SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD tools automate repetitive design tasks, benefiting companies making custom products for bid/RFP, as well as high volume manufacturers. SOLIDWORKS design automation tools include:

• DriveWorksXpress—Automate your design process, and generate infinite variations of a model using a rules-based project that you set up once and run again and again
  • Capture and re-use design knowledge to save time and money
  • Incorporate design rules to minimize errors and cost from manual mistakes
  • Automate repetitive tasks to dramatically reduce design time when specifying new variants
  • Free design engineers from doing repetitive tasks to concentrate on new and special designs
  • Generate variations quickly and easily based on rules you create
• Hotkeys—Automate many simple tasks with only a few mouse clicks
• SOLIDWORKS Macros—Automate and streamline tasks with only a few steps
• Task Scheduler—Schedule and automatically drive off-peak batch processing activities
• Links to Microsoft® VBA—Generate custom automation using standard industry automation tools
• Built-in Application Programming Interface (API)—Automate specific functions in SOLIDWORKS