Product Matrix

A) SOLIDWORKS

  SOLIDWORKS PREMIUM SOLIDWORKS PROFESSIONAL SOLIDWORKS STANDARD
PART AND ASSEMBLY MODELING
3D Solid Modeling
Large assembly design capabilities
Advanced surfacing
Sheet metal
Weldments
Mold Design
Read PCB data as 3D parts
Direct model modification
Full ECAD-MCAD data exchange    
Piping/tubing Design    
Electrical Cable/Harness design    
2D DRAWINGS
Automatic Drawing View Creation
Automatic Drawing View Updates
Dimensioning
Annotation
Bills of Materials, cut lists
Automatic hole tables, weld tables, and pipe bending data
International standards support
Drawing Control (compare)
Standards Checking  
Flatterned harness drawings    
ANIMATIONS AND RENDERINGS
Assembly animation
Walk-through / fly through animations
Photorealistic rendering  
DESIGN VALIDATION AND SIMULATION
Collision and Interference Detection
Hole Alignment checks
Check manufacturability
Fluid flow simulation
Sustainability
Draft and undercut analysis
Tolerance stack-up analysis    
Kinematic motion simulation    
Structural validation    
COLLABORATE AND SHARE
Import / export
3D for rapid prototyping
Utilize 2D DWG/DXF data
Protect design information while sharing
eDrawings
eDrawings Professional  
Feature recognition  
Data Vaulting and revision control  
Import scanned data    

 

B) SOLIDWORKS SIMULATION

  SOLIDWORKS PREMIUM SOLIDWORKS SIMULATION PROFESSIONAL SOLIDWORKS SIMULATION PREMIUM SOLIDWORKS FLOW SIMULATION
Assembly Simulation  
Mechanism Analysis  
Event-Based Motion    
Compare and Optimize Design  
Simulate Natural Frequencies    
Predict Buckling or Collapse    
Simulate Heating or Cooling  
Simulate Drop Test    
Simulate Fatigue    
Simulate Plastic and Rubber Components      
Simulate Composites      
Simulate Forced Vibrations      
Nonlinear Dynamics      
Fluid Flow Simulation      

 

C) SOLIDWORKS SUSTAINABILITY

  SOLIDWORKS SUSTAINABILITY SOLIDWORKS SUSTAINABILITY XPRESS
Environmental Impact Dashboard with Key Indicators
Seamlessly Integrated with SolidWorks interface
Environmental Impact Estimates of Parts
Material Selection Tool
Customizable Reports
Establish Baseline to Compare Design Decisions
Baseline Comparison Report
Environmental Impact Estimates of Assemblies  
SolidWorks Configuration Support  
Input "Use Phase" Energy  
Specify Primary Transportation Type  
Report Includes BDM with Best / Worst Components  
Assembly Visualization Support  

 

D) SOLIDWORKS DATA MANAGEMENT

  SOLIDWORKS ENTERPRISE PDM SOLIDWORKS WORKGROUP PDM SOLIDWORKS N!FLUZE
Secure Access
Revision Control
Find Files
Scalability    
Custom Configuration    
Find and Reuse Design Data    
Full Document Preview  
Distributed Design Teams  
Remote Access  
Automated Approval Process    
Audit Trail    
Share with outside parties  
Collaborative comments