SolidWorks
(Latest release - SolidWorks 2008, Website - www.SolidWorks.com)
SolidWorks is a 3D mechanical CAD (computer-aided design) program that runs on Microsoft Windows and was developed by SolidWorks Corporation -
SolidWorks Corporation was founded in 1993 by Jon Hirschtick, with its headquarters at
In 1997 Dassault Systèmes, best known for its CATIA CAD software, acquired the company and currently owns 100% of its shares.
SolidWorks was introduced in 1995 as a low-cost competitor to CAD programs such as Pro/ENGINEER, I-DEAS, Unigraphics, AutoCAD andCATIA.
SolidWorks was headed by John McEleney from 2001 to July, 2007, and is now headed by Jeff Ray.
SolidWorks is a parasolid-based solid modeler, and utilizes a parametric feature-based approach to creating models and assemblies.
It is currently one of the most popular products in the 3D mechanical CAD market.
Editions:
SolidWorks CAD software is available in 3 commercial editions and 3 educational editions.
COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS
- SolidWorks Mechanical
- SolidWorks Office Professional
- SolidWorks Office Premium
1. SolidWorks:
The SolidWorks core product includes tools for 3D modeling, assembly, drawing, sheetmetal, weldments, and freeform surfacing. It can import numerous file types from other 2D and 3D CAD programs. It also has an API for custom programming in Visual Basic and C. Also included is an entry level finite element analysis program called CosmosXpress.
2. SolidWorks Office Professional:
The SolidWorks Office Professional bundle includes the SolidWorks core product plus several add-in programs. These include:
§ Animator (Create AVI animations of a model in motion)
§ Design Checker (Checks notes, dimensions and other settings in drawings to make sure they adhere to company standards)
§ eDrawings Professional (Adds markup and measuring capabilities to the free eDrawings viewer)
§ FeatureWorks (Adds editable features to "dumb" imported geometry)
§ PDMWorks Workgroup (A workgroup level document management program to manage SolidWorks files as well as other file types)
§ PhotoWorks (Realistic Photo rendering)
§ Task Scheduler (Schedule SolidWorks to bulk print, import/export files, and create eDrawings)
§ Toolbox (A collection of common fasteners and hardware, Screws, Nuts, Washers, etc.)
§ Utilities (Additional tools for selecting features and comparing features and geometry)
§ 3D Instant Website (Publishing an HTML document of SolidWorks documents, uses eDrawings for viewing)
3. SolidWorks Office Premium
The SolidWorks Premium bundle includes the SolidWorks core product and Office Professional add-ins plus the following:
§ CosmosWorks Designer (Finite Element Analysis)
§ CosmosMotion (Motion analysis)
§ Routing (Piping, Tubing, plus Wiring and Harness layout)
§ ScanTo3D (Utility for converting scanned data into solid models)
§ TolAnalyst (GD&T Tolerance analyse tool)
§ CircuitWorks (a bi-directional IDF and PADS file interface)
EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS:
- SolidWorks Student Design Kit
- SolidWorks Education Edition
- SolidWorks Student Edition
1. SolidWorks Student Design Kit
The SolidWorks Student Design Kit is a limited-term trial version of the SolidWorks Education Edition. It does not include all of the features that the licensed edition does.
2. SolidWorks Education Edition
The SolidWorks Education Edition is a licensed version of SolidWorks. It is intended to educate students in grade schools, middle schools, high schools, vocational schools, colleges, and universities. It also includes CosmosXpress The educational edition is always 1 year behind the industry edition. When you print drawings from the EDU edition, there is a watermark which says "SolidWorks Student License - Academic Use Only."
3. SolidWorks Student Edition
The SolidWorks Student Edition is intended for individual student use outside of the classroom. It includes all of the same features as the SolidWorks Education Edition.List of Versions:
§ SolidWorks 95
§ SolidWorks 96
§ SolidWorks 97
§ SolidWorks 98
§ SolidWorks 98 Plus
§ SolidWorks 99
§ SolidWorks 2000
§ SolidWorks 2001
§ SolidWorks 2001 Plus
§ SolidWorks 2003
§ SolidWorks 2004
§ SolidWorks 2005
§ SolidWorks 2006 (Native Windows x86-64 version was released from SP4.0 onwards)
§ SolidWorks 2007 (A Beta version for
Current Version:
§ SolidWorks 2008 (Includes full support for
Future Editions:
§ SolidWorks 2009 (Due out in September, 2008)
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