Introduction

SOLIDWORKS
Education

SOLIDWORKS EDUCATION
3D Design

INNOVATIVE LEARNING FOR DESIGN Simulation

AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Flow Simulation

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eBook
Electrical

MBD

Composer

CAM

PDM

Visualize

eDrawings

Student access
beyond the classroom

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POWERFUL, EASY-TO-USE,
INTUITIVE EXPERIENCE Introduction

SOLIDWORKS
3D design and more with SOLIDWORKS Education Program Education
In today’s competitive job market, CAD professionals don’t just design—they simulate, 3D Design
innovate, visualize, and communicate—to advance new ideas and their careers. The
SOLIDWORKS® Education Program provides powerful, engaging, hands-on software to Simulation
understand and develop designs for the real world. The integrated 3D software, curriculum,
and lessons make design development easy to learn, easy to teach and exciting to use. Flow Simulation
Give your students a career advantage
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SOLIDWORKS Education Program offers an extensive suite of proven tools—
engineering design, mechanical and flow simulation, sustainable design, Electrical
electrical, documentation, visualization—in one, integrated, easy-to-learn
software package. MBD

For Educators – Enhance student learning with tailored curriculums and study aids Composer
For Students – See how SOLIDWORKS speeds up design projects
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For Researchers – Rely on SOLIDWORKS to accelerate discovery and
new levels of performance PDM
With SOLIDWORKS Education Program, you have access to 3D development tools used
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by millions of engineering and design professionals around the world. SOLIDWORKS helps
engineers and designers in any industry meet the demand to create innovative, high-
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quality products—in less time and at lower cost.
Student access
•  Conceptualize detailed designs beyond the classroom
•  Document designs and parts lists with precision Additional resources
•  Run design analysis and verification
• Create dynamic technical illustrations and visualizations for project presentation
• Use product data management to track project files
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SOLIDWORKS EDUCATION
Introduction
This sweeping CAD and engineering development teaching tool features 3D
software plus a broad curriculum of exercises and interactive courseware. SOLIDWORKS
Education
SOLIDWORKS Education is an inclusive resource for teaching 3D mechanical
CAD, design validation, and data management. SOLIDWORKS educational 3D Design
products are utilized at over 80% of the world’s top engineering schools, giving
students and researchers the functionality and ease of use to become Simulation
productive almost immediately.
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With SOLIDWORKS Education Program, students and instructors can focus on
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what’s really important—fostering new ideas, solving problems, working as a
team and innovating products. Electrical

SOLIDWORKS Education Edition includes: MBD

•  SOLIDWORKS 3D Design •  SOLIDWORKS CAM Composer

•  SOLIDWORKS Simulation •  SOLIDWORKS PDM* CAM

• SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation •  SOLIDWORKS Visualize
PDM
•  SOLIDWORKS Plastics • eDrawings®
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•  SOLIDWORKS Electrical • MySolidWorks for Students
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•  SOLIDWORKS MBD
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•  SOLIDWORKS Composer beyond the classroom

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*PDM Standard is included in the SOLIDWORKS Education Edition. PDM Professional
is available for purchase. Please contact your local reseller.

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SOLIDWORKS 3D DESIGN
Introduction
SOLIDWORKS Premium provides extensive 3D solutions with powerful
capabilities for design, simulation, motion, and design validation, advanced SOLIDWORKS
Education
wire and pipe routing, reverse engineering and much more.
3D Design
Experience all the benefits of a complete 3D design solution with
SOLIDWORKS Premium: Simulation
• Create fully detailed parts, assemblies, and production-level drawings
Flow Simulation
• Test product performance with rich simulation capabilities, including
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time-based motion and linear static analysis
• Resolve complex assembly issues and help ensure manufacturability with Electrical
tolerance stack-up analysis and cost analysis
MBD
• Simplify design tasks with tools like Advanced Surface Flattening
Composer
•  Reverse engineer to analyze and identify key features
CAM
•  Document layouts for electrical wiring, piping, and tubing
•  Work with 3D scanned data PDM

