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SolidWorks: Technology, History, Companies & Products

SolidWorks (stylized as SOLIDWORKS, officially rebranded as SOLIDWORKS Design in 2026) is a brand of software used for solid modeling computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided engineering (CAE). It was one of the first 3D CAD applications designed to run on a desktop PC.

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SolidWorks topic overview

The analysis highlights Technology, History, Companies and Products as prominent areas in the source structure around SolidWorks.

Related topics
15
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
18
Extracted relationships
39
Concept neighborhoods
12
Bridge connections
18

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History · 10 topics
Overview · 4 topics
Modeling technology · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Available in
Chinese, Chinese Simplified, Czech, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish
Developer
Dassault Systèmes
License
Proprietary, term
Operating system
Microsoft Windows
Release
November 1, 1995; 30 years ago (1995-11-01)
Stable release
SolidWorks 2026 / November 14, 2025

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Modeling technology

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How SolidWorks connects Entity context

The extracted context around SolidWorks shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, SolidWorks → CEO, Concord, Dassault Systèmes, December, During, Hirschtick, In, Its, John McEleney, Jon Hirschtick, Massachusetts, Microsoft Windows, MIT, November, SolidWorks Corporation, The, UNIX Another extracted example is SolidWorks → CAD, Creo/Pro-Engineer, Finite Element Analysis, Parasolid, PTC, The. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

SolidWorks

Top relations

related to history · 17
SolidWorks → CEO, Concord, Dassault Systèmes, December, During, Hirschtick, In, Its, John McEleney, Jon Hirschtick, Massachusetts, Microsoft Windows, MIT, November, SolidWorks Corporation, The, UNIX
related to Modeling technology · 6
SolidWorks → CAD, Creo/Pro-Engineer, Finite Element Analysis, Parasolid, PTC, The
related to overview · 5
SolidWorks → CEO, Dassault Systèmes, Manish Kumar, Prior, Solidworks Corporation
see also · 2
SolidWorks → Comparison, Surfacing
Available in · 1
SolidWorks → Chinese, Chinese Simplified, Czech, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish
Developer · 1
SolidWorks → Dassault Systèmes
License · 1
SolidWorks → Proprietary, term
Operating system · 1
SolidWorks → Microsoft Windows
Release · 1
SolidWorks → November 1, 1995; 30 years ago (1995-11-01)
Stable release · 1
SolidWorks → SolidWorks 2026 / November 14, 2025

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

software cad dassault systèmes modeling 3d design company ceo hirschtick used computer-aided first brand cae system french million create mceleney

SolidWorks relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 39 structured relationships around SolidWorks. Examples in this analysis include SolidWorks → Available in → Chinese, Chinese Simplified, Czech, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish and SolidWorks → Developer → Dassault Systèmes. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SolidWorksAvailable inChinese, Chinese Simplified, Czech, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish1.00infobox
SolidWorksDeveloperDassault Systèmes1.00infobox
SolidWorksLicenseProprietary, term1.00infobox
SolidWorksOperating systemMicrosoft Windows1.00infobox
SolidWorksReleaseNovember 1, 1995; 30 years ago (1995-11-01)1.00infobox
SolidWorksStable releaseSolidWorks 2026 / November 14, 20251.00infobox
SolidWorksTypeCAD CAE PDM PLM1.00infobox
SolidWorksWebsitesolidworks.com1.00infobox
the interference detection toolinstance ofand collaborative work.SolidWorks offers multiple work tools to be used when building system assemblies0.80text
SolidWorksrelated to historySolidWorks Corporation0.60section
SolidWorksrelated to historyDecember0.60section
SolidWorksrelated to historyMIT0.60section

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around SolidWorks bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Dassault, Systèmes and Create. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • SolidWorks
    • Dassault
    • Systèmes
    • Create
    • Million
    • Used
    • 3d
    • Cad
    • Hirschtick
    • Modeling
    • Acquired
    • Cae
    • Corporation
  • solidworks
    • Dassault
    • Systèmes
    • Create
    • Million
    • Used
    • 3d
    • Cad
    • Hirschtick
    • Modeling
    • Acquired
    • Cae
    • Corporation
  • microsoft windows
    • Microsoft
    • Windows
    • Cae
    • French
    • Kumar
    • Manish
    • Website
    • Create
    • System
    • Cad
    • Ceo
    • Hirschtick
  • computer-aided design
    • Computer-aided
    • Design
    • Software
    • Modeling
    • Cae
    • Engineering
    • Solid
    • Users
    • Website
    • Brand
    • Create
    • Used
  • dassault systèmes
    • Systèmes
    • Acquired
    • French
    • Million
    • Solidworks
    • Kumar
    • Manish
    • Massachusetts
    • Microsoft
    • Originally
    • Website
    • Windows
  • solid modeling
    • Cad
    • Cae
    • Engineering
    • Software
    • Computer-aided
    • Create
    • Used
    • 3d
    • Assembly
    • Modeling
    • Solid
    • Company
  • computer-aided engineering
    • Design
    • Used
    • Software
    • Cae
    • Solid
    • Engineering
    • Users
    • Website
    • Create
    • Modeling
    • 3d
    • Cad
  • modeling technology
    • Software
    • Assembly
    • Cae
    • Engineering
    • Solid
    • Company
    • Computer-aided
    • Used
    • Solidworks
    • 3d
    • Cad

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For SolidWorks, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects SolidWorks with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
SolidWorksHistory · splits 8 ⟂ 11
SolidWorksOverview · splits 14 ⟂ 5

Map overview Semantic statistics

SolidWorks

Nodes19
Edges18
Triples39
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.105263
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around SolidWorks to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Technology, History, Companies & Products, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — SolidWorks · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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