SolidWorks 2025

SolidWorks Overview

SolidWorks is a computer-aided design, engineering analysis and preparation system for manufacturing products of any complexity and purpose. SolidWorks is the core of the integrated enterprise automation complex, with the help of which the product life cycle is maintained in accordance with the concept of CALS technologies, including bi-directional data exchange with other Windows applications and the creation of interactive documentation Depending on the class of tasks to be solved,

Features of SolidWorks

• In the SOLIDWORKS CAM chapter, the topic More Parameters for Tapered Shanks and Support for Barrel Tool Type contains incorrect information. The Barrel tool type is not supported.
• In the Import/Export chapter, the topic Exporting Using Extended Reality contains incorrect information. In the table in step 3:
• The Output and Geometry options are not available.
• The Animation option Export Animations is renamed to Export to Motion Studies.
• In the SOLIDWORKS 3D Interconnect chapter, the topic Exporting to the Revit Family Format contains incorrect information. The functionality is not supported and has been removed from the software.
• In the SOLIDWORKS MBD chapter, a new topic was added, Publishing to 3D PDF, which contains the following information:
• Updates to the user interface for Publish to 3D PDF help you better visualize your selections’ impact on the final output. The new Template Selection dialog box provides large previews of available templates, including previews of each page of multipage templates. After you select a template, as you make selections in the PropertyManager, an extensive preview of the PDF document lets you see the effects of your selections.

System Requirements for SolidWorks

RAM: 16 GB or more PDM Contributor/Viewer or Electrical Schematic: 8 GB or more

Processor: x86_64 (Intel 64 or AMD64)

Operating System: Windows 10 and 11

Space Required: 30 GB