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SOLIDWORKS SIMULATION
Introduction
Every engineer and designer can simulate and analyze design performance
with fast, easy-to-use SOLIDWORKS Simulation CAD-embedded analysis SOLIDWORKS
Education
solutions. You can quickly and easily employ advanced simulation
techniques to test performance while you design. 3D Design

The powerful tools of SOLIDWORKS Simulation Premium provide valuable Simulation

insights to help engineers and designers improve reliability cost-effectively,
no matter the material or use environment involved. You can efficiently Flow Simulation
evaluate designs for nonlinear and dynamic response, dynamic loading,
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and composite materials.
SOLIDWORKS Sustainability provides screening-level Life Cycle Assessment Electrical
(LCA) of environmental impacts of the full design, with seamless integration
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with your design process. Conduct LCA directly within the SOLIDWORKS
3D design window. The diverse tools include: Composer
•  Parts assessment
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•  Alternative materials search
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•  Environmental impact dashboard
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•  Capability to assess both parts and assemblies
SOLIDWORKS Simulation solutions include these types of analysis:
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Use parameters such as transportation mode and distance, assembly
•  Drop test • Vibration
energy, and use-phase energy consumption. Flexible inputs, such as Student access
recycled content level and end-of-life scenarios, enable more detailed beyond the classroom
• Frequency •  Linear stress
assessments. You can even perform time-dependent environmental Additional resources
•  Finite element • Plastic and rubber part
comparisons using varying lifetimes of different design solutions.
• Structural • Fatigue
• Thermal structural
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SOLIDWORKS FLOW SIMULATION SOLIDWORKS PLASTICS
Introduction
SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation is an intuitive Computational Fluid SOLIDWORKS Plastics brings easy-to-use simulation of injection molding
Dynamics (CFD) solution embedded within SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD that directly to the design of plastic parts and injection molds, as well as advanced SOLIDWORKS
Education
enables you to quickly and easily simulate liquid and gas flows through and CAE analysis. It simulates the flow of melted plastic during injection molding
around your designs to calculate product performance and capabilities. to predict manufacturing-related defects on parts and molds. You can quickly 3D Design
evaluate manufacturability while you design, to eliminate costly mold rework,
With integrated CFD tools, you can efficiently analyze the effects of fluid Simulation
improve part quality, and accelerate time to market. A Results Adviser provides
flow, heat transfer, and related forces on your projects. You can also process
troubleshooting steps and practical design advice that help users diagnose
multiple “what if” scenarios to help you optimize designs quickly. Flow Simulation
potential problems and find ways to avoid them.
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Easy to learn and use, SOLIDWORKS Plastics is fully embedded within the
SOLIDWORKS CAD environment, so you can analyze and modify designs Electrical
while you optimize for form, fit and function.
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SOLIDWORKS ELECTRICAL
Introduction
SOLIDWORKS Electrical solutions are integral parts of the SOLIDWORKS design
and simulation portfolio. A consistent, powerful, intuitive set of electrical SOLIDWORKS
Education
design capabilities are fully integrated with SOLIDWORKS. Engineers and
designers can establish integrated, embedded electrical systems design early in 3D Design
the design process and avoid costly rework throughout.
Simulation
SOLIDWORKS Electrical Professional combines electrical schematic
functionality with a powerful, stress-free, easy-to-use suite of collaborative Flow Simulation
schematic design tools and 3D modeling capabilities. You can integrate
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electrical schematic design data with the SOLIDWORKS 3D model of a
machine or other product—bidirectionally and in real time—supporting both Electrical
the electrical and the mechanical design in one package.
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Easily share data between electrical CAD (ECAD) and mechanical CAD
(MCAD) designers using the CircuitWorks™ tool in SOLIDWORKS. Composer
CircuitWorks enables users to share, compare, update, and track electrical
design data so they can more quickly resolve electrical-mechanical CAM
integration problems.
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SOLIDWORKS MBD
Introduction
SOLIDWORKS MBD (Model-Based Definition) is an integrated drawing-
less manufacturing solution for SOLIDWORKS, guiding the manufacturing SOLIDWORKS
Education
process directly in 3D instead of using traditional 2D drawings.
3D Design
SOLIDWORKS MBD helps you define, organize, and publish 3D product
manufacturing information (PMI), including 3D model data in industry- Simulation
standard file formats (such as SOLIDWORKS files, eDrawings, and 3D PDF).
It guides the manufacturing process directly in 3D, helping to streamline Flow Simulation
production, cut cycle time, reduce errors, and comply with industry
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standards.
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• Define 3D PMI, such as dimensions, tolerances, model data, surface MBD

