3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Standard (Quarterly)
Get SOLIDWORKS on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. The SOLIDWORKS Standard Offer includes 3 months SOLIDWORKS, xDesign, and access to 3DEXPERIENCE.
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Buy a 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Standard quarterly subscription online today! The subscription includes SOLIDWORKS, xDesign, and the Derived Format Converter.
3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS downloads and installs like traditional SOLIDWORKS and runs on your local machine. Once downloaded and installed, simply open SOLIDWORKS and enter your username and password to get modelling. Files can be saved to your PC or to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform - ideal for sharing and collaborating with other members of your team.
3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS is also available with subscription terms of 12 months or 36 months.
If you're looking for more features such as CAD libraries, cost estimation tools, photorealistic rendering, and much more, take a look at 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Pro.
If you need all of that, plus stress and time-based motion analysis, advanced cable routing, and more, check out 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Premium.
SOLIDWORKS Standard
SOLIDWORKS Standard is the base level of the SOLIDWORKS application that includes part and assembly modelling, 2D drawing, basic stress testing, collaboration tools, and more. It is is easy to learn, and provides and extremely powerful toolset that shortens product development time, imporves quality, and reduces costs. Get up to speed quickly with SOLIDWORKS Standard, and enjoy specialised tools for sheet metal work, welding, surfacing, molding, product configurations, and CAM.
Part & Assembly Modelling
Transform ideas and concepts into 3D models using imported images, simple sketches, or scanned 3D data - then add more detail as the design evolves. Quickly lay out your design assembly structure and automatically create CAD files to manipulate and modify the 3D geometry.
2D Drawings
Clearly communicate how your design should be manufactured and assembled by creating production-ready 2D drawings that are directly linked to the 3D CAD data so updates are automatically reflected.
Existing Design Reuse
Make use of existing engineering data to create new designs and speed up product development.
Collaborate and Share CAD Data
The included collaboration tools help your team members work closely with not only each other, but with stakeholders, vendors, and customers. You can even protect your design data before sharing it outside your organisation.
Check Interference
Verify that all of your parts and assemblies will correctly fit and move before production with Interference Check. You can check designs in both 2D and 3D while you design to assess manufacturability and tolerances as you go.
Basic Stress Analysis for Individual Parts
SimulationXpress is a first-pass analysis tool to quickly determine the effects of force and pressure, and generate reports to document the results.
Rapid 2.5-axis CAM Programming
CAMWorks is an inegrated 2.5-axis milling solution that utilises Model-Based Definition (MBD) and Knowledge-Based Machining (KBM) to improve communication, reduce errors and cycle times, and increase final product quality.
Design Review and Productivity Tools
Correct issues early with the included Design for Manufacturing (DFM) tools, and stay productive by using design analysis, comparison, checking, and reporting tools.
Import / Export Filetype Translators
SOLIDWORKS provides more than 30 translators so you can open CAD data produced in all other major CAD platforms, and export to other software with confidence too.
XR Exporter
Simplify the path from CAD to augmented or virtual reality with the Xtended Reality export option. Xtended Reality retains valuable information like geometry, appearance, motion studies, configurations, meta data, and more.
New In SOLIDWORKS 2025
The new features in SOLIDWORKS 2025 aim to improve time-to-market through collaboration tools, better data management and advanced modelling tools. Here are some of our favourite updates in SOLIDWORKS 2025.
Enhanced Manufacturing Features
The SOLIDWORKS 3DEXPERIENCE platform now integrates expanded CNC machining and 3D printing tools, streamlining manufacturing processes.
- 3D Printing Support – Optimise models for additive manufacturing, account for specific constraints, and send jobs directly to a 3D printer from SOLIDWORKS.
- Basic 2.5-Axis Machining – Develop accurate tool paths for 2.5-axis machining tasks, supporting precise NC programming.
- Comprehensive NC and Manufacturing Tools – Validate design efficiency and explore alternative setups with nesting. Offer CNC programmers advanced capabilities, including 2D fabrication programming, 3-axis and 3+2-axis machining, EDM, and machine simulation to refine tool paths before production begins.
Parts
- Chamfers - New selection accelerator for Chamfers.
- Rollback Bar - Delete items below the Rollback Bar in the FeatureManager design tree
- Variable Fillet Chain - Smoothly integrate the radius parameters with continuous edge blend options.
- Sheet Metal Bend Notch - Added option to automatically create customisable bend notches on a sheet metal part's flat pattern bend line..
