Detail drawing views fully with SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD to quickly and easily document your designs for manufacturing, inspection, design proposals, and other uses. You can also add dimension and tolerance, and annotate directly in your 3D models, speeding up design, saving time and development costs, and increasing productivity.

CAD Dimensioning, Tolerancing, and Annotations Overview
SOLIDWORKS provides dimensioning, tolerancing, and annotating for both 2D drawings and 3D models:

• For 2D drawings, you can fully detail drawing views to quickly and easily document your designs by using tools that automate the creation, placement, and arrangement of dimensions in 2D. SOLIDWORKS also provides tools to automate the creation of intelligent geometric tolerances.
• Dimension, tolerance, and annotate directly in your 3D models, which can then be displayed automatically in the appropriate drawing views in your 2D drawings.
• Choose to go “drawing-less”—simply display dimensions, tolerances, and annotations in the 3D model only, and skip the creation of 2D drawings altogether. If you are looking for a complete “drawing-less” or MBD (Model Based Definition) solution for SOLIDWORKS please see SOLIDWORKS MBD

SOLIDWORKS dimensioning, tolerancing, and annotation capabilities include:

• Support for Drafting Standards: ANSI, ISO, DIN, JIS, BSI, GOST, GB
• Manual and automated dimensioning and tolerancing, including geometric tolerancing
• Automated geometric dimensioning and tolerancing per ASME Y14.5/Y14.41 and ISO 1101/16792
• Standard or geometric tolerancing types are supported
• Meet ASME Y14.41 and ISO 16792 3D dimensioning and tolerancing standards
• Add dimensions during modeling and/or during drawing creation
• Use baseline, reference, ordinate, and other dimension types
• Fully control the appearance of dimensions and dimension lines and more 