finish, weld symbols, bill of materials (BOMs), tables, notes, and other Composer
annotations
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• Organize 3D PMI along with 3D models in a clean, structured, and
easy-to-search fashion PDM
• Customize 3D output templates for multiple deliverables, such as
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engineering drawings and requests for quote (RFQ), and groups,
such as Operations, Manufacturing, QA, and Procurement eDrawings
• Publish 3D data and PMI in industry-standard file formats, such as Student access
3D PDF and eDrawings beyond the classroom

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• Support industry standards, such as Military Standard
Share, and archive 3D data directly to free up time

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SOLIDWORKS COMPOSER
Introduction
SOLIDWORKS Composer™ enables you to easily use existing 3D design
data to rapidly create and update high quality graphical assets that are SOLIDWORKS
Education
fully associated with the 3D design. Users can routinely create 2D and 3D
graphical content for product communication and technical illustrations 3D Design
in parallel with product development, simplifying the documentation
process and accelerating time to market. Simulation

• Synchronize technical communication with your design process so Flow Simulation

graphic elements update automatically when there are changes
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• Develop your technical communication deliverables earlier and keep
them current, instead of having to wait until the design is complete Electrical

• Show your product before it’s built using 2D and 3D illustrations and MBD
interactive animations
Composer
• Make technical communication more visual and
effective for manufacturing and service teams, suppliers, CAM
and customers, regardless of language and culture,
reducing translation needs PDM

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SOLIDWORKS CAM
Introduction
SOLIDWORKS CAM lets you prepare your designs for manufacturability
earlier in the development cycle. You can speed up the programming SOLIDWORKS
Education
process with SOLIDWORKS CAM’s rules-based machining prowess,
allowing you to teach the system your preferred standard machining 3D Design
strategies. Assigning machining strategies based on design tolerances
means a reduction in errors and improvement in quality throughout the Simulation
machining process. SOLIDWORKS CAM delivers powerful, knowledge-
Flow Simulation
based CNC programming for part and assembly milling and turning that
provides a single, integrated solution from design to manufacture. Plastics

• Catch design errors and new part setups through Automatic Feature Electrical
Recognition with rules-based machining
MBD
• Quote components quickly using company standards captured as rules
• Easily transition to CAM and simplify collaboration with single design and Composer
program environments
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• Quickly make adjustments as design, materials, and tolerances change
with Tolerance-Based Machining PDM

• Take full control to define machinable features within the CAD/CAM Visualize
environment with Feature Recognition
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• Utilize 3 + 2 programming, a machining technique where a three-
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axis milling program is executed with the cutting tool locked in a tilted beyond the classroom
position using the five-axis machine’s two rotational axes
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• Automatically make adjustments to toolpaths to avoid user-defined
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SOLIDWORKS PDM
Introduction
SOLIDWORKS PDM* (Product Data Management) solutions keep your
design data under control. Storing and organizing CAD data and supporting SOLIDWORKS
Education
documents is easy and helps your team collaborate, without having to
worry about version control or data loss. 3D Design

Store files in a central vault, check them out, do your work, and check Simulation
them back in, creating a new version and keeping everyone in the loop.
Data stores can be replicated locally and synced automatically for easy Flow Simulation
access from anywhere in the world. SOLIDWORKS PDM saves time,
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securely controls access to data, and allows all team members to work
on projects whenever and wherever, with real-time updates on design Electrical
changes.
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You can increase productivity and collaboration with SOLIDWORKS PDM’s
automated workflows; automatic notifications and a streamlined approval Composer
process remove bottlenecks and keep everyone up-to-date on projects. With
SOLIDWORKS PDM, your data and workflows are optimized, organized, CAM
and under your control.
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*PDM Standard is included in the SOLIDWORKS Education Edition. PDM Professional

