# 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:** 643 ## 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 appreciate the **user-friendly interface** of SOLIDWORKS, simplifying complex tasks and enhancing overall productivity. (34 reviews) - Users appreciate the **robust and user-friendly features** of SOLIDWORKS, enhancing productivity and flexibility in design processes. (28 reviews) - Users appreciate the **robust features** of SOLIDWORKS for creating precise 3D models and simulations with ease. (25 reviews) - Users appreciate the **friendly user interface** of SOLIDWORKS, making it easy to learn and widely adopted in the industry. (20 reviews) - CAD Integration (15 reviews) - Users commend the **user-friendly simulation tools** of SOLIDWORKS, enabling effective testing and reliable performance analysis. (15 reviews) - CAD Designing (14 reviews) - Efficiency (14 reviews) - Users value the **robust features** of SOLIDWORKS, which enhance machine design and support diverse modeling needs. (14 reviews) - Intuitive (14 reviews) **What users dislike:** - Users experience **performance issues** with SOLIDWORKS, including lag and crashes on large assemblies and high system demands. (16 reviews) - Users experience **slow performance** with SOLIDWORKS, particularly when working with large assemblies on less powerful machines. (15 reviews) - Users note the **high system requirements** of SOLIDWORKS, which can hinder performance on less powerful machines. (14 reviews) - Users find SOLIDWORKS to be **expensive** due to high licensing costs and system requirements for optimal performance. (11 reviews) - Slow Simulation (11 reviews) - Users find **installation and modeling complexity** in SOLIDWORKS challenging, impacting efficiency and workflow. (10 reviews) - High Hardware Requirements (10 reviews) - Users experience **software instability** with SolidWorks, facing issues like crashes and slow performance with large assemblies. (10 reviews) - Users often face **assembly issues** in SOLIDWORKS, experiencing slow performance and crashes with large and complex models. (9 reviews) - Crashes (9 reviews) ## SOLIDWORKS Reviews ### 1. Powerful CAD tool for mechanical engineers **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Defense & Space | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 18, 2025 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** The best thing i like about the software is its simplicity like even beginners can learn easily and a connection between sketch and drafting and finally its Tool box . **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** The downside of this software is its sadddenly crashes sometimes ,so all the work we have done before crashing will be lost. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** As mechanical engineer i made products to defence sector, by using i can made faster 3d models and production drawings within the one software and so its reduces the time and also money ### 2. Horrible Market Strategy makes a great program unusable. **Rating:** 0.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Nathan T. | Engineering Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 26, 2024 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Great user interface, fantastic mechanical/engineering based 3D modelling (instead of push/pull artistic based models like Blender). **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** I have used Solidworks for 15 years - since I finished University. In 2019, I paid 14 thousand dollars for a perpetual license for SW19. Upon my laptop failing - Customer service has been unable to assit in providing the serial number to install on my new computer. 14 k - gone. I switched to Solidworks for Hobbiests and Markers.... AND MY GOD - WHAT A MESS> Constant 5-6 GB updates - which will fail >75% of the time, then 4 to 5 minutes for the program to actually open, the constant crashing, failing to find their servers, wanting to save files on their cloud instead of my local computer. The "3D Creater Home" is an un-navigatable nightmare that's more interested in teaching me how to model an "apple slicer" than it is in providing the support and platform I need to do the modelling. Pro tip, Solidworks - I can't model your apple slicer example if I can't open your program.... How about you focus on getting the basics right - and ignore the Learning, Collaboration, and Sample content - until your program can actually be used. Unfortunately - after being a fan for 15 years - my advice now is to STEER CLEAR. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Solving problems.... Unfortunately - none, anymore. All the time I have available for modelling is consumed by updates, crashes, and having the 3D Creater Home opened for no apparent reason. ### 3. My experience with SOLIDWORKS **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** PAVAN G. | Draftsperson, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 28, 2024 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** SOLIDWORKS offers intuitive 3D modeling, parametric design, and simulation tools, making product design and prototyping faster and more efficient. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** SOLIDWORKS is costly, has a steep learning curve, limited OS compatibility, and can lag with large assemblies, affecting efficiency. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** I Use SOLIDWORKS for product design, prototyping, and testing. It is enhancing efficiency, reducing errors, and accelerating time-to-market for engineering and manufacturing projects. ### 4. I like very much this application because the application have a friendly interface. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Eugen T. | Product Designer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 11, 2025 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** -the interface -the library for the tools **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** -i don't have in this moment something what i dislike to this product **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** -the assembly in this product it's very easy and i can simulate very easy the movement of the party in the assambly product ### 5. Solidworks is the most user friendly CAD software **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Muntazir M. | Industrial Designer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 13, 2024 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** It is very user friendly which makes it the perfect CAD software for beginners in CAD Design. The visuals and UI also look great. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** It does not give accurate simulations but is still good enough if it is performed for projects which does not require high accuracy. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use this software as my go to tool for creating CAD models in my daily work. ### 6. My experience on solidworks **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** KRISHNA KANT S. | Mechanical Engineer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 19, 2024 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** This is a very good software for all types of operation like designing,rendering,and simulation. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Nothing is dislikeable about this .It is amulti useful software. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** All problems like designing,Rendering , simmulation and etc are benefiting me. ### 7. Reviewing Solidworks for 3D Modelling and simulation use **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Hrithik G. | System Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 07, 2024 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** 1. Solidworks has a very user friendly interface that makes it accessible for both beginners and experienced users. Its design is streamlined for efficient workflow and ease of use. 2. It offers robust tools for creating detailed and complex 3D models. Features like parametric modeling are onto mark and allow for easy modifications and updates to new as well as existing designs when compared to other CAD tools like Revit and AutoCAD. 3. It also provides very comprehensive simulation tools, including finite element analysis (FEA), fluid dynamics, and motion analysis which enables users to test and validate their designs under real-world conditions without having an headache. 4. Also it seamlessly integrates with other CAD and CAM tools, facilitating a smooth transition from design to production. 5. The software supports customization through macros and APIs, allowing users to tailor the tools to their specific needs. Additionally, numerous add-ons and plugins expand its functionality **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** There are only two things which I don't like the most about this software: 1. It's licensing cost and maintenance cost are very expensive which can be made little cheaper keeping in mind about the small business and individual users like me who use it for their projects and learning. 2. As this software is primarily designed for Windows so while it can run on a Mac with additional software, it is not as seamless as on a Windows system. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** 1. It simplifies the creation of complex 3D models, allowing me to design them with precision and efficiency, also the built-in simulation tools allow for rigorous testing and validation of designs under real-world conditions. 2. By enabling virtual prototyping, SolidWorks reduces the need for physical prototypes, saving time and money. ### 8. Solidworks Review **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** TJ K. | Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 29, 2024 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** I like the ease of use. It's really easy to go from idea to part in a short time. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** When you make a sheet metal part, and then you edit a feature that was made before the part was converted to sheet metal, it loses all its mate references because it redefines all the faces and edges. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are a design company; all of our designs are done in solidworks. ### 9. My Experience with SOLIDWORKS **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** DHARMENDRA K. | Sr. Web Developer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 24, 2024 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** The user-friendly interface makes it easy to navigate. SOLIDWORKS offers a wide range of tools for 3D modeling **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** SOLIDWORKS is expensive. The software demands high-performance hardware to run smoothly **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** SOLIDWORKS offers powerful 3D CAD tools that simplify the creation of complex designs ### 10. Solidly built product **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Akshay D. | Analyst, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 20, 2025 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Solidworks is good at rendering, assembly, and motion analysis. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Installation and electrical re-routing of lines is difficult. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Solving in parametric design for medical devices design. ### 11. Easy to learn, easy to use **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Haris H. | Quality Assurance Quality Control, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 07, 2024 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Very user friendly interface with easy error indicator. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** when there is a problem with the drawings, gap or overlap, the drawing is hard to fix **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** the problem of maticulous details with high accuracy dimensions usage. ### 12. User friendly and extremely capable **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 16, 2025 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** The features and user interface are friendly and easy to use once you figure out how **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** I dislike when my sketches become over defined, i dont understand how too many measurements could be a bad thing **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Solid works solves the issue of complicated 3-D design for me ### 13. One for all design experts : Solidworks **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Saurabh s. | Analysis Specialist, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 26, 2024 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Solidworks has a vast verity of tools and toolbox that'll help user to model the verity of designs. And also Solidworks gives variety to professionals from all the domains even if he's from automotive or industrial or from plastics domain all things are accumulated inside the Solidworks. It also provide the tools for cae and cfd engineers and the best part of the software is that it has the best gui experience. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** There are some limitations that can not be solved by the Solidworks like when you want to mesh the geometry for a cfd or cae simulation Solidworks doesn't have the manual control over it **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Solidworks is giving the best gui experience and also in the Solidworks I like the most is that we can create multiple parts of same type by using single master geometry ### 14. Powerful Tool for Design and Prototyping **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Manufacturing | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 25, 2024 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** The parametric design capabilities are fantastic, allowing for quick modifications and iterations. Its extensive library of components also speeds up the design process. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Sometimes the software can be resource-intensive, leading to slower performance on less powerful machines. Additionally, the learning curve can be steep for new users. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** SOLIDWORKS helps streamline the design process by allowing for quick iterations and detailed simulations, which reduces errors and saves time. It enhances collaboration among team members and improves overall project efficiency. ### 15. very user friendly and easy to understand software **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Rahul C. | Senior engineer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 29, 2024 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** ease of use.modelling complex shapes.suports tc integration. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** sometimes it get crashed specially with lage assemblies loading. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** it helps to model a complex product and validate the design using inbuild extensions like fuidsim etc.So it saves time.interface is easy to use.creation of sketches with details is fast and accurate. ### 16. I have done 22 years of product design using SolidWorks **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Norman W. | Senior Financial Associate, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 11, 2023 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** -It's intuitive to use -It is easy to set up -The customer service is top notch -The product encompasses many features which help you to solve problems in design -The product is versatile. You can use it to design plastic parts, sheet metal parts, extrusion, diecastings and wood products. -Data interchange is straight forward and I am able to use other people's designs using neutral file formats like STEP. -Very reliable, very few bugs. I use the software everyday without any issues. -There is a big community of SolidWorks users. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** -some of the surfacing capabilities are buggy when you are designing complex shapes. -the CAD industry has advanced so much that there is nothing that sets SolidWorks apart from its competitors anymore. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Mechanical product design, interfacing with electrical engineers to help with PCB design, industrial design, product marketing ### 17. Solid Program with a learning curve **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Graphic Design | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 01, 2024 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Industry standard for professional models and 3D casting, before 3D printing was common place for consumers. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Ease pf use and learning curve is not for the faint of heart. Once you start to learn the mechanics and base principals it is very usable but that initial process can be quite a step. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Building 3D models for 3D printing and tooling ### 18. Excellent in 3D Design and simulation **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sachin D. | Design Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 21, 2024 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Intuitive interface, smooth implementation process, and seamless integration capabilities. The customer support is also good and offers a lot of features. Most frequent software amog the industries. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** It is not good for large assemblies becasue of the heavy files, sometimes it show some bugs. Licensing costs can be on higher side for smaller businesses. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Helps me to tackles design challenges effortlessly. It provide me all facilites at one place like modeling, sheet matel, assembly, simulation and much more. ### 19. User friendly software **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kakara C. | Design Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 10, 2024 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Advence feature and user friendly interface **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Tree bar and for quick editing and planes **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Easy to design and modify modelings ### 20. All in one software for your CAD needs **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ruqaiya A. | STEAM Specialist, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 09, 2024 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Solidworks has the ability to not only create model but also simulate and perform analysis on the models **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** The analysis in solidworks is not as easy to use as ANSYS **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Solidworks is the one of the best modelling tools out there. I can build CAD models, build assemblies, simulate the models, build 2D sketches out of the 3D models for manufacturing. ### 21. Best choice for mechanical design **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Aviation & Aerospace | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 08, 2023 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** I've been using solidworks frequently for more than 3 years in all my CAD projects ,it is an easy software that is easily customised to allow fast drawing and fenerating drawing amd assembly. Solidworks assembly is incomparable to any other software wich gives it an endge in 3D design application especially in large assembilies I usually refere to the website for customer support if i faced any challenge adding to this there is a huge learning material for solidworks on the internet so it is easy to learn and master Also it poleovides a wide range of file extentions allowinge to implement parts for 3D prinitng ,casting ,laser cutting ,CNC cuting. And more ,also it is ealily integrated with other software like ANSYS analysis software which I used frequently in all my CAD projects It is Easily installed , you just have to enter your licence code amd start installation I didn't face any problem in this step **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** I don't like the solidworks simulation it can't be reliable and doesn't have many features especially the fluid flow simulation ,I think it is made for ameters not for professional use **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Solid works is an engineering drawing software randing from 2D sketchs ,3D parts and assemblies ,it helped me designing parts for car engine ,parts for satellite propulsion systel amd mere ### 22. 26 Years of 3D CAD with SolidWorks **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Paul N. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 20, 2024 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** I have been using Solidworks since 1998. What I love about it best is it provides the tools, without complexity, to do the job properly. