SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD comes in three flavours
- Standard
- Professional
- Premium
Well you might be wondering what is the difference between these three packages. Below are list of features that are available in all there packages
- Part and Assembly modelling
- Design for manufacturing
- Part structural analysis
- Basic flow analysis
- Geometry check for CAM
- Feature recognition
- Import and export to over 30 CAD formats
- Import printed circuit data(IFC)
- Interference check
- Print directly to 3D printers ( AMF and 3MF formats )
- Intellectual property protection ( Defeature )
- Find and replace in drawings
- Copy Feature Info into other Features
- Sheet metal, sheet metal checks and Flat pattern
Below features are available only in SOLIDWORKS Professional and Premium
- SOLIDWORKS Visualize Standard
- Over One Million Standard Fasteners and Components
- Automatic task scheduling and Batch processing
- Standards Checking(2D Drawing)
- CAD Libraries
- Design for Cost & Cost Estimation
- ECAD/MCAD Collaboration (CircuitWorks)
- Advanced Photorealistic Rendering (PhotoView 360)
- CAD Standards Checking
- Automated Tolerance Stack-Up Analysis (TolAnalyst)
- SOLIDWORKS File Management
- Reverse Engineering (ScanTo3D)
- eDrawings® Professional
Below features are available only in SOLIDWORKS Premium
- Motion Analysis
- Structural Part and Assembly Analysis
- Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) for Environmental Impact: SOLIDWORKS Sustainability
- Routing of Pipes and Tubes
- Routing of Electrical Cabling and Wiring Harnesses
- Routing of Rectangular and Other Sections
- Advanced Surface Flattening
- Assembly Level Cost Roll Up