--- title: SOLIDWORKS Reviews meta_title: 'SOLIDWORKS Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta_description: Filter 644 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how SOLIDWORKS works for a business like yours. aggregate_rating: rating_value: 4.5 review_count: 644 scale: '5' date_modified: '2026-07-17' parent_category: name: CAD url: https://www.g2.com/categories/cad --- # SOLIDWORKS Reviews **Vendor:** Solidworks **Category:** [Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/mechanical-computer-aided-design-mcad) **Average Rating:** 4.5/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 644 ## About SOLIDWORKS SOLIDWORKS delivers connected, easy-to-use tools that help you innovate and accelerate every aspect of your product development process. ## SOLIDWORKS Pros & Cons **What users like:** - Users value the **user-friendly interface** of SOLIDWORKS, which simplifies complex tasks and enhances productivity. (37 reviews) - Users appreciate the **user-friendly interface** of SOLIDWORKS, enhancing productivity with easy file conversion and robust features. (29 reviews) - Users appreciate the **ease of creating accurate 3D models** with SOLIDWORKS, enhancing design and simulation capabilities. (27 reviews) - Users value the **user-friendly interface** of SOLIDWORKS, facilitating quick learning and efficient design processes. (21 reviews) - Users value the **in-built simulation tools** in SOLIDWORKS, which enhance testing and analysis efficiency for complex designs. (16 reviews) - Users value the **CAD integration** of SOLIDWORKS, which enhances efficiency and streamlines the design process. (15 reviews) - Efficiency (15 reviews) - Users value the **robust features** of SOLIDWORKS, which enhance machine design and support diverse modeling needs. (15 reviews) - 3D Visualization (14 reviews) - CAD Designing (14 reviews) **What users dislike:** - Users experience **performance issues** like lag and crashes, especially with large assemblies, affecting usability. (17 reviews) - Users experience **slow performance** with SOLIDWORKS, especially when managing large assemblies on less powerful machines. (15 reviews) - Users face **high system requirements** with SOLIDWORKS, affecting performance and accessibility for less powerful machines. (14 reviews) - Users find the **complexity** of SOLIDWORKS challenging, especially during installation and when working with mesh models. (11 reviews) - Users find SOLIDWORKS to be **expensive** , especially with high system requirements and costly licensing impacting accessibility. (11 reviews) - Users report that **slow simulation** can hinder productivity, especially with large assemblies and complex models. (11 reviews) - Users experience **software instability** with SolidWorks, facing issues like crashes and slow performance with large assemblies. (11 reviews) - Users often face **assembly issues** in SOLIDWORKS, experiencing slow performance and crashes with large and complex models. (10 reviews) - Crashes (10 reviews) - High Hardware Requirements (10 reviews) ## SOLIDWORKS Reviews ### 1. Solidworks Review **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Himanshu K. | Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 24, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Solidworks has easy UI/UX. Easy access to different drawing tools (sketch) and features. Most helpful are the different annotations in between making sketches. It easily competes with the other CAD software in market on the basis of easy use and flexibility. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Parametric design is not so valuable for Solidworks. Moreover, making sketches through equations is also not easy, and there are fewer options. There are only a few options for A-class surfacing as well. Keyshot is also not given with Solidworks. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Solidworks is helping in 3D CAD design and solving simple analyses of equipment and different structures. Also, it helps us minimise the cost of purchasing different software like ANSYS for analysis. ### 2. One of the best software for designing **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ravi D. | Mechanical Design Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 17, 2023 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Solidworks has a one of the easiest interface and it is very easy for beginner to learn software **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Solidoworks is not very popular software to anyayasis the design part **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Simgle software can use any king of industry for design purpose ### 3. An easy way to industrial designing **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jesús Antonio T. | Career cordinator, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 13, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** It is beneficial because its widely used in almost every industrial field, including mechanical, electrical, 3D modeling. Even though the competitors are widely used, Solidworks also have a great database of standard elements already drawn. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Maybe the only thing that I dislike is the computer requirements. Having a powerful workstation is necessary to take advantage of this software correctly. That is a barrier for a student. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is helping us to teach our students mechanical design, electrical routing, prototyping, 3D printing. Besides that, our students also use it for Computer Aided Manufacturing. The capacity to simulate the machining operations is beneficial. ### 4. Great CAD TOOL **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Rishikkesh B. | Mechanical Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 18, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** I love the easiness to bring my ideas into a physical form using this tool. The freedom style to use the shapes and extrude them into a 3d design. I have used many CAD softwares but SOLIDWORKS is one of the most powerful **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** This tool isn't available ina browser based format which is disappointing because you have to use the PDM vault designed for bigger organizations. A base version online would help to create simpler designs **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** I used SOLIDWORKS to create 3D models for my designs for oil and gas equipment. I could create 2d drawings for manufacturers using the tool and fabricate the components. ### 5. Pretty easy to learn and now its very fun to use. Easy access to more help online if ever needed. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Akash B. | Student, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 17, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** How Straight forward and simple it is and also how easy it is to find any help online if ever needed. Easy to find tools in the app through the search bar and it shows where it's located. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Sometimes it may feel that the software/app is a little outdated but that's mostly based upon the looks of the software and not the function of the program, other than that I haven't experienced any other problems. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Easy to design and find the functions needed to either 3-D print or get the DXF file for any laser cutting needs. Straightforward to designing/assembling or drawing any parts needed. ### 6. Design Engineer **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** santosh k. | MECHANICAL ENGINEER, Design, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 21, 2023 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Solidworks is userfriendly software commands that are easy to understand and free material available to access the software. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** It is costlier to buy and all modules understanding is difficult need material and training classes to under the software . **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is a bridge between fabrication and designers helps to generate 2d from 3d models. ### 7. Solidworks, The CAD Giant **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Medical Devices | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 25, 2023 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** The ease of use. The interface is flawless and has made it simple to learn even the most complex features **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** I honestly cant imagine any downsides. I feel its miles ahead of all CAD software i've used. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Prototyping and production needs ### 8. Awesome software for 3d drawings **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** vineet r. | Mechanical Designer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 29, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** We can easily create 3d drawing and their assembly in real 3d graphics and can see all side views and it helps to create the manufacturing product in 3d style and help to achieve the all goals and get the same desired product as per client drawings. We can create multiple parts and then assemble all of them at same place and check whether all things are correct or not and then change according to our needs. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Sometimes it hangs while making hole or slot at large scale and sometimes at small command also it hangs and crashes without saving the drawing the most worst part and thread option is also not gud as it applies lower thread to any type of hole inside changing it. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** All company and client drawings are drawn on solidworks software and help to create multiple assemblies and check all things are placed at same place where we want without any overlap and without any disturbance. So all company products like l bench, foomhood, syringe carrier etc we can make parts and assemble them and easy to cross check all things before cutting and bending of that product. ### 9. SolidWorks Review **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Boston T. | CAD R & D Hobbyist, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 25, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** It's like, a drafting software that's MEANT for 3D, but CAN do 2D. There's a lot more to it than that, but other drafters will understand this. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Price. It costs an arm & a leg & you have to buy a subscription. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** It makes it very easy to 3D model stuff & it's easy to draw, & extrude stuff for 3D printing, & the relations feature makes things easy to make videos & stuff. ### 10. Good beginner level 3d cad software **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** kaushal b. | Project Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 11, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** - Easy to use and learn -Easy user interface - Easy material properties selection and application -can be used in various industries - easy assembly of 3d parts **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** - Not free for students - no implementation with cloud services - No self verification of Cad model - No synchronous modelling **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** I used solidworks while i was working with my college racing team. It was easy to use software. Newcomers like me were able to easily understand software and use it. Material properties selection is very beneficial, as you can get mass of part by using this. It is also beneficial in manufacturing industry. ### 11. Solidworks as a Student **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 20, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Solidworks is a very thorough software that allows people to design and CAD models that can be used for laser cutting or 3-D Printing. It is very comprehensive but not too detailed. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Sometimes there are errors that pop up or certain tools that don't work like how they should be working, which can make the workflow very frustrating. This is especially bad when doing projects. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is solving the issue of having a robust CAD software. I do a lot of prototyping of engineering designs, most of which use Solidworks to model parts, so it is a vital part of my work. ### 12. Very good experience **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Harish S. | Student, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 18, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Intuitive and user friendly interface allows 3D Design a lot more easy and efficient **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** There are some serious bugs which needs to be fixed for example the mass calculation is totally wrong when we give appropriate properties of the material otherwise its easy to use **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** It helps and enhances easy 3D modelling, it is easy and effective to learn ### 13. Detailed Review of Solidworks for Parametric Modelling **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Anshuman S. | Research And Development Engineer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 21, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Solidworks provides us with the ease of creating 3D models and also helps in drafting the 2D drawing sheet as per the model. Solidworks also provides us with the parametric modelling features which helps us to bring changes to the 3D CAD model as per our convenience. