I like the updates from when it was just an embedded rendering tool within SolidWorks. As a separate program it has much more functionality. I also really like how well it displays a real-time preview of my changes to the rendering. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Since it is new, training videos and instructions are a little difficult to find. The diffuculty is worth the program capabilities but the program lacks more automatic lighting, shading, and texture features. It would be nice if there were more presets for different application types. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Solidworks allows me to get the dimensions of objects to build tooling for it. Alot of the equipment we use in the industry already has CAD files so we can download it using solidworks and we are able to see if our tooling fits the actually device/equipment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It has alot of options and there are so many different ways to do things on sw, I sometimes accidentally click and lose all of my toolbar and it takes me awhile to find it again. I am still a new user but it is overwhelming at times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have a background using adobe products, CAD, and Revit, so when I was asked to learn solidworks to do some product renderings for work, I was able to jump right in and start using the program. It is fairly user friendly, with a background/knowledge of how a 3-D program works. I really like all the specific lighting features, so I can get the right highlights on the shiny surfaces of our products. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some of the features and tools have icons that were hard to get used to. I think a lot of the confusion is from not having much experience with the rendering program. Learning what some of the specific names of tools mean and what their function is, just takes time to play around with the program to figure it out. I did not do any formal training or tutorials on this program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like how easy it is to use. In only 5 steps you can generate a high quality render.

You just have to import your model, apply the materials you want, the environment (background), number of cameras and you're all set. You can even import materials from the web if you feel you haven't find the right one, and If you're still unsatisfied with the visualization of your material you can edit it's surface finish and other parameters to get the look you want.

The environment or background dynamically adjust to the position of the model to generate the correct lightning and shadows. Also you can preview your render without actually generating it and adjust the quality of the preview for 3 settings: Preview (fastest), Fast, and Accurate.

Final render can be started using default settings of pre-configured render profiles which allow you to have the settings adjusted for specific products application.

It's a really easy and complete software to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Often, to achieve software simplicity or ease of use you have to sacrifice customization for more advanced users, of course this isn't a total disadvantage if the software meet your requirements, but can be for people who are looking for a more customizable software. Still, I think Solidworkds Visualize gets the job done for most applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that I can get a decent looking render easily. Being able to use other systems as render nodes on the network also make creating larger and more complex renders a little less painless as you are able to reduce the time needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I need to do more work in another program to get professional results. Not having some the tools that are available in the Adobe CC makes this tool lose some of the benefit for me because having both I find that even after creating a render I need to make some touch-ups in Adobe or that when I create a render for one I cannot import all of the textures and scenes that I am easily able to do in Adobe. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's a standalone program that can be run independently from Solidworks without tying up a license. Produces very realistic photo renderings. Also, comes with a free online library of materials and environments to use. All you have to do is import your CAD model into Visualize. I also like the decal importing, the background imaging and lighting schemes.

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The standard version is limited to single frame still renders. It can be buggy and it has frozen and shutdown on me randomly. As a result, I have made it a habit to save my file after every change. There is a Monitor File box that you can use to continuously check the original file for changes. These could be changes to geometry or appearances. It will give you a notification to offer to update Visualize to reflect these changes. However, this feature has only worked sporadically for me. Also, when I have made the update changes, it has also overwrited all my appearance, scene and positional changes I previously made. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I enjoy the fact that it renders 3D models super fast. It gives you many tools to customize the model in many different forms. You can save the model in different formats. It gives you the ability to change the rendering/precision of the model depending on the extension you chose to save your model as. You can have multiple designs of the same model. It's great that it can easily give you the power to print the model using different views of the model rather than drawing the model in 2D. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't dislike anything but the fact that it takes so long to update to a different version. Everything worked really well. Sometimes it would crash suddenly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

So powerful. there is so much that you can do in this program that most only scratch the surface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As with any powerful software, it is also complicated. There is an extremely steep learning curve with this one.without tutorials, or training I don't know if you could get anything done. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love how easy this product is to use and functionalize within a business and organization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This product does need to be updated frequently with the changing version of Solidworks Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Solidworks is one of the easiest software to learn and this empowers us to do new and creative things with it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its applications are limited, certain features like rendering and simulation are not integrated but can be purchased separately. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.