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What is DriveWorks?

DriveWorks software is used for Design Automation and Sales Configuration by companies large and small

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DriveWorks software is used for Design Automation and Sales Configuration by companies large and small


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Year Founded
2001
HQ Location
Thelwall, Cheshire
LinkedIn® Page
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61 employees on LinkedIn®

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Manish P.
MP
Manish P.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Let's Design Automation"
Everything is the best in Driveworks. Easy to control the Solidworks 3D model and 2D drawing, Document generates, UI, Driveworks 3D, etc. Special t...
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Verified UserMid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"I did a master's thesis on configuring product. Now I teach a subject at the faculty."
Easy integration into Solidworks. Creating a user interface and complete parameters control.
Daniel B.
DB
Daniel B.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Good platform for Design Automation and configurations"
Good platform in document creating and real time previews are good , Multiple form creation , Dynamic inputs are very useful, can also be used in d...
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Gaurav P.
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Design Engineer
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about DriveWorks?

It's Flexible by rules and convenient to apply Condition. Secure Your Data and Easy to Share Data with customer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DriveWorks?

Need to improve Solidworks incontext and out of context parts Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is DriveWorks solving and how is that benefiting you?

Reduce my repetitive Work and I get benefit to show case my website portfolio to customer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about DriveWorks?

Basic functions behind the creation of the boxes are the best and easy to work with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DriveWorks?

I like it to be even more advanced with better functions or in a code writing way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering DriveWorks:

Use it in a more efficient way and a lot of boxes can be interlinked with its better functions. I would suggest them to use SQL and other interlinked products to create even better automation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is DriveWorks solving and how is that benefiting you?

For modelling basic 3D models and creating applications in live server are the benefits. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about DriveWorks?

I love its customizability and being able to create an interface that anyone from end users/customers to project management and sales staff to can use to create documentation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DriveWorks?

My only criticism is the cost. But in the end it's probably worth it. It's just hard to get started. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering DriveWorks:

Give it a try. Be patient and stay determined Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is DriveWorks solving and how is that benefiting you?

Automation. Allowing customers and sales and project management to create their own documentation without having to involved engineering and design every time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about DriveWorks?

The power of automation, you can avoid some task that you need to do on manual design Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DriveWorks?

Sometimes have some limitations that you can do with VBA on SW, I think you can make a research about what its possible to do with VBA an implement it to DW Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is DriveWorks solving and how is that benefiting you?

Sometimes we invest a loot of effort desinging standard products, with DW with a couple of clicks the work is done Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sunny G.
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What do you like best about DriveWorks?

Process automation, starting from quote automatic generation to fabrication production package.

So many predefined functions which make work a lot more easier Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DriveWorks?

As in variables there is "category" option but it's not there in constant

In rule profile sometimes mouse cursor screwed up so need to be close and open it up again

So far that's it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is DriveWorks solving and how is that benefiting you?

Making a whole project consists of user interface and solidworks model generation for a product Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ankit Varma M.
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What do you like best about DriveWorks?

I like how systematic it is and how the workflow is. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DriveWorks?

Could be more user friendly in the terms of using. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is DriveWorks solving and how is that benefiting you?

Solving basic design engineering solutions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Construction
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What do you like best about DriveWorks?

Ease of use

Customer support

Time saving Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DriveWorks?

Occasional bugs but these are usually rectified quickly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering DriveWorks:

Research into whether it is suitable for your product and factor in the additional licence costs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is DriveWorks solving and how is that benefiting you?

Creating CAD drawings for steel doors where the overall design doesn't change but different sizes/options need to be produced.

Using DriveWorks lead to a dramatic improvement, not only in speed of producing drawings but also in consistency. This reduced errors and significantly reduced costs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about DriveWorks?

It reduced work time for certain parts from 3 hours to 8 minutes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DriveWorks?

It could be a bit buggy, if you changed any folder names it would break. And the tab button was inverted when using the forms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering DriveWorks:

It can be a pain to set up, but it really did reduce the time editing drawings and making parts by 80-90% Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is DriveWorks solving and how is that benefiting you?

Creating custom sized versions of the same part. It reduced work time by 80-90% Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about DriveWorks?

Like flexibility of automation of different parts Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DriveWorks?

I disliked some of the coding syntaxes that had to be used while editing conditions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering DriveWorks:

It takes a bit of training to get used to.

But it's very powerful once you get over the learning curve Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is DriveWorks solving and how is that benefiting you?

I've solved the issue of having to suppress and unsuppress parts using Driveworks Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about DriveWorks?

Easy integration into Solidworks. Creating a user interface and complete parameters control. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DriveWorks?

Occasionally it does not execute all the rules correctly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering DriveWorks:

I would recommend any Solidworks user to try Driveworks. I am convinced that it will help everyone. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is DriveWorks solving and how is that benefiting you?

Product design automation. Eliminated errors and reduced time. I used to automate configuration of modular strong rooms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.