- Pattern Reference Geometry - Option to pattern reference geometry such as planes and axes. Also, leverage linear patterns to create planes and axes easily.
Assemblies
- Copy Assembly Components - Copy components with their associated advanced and mechanical mates
- Interference Checking for Surface Bodies - Detect intersections between solids and surfaces, and between just surfaces.
- Interference Detection in LDR - Check the manufacturability of your design faster with interference detection in Large Design Review (LDR) mode.
- Switch Between LDR & Edit Mode - Start editing straight away without having to preselect to go into LDR Edit mode.
Drawings
- Multi-Approval Stamps - Enforce company rules with multi-approval stamps on drawings anytime, on any connected device
- BOM Quantity Override for Detailed Cut Lists - Gain more flexibility for detailed cut lists that appear in a BOM table. In the bill of materials PropertyManager, you can choose an option to display the quantity for structural members in the BOM table as QUANTITY or LENGTH x QUANTITY using a new option.
- Surface Finish Symbols - Ensure standardisation with the ability to create surface finish symbols in compliance with ISO 21920
3D Dimensioning and Tolerancing
- Create DimXpert Dimensions From Sketch Dimensions - Use the intelligence built into sketches to automatically define model-based dimensions.
- Dimension Support for Drafted Features - Easily document and define drafted features with dimensions and tolerances using new DimXpert capabilities.
- 3D Interconnect STEP 242 Export Controls - Communicate product manufacturing information (PMI) downstream with increased flexibility and control with new STEP
242 export settings..
Collaboration & Data Management
- Access 3DSwym From MySession Task Pane Connect and collaborate easily with industry peers by accessing 3DSwym communities directly from inside SOLIDWORKS in the MySession panel..
- Notify Users If the Local Cache Is Out of Date Stay up-to-date with real-time notifications, ensuring you always work with the latest file versions during the collaborative design process.
ECAD – MCAD Collaboration
- CircuitWorks for All SOLIDWORKS Roles -Gain unrestricted access to CircuitWorks and greater flexibility in circuit board design workflows.
- Support Board Outline and Cutouts Modification - Make board modifications from either the MCAD side or the ECAD side, and the other party can accept or reject changes. Modify the PCB’s outline to suggest changes to both MCAD and ECAD, enabling a bidirectional collaboration that streamlines ECAD and MCAD design.
- Copper Trace Support for ECAD-MCAD in SOLIDWORKS - CircuitWorks now processes copper trace data from ECAD to SOLIDWORKS, resulting in an accurate materials stackup in the printed circuit board.
Derived Format Converter
The Derived Format Converter for SOLIDWORKS takes the exact geometry in .SLDPRT and .SLDASM files and provides data for use in other 3DEXPERIENCE modelling and simulation apps such as DELMIA and SIMULIA.
3DEXPERIENCE Platform
The 3DEXPERIENCE platform gives you access to a suite of applications to design, simulate, inform, and collaborate. You can start a project, and then invite collaborators to one unified virtual space. Each user will have their own set of personalised apps, known as a "Role", which gives them tools relevant to their responsibilities in the project.
With 3DEXPERIENCE, everything is stored on the cloud. This means you and your team can access everything from any internet-connected computer, securely, and always on the latest version.
It is from the 3DEXPERIENCE platform that users access a portfolio of web-based and desktop apps, a cloud platform that is host to onboarding programs programs, e-learning modules, and a dedicated community, and the industry marketplace to connect with qualified industrial service provides all around the world.
Please visit our dedicated page for more information on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
| Brand | Dassault Systeme |
|---|---|
| Delivery Type | Digital Delivery By Email |
| Processing Time | 1 Working Day |
SOLIDWORKS Hardware Requirements
Windows 10 and 11
Note: 2025 is the last year SW will be supported on Windows 10
Windows Server 2019 and 2022
Note: 2025 is the last year to support the 2019 Server
Processor
Intel 64 or AMD64
A five core processor like the i5 or equivalent
RAM
16GB+
Hard Drive
SSD is recommended
GPU
A discrete GPU is recommended with the more parts and complex simulations requiring a higher spec GPU. If you are unsure on the demands or specifications regarding GPUs, please feel free to get in touch with us.
Note: Discrete GPU refers to anything that is not built into the motherboard. Usually, this is a different brand to the CPU or processor. Ensure your GPU can handle raytracing if rendering is needed. Generally, NVIDIA GPUs that mention RTX and Radeon GPUs that mention RX will be able to handle ray tracing.