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SolidWorks

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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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

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SolidWorks

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

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SolidWorks

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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

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

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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

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