. It has a plethora of stunning components including electrical cable and pipeline layout, architectural and dynamic evaluation, precise surface straightening, and much more solid computer-aided functionality.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Even at the entry-level SOLIDWORKS serves as a top-notch 3D CAD and 3D rendering tool with strong 3D design skills. All of its advanced features are present, but its real strength lies in how user-friendly they are. Furthermore, assemblage, 2D drawing features, and a lot more capabilities are also available there like sheet metal, forgings, surfaces, molds, product configuration, and evaluation.
What do you dislike most about this product?
There are a number of aspects of Solidworks that I desire were intrinsically better. One concern I've had is that the program can be resource-intensive, causing my laptop to slow down and making it hard to operate on greater or maybe more multifaceted creations.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
SOLIDWORKS is my go-to solution when it comes to manufacturing 2D and 3d graphics. I'm aware of a lot of other computer-aided design software, but none of them have ever met my demands. Only SOLIDWORKS, after I had been utterly let down by similar tools, was able to satisfy me in terms of feature stack, value, and effectiveness.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
- Efficient Service
Joao V.
- Role: Student Academic
- Industry: Electronics
- Involvement: Initial Implementation
Submitted Nov 2022
functional and good
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates SOLIDWORKS from other similar products?
it is easy to use and functional. Drawings are easily made and the app does not lag.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
functional!
What do you dislike most about this product?
That I need to start everything again if I input IPS rather than mm
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
get it, because thats the best 3d modelling software ever. Try their professional exam too
Pros
- Efficient Service
- Caring
- Respectful
- Client Friendly Policies
Cons
- Commodity Features