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Some of the features which Solidworks can improve is implementing automatic constraints to the sketch and it can also add an option in the assembly feature to directly show whether the parts have been locked or proper constraints have been put in place. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Solidworks helps us create 3D models and also helps us to bring changes to the 3D CAD model without affecting the entire CAD file by using the Parametric modelling feature. ### 14. Best CAD tool **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Rishikesh B. | Sr. Technical Program Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 27, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** I love creating 3D objects of my Mechanical part designs. There are lots of features I like, especially the cutaway feature, making the objects transparent to look inside the designs. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** based on the system that you are using, the user experience could be slow, as Solidworks is a very heavy and powerful tool. It runs better on desktops compared to laptops **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** I design products via Solidworks. I also use the 2D drawings to communicate my designs to manufacturing to manufacture the parts. I also used it for designing 3D printed objects ### 15. ONE OF THE BEST DESIGNING SOFTWARE INTHE MARKET... **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** saif ali N. | Assistant Manager sales and marketing, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 25, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** SOLIDWORKS is used by the engineering department to create solid models of products, parts, and assembly drawings that are later generated from solid models. Both 3D models and 2D drawings are used by other departments and may be shared with external suppliers. In certain situations, 3D models are analyzed using SOLIDWORKS add-ons such as simulation. It's a separately purchased product, but I'd like to talk about Solidworks Model Based Design (MBD), which is a relatively hot topic, especially when it comes to collaborative design. The 3D PMI Comparison Tool performs a more thorough analysis of reference dimensions to identify more similarity scenarios based on geometry. Also check annotations, reference dimensions, and geometric tolerances. For assemblies and parts, annotations appear in subfolders under the annotations folder in the Feature Manager design tree. From the folder, you can reorder the annotations and highlight them in the graphic area. When you select an annotation in the Feature Manager design tree, it is highlighted in the graphic area. The annotations are essential to the success of MBD, and these new features provide excellent support for implementing MBD practices. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Main problem i face while using solid works 2021 premium edition is converting X_T files or STEP files from older version solid works. Some time it is unable to find the solid body instead shows surfaces. Formatting the data from UG & Catia is challenging. Bill of material is does give full specification of each part of the assembly. CAM feature is somewhat like basic . **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Solidworks CAM features Tolerance Based machining does not give the best output. Material choice is limited. Simulation for mold flow is inaccurate need lot of improvrment. ### 16. Best for product design **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Vibhor G. | User Experience Designer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 15, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** The accurate measurement and detail design features of solidworks is best in the industry. I have used it for my product design concepts and got the best results. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** you need to draw every curve and surface very precisely or delicately which I sometimes find very slow process as compared to some mesh manipulating 3d softwares. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** When creating something for the production or any other detailed visualisation, solidworks is the best solution which i would suggest and has a lot of strong features. ### 17. A very friendly user software **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Alfredo D. | Equipment Jig Design and Development Engineer, Machinery, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 28, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Improve visualization fosters collaboration and innovations. Improve efficiencies in virtually every downstream function in the product development process **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** So far for me there's none because it's easy to use and not that much of an expensive product. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Jig designing and making of process guides. ### 18. User friendly Software **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Dhruvil B. | Mechanical Design Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 17, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Quick and easy to learn Every modules are very user friendly 3D, 2D, simulation, animation covers everything. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** While working on server larger sized file gets corrupt and unable to save **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** For problem solving interference detection and simulation are best, which helps to solve actual problems. ### 19. Designers view on Solidworks **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jake W. | Product Designer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 05, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Solidworks gives you the ability to create 3d designs to a very high specification. It has a number of standard 3d tools as well as a number of surfacing options to create freeform parts. I also love the different rotational views and the fact that you can set up many views. The best tool I like is the surfacing and direct editing. To go through your design tree is also super easy so if you have problems and need to make corrections or edit the design intent its very handy. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** It falls down when trying to create highly sculpted shapes. It isn't great at converting or adapting highly sculpted files which is a common need in my profession. Large Stl files can be impossible to work with can take an incredible amount of computer power. **Recommendations to others considering SOLIDWORKS:** This is by far the easiest 3d software I have used. It is accurate and gives you the ability to create incredible products that you design. This is an essential tool for any designer or engineer. The direct editing tools are the best being able to push and pull surfaces which can come in handy when needing to go back and edit. Other surfacing tool like extending surfaces and the ruled edge tool also can be very powerful. