What is SOLIDWORKS?
SOLIDWORKS and the 3DEXPERIENCE Works portfolio unite your entire ecosystem, allowing you to connect the people, applications, and real-time data from every aspect of your business for improved productivity, increased collaboration, and accelerated innovation. Adding DELMIAWorks Manufacturing ERP provides added visibility specifically for your factory’s environment.
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87 Likeliness to Recommend
95 Plan to Renew
78 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
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+92 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love SOLIDWORKS?
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Respectful
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
How to read the Emotional Footprint
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While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Feature Ratings
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Simulation
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Analytics and Reporting
Raster Data Manipulation
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Breadth of Features
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Ease of Implementation
Business Value Created
Usability and Intuitiveness
Availability and Quality of Training
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Ease of Data Integration
Ease of Customization
Ease of IT Administration
Vendor Support
SOLIDWORKS Reviews
Jianyou X.
- Role: Industry Specific Role
- Industry: Engineering
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted May 2020
An Incredible CAD Software!
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates SOLIDWORKS from other similar products?
Solidworks is different from other similar products because of its wide variety of tools and options when it comes to manipulating 3d shapes. It can simulate temperature, force, and other physical simulations that few of its competitors can do. On top of that, it is very easy to use and customize if you know the software well.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
My favorite aspect of this product is how many different choices I have for testing my 3d creation. I can simulate dropping it from the Empire State Building, I can simulate it catching on fire. I can simulate so many different things on this software! It is incredible how much more it offers than its counterparts.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Even though there are a lot of simulations, but they take way too long. Just for a simulation to run its course, I usually have to wait five hours! There must be a quicker way to do this, for all that Solidworks has accomplished, it seems odd that they couldn't solve this issue.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Definitely try it out. However, if you are a beginner in CAD, I would steer you away from this software. This software is meant for professionals and it is very hard to learn as a beginner. If you are just coming to learn, I suggest Onshape.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
Abdul Rehman A.
- Role: Operations
- Industry: Energy
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Apr 2020
Precise 3d models at its best
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates SOLIDWORKS from other similar products?
It's precision in dimensions and integrated services with the fabrication machine's
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Versatility of features and precision
What do you dislike most about this product?
High cost
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
First see your need then buy the appropriate package
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Friendly Negotiation
- Performance Enhancing
Cons
- Less Reliable
- Role: Operations
- Industry: Education
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Feb 2020
Great product
Likeliness to Recommend
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
