SolidWorks was first released in 1995 and has since grown to become the best CAD design software. SolidWorks 2011 was released on Dec 2, 2010. This was the release date for Service Pack 1 (SP1).
SolidWorks contains the following tools, plugins and features:
3D Mechanical Design Applications:
SolidWorks Standard
SolidWorks Professional
SolidWorks Premium
SolidWorks Education Edition
Design Validation Tools:
SolidWorks Simulation
SolidWorks Motion
SolidWorks Flow Simulation
SolidWorks Simulation Premium
SolidWorks Sustainability
Product Data Management Tools:
SolidWorks Workgroup PDM
SolidWorks Enterprise PDM
Design Communication and Collaboration Tools:
eDrawings Professional
SolidWorks Viewer
CAD Productivity Tools:
SolidWorks Toolbox
SolidWorks Utilities
FeatureWorks
Specialty Design Tools:
SolidWorks Routing
MoldflowXpress
SolidWorks MoldBase
Print3D
SolidWorks 2011 supports the following file formats (open and save)
SolidWorks Files (*.sldprt, *.sldasm, *slddrw),
Part Files (*.prt, *.sldprt),
Assembly Files (*.asm, *.sldasm),
Drawing Files (*.drw, *.slddrw),
DXF (*.dxf), DWG (*.dwg),
Adobe Photoshop Files (*.psd),
Adobe Illustrator Files (*.ai),
Lib Feat Part (*.lfp, *sldlfp),
Template (*.prtdot, *.asmdot, *.drwdot),
Parasolid (*.x_t, *.x_b, *.smt_txt, *xmt_bin),
IGES (*.igs, *.iges),
STEP AP203/214 (*.step, *.stp),
ACIS (*.sat), VDAFS (*.vda),
VRML (*.wrl), STL (*.stl),
Catia Graphics (*.cgr),
ProEngineer Part (*.prt, *.prt.*, *.xpr),
ProEngineer Assembly (*.asm, *.asm.*, *.xas),
UGII (*.prt),
Autodesk Inventor Part (*.ipt),
Autodesk Assembly (*.iam),
Solid Edge Part (*.par, *.psm),
Solid Edge Assembly (*.asm),
CADKEY (*.prt, *.ckd),
Add-ins (*.dll),
IDF (*.emn, *.brd, *.bdf, *idb).
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Price: $0
Size: 100MB
Released: 01/2011
Type: freewareCategory: Desktop Utilities
OS Support: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
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