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Some help content is note user friendly. I recently started onto the 3D Experience platform. It is problematic with computer resources. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** We deisgn and build Industrial Equipment Automation. Solidworks has provided us the visual tool to see our designs in 3D before begining the detailing process. That results in few errors. ### 23. MY GO TO CAD TOOL FOR 3D SOLID MODELING-SOLIDWORKS **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** subhair s. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 19, 2023 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** I Use Solidworks in my daily work. One of the best things about Solidworks is very user-friendly compared to other CAD tools and saves us a lot of time at work. We can share our CAD models easily by using the "pack and go" option and modifying the 3D models is very easy and lot of tools are available for sheetmetals. Working with larger assemblies is very easy and fast in this software. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** only a few tools are available for advanced surface modeling. other than being satisfied with Solidworks. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** We design machinery and its parts using Solidworks. we can able to design very fast because of its user friendly interface. using an option like "replace model" we can able to easily change the model in Solidworks modeling. likewise, there are so many advanced options available in solidworks for design modification. There are so many tools and all types of fasteners available in Solidworks library using that we can easily drag and drop whatever is required. Solidworks Support team is one of the best, they reply very fast to our error report and respond to our queries quickly. ### 24. solidsworks is a great 3d cad drawing program **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** frank W. | Plant superintendent, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 31, 2024 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** helps me create 3d drawings of any part or assebly needed **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** i have no dislikes. very easy to use and learn **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** i dont what problems they are solving at the moment ### 25. Solidworks - Designer Review **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Vimal D. | Senior Design Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 14, 2023 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Best Tool for Solid Modeling user Friendly Because , Software does not require extrordinary talent for Engineers Not Only for Modeling, also for Quality & Validation the Entire product Costing Economical Software Available - Standard, Professional & Premium **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Need Some Improvements on the Surface modeling So that the Software can Achieve the market in Automotive Product development And One Morething is that , Large File Assembly handling is Kind of Complicated task in Solidworks , that Needs to improve **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** There is No Significant Complicated Task Which Has been resolved by Solidworks , Solidworks good In Solid Modeling , Jigs & Fixtures , Automation ### 26. Great CAD Software **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Furniture | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 13, 2024 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** The user interface is top notch compared to other CAD softwares I have used. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** It is an expensive software when compared to some of the other leading CAD packages. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Solidworks helps me to create part geometries to be manufactured for production. The surfacing capabilities are very powerful, and the ease of use is incredibly useful to me as I use the software every day. ### 27. Interactive CAD-Especially for Machine Design **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Machinery | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 25, 2024 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Easy to use and implement and small Learning Curve **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** In previous version there were some stability and crashing issues **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Creating 3D Parts,Assemblies and Drawings for manufacturing ### 28. Used for Part Modeling Purpose in College **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Tanish S. | Data Analyst, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 24, 2023 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** It's a best Designing software I have ever used. It has so many features for designing, part modeling. It is very simple to use also UI is very understandable and for beginners who are starting there carrier in Mechanical part modeling, designing, assembly and testing, solidworks is a good software to use. Solidworks came in my use so many times, in my internship, in my racing team and even in my college projects. Feature are very easy to implement, I was able to design complicated designs very easily. I can directly used solidwork file in Anasys to test the model in diiferent scenarios. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Solidworks is always my first choise for part modeling and assembly. But what I not like about this software is that it's license is expensive but good thing is they always provided sponsership for our racing team because of which I got the license of this software for free. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** I was able to design, assemble and test the model in the solidworks because of which I didn't need to spend more time and money in prototypes. As a student it was very helpful for me. ### 29. Experienced user with more than 10 years of usage. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Mohamed Ithries M M. | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 26, 2024 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Simpler and multiple features and latest add on modules and can be integrated to other add on softwares easily **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Failure of larger assemblies and duplication of references when deleted or replaced in assemblies **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Very useful for smaller to medium level new product development projects allowing the user to learn faster and hence delivering the projects faster with all the latest modules such as mold flow analysis. ### 30. Great CAD software with various plug-ins for expandability **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Simon K. | Mechanical Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 28, 2024 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Add-ons like Visualize for Rendering, HSMworks for CAM **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Sometimes it takes long to start, it could be the hardware. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Designing a prodcut with CAD and manufacturing with CAM. ### 31. One of the best software with simple user interface **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Rajiv M. | Senior Design Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 02, 2023 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** It's user interface is very simple but effective and powerful tool for a cad/cae designer. It had all tools that a cad software needed . It's photo 360 rendering is simply awesome. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** It crash some time when we using heavy file /large file . It get stuck when we open heavy assembly file **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** It's multi body feature is very beneficial we can make complete design as a single part then we extract and use each body in a part as a separate part in a assembly. ### 32. Its Very friendly user software in CAD Design. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Shivam S. | FEA Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 20, 2024 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Creating Drawing is very easy. Its very use ful to make the drawing. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** fixing the dim. is complicated that makes difficult to use it. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** For deciding the presize of the components before manufacturing and give value in production of the components. ### 33. Streamlined Precision: Exploring the Benefits of SolidWorks **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Gurnoor Singh K. | 3D Modeler, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 25, 2024 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** preciate SolidWorks Plastics for its user-friendly interface, accurate simulations, seamless integration with SolidWorks CAD software, comprehensive analysis capabilities, and cost- **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Common criticisms include its steep learning curve, resource-intensive simulations, limited material database, cost, and occasional compatibility issues. What **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** SolidWorks Plastics solves problems related to injection molding by optimizing designs, predicting manufacturing outcomes, minimizing production costs, and enhancing product quality, ultimately benefiting users with streamlined processes, reduced errors, cost savings, and improved product performance. ### 34. Best plastic modeling software i have ever used **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Meet K. | Senior Design & Development Engineer, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 24, 2024 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Iit is very much user-friendly and also available as an addon for solidworks standard. And i am used to like other user for solidworks way of working so i pretty much adopt everything easily.. tools are very confined and easily accessible. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** May be more tools for platic mold making possible **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** I used for platic molding for platic components.. easy to start from scratch drawing and end with nice 3d model in no time. ### 35. It is a great software but not so intuitive **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Susana C. | Head of finance, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 16, 2023 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** This software has a lot of functions, not only can you design, but you can also make simulations, renderings, etc. It also has hidden functions and you can always explore more and more. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** the software is not very intuitive, you need a course to learn how to use it because it is difficult to find the functions and the interface is very cluttered, i.e. the icons do not look very good or get confused with other icons. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** With it we can design in the equipment each piece that we are going to print and we can also simulate its use before manufacturing it. It helps us with all the design errors that may arise ### 36. Solidworks Review by Engineering Design **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Vimal D. | Senior Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 24, 2023 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Solidworks Suits Perfectly for Engineering design , Its Easy to use and Implementation & Integration with Team is also Very simple.Many Features like Mold , Simulation , Visualization and Publication Everything Come Unders Single Platform **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** There is minor things need to take care in Large assembly handling and Surface Modeling. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Recreating the Model from the Step Or IGES will be a Simple task if you have solidworks. Recongnize feature does its work Effectively. Any type of Neutral CAD Model can be converted Solidworks Model ### 37. Solidworks Review from an Engineering Student **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 04, 2024 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Solidworks is extremely advanced and easy to use. Has every tool I need. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** That it only works on Windows and is an expensive software to use. For these reasons alone, I am forced to opt to use alternative software. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Solidworks is helping me with my personal and university related projects, being particularly useful for simulation. ### 38. Easy to create as per our requirement **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Bandari S. | Senior Design Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 25, 2024 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Chamfer is most relastic feature in solid works plastic **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Every thing is useful, instead of cut option we go with some other **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Nothing is problem for me ### 39. SolidWorks Plastics Review **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Gaurav C. | Full Stack Blockchain Developer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 25, 2024 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** I really like way it has become so easy to import data from CAD without losing accuracy, all thanks to file formats like IGES and STEP **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** I don't like the that SolidWorks is only available on Windows and not on Mac **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** It helped me model products and it really helped me get data from CAD without losing any accuracy ### 40. To be Design a product as PROFESSIONAL we can use solidworks easily.... **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Naveen K. | Project Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 11, 2024 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** CAD tool use for make design ease with such a creativity and concept as professional mode i love to use in professional manner. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Rendering so slow with graphics make me to do boring sometimes **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Creating a product documentation from scratch to final product. As per process creating documentation as like BOM and output as document as follows the product process output as professional. ### 41. precise 3D model software **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Yin-Syuan Y. | Designer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 18, 2024 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** precise measurement to use for 3D modelling **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Mesh and curve models are hard to create through the application **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** demonstrate and visualise models to present to clients ### 42. Best Software ever **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Shivam S. | Design Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 28, 2023 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** User friendly Interface, Every command on your fingertips,easy to use. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** While working in large assembly it's suddenly geeting crash. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** We can design anything is minimum amount of time. ### 43. Solidworks Plastics **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Varun Mohan S. | Business Analyst, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 28, 2024 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Best thimg about solidworks plasticc is it's easy to use simulation for analyzing parts and injection molds. It makes process to be easily predictable regarding manufacturing related defects that might occur while you design. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Thus far nothing to contribute on this part. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Creating plastic molds and analyzing them. ### 44. Uing It For Professional Mechanical Designing **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ayush G. | Mechanical Design Engineer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 08, 2023 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** The best thing i like about using this software is its designing part whereas i am designing car brake pads and pipe bending machine with the help of SOLIDWORKS. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** I don't face any issue while working on this software that's why i dont have anything to dislike in it. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is solving the problem of creating the complex assemblies that is very beneficial for mechanical designing work. ### 45. Powerful and Simple CAD software **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Priyanshu K. | Career Ambassador, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 10, 2023 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** I'm a huge fan of the programme because of its incredibly simple and user-friendly layout. Even on YouTube, learning all the commands is quite simple. Using the software to model things is fun for you. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Gets a bit laggy sometimes but overall its good to use. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use it for 3d modelling, and it works fien for me, I like that it has a very easy and learnable interface. ### 46. Solidworks is very user friendly software and easy to used for every person **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Yagnik P. | Mechanical Design engineer, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 25, 2023 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Most liked feature of solidworks is assembly module of solidworks. It is very easy to used assembly in solidworks and not comparable to any other software. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Sometimes very large assembly is stuck in the solidworks and many fime software is crashed, and we lots the data of current model. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Some error of sketch and assembly error is solidworks solved automatically and it is very good sign of solidworks ### 47. About design and work quality **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Prathik G. | Engineer , Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 27, 2024 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** User interface design and quality experience **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Delay time for complex assemblies loading **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Helping in my daily task completion with design and manufacturing ### 48. Best software yet. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Aviation & Aerospace | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 04, 2023 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Every aspect. I have been using the software for 11 years now. The flexibility is amazing. Installation was very easy. Customer support for licenses is awesome. I use it almost every day. Recently we got it integrated with Teamcenter as well. **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Nothing. Just that may be there could be a free student version with limited features. **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Solidworks is easing my work day by day. I can say it is the best software since I have been through most of the other products in the market. Creo, CATIA, inventor, NX and so on. Though each have their own advantages, solidworks has a class of its own. The bidy feature makes my life a lot easier. ### 49. Solidworks plastics user review **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jaison C. | Assistant Manager- Projects, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 28, 2024 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Easy stimulation to analyse plastic parts and injection molds **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Nothing to say about it but should be in budget range **What problems is SOLIDWORKS solving and how is that benefiting you?** It predicts the manufacturing related defects and can minimise the cost of production. ### 50. Best CAD software for Mechanical Design **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Maduranthahan V. | Temporary Demonstrator, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 19, 2024 **What do you like best about SOLIDWORKS?** Easy to design machine parts as well as assembly design **What do you dislike about SOLIDWORKS?** Nothig, everything is perfect. 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