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 SOLIDWORKS VISUALIZE
PROFESSIONAL Introduction

SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS Visualize Professional combines industry-leading rendering Education
capabilities with design-oriented features and workflows for easy, fast
creation of visual content. A simple, intuitive interface enables users of 3D Design
any skill level to easily develop rich, photo-quality content for enhanced Simulation
3D decision-making. Import SOLIDWORKS, Autodesk® Alias®, Rhino®,
SketchUp®, and many other CAD formats. Then create compelling scenes Flow Simulation
and the most realistic content possible.
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You can create convincing, lifelike movies and images, show your product
in multiple visual backgrounds, and accurately simulate real-world lighting Electrical
and advanced materials, while scaling rendering performance to meet
the highest demands. Easily add movement, create 360-degree spins, MBD
or animate cameras, materials, models, or even the sun. You can even
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create photo-realistic virtual reality content (images and videos) for a truly
immersive experience. CAM

Changes are displayed in real time for maximum flexibility and speed. With PDM
SOLIDWORKS Visualize connected directly with SOLIDWORKS CAD, you can
automatically update your models using the Live CAD Update feature for a Visualize
truly seamless workflow.
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eDRAWINGS
Introduction
eDrawings is the premier 2D, 3D and AR/VR design communication
tool for stakeholders in the design-to-manufacture process as well as SOLIDWORKS
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for external prospects and customers. Delivering a rich collaboration tool
set, eDrawings enables everyone to speed up their design processes, 3D Design
communicating with clarity and precision to get to market faster. CAD
and non-CAD users can share 3D models, interrogate them, create Simulation
markups and then share these markups to accelerate the whole design
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process.
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The augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) capabilities of
eDrawings extend its use into virtual product evaluations by design Electrical
teams and customers. AR/VR capabilities are available in Windows
desktop professional and mobile versions of eDrawings. MBD

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STUDENT ACCESS BEYOND THE
CLASSROOM Introduction

SOLIDWORKS
Design anytime, anywhere with SOLIDWORKS Student Access Education

The SOLIDWORKS Student Access Initiative connects students to 3D Design

SOLIDWORKS software outside the classroom or laboratory anytime from
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anywhere. With innovative licensing for SOLIDWORKS Education Edition,
students can log on from anywhere on campus, from home, even away Flow Simulation
from home.
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Schools that participate in the Student Access Initiative give students
the ability to work on assignments remotely or off-hours, which Electrical
increases student usage, facilitates distance learning, and enables off-site
collaboration and independent study. MBD

Student Access licenses are FREE. Any qualifying institution can provide Composer
licenses to students for off-campus use, freeing up lab resources and
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allowing students to work from anywhere. Student Access licenses can be
used to support independent study courses, distance learning programs, PDM
and articulation agreements. Some do not even require connecting to the
school server. Visualize

Instructors: Instructors can assign homework, prepare remotely, use eDrawings

licenses for distance learning or independent study students, prepare for Student access
their own certification exams, and practice SOLIDWORKS skills during beyond the classroom
school breaks. Additional resources
Students: Students can work from anywhere, complete assignments
during off-hours, use licenses for independent study or distance learning
courses, articulate with college programs, prepare for certification exams,
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES CONNECT WITH US:
Introduction
For more information about SOLIDWORKS Education, please visit us at the
links below: SOLIDWORKS
Education
solidworks.com/education
3D Design
What’s new in SOLIDWORKS EDU Facebook

MySolidWorks for Students Simulation

Academic Certification Flow Simulation

Student Sponsorship
Instagram Plastics
Student Support @solidworksedu
Education Blog Electrical

YouTube MBD

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Twitter
@solidworksedu CAM

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Linkedin eDrawings

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