] Streamline material continuity by automatically mapping SOLIDWORKS materials to corresponding core PLM materials whenever you save to platform, making your data ready for all downstream applications. Let LEO turn sketches, images, text descriptions, and imported geometry into editable, dimension-driven CAD you can refine and take to production. Quickly convert 2D drawings into 3D parametric parts. Discover the impact of making a design change -- what other components are affected, who is affected -- before you commit. Quickly define and add holes to one or more parts when placing hardware in your assembly. Swap a component, and let AI determine the mate replacement automatically.
User Experience Value
Bring your design ideas to reality faster with the ability to simply describe what you want to design and let LEO create the parametric model for you. LEO understands natural language commands so you can type about any SOLIDWORKS command and it launches -- including context
Transform imported BREP geometry into fully editable parametric models by directly conversing with LEO, the virtual companion, to streamline the process and reduce the effort required to prepare models for editing.
Create custom automations in SOLIDWORKS using simple, natural language prompts. Describe the task you want to automate, and LEO, the virtual companion, will generate a VBA macro for you and open it directly in the editor.
Create complete, production-ready drawings by describing your intent to LEO rather than navigating dialog boxes and PropertyManager options. Define views, annotations, and sheet layout through conversation, refine the result iteratively, and export or print without leaving the conversational workflow.
Ask LEO to generate step-by-step assembly instructions with visual snapshots for manufacturing, service, and training use.
Convert modeled threads on imported fasteners and assembly components to cosmetic equivalents with AI assistance, reducing assembly file size and improving performance without losing thread representation in drawings
Fix model errors faster with LEO explaining the root cause of assembly errors, and providing guided repair advice, eliminating the need to trace every error manually.
Create lighter assemblies faster by asking LEO to recommend and generate the right SpeedPak strategy at the top-level or subassembly level through conversation.
Ask LEO to calculate the surface area of an entire part, specific faces, colored face groups, or selected bodies, returning results for painting, coating, or surface treatment planning.
Ask LEO to rescale your design to a new target size, regenerating dimensions so they reflect the new scale rather than the original values.
Accelerate design exploration and model understanding by identifying, highlighting, and updating features through natural language requests.
Work faster by telling LEO what you want to select instead of manually picking items one by one. Quickly isolate the design elements you need across parts, sketches, assemblies, and drawings, then continue your workflow with fewer clicks, less searching, and fewer selection mistakes.
Ask LEO questions about a file's configurations, open tasks, and change management history through a conversational interface, without navigating separate PDM or PLM views. Get answers about revision context, pending approvals, and configuration details directly within SOLIDWORKS.
Create and edit SOLIDWORKS equations by describing your intent to LEO, which helps with syntax, corrects formula errors, and guides you through the equations dialog through conversation. Reduce the time spent learning equation syntax and troubleshooting formula mistakes.
Make better modeling decisions with CSWA-level guidance that brings SOLIDWORKS best practices into your design workflow on demand.
Large Design Review (LDR) is the fastest way to open, review, and work on extremely large assemblies. Edit parts in Large Design Review (LDR) mode without resolving the assembly. The full assembly stays visible while you work, so you can make part edits in context.
Update drawings of modified parts and assemblies in the background, and continue working while the drawing regenerates. Reduce the time spent waiting for drawing updates on complex assemblies.
Manage configuration data with improved Family Table controls that match dimension names to Family Table columns and replace models with their associated Family Tables in drawings, reducing manual updates and keeping configuration data consistent.
Create fastener patterns faster by detecting clustered components that belong together and adding them to the pattern automatically, reducing the time spent manually identifying and selecting every related fastener.
Audit and manage assembly appearance data directly in Assembly Visualization, reducing the need to inspect components individually. In addition, improved lightweight performance reduces load times for models with many appearances.
Apply SOLIDWORKS-recommended platform settings for new tenants in a single step from the Welcome app, reducing onboarding time and ensuring consistent configuration across new SOLIDWORKS deployments on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
Collaborate across company boundaries on shared SOLIDWORKS projects with improvements based on user feedback, making it easier to share data, manage access, and work alongside external partners on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
Access drawings faster by linking physical products directly to their drawing files through a composed representation relationship, simplifying cross-referencing and lifecycle management.
Every local save now syncs automatically to the platform in the background, with no extra clicks or PLM dialog interruptions. Lock your file once, and from there every Ctrl+S keeps your platform data instantly in sync.
Protect design integrity with automatic prompts to save local, unsaved work before committing maturity state changes, preventing data loss during lifecycle transitions.
Publish weldment cut-list items across multiple physical products simultaneously on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, expanding manufacturing data coverage without repeating the process for each product.
Keep Enterprise Item Number values for deformed objects accurate in the FeatureManager Design Tree and BOM, preventing incorrect EIN data from appearing in downstream documentation.
Keep iteration comments anchored to their respective file iterations, ensuring accurate search, sorting, and comparison across the lifecycle.
Accelerate design iterations by saving only locked components and mandatory dependencies, eliminating unintended modifications to unrelated assembly files.
Prevent file opening errors and sync failures with alerts for incomplete local caches and context-menu repair actions available directly in the Task Pane.
Replace missing components with files on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, restoring assembly references and reducing design interruptions without manual relinking.
Accelerate collaboration across design and project teams by creating tasks directly from within SOLIDWORKS Design, without switching to a separate project management environment.
Ensure design accuracy by detecting duplicate references and validating existing platform content before saving, preventing conflicts before they affect downstream work.
Open preferred applications, customize workspace layouts, and review projects on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform without switching environments.
Achieve more realistic visuals with UV unwrapping and editing, giving you precise control over how textures wrap around 3D models and reducing distortion.
