SOLIDWORKS Costing: Customizable Manufacturing Settings Overview

SOLIDWORKS Costing is ready to use with standard manufacturing templates that can be customized for your company’s specific manufacturing needs. Templates are provided for sheet metal and machined part costing, and the following attributes can be adjusted:

• Raw material types and costs
• Manufacturing processes, machines, tooling, and associated costs
• Direct labor rates for specific machines and processes
• Company specific manufacturing process information, including feeds, speeds, and setup costs
• Any custom operations, such as deburring, painting, anodizing, data entry, shipping, etc.
• Cost of specific SOLIDWORKS Library Features

Automatic Manufacturing Cost Estimation Overview

For the first time, designers can get automatic, real-time estimates of part manufacturing costs for sheet metal and machined parts with SOLIDWORKS Costing, using built-in cost templates that can be customized for your specific operation. Design and manufacturing groups can share knowledge directly through the templates, enabling designers to make more informed product design decisions based on automatic cost estimation.

SOLIDWORKS Costing functionality includes the ability to:

• Design to a cost target using fast, repeatable data analysis
• Automatically track costs for both native SOLIDWORKS or non-native imported models as the design develops
• Automate the quoting process for manufacturing
• Customize standard cost templates as needed to mirror in-house or outsourced manufacturing environments
• Update costs automatically with every design change—no extra work required
• Share manufacturing knowledge directly between design and manufacturing through costing templates

Manufacturing Cost Estimation and Quoting Overview

SOLIDWORKS automatic cost estimation tools are fully integrated with 3D CAD, enabling designers and engineers to continuously check their designs against cost targets. Easily monitor manufacturing costs as you design, thereby avoiding costly redesigns and production delays later on.

Manufacturers can also utilize SOLIDWORKS cost estimation tools to automate their quoting process. Cost estimation and quoting capabilities include:

• Automatic Manufacturing Cost Estimation and Quoting/Design for Cost — Assess manufacturing cost for sheet metal and machined parts in real time as you design, with automatic updates every time the design is changed
• Customizable Manufacturing Settings — Customize costing inputs based on company and regional conditions
• Design optimization for cost, function, and environmental impact — Change your design, remove material, or change material based on the results generated by simulation tools included with SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD software
• Assembly Cost Roll Up (SOLIDWORKS Premium only) — Roll up the costs of all manufactured and purchased components in your entire assembly.   The Assembly Cost Roll Up capability streamlines the process of totaling the costs of all components in an assembly. You can even add Custom Operations, like painting or packaging, to the top-level of the assembly.
• On-Line Cost Estimates via the MySolidWorks Manufacturing Network – From SOLIDWORKS, get instant cost estimates from any manufacturer in the MySolidWorks Manufacturing Network (www.my.solidworks.com/mfg) that participates in the On-Line Costing program. Select additional custom processes and save cost estimate reports.