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is probably the easiest 3d software I have ever used in terms of functionality, and due to the wide variety of tools, you can create free-form products easily. I also love that you can export technical design drawings quickly. We use solidworks to quickly model up products so we can get them 3d printed. The exporting formats allow easy rapid prototyping. ### 20. Great Tool for Solid and sheet metal 3D and 2D modelling **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Tushar C. | Executive Engineer E-ll, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 12, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Simplicity of User interface anyone can use Solid Works without training, one 4 to 5 hours of training required to understand upto 70% software basics. I am using Solid Works for 3D modelling and 2D detailing of solid components used in heavy equipment engineering. Also Inbuilt standard sizes of L angels and extruded bars are moreover helpful in Solidworks. 360degrees of viewing angles. Ability to view and create 2D and 3D file. Can export 3D pdf as well. Import almost all types of cad files. CAD library given in Solidworks is really helpful for designers. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Solidworks is useful for sheet metal parts and solid geometry designing, but using it for plastic components is sometimes hectic for me it doesn't give freedom like catia for 3d modelling of plastic components this i dislikes. **Recommendations to others considering SOLIDWORKS:** Go for it if you have daily creating 3D and 2D. Used for simulation also. Creat seamless 3D and 2D files. Import and export almost maximum type of cad files. Useful for simulation & CAE also used for piping routing as well. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Earlier time there is no 3D software available for modelling in my company so I used to use AutoCad 2D and it was very time taking process to draw FV, and projection view of components by measuring and by imagination. But now this huge problem solve with Solid works as I am directly Modelling 3D components and by that 2D drawings to time saves and simple as well. Also automatic dimension is beneficial for me. GD&T dimension style, tolerances and feature controls are given and can apply very impressively in Solidworks 2D Detailing. ### 21. Great tool for designing mechanical components and perfor analysis as well as generat drawings **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ayman N. | Project Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 20, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** User friendly interface and ease of operation. Lots of editing options **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** High end system requirements. That's pretty much it nothing else I can think of **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** I used it to design air handling units and generate drawings of it and the same drawings were use in cnc for fabrication. ### 22. One of the Most Simplified and Organized CAD Platform **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jay M. | Stamping Press Technician, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 08, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** - The way basic processes are laid out to generate a CAD model is very simplistic but all-inclusive, too. - Works flawlessly for most parts and complex assemblies without legging or errors. (Error handling have improvised a lot as compared to the version of SolidWorks couple of years back) **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** - While working with very large CAD assemblies that have more than 500 parts inside, it crashes many times while exiting the Edit Part command from a Large assembly environment. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** - We mainly develop small to medium scale products in SolidWorks, but we also do have some extensive products that contain more than 500-800 fasteners apart from the other items in the same assembly. - We also do production drawings inside the SolidWorks drawing environment. - We also do some fundamental Static Stress-Strain analysis in SolidWorks. ### 23. Change the way design **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Gaurav P. | Process Associate, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 14, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** It have every tools that makes your work easily and quickly I am using this software from past six years and it have all the ability to design they you are want to design you can also do motion study that looks great. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** I think if your laptop ram is incompatible with the software then it may be creating some hang issue otherwise it works very smoothly without any interfere you must use it for your design purpose. **Recommendations to others considering SOLIDWORKS:** I strongly recommend many of my friends and also my college professors to teach this software in their curriculum . According me this is the world's best and easiest software . **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Complications and toughness of a structure can easily solve with the help this software as i said that you can also performed motion study as well as stimulation that must be very helpful in engineering aspects. If i am start counting the benefits then its endless list. Most important thing about this software is it tell you everything with the help of pop-up if Know English the you can learn it run it very easy it reduces paper work and time both are so valuable. ### 24. Solidworks is best software for mechanical Design **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Tatyaso K. | Sr. RnD Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 14, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** User interface is very talkative and can be easily understood. Verious features like macro and task scheduler are best one to automate design **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Crashing at multiple times and flow simulation is very time consuming **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** This cad software automatically generate drawing, pdf and costing of our parts assembly ### 25. it's amazing to see visuals after designing **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** gokul s. | design engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 30, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** user friendly ,easy dimensions and visuals of output. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** system specifications are required for using solidworks that i didnt like **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** it solves designing in mechanical components, it can show all problems and it makes easy solutions. ### 26. A Must Needed Engineering Tool **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Andrew R. | Engineering Tech, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 28, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Its Wide range of features helps create the best and most acurate part to the real deal. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Some simple steps in a design can be easily missed. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Designing parts for 3d printers. works great to compare before a manufactured part. ### 27. Most User friendly program for Mechanical Design **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Md Anamul H. | CAD Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 19, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** I am using Solidworks since 2013. In this long use, I have completed lots of projects on solidworks. Solidworks have the most userfriendly interface with any other CAD program I have ever used. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** There isn't much think to dislike in SolidWorks. I like most things. But one thing I dislike is future version file can't open in the previous version. Except this Solidworks is my favorite CAD program. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** I am a Mechanical Engineer. I have needed a tool for CAD. I have tried many programs like SolidWorks. But among the Solidworks is the best. It is user-friendly, easy to use and affordable. ### 28. Seriously just the best CAD software out there **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jo J. | Mechanical Design Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 09, 2021 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** It is easy to use, logically planned enough to learn quickly and has tons of resources if all that isn't enough. It has excellent capabilities for all of your drafting needs from a new bottom-up design to product modifications. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Sometimes it can be too smart for it's own good. It is designed to fit 95% of cases and scenarios, so if you are trying to do something that it isn't perfectly attuned to (such a design feature being unique), trying to find a way to do it can be tricky. There will be a way to do it; you just have to find it. **Recommendations to others considering SOLIDWORKS:** Be patient and use the resources available. Just because you think you know how to make something work does not mean you are doing it the best or most efficient way. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** We have switched everything over into Solidworks and have been using it for many years. It keeps the design process smooth and allows us to streamline the process of new ideas to finished goods. ### 29. Solidworks design software tool using for AutoCAD **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Nayana P. | Software Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 08, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** It's so easy to understand and handle, to draw a design (AutoCAD) for education and manufacturing, it's support for 2D-3D design, simulation, electrical design used as every aspect related with collaboration tools **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** 1. Cost is too high 2. Difficult to tackle with 3D models, like Repairing with features & healing **Recommendations to others considering SOLIDWORKS:** Highly recommend for new users **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** It's has update dimensions, tables & new notes we can mentioned here, we can mentioned the dimensions so can't be confused to analysis and manufacturing ### 30. Advanced and convenient **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Masoud M. | ERP Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 06, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** east of use, compatibility with the advanced technology **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** The processing speed is too slow, especially in large-scale products. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** It makes all the part designs, assembly drawings and part drawings. It is useful for us in integrating the whole engineering department, doing design calculations, integration with our ERP and so on. ### 31. Highly capable and easy to use tool for solid modeling and beyond **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Erdem B. | Senior Industrial Designer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 28, 2021 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** - Easy to grasp. - Easy to use. - Impressive range of import filetypes. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** - Surface modeling could be better - Could be more export filetypes (for example 3DS, OBJ) - Expensive. **Recommendations to others considering SOLIDWORKS:** I'd recommend watching videos, tutorials, and then download a trial and try using it first for yourself before purchasing a license. Try to understand differences (advantages and disadvantages) between standard, professional, and premium versions. We had to buy premium for advanced flattening, which is a substantial price difference, but I think we could have solved our flattening problems with Rhinoceros 3D or physical mock-ups. Plus, we do not use many features that come with the premium version. Finally, I would recommend looking at Fusion 360: It has features, but it might cover your needs better with a smaller budget. Solidworks is not the most expensive in the industry, but there are cheaper solutions. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** - Giving 3D thickness to surface data coming from Rhino & Alias. - Filleting multiple edges left on surface data, which would take forever in Rhino or Alias. - Applying bosses, snap fits, and many other mechanical design elements to parts. - Unrolling (flattening) complex surface data for production. - Making a series of holes or patterns on surfaces, which would typically take forever in Rhino or Alias. - Quickly fixing naked edges or problems on imported surface data. ### 32. Great tool for design rendering and testing simulations **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Consumer Goods | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 06, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** As a less commonly used software, the developers have equipped us with training tools and options for purchase options. I started as a student and when on for the premium account with my employer. It enables you to create multiple prototypes and run several simulations simultaneously. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** While 3D modelling is its best feature, I find electrical schematics very difficult to use. Tutorials to guide through that will be useful, also to provide a detailed analysis. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Sustainable manufacturing, inventory management and integration of customer input. It allows us to identify critically design flaws and develop troubleshooting steps. ### 33. Good 3D software best for sheet metal designing. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Dhiraj P. | Full Stack Developer Intern || Learner, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 25, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** I like their feature regarding sheet metal designing and their mass property evolution. They also have very good features in 3D designing and its machining solutions. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** I dislike with every update they charge some rupees to get that extra feature if you didn't pay then you are stuck with the same solidworks version for the rest of your working span. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** I am using this software for sheet metal designing and laser cutting works. i design agriculture equipment on the software air with ease. This software saves lot of time because there features are straight forward and easy to use. ### 34. The Best Tool for 3D Modeling **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ayushi P. | Project Intern, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 05, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** SolidWorks is an easy-to-learn software when it comes to mechanical design. It is also very helpful for beginner simulations and the various tutorials it comes with are definitely a plus point. It is also the most frequently used software in the industry. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** It might be expensive for some users and while it is most widely used, it cannot compare to software such as ANSYS which has a lot of specific functions. I would like more features related to simulation. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** I model mechanical components using SolidWorks. It is also an excellent software to analyze stress-strain profiles of various components. I have also done a lot of projects using SolidWorks which has helped me in building my career. ### 35. Visualization Into Practical 3D Modelling **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Zeel S. | Aeronautical Analyst , Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 08, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** - Effective & Efficient 3D Design software. - It is an easy to use & user friendly GUI, to ise parametric design modular, which means you can easily edit the design at any stage in between the design process. - After sales support. - Quick understand features & utilizes them for design and development without any advance training. - Parametric and direct modeling capabilities. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** - It enforce full constraints. - It is so tedious. - Collection of confusing errors. - It has way less features compare to other tools. - Image rendering & handling power incapability. **Recommendations to others considering SOLIDWORKS:** Must use this software for your future in engineering background. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** - Easy to use & user friendly GUI. - Free to use for students. - Capabilities to perform complex design products. - It has animation feature for showing possible movement of any product. ### 36. SOLIDWORKS the best experience **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Manuel G. | Becario de TI, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 11, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** This is one of the best professional 2D and 3D mechanical design software out there today, it greatly facilitates the design of 3D objects in a precise way, implementing a scale that goes from millimeters to inches, one of my favorite functions is simulation. of fluids as well as being able to implement mathematical equations to generate an extruded operation or the number of instances of a matrix. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** There is not much to talk about the bad of this software since even having a standard license, you can access most of the functions to have a professional workspace, and it is not even necessary to have specialized hardware such as Quadro graphics cards from Nvidia, In the time that I have used this software, it has not given me any problem. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** The main problems that I have solved are partly in the field of nanorobotics, refractions, electrical circuits and aerodynamic problems for the realization of scale models and the printing of 3D objects. ### 37. One of the most famous solid modeling CAD softwares **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Toni P. | Produc manager , Design, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 22, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Today used by many companies, in my experience, it presents itself as the most popular 3D modeling software together with Rhinoceros. Easy to learn, despite its power, it is also able to import and export different types of geometries in a large variety of three-dimensional formats. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** While being very useful as it is available, the inbuilt image rendering isn't the best, just like with Rhinoceros. That's why I almost always use external software for renderings. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** The possibility of being able to communicate with multiple customers, without having to use different software and with ease (at an affordable price), unlike CATIA. ### 38. SOLIDWORKS has an amazing focus on their user interface, making it easy and efficient to use. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** David M. | Product Development Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 31, 2021 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** One of my personal favorite things about the software is that they put a LOT of effort into maintaining a very efficient user experience. SOLIDWORKS has been a leader when it comes to putting commands as close as possible to your cursor. The vast majority of your commands are accessible through a mouse gesture, a right-mouse click, or a keyboard shortcut. This puts the user's attention on the modeling screen and away from distracting command menus. Even when a command menu is in use, there is often considerable effort to make the design of those menus as unobtrustive as possibe. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** The transition towards cloud-based solutions on the SOLIDWORKS platform has been long in the tooth and has changed a lot over the years. In some ways, they're an early adopter, and yet it's taken such a long and convoluted path to get to the current state that it's hard to feel confident that the platform won't go through more radical changes. The risk of SW evolving into a SAAS model with the 3DEXPERIENCE platform is real, if hard to define or justify. **Recommendations to others considering SOLIDWORKS:** The one and only thing worth considering is the state of cloud-based CAD. I personally think there is still value to the desktop environment (and locally stored servers instead of company data being put on cloud platforms), but that landscape is rapidly changing. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** The primary benefit is its utility as a modeling/CAD package. Without digging into the cloud-based SAAS packages, it's clearly the best-in-class when it comes to model power per dollar. The primary benefit of this package over others is its utility: it is easy to learn, easy to use, and cost-effective compared to packages that might be considered to have "better" surface modeling capabilities. The direct results are a very good market share for the platform (which means it's easy to find talent that uses it) and in the rare case that you find talent that hasn't used the platform it will be very easy to train. ### 39. User friendly Design Software **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Pratap J. | Senior Design Engineering, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 06, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** It is easy to operate and more flexible to use in modeling, sheet metal, surfacing and assembly. The user interface is comparatively good compared to other software. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** This is not parametric software and integration with Teamcenter is not strong like Creo. Getting problems in Heavy assembly. Drafting is not rich as creo. Sometimes get problems with automatic mate failure in assembly. **Recommendations to others considering SOLIDWORKS:** It is easy to use and has comparatively low-cost software. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Design of Agricultural equipment. Easy to set process base drawing in creo. it is saving my time and is easy to modify parts in the assembly. auto dimensioning is very good. ### 40. Design & Simulation: An Easy Affair **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Aviation & Aerospace | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 16, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** The UI is good and the various Analysis & Simulation platform are well integrated. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Keeps on Crashing while handeling Heavey Model **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Design optimization by performing DOE with the help of Flow simulation ### 41. THE BEST IN THE MARKET AND RULER OF MECHANICAL DESIGN DEPARTMENT **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ibrahim N. | vishwa and suyog industries Belgaum, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 15, 2021 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Every last bit of it attempts to enable clients to make, make due, distribute, and reproduce 3D models. With SolidWorks Premium, clients can test how items perform against conditions, all things considered, because of the product's powerful recreation abilities. Organizations can be guarantee of an item's manufacturability, Help distinguish and settle complex gathering issues as ahead of schedule as conceivable in the improvement cycle. Printed circuit board information can like to be consolidated into 3D models with the assistance of the product's extexternal apparatuses. Great UI is one more benefit of this application. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** The Solidworks sets aside an effort to begin for once. It slacks, assuming you open such a large number of parts simultaneously. In some cases, it takes much time to deliver the part or gather. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use SolidWorks to make 3D models of mechanical parts. I run a Mechanical recreation to get results for its conduct to outside effect helps me create and dispatch genuine items rapidly and imagine natural cycles, for example, sheet metal and machining. Add-ins, similar to recreation and CAM, have additionally diminished the number of programming bundles I utilize day by day ### 42. Great Modeling Platform **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Aviation & Aerospace | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 18, 2021 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** It is simple to use, and many companies use it. I use it on the daily. I spend most days modeling parts and assemblies for our systems and creating drawings so that they can be manufactured. The search function is beneficial when coming from another CAD package. I often know what I want to do, but I don't necessarily know where the button is located in SolidWorks. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** It is not as robust as some other CAD packages I have used. There are small things here and there that I find annoying. I have gotten used to different packages that this one does not have. For example, when I am inserting a part into an assembly, I either have to keep clicking into the menu to place more of the same part, or else I have to copy and paste the part. Other programs I have used let you put as many as you want until you finish. Also, I have yet to find the hotkey to allow me to repeat the last command without having to use the mouse and track all over to the previous command. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** As a design engineer, I use Solidworks all the time to design components and systems. ### 43. User friendly and best software for CAD modelling **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Omkar K. | Product Design Intern, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 01, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** SOLIDWORKS is the best software for mechanical CAD Designing because it offers the part design, assembly design, CAM features, 2D drawing, SolidWorks Simulation in one. • Its UI is user-friendly. That's why any beginner can start with it. • It's simulation part can be used by beginners without having much knowledge. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** SolidWorks Simulation is easy to use over other CAE software, but it offers less features for FEA like computational fluid dynamics, structural analysis, fatigue analysis, and so on. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use it for making the CAD models and doing the assembly of the parts, and validating the design using the SolidWorks simulation features. ### 44. "Powerful and Efficient Design Software Engineers" **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 24, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Solidworks has a very powerful utility and functionality for 3D designing. Solidworks has a wide community, which helps solve work problems and makes design efficient. Its price is lower as compared to its competitive softwares. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** it is heavy software and needs at least 8GB or above RAM to perform smoothly. Crashes on low specification laptops. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** i used it for 2D & 3D designoing of the mechanical projects to get the actual representation of the project before developing it. I got the material list and costing that helped me in purchasing and saved my money and time from buying extra material ### 45. SolidWorks is one of the leading 3D solid modeler, simulator and assembler. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Aakash G. | Fullstack Developer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 28, 2021 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** A user-friendly interface is one thing that stands out in this software as all the processes starting from sketching, plane selection, surfacing, extruding, sweeping are quite easy to use as compared to other software. Moreover, it includes an option of BOM in software through which we can create a list of materials. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Simulation and other failure/hardness tests performed within the software do not give accurate details, an external simulation software will be requied. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** So I have been a freelance 3D designer and I have been working on this software for the last 4 years, wherein I am creating sketches in 2d and converting them to 3d models, furthermore working of complete machines can be done in this by meshing and mating different components and running them all together in complete motion. ### 46. Mechanical design for the automotive industry **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sebastian G. | Quality engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 28, 2021 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Solidworks has a very nice and easy interface to use the software . In my opinion it is the best option for learning cad for beginners. It does not require much hardware for your PC and it has a student licensing price very low. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** There are some weak spots on solidworks, p.e, if you are working with large assemblies you will definitely need a strong hardware for your PC. Also, surfacing modeling is not as easy as catia or other alternatives **Recommendations to others considering SOLIDWORKS:** It would be great if surfacing could be easier and the Real view feature won't need a dedicated graphic card **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use solidworks mostly for jig and fixture design, however, I also use it for machine tooling design or machinery improvements. I have been able to reduce downtime on my business by re-designing tooling using solidworks. ### 47. Great software for 3D part modeling, assembly, and simulation! **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 08, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** The Solidworks software is well optimized. I haven't had any issues with lock-ups or crashes. It has a great variety of 3D modeling features in an easy-to-access and user-friendly toolbar. The ergonomics of the toolbar makes sense for the traditional process flow of creating a part starting from the 2D sketch up to extrusion or cutting, etc. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** The thing I dislike most about Solidworks is the cost. I began using it on a free students license during college; however, the price to continue using has forced me to look for alternatives. The situation has improved, with Solidworks providing a $99 yearly subscription for students & makers, but that may not apply to many current users. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use Solidworks to create solutions to various problems that require a custom-manufactured part or assembly. The speed of the software and availability of functions such as sheet metal design and welding, when compared to other programs, has improved my efficiency in design. ### 48. Fundamentaly Flawed **Rating:** 1.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Consumer Electronics | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 29, 2020 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** No part of it. It can't run on just any computer. You need to get a certified graphics card. You need to spend as much on hardware as you do on software. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Everything. Didn't know I Like PTC's Creo so much. **Recommendations to others considering SOLIDWORKS:** Look at other products and evaluate the benefits of each very heavily. Mapkeys i Creo are a huge time saver. Solidworks crashes all the time. The kernal is single threaded and can't utilize multi threaded CPU's. Other parts of SW use multi threading but the core product is horrible in rendering basic geometry on screen in model or drawing form. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** The fact that its a 3D solid modeler - nothing ### 49. Great CAD software **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 10, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** I have used many Computer Aided Design software and Solidworks is the best there is. It is very user-friendly and includes a variety of add-ons to perform simulation on the generated CAD models **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** In a short answer: Nothing! Solidworks is one of the best CAD software i have ever used and I can't seem to find any major issue with it. The only thing that could be improved is backward compatibility. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** I perform a variety of Computer Aided Design models on Solidworks. I also use it to perform stress analysis using Solidworks Simulation and flow analysis in Solidworks Flow Simulation. ### 50. SolidWorks **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Machinery | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 20, 2022 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** It is the industry-standard 3D modeling software used. It is intuitive and has a sharp learning curve. It works well with different software like Altium for the design of electromechanical systems. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** It is too expensive for individuals and you can't even get a hobbyist licence for non-commercial use. Also, the software sometimes crashes for no reason and I lose the work. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** The design of complex mechanical systems is relatively easy to do. 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