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	Features	SOLIDWORKS    PREMIUM		SOLIDWORKS  PROFESSIONAL		SOLIDWORKS  STANDARD
	Ease of Use
	Built-In Tutorials, Searchable Help; Learn Fast	X		X		X
	Hot Keys, Customizable Comands, APIs	X		X		X
	Get Help Fast; Local and Worldwide Support	X		X		X
	Part and Assebly Modeling
	3D Solid Modeling	X		X		X
	Conceptual Design	X		X		X
	Assembly Structure Planning: SOLIDWORKS Treehouse	X		X		X
	Direct Model Geometry Modification	X		X		X
	Large Assembly Design	X		X		X
	Advanced Surface Design	X		X		X
	Sheet Metal Design	X		X		X
	Weldments	X		X		X
	Plastic Part Design	X		X		X
	Mold Design	X		X		X
	2D Drawings
	Automatic Drawing View Creation	X		X		X
	Automatic Drawing View Updates	X		X		X
	Drafting Standards: ANSI, ISO, DIN, JIS, BSI, GOST, GB	X		X		X
	Manual and Automated Dimensioning and Tolerancing	X		X		X
	Annotations and Symbols	X		X		X
	Automatic Bill of Materials (BOM), Exploded Views, Balloon Notes	X		X		X
	Hole Tables, Weld Tables, Pipe Bend Tables, Cut Lists	X		X		X
	Sheet Metal Bend Notes	X		X		X
	Automated Creation of Radial/Cylindrical Exploded Views	X		X		X
	Design Reuse Automation
	Find Your Data (SOLIDWORKS Search)	X		X		X
	Design Automation (DriveWorksXpress)	X		X		X
	Part and Assembly Configurations	X		X		X
	Reuse 2D and 3D CAD Data	X		X		X
	3D CAD Models from Suppliers (3DContentCentral.com)	X		X		X
	Animations and Visualization
	Move Assembly by Dragging Components	X		X		X
	Move Assembly with Motors	X		X		X
	CAD Videos	X		X		X
	Basic CAD Rendering (RealView)	X		X		X
	3D Walk Through/Fly Through	X		X		X
	Interference Check
	Collision and Interference Detection	X		X		X
	Hole Alignment and Thread Checks	X		X		X
	Collaborate and Share CAD Data
	3D Interconnect for Associative Import of 3D Models	X		X		X
	Read Printed Circuit Board Data as 3D Parts (IFC)	X		X		X
	Import/Export Over 30 CAD Formats	X		X		X
	Print directly to 3D printers: AMF and 3MF formats	X		X		X
	MCAD to AEC: Prepare and export to AEC applications	X		X		X
	3D Models for CAD/CAM Integration with CAM Partners	X		X		X
	View eDrawings® Files	X		X		X
	3D Dimensioning and Tolerancing (Model Based Definition)	X		X		X
	2D DXF®/DWG® Data	X		X		X
	Maintain and Update Existing 2D Drawings – edit and view DWG® files in DraftSight	X		X		X
	2D to 3D CAD Conversion Tools	X		X		X
	Convert 3D Solid Parts to Sheet Metal	X		X		X
	Intellectual Property Protection (Defeature)	X		X		X
	Design Review Markup and Viewing (Large Design Review)	X		X		X
	Advanced CAD File Import
	Interactive Feature Recognition and Conversion	X		X		X
	Automatic Feature Recognition and Conversion	X		X		X
	Basic Analysis Tools
	Part Environmental Impact Analysis	X		X		X
	Part Structural Analysis	X		X		X
	Basic Flow Analysis	X		X		X
	Productivity Tools
	Power Selection Tools	X		X		X
	Symmetry Check	X		X		X
	Copy Feature Info into Other Features (Feature Paint)	X		X		X
	Find and Replace in Drawing	X		X		X
	Design for Manufacturing
	Thickness Analysis	X		X		X
	Geometry Check for CAM	X		X		X
	Compare Parts and Drawings for Changes	X		X		X
	Rules-based Manufacturability Checks (DFMXpress)	X		X		X
	Draft and Undercut Analysis	X		X		X
	Sheet Metal Checks and Flat Pattern	X		X		X
	SOLIDWORKS Visualize Standard
	Must be on Active Subscription	X		X
	CAD Libraries
	Over One Million Standard Fasteners and Components (Toolbox)	X		X
	Beam, Bearing, and Cam Design Wizard	X		X
	Automatic Assembly of Fasteners and Components	X		X
	Automatic Task Scheduling and Batch Processing	X		X
	Design for Cost and Cost Estimation	X		X
	On-Line Cost Estimates via MySolidWorks Manufacturing Network	X		X
	Compare Manufacturing Costs	X		X
	Automated Manufacturing Cost Estimation	X		X
	Customizable Manufacturing Settings	X		X
	Output Cost Report	X		X
	ECAD/MCAD Collaboration (CircuitWorks™)
	Import/Export of Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Designs	X		X
	Automatic Electrical Component Assembly	X		X
	Two-Way Data Exchange: ECAD to MCAD - MCAD to ECAD	X		X
	IDF, ProStep (IDX) or PADS (*.ASC)	X		X
	PCB Outlines, Keep-Out Areas, Maximum Heights	X		X
	Filter Display for Clarification	X		X
	Compare Board Designs for Differences	X		X
	Design Change Notes	X		X
	Advanced Photorealistic Rendering (PhotoView 360)
	Photo Quality Images and Animations	X		X
	Control Camera View, Lighting, Materials, Textures	X		X
	CAD Standards Checking
	Verify Designs Against Company Standards	X		X
	Automatically Correct Non-Conforming Issues	X		X
	Customize Design Check Rules	X		X
	Automated Tolerance Stack-Up Analysis (TolAnalyst)
	Worst Case and RSS Maximum/Minimum	X		X
	Identify Highest Contributing Tolerances	X		X
	Automatic Update of Analysis when Design Changes	X		X
	SOLIDWORKS File Management
	User and Group Access Rights	X		X
	File Vaulting	X		X
	Secure Check-in and Check-out	X		X
	Automated Revision Control	X		X
	Reverse Engineering (Scan to 3D)
	Import, Edit, Evaluate, and Create Solid Geometry from Point Cloud and Mesh Data	X		X
	Import Adobe® Illustrator® Files	X		X
	Import Image Files and Convert Raster to Vector Data	X		X
	eDrawings® Professional
	Create and Publish eDrawings Files	X		X
	Allow Measurement in eDrawings Files	X		X
	Enable Markup of eDrawings Files	X		X
	Exploded Views Support for eDrawings Files	X		X
	View Assembly Animations	X		X
	Password Protect Intellectual Property	X		X
	Motion Analysis
	Kinematic and Dynamic Analysis	X
	Inputs: Forces, Springs, Dampers, Gravity, Contact, Bushings	X
	Outputs: Displacement, Velocities, Accelerations, Body Loads, Joint Forces	X
	View/Publish Animations, Graphs, Reports	X
	Environmental Impact: SOLIDWORKS Sustainability
	Routing of Pipes and Tubes	X
	Create Detailed Piping Systems	X
	Create Flexible or Rigid Tubing Lines	X
	Customizable Library of Piping Components	X
	Automatic Assembly of Hangers and Supports	X
	Output Tube Bend Data for Manufacturing	X
	Cut Length Calculations Automated for BOM	X
	Automatic Routing Option for Pipes and Tubes	X
	Minimum Bend Radius Check for Tubes	X
	Output of PCF files for ISOGEN® piping software	X
	Routing of Electrical Cabling and Wiring Harnesses
	Create Detailed Electrical Cable and Wiring Harnesses	X
	Run Rigid or Flexible Electrical Conduit Segments	X
	Conduit	X
	Ribbon Cable	X
	Wire Lengths Automatically Calculated	X
	Automated Harness Flattening for Manufacturing	X
	BOM and Wire Cut Lists	X
	Automatic Routing Using Imported "From-To" Connection Data	X
	Mounting Hardware, Splices, Connectors, Insulation, Looms, Heat-Shrink Tubing, Cable Ties	X
	Routing of Rectangular and Other Sections	X
	Advanced Surface Flattening	X
	Assembly Level Cost Roll Up	X

Leverage your existing 2D CAD data to create new designs using SOLIDWORKS 3D design software to simplify your design process, save time and development costs, and accelerate your time-to-market.

2D to 3D CAD Tools Overview

Use your existing 2D design data to help create new designs in SOLIDWORKS 3D. Functionality includes:

• Use existing 2D DWG™/DXF™ data to help build new 3D models out as DXF/DWG files as needed directly from SOLIDWORKS 3D models and 2D drawings
• Use 2D data with SOLIDWORKS sketches to help duplicate complex areas from existing designs (a complex hole pattern, for example)